Publications

Publications

Filter Results: (2,587) Arrow Down
Filter Results: (2,587) Arrow Down Arrow Up

Show Results For

Show Results For

← Page 43 of 2,587 Results →

    Nailing Prediction: Experimental Evidence on the Value of Tools in Predictive Model Development

    Predictive model development is understudied despite its importance to modern businesses. Although prior discussions highlight advances in methods (along the dimensions of data, computing power, and algorithms) as the primary driver of model quality, the value of... View Details
    • 20 Apr 2015
    • Research & Ideas

    The 5 Strategy Rules of Bill Gates, Andy Grove, and Steve Jobs

    envision a world in which there was a computer on every desk at a time when personal computers didn't exist. But he also realized that the way to capitalize on that future was to focus his energies on... View Details
    Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Computer
    • 15 Aug 2023
    • HBS Case

    (Virtual) Reality Check: How Long Before We Live in the 'Metaverse'?

    The recent rollout of ChatGPT by OpenAI has set the world abuzz about the potential of artificial intelligence. But whatever happened to the last tech phenomenon, the “metaverse”? The once-heavily hyped future of immersive 3D technology seems to have drifted into the... View Details
    Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald; Computer; Computer; Computer
    • 01 Nov 2021
    • What Do You Think?

    How Long Does It Take to Improve an Organization’s Culture?

    an age of cloud-based computing as opposed to Microsoft’s former concentration on Word software. Nadella feared that the organization would be perpetually distracted, but instead he completed one of the most significant culture change... View Details
    Keywords: by James Heskett
    • Web

    Research Services - Faculty & Research

    problems. Some specific research services available to HBS faculty include: Computing resources HBS provides an expansive computing infrastructure for research, as well as the guidance and expertise of... View Details
    • 2023
    • Article

    Balancing Risk and Reward: An Automated Phased Release Strategy

    By: Yufan Li, Jialiang Mao and Iavor Bojinov
    Phased releases are a common strategy in the technology industry for gradually releasing new products or updates through a sequence of A/B tests in which the number of treated units gradually grows until full deployment or deprecation. Performing phased releases in a... View Details
    Keywords: Product Launch; Mathematical Methods; Product Development
    Related
    • 2018
    • Article

    Insight into Gender Differences in STEM: Evidence from Peer Reviews in an Engineering Class

    By: Jacqueline N. Lane, Bruce Ankenman and Seyed Iravani
    As the service industry moves toward self-service, peer feedback serves a critical role in this shift for educational services. Peer feedback is a process by which students provide feedback to each other. One of its major benefits is that it enables students to become... View Details
    Keywords: Peer Review; Peer Feedback; STEM Education; Anonymity; Education; Gender; Education Industry
    Related

      Rosabeth M. Kanter

      Rosabeth Moss Kanter holds the Ernest L. Arbuckle Professorship at Harvard Business School, specializing in strategy, innovation, and leadership for change. Her strategic and practical insights guide leaders worldwide through teaching, writing, and direct... View Details

      Keywords: computer; computer; computer; computer; computer; computer; computer; computer; computer; computer; computer; computer; computer; computer; computer; computer; computer; computer; computer; computer; computer; computer; computer; computer; computer; computer; computer; computer; computer; computer; computer; computer; computer; computer; computer; computer; computer; computer; computer; computer; computer; computer; computer; computer; computer; computer; computer; computer; computer; computer; computer; computer; computer; computer; computer; computer; computer; computer; computer; computer; computer; computer; computer; computer; computer
      • 2024
      • Working Paper

      The Wade Test: Generative AI and CEO Communication

      By: Prithwiraj Choudhury, Bart S. Vanneste and Amirhossein Zohrehvand
      Can generative artificial intelligence (AI) transform the role of the CEO by effectively automating CEO communication? This study investigates whether AI can mimic a human CEO and whether employees’ perception of the communication’s source matter. In a field... View Details
      Keywords: Business or Company Management; AI and Machine Learning; Perception; Communication
      Related
      • 2023
      • Working Paper

      In-Context Unlearning: Language Models as Few Shot Unlearners

      By: Martin Pawelczyk, Seth Neel and Himabindu Lakkaraju
      Machine unlearning, the study of efficiently removing the impact of specific training points on the trained model, has garnered increased attention of late, driven by the need to comply with privacy regulations like the Right to be Forgotten. Although unlearning is... View Details
      Keywords: AI and Machine Learning; Copyright; Information
      Related
      • 2022
      • Working Paper

      Slowly Varying Regression under Sparsity

      By: Dimitris Bertsimas, Vassilis Digalakis Jr, Michael Lingzhi Li and Omar Skali Lami
      We consider the problem of parameter estimation in slowly varying regression models with sparsity constraints. We formulate the problem as a mixed integer optimization problem and demonstrate that it can be reformulated exactly as a binary convex optimization problem... View Details
      Keywords: Mathematical Methods
      Related
      • June 2020
      • Article

      Real-time Data from Mobile Platforms to Evaluate Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure

      By: Omar Isaac Asensio, Kevin Alvarez, Arielle Dror, Emerson Wenzel, Catharina Hollauer and Sooji Ha
      By displacing gasoline and diesel fuels, electric cars and fleets reduce emissions from the transportation sector, thus offering important public health benefits. However, public confidence in the reliability of charging infrastructure remains a fundamental barrier to... View Details
      Keywords: Environmental Sustainability; Transportation; Infrastructure; Behavior; AI and Machine Learning; Demand and Consumers
      Related
      • 2022
      • Article

      A Human-Centric Take on Model Monitoring

      By: Murtuza Shergadwala, Himabindu Lakkaraju and Krishnaram Kenthapadi
      Predictive models are increasingly used to make various consequential decisions in high-stakes domains such as healthcare, finance, and policy. It becomes critical to ensure that these models make accurate predictions, are robust to shifts in the data, do not rely on... View Details
      Keywords: AI and Machine Learning; Research and Development; Demand and Consumers
      Related

        Das Narayandas

        Das Narayandas is the Edsel Bryant Ford Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School. His academic credentials include a Bachelor of Technology degree in Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IITB), a Post-Graduate... View Details

        Keywords: computer; computer; computer; computer; computer; computer; computer; computer; computer; computer; computer; computer; computer; computer; computer; computer; computer; computer; computer
        • Oct 2020
        • Conference Presentation

        Optimal, Truthful, and Private Securities Lending

        By: Emily Diana, Michael J. Kearns, Seth Neel and Aaron Leon Roth
        We consider a fundamental dynamic allocation problem motivated by the problem of securities lending in financial markets, the mechanism underlying the short selling of stocks. A lender would like to distribute a finite number of identical copies of some scarce resource... View Details
        Keywords: Differential Privacy; Mechanism Design; Finance; Mathematical Methods
        Related
        • April 2021
        • Case

        Codecademy: Where to Next?

        By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Max Mailman and Sarah Ascherman
        In March 2020, Zach Sims, co-founder and CEO of online education platform Codecademy, prepared for a meeting with his Chief of Staff Kunal Ahuja to discuss the company’s goals. Codecademy billed itself as the largest online resource for computer science literacy and... View Details
        Keywords: Monetization Strategy; Business Model; Change Management; Venture Capital; Leading Change; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Management Teams; Marketing Channels; Product Marketing; Network Effects; Product Development; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Strategic Planning; Internet and the Web; Digital Platforms; United States
        Related
        • 02 Sep 2014
        • First Look

        First Look: September 2

        and applied levels. First, the field will broaden its boundaries to include genetics and molecular neuroscience, each of which will provide important new insights into individual differences in decision making. Second, recent advances in View Details
        Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

          Jan W. Rivkin

          Jan W. Rivkin is a Professor in the Strategy Unit at Harvard Business School. In the past, he has served as Faculty Chair of the MBA Program, Senior Associate Dean for Research, and head of the Strategy Unit. His research, course development, and teaching focus on... View Details

          Keywords: computer; computer; computer; computer; computer
          • Web

          FAQ - MBA

          MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences students aspire to lead technology ventures. They have undergraduate degrees in engineering, computer science, or a related field, with a record of academic excellence. They have at least two years of... View Details
          • February 2014
          • Case

          BGI: Data-driven Research

          By: Willy Shih and Sen Chai
          BGI has the largest installed gene-sequencing capacity in the world, and to Zhang Gengyun, general manager of the Life Sciences Division, this represented an opportunity to apply his training as a plant breeder and his early career work as a biochemist to improving... View Details
          Keywords: Genomics; Gene Sequencing; Life Sciences; Plant Breeding; Human Genome Program; Beijing Genomics Institute; BGI; Rice Genome; Technological Innovation; Innovation Strategy; Research; Research and Development; Science; Genetics; Science-Based Business; Strategy; Commercialization; Corporate Strategy; Information Technology; Applications and Software; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Biotechnology Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; China; United States
          Related