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- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Three Recognized for Service
Three members of the MBA Class of 1975 received special recognition during their 35th Reunion in the fall. Dean Nitin Nohria thanked Edward (“Jed”) Bullard, Leo Corbett, and Hans Stumm for their years of volunteer service and presented them with a gift. Bullard, a...
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awards
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Attn: Alumni Entrepreneurs
In February, for the third annual Alumni New Venture Contest, HBS clubs worldwide will judge business plans from teams led by HBS alumni. Regional winners will participate in educational, mentoring, networking, and media sessions at the campus finals April 23–24, when...
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contests
- 2024
- Article
Neyman Meets Causal Machine Learning: Experimental Evaluation of Individualized Treatment Rules
By: Michael Lingzhi Li and Kosuke Imai
A century ago, Neyman showed how to evaluate the efficacy of treatment using a randomized experiment under a minimal set of assumptions. This classical repeated sampling framework serves as a basis of routine experimental analyses conducted by today’s scientists across...
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Li, Michael Lingzhi, and Kosuke Imai. "Neyman Meets Causal Machine Learning: Experimental Evaluation of Individualized Treatment Rules." Journal of Causal Inference 12, no. 1 (2024).
- July 28, 2022
- Article
DAO Governance Attacks, and How to Avoid Them
By: Pranav Garimidi, Scott Duke Kominers and Tim Roughgarden
Many web3 projects embrace permissionless voting using a fungible and tradable native token. Permissionless voting can offer many benefits, from lowering barriers to entry to increasing competition. Token holders can use their tokens to vote on a range of issues—from...
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Keywords:
Crypto Economy;
Cryptocurrency;
Governance;
Voting;
Decentralized Autonomous Organizations;
Organizational Structure;
Digital Platforms
Garimidi, Pranav, Scott Duke Kominers, and Tim Roughgarden. "DAO Governance Attacks, and How to Avoid Them." a16zcrypto.com (July 28, 2022).
- March 2022 (Revised July 2022)
- Technical Note
Exploratory Data Analysis
This module note provides an overview of exploratory data analysis for an introduction to data science course. It begins by defining the term "data", and then describes the different types of data that companies work with (structured v. unstructured, categorical v....
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Keywords:
Data Analysis;
Data Science;
Statistics;
Data Visualization;
Exploratory Data Analysis;
Analytics and Data Science;
Analysis
Bojinov, Iavor I., Michael Parzen, and Paul Hamilton. "Exploratory Data Analysis." Harvard Business School Technical Note 622-098, March 2022. (Revised July 2022.)
- January 2021 (Revised March 2021)
- Supplement
E-Commerce Analytics for CPG Firms (C): Free Delivery Terms
By: Ayelet Israeli and Fedor (Ted) Lisitsyn
The E-Commerce Analytics group at the traditional CPG firm was in charge of compiling various online sales reports, as well as making data-driven recommendations for sales and marketing tactics. In a series of exercises, students address different data challenges for...
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Keywords:
Data;
Data Analysis;
Data Analytics;
Data Sharing;
CPG;
Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG);
Delivery Planning;
Customer Lifetime Value;
Online Channel;
Retail;
Retail Analytics;
Retailing Industry;
Ecommerce;
Grocery;
Grocery Delivery;
Margins;
Retention;
Analytics and Data Science;
Analysis;
Retail Industry;
Consumer Products Industry;
United States
- 2020
- Working Paper
A General Theory of Identification
By: Iavor Bojinov and Guillaume Basse
What does it mean to say that a quantity is identifiable from the data? Statisticians seem to agree
on a definition in the context of parametric statistical models — roughly, a parameter θ in a model
P = {Pθ : θ ∈ Θ} is identifiable if the mapping θ 7→ Pθ is injective....
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Bojinov, Iavor, and Guillaume Basse. "A General Theory of Identification." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 20-086, February 2020.
- May 4, 2018
- Article
Continuous Development Will Change Organizations as Much as Agile Did
By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang and Samuel Clemens
It's not just for tech companies and startups.
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Bussgang, Jeffrey J., and Samuel Clemens. "Continuous Development Will Change Organizations as Much as Agile Did." Harvard Business Review (website) (May 4, 2018).
- June 2016 (Revised March 2017)
- Case
Reworking Office Space: Industry City, Brooklyn
By: Arthur I Segel, Andrew Baum, Nori Gerardo Lietz, Charles F. Wu and Sid Yog
Jamestown is contemplating how to best lease a portion of their new development along the Brooklyn waterfront, Industry City. The 6 million square foot, mixed-use development is meant to accommodate Brooklyn’s growing innovation, creative, and “maker” communities....
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Keywords:
WeWork;
Office Space;
Real Estate;
Jamestown;
Level39;
Shared Office Space;
Information Technology;
Leasing;
Property;
Strategy;
Real Estate Industry;
United States
Segel, Arthur I., Andrew Baum, Nori Gerardo Lietz, Charles F. Wu, and Sid Yog. "Reworking Office Space: Industry City, Brooklyn." Harvard Business School Case 216-075, June 2016. (Revised March 2017.)
- October 2014 (Revised June 2016)
- Case
NuScale Power—the Future of Small Modular Reactors
By: Richard Vietor
NuScale Power, an entrepreneurial venture in Portland, Oregon, has designed the leading modular nuclear reactor in the United States. This Reactor will be the safest and simplest ever built. Started in 2007 as an entrepreneurial venture, the company is now two years...
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Keywords:
Nuclear;
Power;
Technology;
Risk;
Energy;
Information Technology;
Entrepreneurship;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Energy Industry
Vietor, Richard. "NuScale Power—the Future of Small Modular Reactors." Harvard Business School Case 715-004, October 2014. (Revised June 2016.)
- February 4, 2012
- Book Review
"When Life Is a Bunch of Carrots." Book Review of Strings Attached: Untangling the Ethics of Incentives, by Ruth W. Grant
By: Nancy F. Koehn
Koehn, Nancy F. "When Life Is a Bunch of Carrots." Book Review of Strings Attached: Untangling the Ethics of Incentives, by Ruth W. Grant. New York Times (February 4, 2012). (Review.)
- April 1988
- Article
Nihon Kigyou no Kokusai Teikei Senryaku: Data ni Motozuku Genjou Bunseki (International Collaboration Strategy of Japanese Firms: New Findings from Data Analysis)
By: Hirotaka Takeuchi and Hiroshi Kobayashi
Takeuchi, Hirotaka, and Hiroshi Kobayashi. "Nihon Kigyou no Kokusai Teikei Senryaku: Data ni Motozuku Genjou Bunseki (International Collaboration Strategy of Japanese Firms: New Findings from Data Analysis)." Hitotsubashi bijinesu rebyū [Hitotsubashi Business Review] (April 1988).
- Article
Modes of Technology Transfer as a Function of Position in the Research-Development-Technical Service Spectrum
By: Michael Tushman and T. J. Allen
Tushman, Michael, and T. J. Allen. "Modes of Technology Transfer as a Function of Position in the Research-Development-Technical Service Spectrum." Academy of Management Journal 22, no. 4 (December 1979): 694–708.
- 2003
- Article
Effect of Assessment Method on the Discrepancy between Judgments of Health Disorders People Have and Do Not Have: A Web Study
By: Jonathan Baron, David A. Asch, Angela Fagerlin, Christopher Jepson, George Loewenstein, Jason Riis, Margaret G. Stineman and Peter A. Ubel
Baron, Jonathan, David A. Asch, Angela Fagerlin, Christopher Jepson, George Loewenstein, Jason Riis, Margaret G. Stineman, and Peter A. Ubel. "Effect of Assessment Method on the Discrepancy between Judgments of Health Disorders People Have and Do Not Have: A Web Study." Medical Decision Making 23, no. 5 (2003): 422–434.
- July 1988 (Revised May 1995)
- Case
Du Pont's Artificial Intelligence Implementation Strategy
Describes Du Pont's attempt to follow a "small is beautiful" type approach toward implementing expert systems technology. Intended to illustrate that there is no "one right way" to implement expert systems and that the small systems approach can be a viable strategy...
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Sviokla, John J. "Du Pont's Artificial Intelligence Implementation Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 189-036, July 1988. (Revised May 1995.)
- April 1987
- Article
Joint Ventures, Technology Transfer and Technocratic Organization in Nationalist China
By: William C. Kirby
Kirby, William C. "Joint Ventures, Technology Transfer and Technocratic Organization in Nationalist China." Republican China 12, no. 2 (April 1987).
- November 1998
- Article
Modeling Large Data Sets in Marketing
By: Sridhar Balasubramanian, Sunil Gupta, Wagner Kamakura and Michel Wedel
Balasubramanian, Sridhar, Sunil Gupta, Wagner Kamakura, and Michel Wedel. "Modeling Large Data Sets in Marketing." Special Issue on Large Data Sets in Business Economics. Statistica Neerlandica 52, no. 3 (November 1998).
- June 2007
- Article
Competitive Crowding and Risk Taking in a Tournament: Evidence from NASCAR Racing
Bothner, Matthew, Jeong-han Kang, and Toby E. Stuart. "Competitive Crowding and Risk Taking in a Tournament: Evidence from NASCAR Racing." Administrative Science Quarterly 52, no. 2 (June 2007): 208–247.
- April 2004
- Article
The Illiquidity Puzzle: Theory and Evidence from Private Equity
By: Josh Lerner and Antoinette Schoar
Lerner, Josh, and Antoinette Schoar. "The Illiquidity Puzzle: Theory and Evidence from Private Equity." Journal of Financial Economics 72, no. 1 (April 2004): 3–40.