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- 16 Apr 2015
- News
Improving employee productivity: On your toes
- 26 Sep 2013
- News
It's Not Just Who You Know
- 24 Jan 2022
- News
Rising COVID Cases in Us Nursing Homes Prompt Hospital Warnings
- 20 Oct 2011
- News
Herman Cain's Retirement Proposal
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Overview
Paul is primarily interested in studying explainable machine learning (ML), digital transformation, and data science operations. He works on research that explores how stakeholders within organizations can use machine learning to make better decisions. In particular,... View Details
- February 26, 2024
- Article
Making Workplaces Safer Through Machine Learning
By: Matthew S. Johnson, David I. Levine and Michael W. Toffel
Machine learning algorithms can dramatically improve regulatory effectiveness. This short article describes the authors' scholarly work that shows how the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) could have reduced nearly twice as many occupational... View Details
Keywords: Government Experimentation; Auditing; Inspection; Evaluation; Process Improvement; Government Administration; AI and Machine Learning; Safety; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms
Johnson, Matthew S., David I. Levine, and Michael W. Toffel. "Making Workplaces Safer Through Machine Learning." Regulatory Review (February 26, 2024).
- 05 May 2015
- News
HBX Announces Additional Agreements with Liberal Arts Colleges
- 05 Dec 2019
- News
How Artificial Intelligence Can Set Meaningful Sales Goals
- 24 Oct 2023
- Research & Ideas
When Tech Platforms Identify Black-Owned Businesses, White Customers Buy
Democratic-leaning areas. And new customers of Black-owned businesses were more likely to be white, based on an analysis of reviewers’ profile photos, relative to prior customers. Luca and his coauthors also... View Details
- 2014
- Article
Rainmakers: Why Bad Weather Means Good Productivity
By: Jooa Julia Lee, Francesca Gino and Bradley R. Staats
People believe that weather conditions influence their everyday work life, but to date, little is known about how weather affects individual productivity. Contrary to conventional wisdom, we predict and find that bad weather increases individual productivity and that... View Details
Keywords: Productivity; Opportunity Cost; Distractions; Weather; Performance Productivity; Cognition and Thinking
Lee, Jooa Julia, Francesca Gino, and Bradley R. Staats. "Rainmakers: Why Bad Weather Means Good Productivity." Journal of Applied Psychology 99, no. 3 (May 2014): 504–513.
- 11 Dec 2007
- First Look
First Look: December 11, 2007
Authors:Ruth Klendauer, Richard Gelvin, and Daniel J. Isenberg Abstract In recent studies, the success rate of software development projects has been found to be low (about 29%). The majority of the challenges can be traced View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 03 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 3, 2006
Working PapersRacial Diversity Initiatives in Professional Service Firms: What Factors Differentiate Successful from Unsuccessful Initiatives? Authors:Modupe Akinola and David A. Thomas Abstract Diversity continues View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Program
Driving Corporate Performance
objectives Enhance competitiveness by better aligning all types of resources to customer needs Strengthen employee relationships and build a strong and enduring culture of helping others to succeed Expand... View Details
- October 2014 (Revised June 2015)
- Case
Quiet Logistics (A)
By: Robert Simons and Natalie Kindred
This two-part case focuses on how to identify and manage strategic uncertainties in an innovative, entrepreneurial start-up company. In the (A) case, students learn about Quiet Logistics, an e-commerce fulfillment company working with high-end apparel retailers such as... View Details
Keywords: Strategy Execution; Strategic Uncertainty; Disruptive Change; Managing Growth; Robotics; Disruptive Technology; Managing Start-ups; Management Control Systems; Performance Measurement; Business Growth and Maturation; Disruption; Entrepreneurship; Disruptive Innovation; Crisis Management; Risk Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Business Strategy; Competitive Strategy; E-commerce; Distribution Industry; Technology Industry; United States
Simons, Robert, and Natalie Kindred. "Quiet Logistics (A)." Harvard Business School Case 115-001, October 2014. (Revised June 2015.)
- Web
For Guests - Commencement 2024
seen on Comcast Cable (channel 190) in Boston/Brookline and Cambridge/Greater Boston. Harvard Yard to HBS Shuttle Walking is the quickest and easiest way for guests to get back... View Details
- 06 Sep 2016
- Blog Post
What Makes the HBS MBA unique?
there are five key things that make the HBS MBA unique. 1. The Case Method As you’ve probably heard, the case method is the foundation for the HBS curriculum. The case method makes for a highly engaging and enriching learning experience. At HBS, you don’t sit View Details
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Curriculum - Case Method Project
describes how elections worked in the late 19th century, when “political machines” wielded enormous influence over voting at the local level and when casting a vote on election day was a very public affair. It addresses the many efforts... View Details
- 16 Feb 2024
- Research & Ideas
As AI Upends Recruiting, Job Seekers Need a Waze App for Careers
Artificial intelligence is changing the nature of work on a scale some predict will be as transformative as the Industrial Revolution. It’s also exposing the yawning gaps in a fractured US employment system that many companies and workers... View Details