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- 09 Oct 2012
- First Look
First Look: October 9
Abstract Key to the effective use of big data are the analytical professionals known as "data scientists," who can both manipulate large and unstructured data sources and create insights from them. Data scientists are difficult... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
Decoding Insider Information and Other Secrets of Old School Chums
on their past favor-trading voting behavior," Malloy says. "So now you know where they stand better than others who aren't looking at these patterns." The researchers plan to continue investigating the effects of social View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Download This
Downloading music from the Internet doesn’t kill CD sales after all, concludes a surprising new study by HBS associate professor Felix Oberholzer-Gee and Associate Professor Koleman Strumpf of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. “The View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Katherine Switz (MBA 2000)
I wanted to create many, many more. The Stability Network has 70 leaders in 25 cities in the United States and Canada. Getting people to come out about their mental illness is actually pretty hard, but we give them support, training, and... View Details
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Kevin Nazemi
product that had reached hundreds of millions in revenues. My trajectory at Microsoft had accelerated even faster than I had hoped for. That was when I assessed my progress: what did I have to do to get the skills and networks I needed... View Details
- 02 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
Do Online Dating Platforms Help Those Who Need Them Most?
function, which lets members know when someone visits their profile. Piskorski found that this function was effective in getting men to write to women, and this was particularly the case for the shorter, older, and overweight men in the... View Details
- 21 May 2019
- Cold Call Podcast
If the Key to Business Success Is Focus, Why Does Amazon Work?
- Alumni Changing the World
Tawan Davis
Tawan Davis, MBA 2006, Founder and CEO of The Steinbridge Group, along with COO Sacasha Brown, MBA 2006, is creating a positive ripple effect for working class families. Based in Philadelphia and New York, Steinbridge has built a View Details
- 21 Feb 2012
- Research & Ideas
Leadership Program for Women Targets Subtle Promotion Biases
require raising awareness of and pushing back on gendered structures and work practices. Another way women can gain access to leadership opportunities is through more effective networking. And since there are myriad differences between... View Details
Keywords: by Maggie Starvish
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Preserving Patagonia
in Chilean Patagonia. Drawing on what he gleaned at HBS, he says, "We learned that market-based solutions can be effective and efficient tools to augment the work of governments and NGOs on social issues." Adams, who sold his pioneering... View Details
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Tools & Services | Information Technology
leaders who make a difference in the world. We ’ re here to help you identify and implement flexible and easy-to-use tools that empower you to teach, learn, and work more effectively every day. Browse our services to discover what you can... View Details
- 11 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 11
from the athenahealth practice management system and EHR task logs. Methods: We developed monthly measures of EHR use and delegation to support staff from task logs. Productivity was measured using work relative value units (RVUs). Using fixed View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 23
when network effects lead to unfavorable expectations about supplier participation, whereas it is shifted towards the marketplace for long-tail products. We thus provide a theory of which products an... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
Faculty Q&A: The Working World
make the product a reality. That made an impression—that an immigrant living in the United States was turning back to his home country to help realize the products of his invention. So my first work in this area was about the outbound View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- Web
Tools & Resources | Institute for Business in Global Society
progress and achievements of Harvard Business School's Institute for Business in Global Society (BiGS) over 2022-2023. It highlights BiGS's efforts to empower business leaders to address societal challenges through research, education, and global View Details
- 23 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 23
heterogeneity within each BRIC. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/11-083.pdf Innovating at the World's Crossroads: How Multicultural Networks Promote Creativity Author:Roy Y. J. Chua Abstract This research examines the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Research Brief: Ahead of the Game
As a lifelong runner who spent countless hours training and competing his way up to the national level, Professor Paul Gompers has always believed that his athletic experiences were critical to shaping who he is, both as a competitor and in the professional sphere. Now... View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Excellence At The Intersection Of Disciplines
relationships it is fostering across faculties, will have a spillover effect on both schools’ curricula and research agendas. The program also will serve as a prelude to yet-to-be-planned activities that await the 2020 opening of the... View Details
- 01 Jul 2014
- First Look
First Look: July 1
that this tradeoff is shifted towards the reseller-mode when marketing activities create spillovers across products and when network effects lead to unfavorable expectations about supplier participation. If... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 01 Nov 2010
- Research & Ideas
How IT Shapes Top-Down and Bottom-Up Decision Making
technology side, they also have to think about the organizational side," she says. "Traditionally, technology is thought of as a tool that enables empowerment, but that's not always the case." Sadun discusses the issue in "The Distinct View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel