Matching - Publications - Faculty & Research

January 2018 (Revised February 2018)
Technical Note

Making Markets

By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Scott Duke Kominers

Explains how to identify and capitalize on marketplace design opportunities. Defines markets and marketplaces and describes the basic functions of each. Discusses attributes (e.g., heterogeneity of participants' preferences and asymmetry in available information) that... View Details

Keywords: Marketplaces; Two-Sided Markets; Entrepreneurship; Market Design; Digital Platforms; Marketplace Matching; Market Participation; Market Transactions; Market Entry and Exit; Digital Platforms; Auctions

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Educators

Purchase

01 Jun 1999
News

Spangler Center Groundbreaking

superintendents who had gathered for the occasion. The idea was to guess the correct amounts of the various building materials needed to construct the facility. The numbers are based on estimates from Spangler Center project managers William Barry & Son. Test your... View Details

14 Nov 2012
Research & Ideas

New Agenda for Corporate Accountability Reporting

How do you measure corporate accountability? And can you do it credibly? Since the financial crisis of 2008-2009, for-profit corporations are facing greater demand to disclose more than revenues and expenses on annual financial reports. In response, some are pointing... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Accounting; Energy; Utilities

05 Apr 2011
First Look

First Look: April 5

Limits to Network Effects Authors:Hann Hałaburda and Mikołaj Jan Piskorski Abstract We model conditions under which agents in two-sided matching markets rationally prefer a platform restricting choice rather than a platform that offers... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

09 Jun 2009
First Look

First Look: June 9

Working PapersSocial Influence Given (Partially) Deliberate Matching: Career Imprints in the Creation of Academic Entrepreneurs Authors:Pierre Azoulay, Christopher C. Liu, and Toby E. Stuart Abstract Actors often match with associates... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Mar 2015
News

An Exceptional Faculty of Scholars and Teachers

peer-to-peer mentoring, whether through teaching groups, by co-teaching, or from senior colleagues. Even as they progress in their careers, the focus on exceptional teaching remains a priority for faculty members at all levels. To match... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

11 Oct 2022
Research & Ideas

Shrinking the Racial Wealth Gap, One Mortgage at a Time

mortgage originations from 2012 to 2018 for loan performance data. They further parsed findings using US Census data and ZIP codes to match loan officers, mortgages, specific lenders, and applicants. The researchers View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services

01 Jun 2002
News

Ads Improve Consumer Decisions

advertising: the persuasive (building interest and awareness) and the informative (educating the consumer about product attributes). Separating these effects allowed Anand and Shachar to identify another, less-heartening reality for advertisers: When a View Details

Keywords: Laura Singleton (MBA 1988)

01 Aug 2002
News

Service Leadership Fellows

The School's inaugural group of Service Leadership Fellows gathered for a Class Day breakfast celebration. For students interested in working in social enterprises after graduation, the new program matches them with nonprofit and... View Details

13 Jun 2018
Sharpening Your Skills

That Costs HOW Much?

Retailers Match Their Own Prices Online and in Stores? For multichannel retailers, pricing strategy can be difficult to execute and confusing to shoppers. Research offers alternative approaches to getting the price right. How Would You... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail

09 Jan 2017
News

Role Model, Coach, Life Guide, and Cheerleader

experience. It took about a year for me to get matched, but when they finally matched me with Mike, we just instantly clicked. He was a very quiet kid, but a very sweet kid. Smart, athletic. He just had no father in his life; he had no... View Details

05 May 2015
Blog Post

See What's New on our Site

events that match your hiring needs Finding Student Clubs to partner with that are relevant to your target audience 2) Data & Statistics - The new data and statistics section provides a more interactive experience for those interested... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

22 Apr 2019
News

Keeping an Eye on Things

combating terrorism. “We are responsible for maintaining a gallery of biometric information and then performing the matching and the analysis, sometimes within milliseconds. And we do know that much of the work that we do verifying does... View Details

Keywords: Biometrics

04 Feb 2008
News

After Twenty Years, Rankings Remain Controversial

several years ago. Both advise prospective students that the rankings provide little useful information for matching one’s ambitions with a particular school’s program. Stepping into the fray, the Graduate Management Admission Council... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

11 Jun 2020
Blog Post

Know Your Audience - Recruiting HBS Students for Venture Capital

backgrounds are a better match for others. For some roles, it’s a combination of the two. With a large class size, venture capital firms can find the skill sets they need coupled with the drive and passion of students who will enter their... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital / Private Equity

Web

Teaching Resources - Business History

and Latin America also offer successful business history courses, few can match the extensive and lengthy investment made in history by Harvard Business School. Indeed, many of the world’s business schools still fail to teach any history... View Details

20 Jun 2013
News

Looking Ahead, Giving Back

and working with their classmates to increase participation," said Nate Kempner. That effort was very successful: Sections B, C, E, and J all achieved 100% participation. Referencing former HBS Fund Chair Michael Cronin's offer to match... View Details

01 Dec 2002
News

More than a Game

Serious fun: Old Boys returned from around the world for their annual match with the HBS Rugby Club Photography by Ben Staples It is said that soccer is a game for gentlemen played by barbarians, whereas rugby — a grueling physical... View Details

Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

19 Nov 2018
Sharpening Your Skills

E-Santa: Is Retail Ready for Digital Christmas?

brick-and-mortar shops: Shove your best deals to the back of the store. Should Retailers Match Their Own Prices Online and in Stores? For multichannel retailers, pricing strategy can be difficult to execute and confusing to shoppers. Can... View Details