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      • July 2017 (Revised July 2018)
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      Upwork: Creating the Human Cloud

      By: Dylan Minor and David Yoffie
      Stephane Kasriel, the new CEO of Upwork, the leading platform for freelance labor, needs to decide on how to redesign its business model. While the firm has been growing rapidly since the merger of Odesk and eLance, the newly combined firm continues to face problems of...  View Details
      Keywords: Strategy; Platform; Platform Businesses; Technology; Business Model; Multi-Sided Platforms; Growth and Development Strategy; Online Technology; Labor
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      Minor, Dylan, and David Yoffie. "Upwork: Creating the Human Cloud." Harvard Business School Case 718-402, July 2017. (Revised July 2018.)
      • November 2015 (Revised January 2017)
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      Upwork: Reimagining the Future of Work

      By: Feng Zhu, Rory McDonald, Marco Iansiti and Aaron Smith
      Upwork, the world's largest freelance talent platform, was the result of a merger between the two leading online freelancing companies in 2014, Elance and oDesk. After the merger, the company operated as Elance-oDesk and continued to manage two online...  View Details
      Keywords: Platforms; Employment; Market Platforms; Multi-Sided Platforms; Market Transactions; Business Processes; Information Technology; Online Technology; Job Search
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      Zhu, Feng, Rory McDonald, Marco Iansiti, and Aaron Smith. "Upwork: Reimagining the Future of Work." Harvard Business School Case 616-027, November 2015. (Revised January 2017.)
      • July 2014
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      Diasporas and Outsourcing: Evidence from oDesk and India

      By: Ejaz Ghani, William R. Kerr and Christopher Stanton
      This study examines the role of the Indian diaspora in the outsourcing of work to India. Our data are taken from oDesk, the world's largest online platform for outsourced contracts, where India is the largest country in terms of contract volume. We use an ethnic name...  View Details
      Keywords: Diaspora; Outsourcing; Odesk; Networks; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Diasporas; Online Technology; Ethnicity; Service Industry; South Asia; India
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      Ghani, Ejaz, William R. Kerr, and Christopher Stanton. "Diasporas and Outsourcing: Evidence from oDesk and India." Management Science 60, no. 7 (July 2014): 1677–1697.
      • January 2013 (Revised February 2013)
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      EverTrue: Mobile Technology Development (A)

      By: William R. Kerr and Alexis Brownell
      Brent Grinna is evaluating different options for the technology development of his start-up's iPhone app, including hiring local programmers, finding a CTO, or outsourcing. He only has a little over two months before he presents his alumni networking app to Brown...  View Details
      Keywords: Start-up; Mobile App; Odesk; Outsourcing; Cto; Minimum Viable Product; App Development; Business Startups; Decisions; Entrepreneurship; Mobile Technology; Intellectual Property; Product Development; Globalization; Technology Industry; Massachusetts; Boston; India
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      Kerr, William R., and Alexis Brownell. "EverTrue: Mobile Technology Development (A)." Harvard Business School Case 813-122, January 2013. (Revised February 2013.)
      • February 2011
      • Case

      oDesk: Changing How the World Works

      By: Boris Groysberg, David A. Thomas and Jennifer M. Tydlaska
      It is 2010, and Gary Swart, CEO of oDesk, is contemplating the next steps for his organization. Founded in 2004 in California, oDesk operates an online marketplace which matches Employers with Contractors. oDesk provides fact-based information on Contractors, including...  View Details
      Keywords: Recruitment; Leadership; Growth and Development Strategy; Market Platforms; Marketplace Matching; Corporate Strategy; Online Technology; Consulting Industry
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      Groysberg, Boris, David A. Thomas, and Jennifer M. Tydlaska. "oDesk: Changing How the World Works." Harvard Business School Case 411-078, February 2011.
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