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- 24 Sep 2013
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First Look: September 24
Publications August 2013 Financial Analysts Journal The Low Beta Anomaly: A Decomposition into Micro and Macro Effects By: Baker, Malcolm, Brendan Bradley, and Ryan Taliaferro Abstract—Low beta stocks have offered a combination of low... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Oct 2019
- Research & Ideas
Use Artificial Intelligence to Set Sales Targets That Motivate
into the field so often, so it does.” Develop an algorithm that goes deep. Large firms may be able to design their own in-house machine learning algorithms to employ their AI system. Smaller firms can contract one of the many consulting companies that View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 09 Dec 2019
- Research & Ideas
Identify Great Customers from Their First Purchase
data, including repeat customers, could then train and calibrate the model to offer firm-specific predictions about new customers based on their initial purchases, she says. In the future, Ascarza expects... View Details
- 19 Feb 2013
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 19
have become quite influential and controversial in the technology industries they touch. The goal of this paper is to shed light on the role and efficiency tradeoffs of these new patent intermediaries. Finally, we offer a provisional... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Dec 2008
- Research & Ideas
10 Reasons to Design a Better Corporate Culture
service awards, employee of the month awards, and recognition of workers as "Champions" or "Legends" for extraordinary achievements or service. Managers at all levels offer frequent informal recognition and send... View Details
- 09 Feb 2015
- Research & Ideas
Professional Networking Makes People Feel Dirty
participants who read the professional networking story gave much higher ratings to the cleansing products than those who imagined the friendly party. The neutral products received similar ratings across the board. The Effect On Job Performance Having proven their... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Unlocking the Power of Community
brand and its audience when the audience feels heard.” To showcase the power and ethos of Web3-built businesses firsthand, the Co:Create team recently launched an incubated concept called Co:Create Ink at Art Basel Miami in December. Co:Create Ink is a curated... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 25 Oct 2020
- Research & Ideas
The Dark Side of Fintech Borrowing
from one of the three major credit reporting agencies over several years. This offered an in-depth look at borrowers that either used a fintech company or a bank to obtain a personal loan. (A personal loan is an unsecured loan that is... View Details
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Baker Library / Bloomberg Center | About
information systems for Salomon Brothers. In 1981, with the idea for a technology company that would bring greater transparency and fairness to the financial system, he launched a small startup in a one-room office. Today, Bloomberg L.P. employs some 20,000 people in... View Details
- 09 Dec 2014
- First Look
First Look: December 9
experiment? Conducting the experiment is just the beginning. Use the data to assess which components of a new initiative might have the highest ROI or the markets where it is most likely to be successful. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Fast Answer
IPOs (initial public offerings)
Where can I find information on Initial Public Offerings (IPOs)? In Capital IQ: From the Screening tab select Transactions.. In section for General Transaction... View Details
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6 Steps to Building a Better Workplace for Black Employees - Recruiting
about it.” The book describes the experiences of African American workers and offers advice to black employees who seek to advance in their careers. It also provides these recommendations for companies that are intent on building diverse... View Details
- 31 Aug 2021
- Book
Feeling Powerless at Work? Time to Agitate, Innovate, and Orchestrate
and children by not only providing medical care, but also working to rehabilitate people’s homes and provide vocational training for parents. She initially shied away from seeking help from the rich and powerful—people she saw as greedy... View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald
- 20 Apr 2021
- Book
A Simple Question That Can Guide Companies to Epic Success
that pays little attention to the well-being of society overall. The vitamin cartel provides another. Compare this type of thinking to initiatives that are designed to create value. You might remember when Nike built a training center in... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 22 Apr 2022
- Research & Ideas
Companies Can Expand Their Talent Pool by Giving Ex-Convicts a Second Chance
on a temporary or seasonal basis with hundreds of thousands of people searching for jobs. Wonolo was co-founded in 2014 by Yong Kim, a 2007 graduate of Harvard Business School. Reassurance and incentives open doors The researchers View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald
- 24 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Yelp Factor: Are Consumer Reviews Good for Business?
has been following up his initial research to determine how review sites can do just that. He notes that consistency of reviews were weakest when there were a low number—supporting the criticism by those restaurants that blame Yelp for... View Details
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Becoming an Entrepreneur - Alumni
friction from ecommerce shopping, or applying Big Data to achieve supply chain efficiencies Enthusiasm for a particular industry or "space," such as IoT or green energy initiatives For those who recognize themselves as founders, the next... View Details
- 11 May 2016
- Research & Ideas
Fix This! Why is it so Painful to Buy a New Car?
half its value the moment it is driven off the lot? In a recent roundtable interview at HBS, Avery and Schlesinger joined Ryan Buell, an assistant professor in the Technology and Operations Management Unit, to discuss what’s wrong with the auto distribution... View Details
- 23 May 2018
- News
Carla A. Harris, MBA 1987
markets—where she handled the initial public offering of UPS, the largest IPO to date in 1999. Now, as vice chairman, she oversees the firm’s multicultural client strategy and has organized an industry... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 12 Mar 2021
- News
My Favorite Case
entrepreneurial culture relative to its Wall Street counterparts, but competition in the investment banking industry is intensifying in 1997 due to a wave of mega-mergers. The new combined banking entities are able to offer customers a... View Details