Randomized Control Trials - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2021
What Do You Think?

How Will the Metaverse Affect Productivity?

takes away productivity." Fans of the television show, Alter Ego, in which avatars controlled by contestants competing to become the next pop star, would argue that Alter Ego is little more than an introduction to the Metaverse. They’re... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

25 Apr 2012
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How Will the “Age of Big Data” Affect Management?

of direct process control in which decisions have to be made "in the flow" in situations where there isn't time for conventional analysis (at least by humans). Is this a glimpse into the future of decision-making (without analysis... View Details

Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett

06 Jan 2011
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How Should Management Deal With “Anonymous”?

intended victim. (Ironically, in the meantime we have learned that the "worm" that attacked Iran's nuclear centrifuges and sent them whirling out of control and into self-destruction in all likelihood was carefully engineered... View Details

Keywords: by James L. Heskett

27 Jun 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, June 27

challenging in the past, and remains so today, the book argues that one reason was how they have both been defined. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52778 forthcoming Journal of International Economics The Real Effects of Capital View Details

Keywords: 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... View Details

Keywords: by 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... View Details

Keywords: by Diana Barrett, James Austin & Sheila McCarthy

18 Dec 2012
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more likely to return to work when initial socialization focused on personal identity as compared to a focus on organizational identity or a control condition. In addition, authentic self-expression mediated these relationships. We call... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

10 May 2016
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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:... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

11 Mar 2014
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First Look: March 11

change initiatives-Predictability, Teaming and Open Communication, and Results Only Work Environment-that alter the structure and culture of work in ways that enable better work and better lives. August 2013 Tax Administration Review View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

July 2009
Teaching Note

Targanta Therapeutics: Hitting a Moving Target (TN)

By: Arthur A. Daemmrich

Teaching Note for [709002]. View Details

Keywords: Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Product Development; Business Strategy; Initial Public Offering; Mergers and Acquisitions; Policy; Selection and Staffing; Health Testing and Trials; Resource Allocation; Biotechnology Industry

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21 Jan 2014
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First Look: January 21

Davin, Joseph P., Sunil Gupta, and Mikołaj Jan Piskorski Abstract—We study the impact of peer behavior on the adoption of mobile apps in a social network. To identify social influence properly, we introduce latent space as an approach to View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

10 May 2011
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First Look: May 10

without controversy, to be a tool for empowering women. Here, using a randomized controlled trial, we examine whether access to and marketing of an individually held commitment savings product lead to an... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

02 Jan 2019
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SUMMING UP: Do We Need an Artificial Intelligence Czar?

such a person might be needed. Does the United States need an artificial intelligence czar? What do you think? References: David Ignatius, China’s application of AI should be a Sputnik moment for the U.S. But will it be?, The Washington Post, November 6, 2018. Steven... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Technology

01 Aug 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 1

Abstract—Objective: Assess whether a commitment contract informed by behavioral economics leads to persistent virologic suppression among HIV-positive patients with poor antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence. Design: Single-center pilot View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

21 Apr 2009
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First Look: April 21, 2009

season. We first document relatively low levels of adoption of this new risk management technology: only 5%-10% of households purchase insurance, even though rainfall variability is overwhelmingly cited by households as the most important risk they face. We then... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

23 Nov 2010
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labels identifying search engine advertisements. In particular, for a random subset of users, we change "sponsored link" labels to instead read "paid advertisement." We find that users receiving the "paid... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

13 Jan 2009
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First Look: January 13, 2009

world-class business. Following modern management practices, keeping sharp attention to cost control and capital operations, making aggressive entries into international markets, and maintaining a special corporate culture, Chairman Chen... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

15 Mar 2016
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March 15, 2016

Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50752 Voter Registration Costs and Disenfranchisement: Experimental Evidence from France By: Braconnier, Celine, Jean-Yves Dormagen, and Vincent Pons Abstract—A large-scale View Details

04 Dec 2012
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employees in a large information technology firm. These findings have implications for research on homophily, gender relations in organizations, and formal and informal organizational structure. Exclusivity, Contingent Control Rights, and... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

December 2006 (Revised August 2008)
Case

Pervasis Therapeutics, Inc.

By: Robert F. Higgins and Virginia Fuller

In May 2005, Steve Bollinger was about to become president and chief operating officer of Pervasis Therapeutics, a small cell therapy start-up in Cambridge, Mass. If proven successful, Pervasis' product, Vascugel, could change the way vascular disease is treated and... View Details

Keywords: Business Startups; Venture Capital; Financial Strategy; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Health Care and Treatment; Health Testing and Trials; Health Industry; Cambridge

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