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- 29 Aug 2006
- First Look
First Look: August 29, 2006
the firm-size distribution; controlling for level of economic development, regulation, institutional constraints, and other variables that might affect the business environment; and using different empirical specifications. We further...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Chaotic Funding Derails Research
randomized model of research support in the United States, in which a change in administration or a court ruling can outlaw work that was previously supported by the government. Funding can be canceled with the stroke of a pen. The...
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- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2020
impact of changes to an experience or product. Once an esoteric tool for academic research, the randomized controlled trial has gone mainstream—and is becoming an important...
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- 24 Jul 2019
- Lessons from the Classroom
Can These Business Students Motivate Londoners to Do the Right Thing?
unintended consequences..." The approach has really taken hold in policy settings, and there are now many teams in governments focused on bringing behavioral insights and randomized controlled View Details
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by Dina Gerdeman
- 21 Aug 2012
- Research & Ideas
How to Sink a Startup
Tim Westergren of Pandora and Evan Williams of Twitter. YouTube cofounder and former CEO Chad Hurley has called the book "an invaluable alternative to real-world trial and error." A past recipient of the HBS student-voted award for...
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by Garry Emmons
- 17 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 17
institutional appropriateness was the stronger requirement; the lack of it prevented an otherwise informationally relevant risk control system from prevailing as an interactive control system. Download the...
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Sean Silverthorne
- June 2023 (Revised July 2024)
- Case
Biogen and the Aduhelm Melee
By: Amitabh Chandra and Lauren Gunasti
Alzheimer's Disease is a devastating condition affecting millions of Americans. At this time, there is no cure. In 2021, Biogen's Aduhelm (aducanumab) received FDA approval under the accelerated approval pathway after a controversial approval process.
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Health Testing and Trials;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Valuation;
Product Development;
Pharmaceutical Industry
Chandra, Amitabh, and Lauren Gunasti. "Biogen and the Aduhelm Melee." Harvard Business School Case 623-046, June 2023. (Revised July 2024.)
- 21 Jul 2006
- Op-Ed
Enron Jury Sent the Right Message
The most noteworthy message of the Enron trial is that corporate executives can be convicted in a court of law for a pattern of deception that may or may not be illegal. Left unaddressed in the trial were...
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by Malcolm S. Salter
- 30 Dec 2013
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles of 2013
alleviate congestion, and can actually increase it. Research by Jillian Berry Jaeker, Anita L. Tucker, and Michael H. Lee. Applying Random Coefficient Models to Strategy Research: Testing For Firm Heterogeneity, Predicting Firm-Specific...
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by Staff
- 10 May 2016
- First Look
May 10, 2016
Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51040 forthcoming American Journal of Health Promotion The Effect of Cost Sharing on an Employee Weight Loss Program: A Randomized Trial By:...
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Carmen Nobel
- 10 Oct 2000
- Research & Ideas
Cross-Sector Collaboration: Lessons from the International Trachoma Initiative
scientific field of trachoma control forward and now had the opportunity to "finish the job." That is, it could help to make operational its research in a way that directly improved the lives of disadvantaged people, the core...
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- 10 Nov 2015
- First Look
November 10, 2015
communication and collaboration between practitioners and academics by introducing key vocabulary and concepts used in rigorous impact evaluation methods, starting with randomized controlled View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
5 Weight Loss Tips From Behavioral Economists
The researchers found that the financial incentive group lost significantly more weight in 32 weeks than did the control group. (Unfortunately, much of the weight came back after the eight-month trial was...
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by Carmen Nobel
- 30 Jan 2012
- Research & Ideas
Measuring the Efficacy of the World’s Managers
larger number of organizations. The researchers have also started to work on management experiments, modeled on the randomized control trials adopted in the medical field. This...
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by Carmen Nobel
- 09 Dec 2014
- First Look
First Look: December 9
experiment and their interactions can make it difficult to determine cause-and-effect relationships. Choosing the right sample size is important. How can we ensure reliable results? Randomized field trials, "blind" tests, and...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Nov 2010
- First Look
First Look: November 2, 2010
perceived agreeableness; the decrease in leadership effectiveness perception between moderate and high decision latitude was explained by a decrease in perceived conscientiousness. Theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed. Keeping the...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Dec 2020
- Research & Ideas
What Does December's Drug-Approval Dash Mean for COVID-19 Vaccines?
aspects of the drug trial and approval process, including allowing time for potential issues to materialize. When you see an FDA emergency approval for a COVID-19 vaccine, don't interpret this as a normal “FDA approval.” I understand that...
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- 03 Nov 2015
- First Look
November 3, 2015
at facilitating communication and collaboration between practitioners and academics by introducing key vocabulary and concepts used in rigorous impact evaluation methods, starting with randomized controlled...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Jun 2011
- Research & Ideas
Signing at the Top: The Key to Preventing Tax Fraud?
end of the tax form, after the form has been filled out and, consequently, after the potential cheating has occurred. (It's analogous to a witness first testifying in a court trial and then swearing on a Bible, "For the last twenty...
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- 17 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 17, 2009
Microfinance in particular has often been argued, but not without controversy, to be a tool for empowering women. Here, using a randomized controlled trial, we examine whether access to, and marketing of, an...
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Martha Lagace