Feng Zhu

Harvard University - Harvard Business School

Soldiers Field Road

Morgan 431

Boston, MA 02163

United States

http://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=14938

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

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Scholarly Papers (33)

1.

Harming Competition and Consumers under the Guise of Protecting Privacy: An Analysis of Apple’s iOS 14 Policy Updates

USC CLASS Research Paper No. CLASS21-27, USC Law Legal Studies Paper No. 21-27, Cornell Law Review Online, 101(3) pp. 2021
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 01 Jun 2021 Last Revised: 01 Aug 2022
D. Daniel Sokol and Feng Zhu
USC Gould School of Law and Harvard University - Harvard Business School
Downloads 3,140 (8,410)
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ios, antitrust, competition policy, apple, platform, two sided market, antitrust economics

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Competing with Complementors: An Empirical Look at Amazon.com

Harvard Business School Technology & Operations Mgt. Unit Working Paper No. 15-044, Strategic Management Journal (Forthcoming)
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 04 Dec 2014 Last Revised: 06 Jun 2018
Feng Zhu and Qihong Liu
Harvard University - Harvard Business School and University of Oklahoma - Department of Economics
Downloads 2,789 (10,101)
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Scale Without Mass: Business Process Replication and Industry Dynamics

Harvard Business School Technology & Operations Mgt. Unit Research Paper No. 07-016
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 16 Apr 2007 Last Revised: 07 Oct 2008
National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Sloan School of Management, IMD International and Harvard University - Harvard Business School
Downloads 2,147 (15,409)
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Business Process Replication, Hypercompetition, Creative Destruction, Information Technology, Turbulence, Concentration

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Gender Inequality in Research Productivity During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 09 Jun 2020 Last Revised: 01 Mar 2021
Ruomeng Cui, Hao Ding and Feng Zhu
Emory University - Goizueta Business School, Goizueta Business School, Emory University and Harvard University - Harvard Business School
Downloads 1,812 (20,149)
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Gender inequality, research productivity, telecommuting, COVID-19

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Group Size and Incentives to Contribute: A Natural Experiment at Chinese Wikipedia

American Economic Review, Forthcoming, NET Institute Working Paper No. 07-22
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 15 Oct 2007 Last Revised: 01 Sep 2014
Chinese University of Hong Kong and Harvard University - Harvard Business School
Downloads 1,658 (23,086)
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incentives to contribute, group size, public goods, social effects, Wikipedia, Internet censorship

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Frenemies in Platform Markets: Heterogeneous Profit Foci As Drivers of Compatibility Decisions

Forthcoming, Management Science, Harvard Business School Technology & Operations Management Unit Research Paper No. 15-087
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 12 May 2015 Last Revised: 28 May 2020
Ron Adner, Jianqing Chen and Feng Zhu
Dartmouth College - Strategy & Management Area, The University of Texas at Dallas, Jindal School of Management and Harvard University - Harvard Business School
Downloads 1,396 (29,895)
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frenemies; compatibility; platform competition; profit foci

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Responses to Entry in Multi-Sided Markets: The Impact of Craigslist on Local Newspapers

NET Institute Working Paper No. 10-11
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 24 Oct 2010 Last Revised: 07 Sep 2014
Robert Seamans and Feng Zhu
New York University (NYU) - Leonard N. Stern School of Business and Harvard University - Harvard Business School
Downloads 1,163 (39,057)
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entry, pricing, platforms, two-sided markets

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Threat of Platform-Owner Entry and Complementor Responses: Evidence from the Mobile App Market

NET Institute Working Paper No. 16-10
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 11 Oct 2016 Last Revised: 17 Apr 2019
Wen Wen and Feng Zhu
University of Texas at Austin and Harvard University - Harvard Business School
Downloads 1,081 (43,418)
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Platform-owner Entry, Entry Threat, Innovation, Complementors, Mobile App Industry

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Entry into Platform-Based Markets

Atlanta Competitive Advantage Conference Paper
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 02 Mar 2009
Feng Zhu and Marco Iansiti
Harvard University - Harvard Business School and Harvard University - Business School (HBS)
Downloads 788 (67,141)
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platform-based markets, winner-take-all, platform competition, indirect network effects, video game industry

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Trust and Disintermediation: Evidence from an Online Freelance Marketplace

Harvard Business School Technology & Operations Mgt. Unit Working Paper No. 18-103
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 21 May 2018
Grace Gu and Feng Zhu
University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business and Harvard University - Harvard Business School
Downloads 759 (70,456)
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Disintermediation, Intermediary, Trust, Online Marketplace

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Time Dependency, Data Flow, and Competitive Advantage

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 27 Apr 2021
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cerebras Systems, Harvard University - Business School (HBS), Baidu - Baidu Research, Harvard University - Harvard Business School and Harvard Business School - Technology and Operations Management Group
Downloads 638 (88,089)

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Economics of AI; Value of data; Perishability; Time dependency; Flow of data; Competitive advantage; Data strategy

What is the Impact of Software Patent Shifts?: Evidence from Lotus V. Borland

Harvard NOM Working Paper No. 05-11
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 28 Sep 2004 Last Revised: 13 Jan 2015
Josh Lerner and Feng Zhu
Harvard Business School - Finance Unit and Harvard University - Harvard Business School
Downloads 561 (102,297)
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What is the Impact of Software Patent Shifts?: Evidence from Lotus V. Borland

NBER Working Paper No. w11168
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 30 Mar 2005 Last Revised: 09 Jul 2022
Feng Zhu and Josh Lerner
Harvard University - Harvard Business School and Harvard Business School - Finance Unit
Downloads 74 (678,246)
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A Simple Model of a Three-Sided Market

Number of pages: 6 Posted: 18 Oct 2013
Robert Seamans and Feng Zhu
New York University (NYU) - Leonard N. Stern School of Business and Harvard University - Harvard Business School
Downloads 629 (89,702)
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Two-sided markets, Network effects, Newspapers

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Network Interconnectivity and Entry into Platform Markets

Harvard Business School Technology & Operations Mgt. Unit Working Paper No. 19-062, University of Connecticut School of Business Research Paper No. 19-06
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 06 Jan 2019 Last Revised: 14 Dec 2019
Harvard University - Harvard Business School, University of Connecticut - Department of Operations & Information Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University - Business School (HBS)
Downloads 625 (90,401)
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network interconnectivity, platform competition, market entry

Ad Revenue and Content Commercialization: Evidence from Blogs

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 07 Jan 2011 Last Revised: 02 Dec 2015
Monic Sun and Feng Zhu
Questrom School of Business, Boston University and Harvard University - Harvard Business School
Downloads 492 (120,242)
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ad-sponsored business model, media content, blog, revenue-sharing, user-generated content

Ad Revenue and Content Commercialization: Evidence from Blogs

NET Institute Working Paper No. 11-32
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 24 Nov 2011
Monic Sun and Feng Zhu
Questrom School of Business, Boston University and Harvard University - Harvard Business School
Downloads 79 (653,493)
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ad-sponsored business model, media content, blog, revenue-sharing

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The Business Revolution: Economy-Wide Impacts of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Platforms

USC CLASS Research Paper No. 24-12
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 20 Dec 2023
New York University (NYU) - New York University, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, USC Gould School of Law and Harvard University - Harvard Business School
Downloads 461 (131,682)

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Business Revolution, Digital, Innovation, Transformation, Survey, Artificial Intelligence, Digital Platforms

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Antitrust Platform Regulation and Entrepreneurship: Evidence from China

Harvard Business School Technology & Operations Mgt. Unit Working Paper No. 24-039, USC CLASS Research Paper No. 24-16
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 17 Jan 2024 Last Revised: 02 Apr 2024
Institute of Economics, School of Social Sciences, Tsinghua University, USC Gould School of Law, Tongji University - School of Economics and Management and Harvard University - Harvard Business School
Downloads 445 (137,464)
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Cannibalization and Option Value Effects of Secondary Markets: Evidence from the US Concert Industry

Strategic Management Journal, 2015, 36(11):1599-1614
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 26 Nov 2013 Last Revised: 03 Oct 2015
University of Utah, New York University (NYU) - Leonard N. Stern School of Business and Harvard University - Harvard Business School
Downloads 429 (143,462)
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Secondary Markets, Prices, Search Intermediaries, Value Appropriation, Concert Industry

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Marketplace Scalability and Strategic Use of Platform Investment

Harvard Business School Technology & Operations Mgt. Unit Working Paper No. 19-063
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 06 Jan 2019 Last Revised: 20 Jun 2022
Jin Li, Gary P. Pisano, Yejia Xu and Feng Zhu
Faculty of Business and Economics, The University of Hong Kong, Harvard Business School, University of Southern California and Harvard University - Harvard Business School
Downloads 428 (143,821)

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marketplace, scalability, platform strategy, platform investment

Ideology and Composition Among an Online Crowd: Evidence from Wikipedians

Harvard Business School Technology & Operations Mgt. Unit Working Paper No. 17-028
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 14 Oct 2016 Last Revised: 02 Feb 2020
National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)Harvard University - Technology & Operations Management Unit, University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business and Harvard University - Harvard Business School
Downloads 380 (163,111)

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Ideological Segregation Among Online Collaborators: Evidence from Wikipedians

NBER Working Paper No. w22744
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 17 Oct 2016 Last Revised: 23 Feb 2023
National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)Harvard University - Technology & Operations Management Unit, University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business and Harvard University - Harvard Business School
Downloads 45 (869,529)
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Multi-Homing and Platform Strategies: Historical Evidence from the US Newspaper Industry

Harvard Business School Technology & Operations Mgt. Unit Working Paper No. 18-032
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 06 Oct 2017 Last Revised: 11 Jan 2019
New York University (NYU) - Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University (NYU) - Leonard N. Stern School of Business and Harvard University - Harvard Business School
Downloads 386 (161,772)
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multi-homing, platform strategies, competition, newspapers, television

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U-Shaped Conformity in Online Social Networks

NET Institute Working Paper No. 12-15
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 11 Nov 2012 Last Revised: 08 Aug 2018
Questrom School of Business, Boston University, Chinese University of Hong Kong and Harvard University - Harvard Business School
Downloads 359 (175,255)
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conformity, normative social influence, social networks, field experiment

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The Antitrust and Privacy Interface: Lessons for Regulators from the Data 

USC CLASS Research Paper No. 24-27
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 12 Aug 2024
affiliation not provided to SSRN, USC Gould School of Law and Harvard University - Harvard Business School
Downloads 304 (209,760)
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Business Models and Compatibility Incentives

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 28 Feb 2009 Last Revised: 30 Mar 2010
Feng Zhu
Harvard University - Harvard Business School
Downloads 290 (220,375)
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Ad-sponsored, Compatibility, Two-sided networks, Social networks, Business models

Collective Intelligence and Neutral Point of View: The Case of Wikipedia

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 22 Mar 2012 Last Revised: 21 Aug 2014
National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)Harvard University - Technology & Operations Management Unit and Harvard University - Harvard Business School
Downloads 172 (363,335)

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Wikipedia, Linus' Law, Open Source, Neutral Point of View

Collective Intelligence and Neutral Point of View: The Case of Wikipedia

NBER Working Paper No. w18167
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 16 Jun 2012 Last Revised: 20 Feb 2023
National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)Harvard University - Technology & Operations Management Unit and Harvard University - Harvard Business School
Downloads 78 (658,282)
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The Impact of Patent Wars on Firm Strategy: Evidence from the Global Smartphone Industry

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 16 Oct 2013 Last Revised: 29 Sep 2016
Yongwook Paik and Feng Zhu
KAIST College of Business, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) and Harvard University - Harvard Business School
Downloads 223 (288,947)
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patent wars; patent litigation; intellectual property (IP) enforcement; patent thicket; smartphone; platform-based markets; platform competition

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Toward a Better Understanding of Open Ecosystems: Implications for Policymakers

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 01 Dec 2023
Carmelo Cennamo and Feng Zhu
Copenhagen Business School - Department of Strategy and Innovation and Harvard University - Harvard Business School
Downloads 218 (294,016)

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open ecosystem, platform business model, platform regulation

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Strategies to Fight Ad-Sponsored Rivals

NET Institute Working Paper No. 09-09
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 22 Sep 2009
Harvard University - Strategy Unit and Harvard University - Harvard Business School
Downloads 177 (354,873)
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Repositioning and Cost-Cutting: The Impact of Competition on Platform Strategies

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 29 Mar 2017
Robert Seamans and Feng Zhu
New York University (NYU) - Leonard N. Stern School of Business and Harvard University - Harvard Business School
Downloads 137 (439,572)
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multi-sided markets, platform strategies, repositioning, cost-cutting, intra-firm learning, digitization

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The Economics of Data Privacy and Big Tech Regulation

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 26 Jun 2024
Ke Rong, Fei Hao and Feng Zhu
Institute of Economics, School of Social Sciences, Tsinghua University, Institute of Economics, School of Social Sciences, Tsinghua University and Harvard University - Harvard Business School
Downloads 110 (520,684)

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privacy regulation, app installations, innovation, big tech, market competition

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The Impact of Large Language Models on Language Proficiencies in Scientific Publications

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 22 Nov 2024 Last Revised: 05 Jan 2025
University of California, Berkeley, Tsinghua University and Harvard University - Harvard Business School
Downloads 77 (653,577)
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ChatGPT, English-as-a-Foreign-Language, language proficiency, academic language barrier, LLMs

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Dedicated Product Integration in the Era of AI: The Case of the AI Copilot Key

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 03 Oct 2024
Feng Zhu
Harvard University - Harvard Business School
Downloads 59 (750,315)

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Employee Spin-outs of Platform Firms: Positioning and Performance

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 26 Feb 2025 Last Revised: 27 Feb 2025
Zhengyao Kang, Ke Rong and Feng Zhu
University of Bristol Business School, Institute of Economics, School of Social Sciences, Tsinghua University and Harvard University - Harvard Business School
Downloads 13 (1,194,298)

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platform ecosystem, employee spin-outs, complementor, development-based platform, transaction-based platform