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- April 2021
- Exercise
Valuing Employment Exercise
By: George Serafeim, Ethan Rouen and Katie Panella
The Valuing Employment exercise can be used to show the importance of impact measurement in designing incentives and contracts. The exercise has two phases. In the first phase, participants play the role of managers at the State of Massachusetts Infrastructure...
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Keywords:
Bid Evaluation;
Workforce;
Impact Measurement;
Bids and Bidding;
Contracts;
Design;
Measurement and Metrics
Serafeim, George, Ethan Rouen, and Katie Panella. "Valuing Employment Exercise." Harvard Business School Exercise 121-086, April 2021.
- Web
1.16 Student Educational Records - MBA
include information such as: Permanent and local addresses Admissions records Enrollment status Course grades Reports and evaluations Completion of requirements and progress toward the degree Records of disciplinary actions Letters of...
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- Web
Students on the Job Market - Doctoral
Placement Students on the Job Market Please note this page will be updated throughout the fall. Accounting & Management Elliot Tobin Abstract: Forthcoming Faculty Advisor(s): | Website | Email Business Economics Maxim Alekseev Abstract:...
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- September 2020 (Revised September 2021)
- Supplement
Student Success at Georgia State University (B)
By: Michael W. Toffel, Robin Mendelson and Julia Kelley
This is a supplement to the Student Success at Georgia State University (A) case. The (B) case includes the results of a randomized control trial that Georgia State conducted to test education technology start-up AdmitHub’s chatbot solution as a strategy for improving...
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Keywords:
Education;
Higher Education;
Learning;
Curriculum and Courses;
Demographics;
Diversity;
Ethnicity;
Income;
Race;
Values and Beliefs;
Leadership;
Goals and Objectives;
Measurement and Metrics;
Operations;
Organizations;
Mission and Purpose;
Organizational Culture;
Outcome or Result;
Performance;
Performance Effectiveness;
Performance Evaluation;
Performance Improvement;
Planning;
Strategic Planning;
Social Enterprise;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Social Issues;
Wealth and Poverty;
Equality and Inequality;
Information Technology;
Digital Platforms;
Education Industry;
Atlanta
Toffel, Michael W., Robin Mendelson, and Julia Kelley. "Student Success at Georgia State University (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 621-039, September 2020. (Revised September 2021.)
- 2014
- Teaching Note
Fine Harvest Restaurant Group
By: Clara X. Chen, Kenneth A. Merchant, Tatiana Sandino and Wim Van der Stede
The Fine Harvest Restaurant Group cases A and B examine a company's design of a new system to evaluate the performance (and determine the bonuses) for its restaurant managers. Fine Harvest had traditionally evaluated restaurant managers based on store margins and had...
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- 22 May 2019
- Research & Ideas
Forgiving Student Loan Debt Leads to Better Jobs, Stronger Consumers
broader effects on the economy, Di Maggio says. “These people get better jobs and spend more money, and this money goes back into the economy,” he says. “Those things should be taken into account when evaluating policy interventions aimed...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- 12 Feb 2007
- Lessons from the Classroom
‘UpTick’ Brings Wall Street Pressure to Students
incredibly intense competition," Stafford notes. "But students don't have much context to evaluate what that really means and to understand what types of frictions prevent markets from being...
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- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Online Elective for MBA Students
each week students submitted written analyses of mini–case studies to Mills. For evaluation purposes, this array of written activities became the cyber equivalent of a student’s vocal participation in the...
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- 14 Feb 2023
- Blog Post
African American Student Union Spotlight on STEM
The HBS African American Student Union (AASU) strives to be an extended family for its members from the moment they decide to attend HBS, through the transition to the second year, and beyond graduation. Here we profile two AASU members...
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- 06 Sep 2019
- Blog Post
The Business of Medicine: MD/MBA Students Having an Impact
from Harvard Medicine's website. Troy Ameen Troy Ameen has set his sights on becoming a surgical administrator, a profession he thinks will well prepare him to one day run an urban hospital. In such a position, this rising fourth-year medical View Details
- 2015
- Case
Fine Harvest Restaurant Group (cases A and B)
By: Clara (Xiaoling) Chen, Kenneth A. Merchant, Tatiana Sandino and Wim A. Van der Stede
The Fine Harvest Restaurant Group cases A and B examine a company's design of a new system to evaluate the performance (and determine the bonuses) for its restaurant managers. Fine Harvest had traditionally evaluated restaurant managers based on store margins and had...
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- Web
Student Performance - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning
since it encourages students to develop their own capabilities for reflection and self-assessment. Students may actively seek additional feedback from peers and the instructor outside of class. Ideally,...
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- 01 Dec 2016
- Blog Post
4 Reasons College Students Apply to 2+2
As a college student you’re probably thinking about your future, what career path might interest you, whether an MBA might be worthwhile to pursue. For most top MBA programs you’re going to need some work experience before coming to...
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- 2020
- Other Teaching and Training Material
Encouraging Student Participation Online—and Assessing It Fairly: Techniques and Methods to Involve More Voices in Virtual Classes
By: Ayelet Israeli
This article is about encouraging student participation online—and assessing it fairly. It includes techniques and methods to involve more voices in virtual classes, and evaluate them equitably and fairly.
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Israeli, Ayelet. "Encouraging Student Participation Online—and Assessing It Fairly: Techniques and Methods to Involve More Voices in Virtual Classes." Harvard Business Publishing, 2020. Electronic.
- 2021
- Working Paper
Pandemic Schooling Mode and Student Test Scores: Evidence from U.S. States
By: Clare Halloran, Rebecca Jack, James C. Okun and Emily Oster
We estimate the impact of district-level schooling mode (in-person versus hybrid or distance learning) on test scores. We combine Spring 2021 state standardized test score data with comprehensive data on schooling in the 2020-21 school year across 12 states. We find...
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Keywords:
COVID-19 Pandemic;
In-person Schooling;
Distance Learning;
Outcomes Measurement;
Health Pandemics;
Education;
Performance Evaluation
Halloran, Clare, Rebecca Jack, James C. Okun, and Emily Oster. "Pandemic Schooling Mode and Student Test Scores: Evidence from U.S. States." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 29497, November 2021.
- Article
Performance Effects of Setting a High Reference Point for Peer‐Performance Comparison
By: Henry Eyring and V.G. Narayanan
We conduct a field experiment, based on a registered report accepted by the Journal of Accounting Research, to test performance effects of setting a high reference point for peer‐performance comparison. Relative to providing the median as a reference point for...
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Keywords:
Relative Performance Evaluation;
Reference Points;
Social Comparison;
Field Experiment;
Performance;
Performance Evaluation;
Education
Eyring, Henry, and V.G. Narayanan. "Performance Effects of Setting a High Reference Point for Peer‐Performance Comparison." Journal of Accounting Research 56, no. 2 (May 2018): 581–615.
- Article
Petting Away Pre-exam Stress: The Effect of Therapy Dog Sessions on Student Well-being
By: Emma Ward-Griffin, Patrick Klaiber, Hanne Collins, Rhea L. Owens, Stanley Coren and Frances S Chen
Recently, many universities have implemented programmes in which therapy dogs and their handlers visit college campuses. Despite the immense popularity of therapy dog sessions, few randomized studies have empirically tested the efficacy of such programmes. The present...
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Ward-Griffin, Emma, Patrick Klaiber, Hanne Collins, Rhea L. Owens, Stanley Coren, and Frances S Chen. "Petting Away Pre-exam Stress: The Effect of Therapy Dog Sessions on Student Well-being." Stress & Health 34, no. 3 (August 2018): 468–473.
- December 2019 (Revised August 2022)
- Exercise
Janet Ames (B)
By: Brian Trelstad and Brian Trelstad
The series of Janet Ames cases follow a fictional alumna of Harvard Business School into her consulting career in Boston. Over the series of cases, Ames is first offered the opportunity to join the board of a Boston-based non-profit organization, which offers students...
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Keywords:
Philanthropy;
Board;
Non-profit Management;
Career Changes And Transitions;
Evaluation;
Personal Development and Career;
Opportunities;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Philanthropy and Charitable Giving;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Social Enterprise;
Social Entrepreneurship;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Management;
United States
Trelstad, Brian. "Janet Ames (B)." Harvard Business School Exercise 320-077, December 2019. (Revised August 2022.)
- December 2019 (Revised August 2022)
- Exercise
Janet Ames (C)
By: Brian Trelstad and Brian Trelstad
The series of Janet Ames cases follow a fictional alumna of Harvard Business School into her consulting career in Boston. Over the series of cases, Ames is first offered the opportunity to join the board of a Boston-based non-profit organization, which offers students...
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Keywords:
Philanthropy;
Board;
Non-profit Management;
Career Changes And Transitions;
Evaluation;
Philanthropy and Charitable Giving;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Social Enterprise;
Social Entrepreneurship;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Management;
Personal Development and Career;
United States
Trelstad, Brian. "Janet Ames (C)." Harvard Business School Exercise 320-078, December 2019. (Revised August 2022.)
- August 2022
- Teaching Plan
Janet Ames (A), (B), (C), (D)
By: Brian Trelstad
Teaching Plan for HBS Case Nos. 320-076, 320-077, 320-078, and 322-051. The series of Janet Ames cases follow a fictional alumna of Harvard Business School into her consulting career in Boston. Over the series of cases, Ames is first offered the opportunity to join...
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Keywords:
Philanthropy;
Board;
Non-profit Management;
Career Changes And Transitions;
Evaluation;
Personal Development and Career;
Opportunities;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Philanthropy and Charitable Giving;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Social Enterprise;
Social Entrepreneurship;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Management;
United States