Multi-Sided Platforms: From Microfoundations to Design and Expansion Strategies — HBS Working Knowledge
The term “platform” is increasingly popular among executives today. Platforms, and multi-sided platforms (MSPs) in particular, serve the needs of interdependent constituents. Although MSPs have existed for centuries in the form of matchmakers and village
(tags: platforms facebook strategy leverage roi value value_networks)
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This Little Light of Mine, originally uploaded by maruchan313.
June 2007 HR Magazine: New Competencies for HR
The following questions determine the extent to which an individual has business literacy.
(tags: hr business_partners value management leadership)
Bob Sutton: Is Your Future Boss an Asshole? A Checklist Developed With Guy Kawasaki and LinkedIn
One of the key points in The No Asshole Rule is that one of the most [...]
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No Laughing Matter, originally uploaded by Telzey.
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Geometría y color, originally uploaded by Superpepelu.
The Human Capitalist » Why SuccessFactors is the Hottest Vendor in Enterprise Software
After attending SuccessConnect User Conference last week (albeit briefly), I am convinced SuccessFactors is not only the hottest vendor in the HCM space but in the entire enterprise software sector. Not Netsuite…not Salesforce.com…but yes, SuccessFact
(tags: growth success cool_companies successfactors software users)
Neuroscience and Theoretical Psychology: What’s to Worry About? — Machamer and Sytsma 17 (2): 199 — Theory & Psychology
This paper explores three connected claims about the interrelation of psychology and neuroscience that occur in discussions within theoretical psychology. The first and second claims are that neuroscience cannot offer a complete account of human psycholog
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Learning how to build clouds…, originally uploaded by gardawind.
Cognitive Edge: Telling a story, backwards
The Times today reported on a research project at the University of Portsmouth which has established that the best way to catch a person telling a lie, is to get them to repeat their story backwards. The argument is that it is more stressful to tell a sto
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Stay Free! Daily: Letterman’s Best Joke
That’s twelve minutes of ads in between the Nicole Ritchie interview and the Artie Lange interview. Out of those 12 minutes of “programming,” 8:30 were commercials, 1:25 were in-house promotion, and 2:05 were Late Show. Of the 2:05 that was actually the L
(tags: media advertising consumption adverts television)
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