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  • 20 Oct 2009
  • First Look

First Look: October 20

One method multinationals use to combat gray markets is to increase internal transfer prices to foreign subsidiaries in order to increase the gray market's cost base. We illustrate that when a gray market competitor is present, the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 09 Jun 2024
  • Blog Post

The EC Formula: MBA Class of 2024 Looks Back

reflect on my career path while also meeting a diverse group of people that I could learn from. In terms of why I chose HBS, the case method pedagogy was the biggest reason. Reading 500 View Details
  • 02 Oct 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, October 2, 2018

interactions and non-linear effects, relative to traditional methods. In summary, ML methods could act as a complementary tool to both existing inductive theory-creating methods such as multiple View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 22 Sep 2015
  • Blog Post

Reflecting on 24 Years at Harvard

perspectives, and indeed all the resources and opportunities available across Harvard University. What I love about the HBS classroom is the give-and-take of the case study method.  The problems that we tackle rarely have right or wrong... View Details
  • 10 Feb 2022
  • Blog Post

African American Student Union Spotlight on HBCUs

unique power of the case method teaching style. I saw firsthand how learning business skills through discussion allowed for more collaborative and inclusive approaches to solving problems. How have you... View Details
  • Research Summary

Overview

By: Vincent Pons
Professor Pons studies questions in political economy and development with the goal of understanding how democratic systems function, and how they can be improved.

He decomposes the electoral cycle into four essential steps: the factors affecting voter... View Details
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Beyond Individualized Recourse: Interpretable and Interactive Summaries of Actionable Recourses

By: Kaivalya Rawal and Himabindu Lakkaraju
As predictive models are increasingly being deployed in high-stakes decision-making, there has been a lot of interest in developing algorithms which can provide recourses to affected individuals. While developing such tools is important, it is even more critical to... View Details
Keywords: Predictive Models; Decision Making; Framework; Mathematical Methods
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Entrepreneurial Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Momentum Funds (A)” (HBS Case 211-025) with Daniel Bergstresser, Randolph Cohen, and Christopher Malloy was selected as a Case Centre Bestselling Finance, Accounting and Control View Details
  • 05 Jul 2016
  • Blog Post

The Softer Side of Business at HBS

By now, I’m sure you’ve read a hundred times over that HBS’s mission is to “educate leaders who make a difference in the world.” For the school to actually do this, they focus on the case method, the section experience, and learning the... View Details
  • 01 Jan 2013
  • News

Joanna M. Jacobson, MBA 1987

turned down a date from her future husbancd (classmate Jonathon Jacobson) because she didn't want to be distracted from her studies. Soon after arriving at Soldiers Field, Jacobson realized her ability to listen and express herself meshed well with the skills needed to... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
  • December 2012
  • Case

Delwarca Software Remote Support Unit

By: Roy D. Shapiro and Paul E. Morrison
Delwarca Software provides business software to large corporate clients around the world. The firm serves customers who prefer to assemble corporate solutions using a combination of software programs from various suppliers rather than implementing a single enterprise... View Details
Keywords: Service Operations; Service Delivery; Mathematical Methods; Applications and Software; Problems and Challenges; Customer Satisfaction; Information Technology Industry
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  • 03 Mar 2009
  • First Look

First Look: March 3, 2009

Several conclusions arise than can help inform the design of care delivery platforms for HIV/AIDS. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-093.pdf   Cases & Course MaterialsAccenture's War for Talent in India Harvard... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 01 Dec 2022
  • News

Future Vision

teach by the case method in new and different modalities. These were huge lifts for our IT and operations teams and for our faculty and students, and we failed fast (and often) many times before we were... View Details
Keywords: Brian Kenny; Educational Support Services; Educational Services
  • 17 Dec 2007
  • Research & Ideas

The Rise of Medical Tourism

What used to be rare is now commonplace: traveling abroad to receive medical treatment, and to a developing country at that. So-called medical tourism is on the rise for everything from cardiac care to plastic surgery to hip and knee replacements. As a recent Harvard... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Health; Medical Devices & Supplies
  • 22 Jul 2008
  • First Look

First Look: July 22, 2008

a non-manufacturing setting we move beyond the artifacts and gain insight into the principles that may lead to improved performance. Combining a detailed case study and empirical analysis we document the internal processes that the lean... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 01 Jul 2014
  • First Look

First Look: July 1

disagree with this assumption, preferring tax policies based at least in part on a classic alternative objective: the principle of Equal Sacrifice. I generalize the standard model to accommodate this preference for a mixed objective, proposing a View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 07 May 2007
  • Research & Ideas

Rediscovering Schumpeter: The Power of Capitalism

by a better product or a better method or a better organization or a better strategy. Schumpeter believed the exact opposite, and of course he was right. This is an extremely hard lesson to accept, particularly by successful people. But... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Education
  • Web

Student Spotlight: 2023 HCC Co-Presidents Reflect on Their Time at HBS and the Current Health Care Systems - Blog: Health Supplement

decision-making in the life sciences. They complemented the case method with applied learning through projects and written assignments–for example, a mock diligence report for a biotechnology company. Most... View Details
  • 10 May 2016
  • First Look

May 10, 2016

that “Gathering direct and original facts is a tedious and dif cult task, and it is not surprising that such work is avoided.” For the 50th JAR Conference, we introduce a framework to help researchers understand the complementary value of seven empirical View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 13 Nov 2019
  • Research & Ideas

Don't Turn Your Marketing Function Over to AI Just Yet

collect the data, and then expect machine learning methods to spit out insight for you.” “We tend to think that when we have all this rich data and this machine learning technology, that the machines are going to just come up with the... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz