Matching - Publications - Faculty & Research

27 Jan 2016
Research & Ideas

A Politician's Investment Portfolio Might Tip Off Corruption Potential

bonds, a standard measurement used by investment firms. He then matched the data against instances of wrongdoing covering a six-year period. The more the portfolio balance tipped toward stocks, the greater the chance of trouble.... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland

12 Dec 2012
Research & Ideas

Book Excerpt: Strength in Numbers

with matching funds from nonprofit organizations and the government, they are able to prod the listening public into contributing sufficient funds to sustain the public good. “The point is not that coordination is easy, or automatic. But... View Details

Keywords: Re: Gunnar Trumbull

13 Dec 2011
First Look

First Look: Dec. 13

Internet channel to a retail store channel should produce different effects than adding a retail store to the Internet channel. To test our theory, we analyze a unique data set from a high-end retailer using matching methods. Unlike... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

28 Aug 2006
Research & Ideas

Online Match-Making with Virtual Dates

Literally millions of people have found dates through online match-making services, so who says the Internet is isolating? The problem for many users, however, is that initial matches are often imperfect—even frustrating—because the... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Publishing

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How One Coffee Shop Is Brewing Change for Business and Society | Working Knowledge

“If you match the person to the task, they are extraordinary workers,” Ruback says. “They’re loyal. They show up on time. They’re careful. When taught a routine about how to do things in a clean and safe way in a restaurant setting, they... View Details

01 Dec 2020
News

A New Approach to Contact Tracing

surveillance. It was then, and is now, a matter of using personal data to secure public health. That raises both its promise and its perils, and the leadership task is to navigate the balance.” MORE STORIES ABOUT IMPACT: The Digital Transformation of Health Care... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie; Government

01 Mar 2010
News

How to Spur Prosperity

they’ve shown a willingness to think in new ways about energy and to consider longer-term strategies such as using immigration to support scientific and technical advances. But what’s needed with clean tech is a rational, well-defined funding process, with View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Administration of Economic Programs; Government

07 Jul 2009
First Look

First Look: July 7

Working PapersConsistency and Monotonicity in One-Sided Assignment Problems Authors:Bettina Klaus and Alexandru Nichifor Abstract One-sided assignment problems combine important features of two well-known matching models. First, as in... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

18 Oct 2018
Research & Ideas

How to Use Free Shipping as a Competitive Weapon

media creator for Harvard Business School Working Knowledge. Related Reading: Should Retailers Match Their Own Prices Online and in Stores? Behavioral Economists Can Make You a Healthier Consumer and Smarter Marketer Research Paper: The... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Retail

10 Oct 2018
Research & Ideas

The Legacy of Boaty McBoatface: Beware of Customers Who Vote

percent. In fact, participants’ satisfaction didn’t match the “feedback” condition until after they were given 50 percent or more input. “As soon as firms introduce voting, they are implying a different relationship: ‘We are working... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Advertising

04 Apr 2018
Op-Ed

Op-Ed: Why Private Investors Must Fund 'New Nuclear' Power Right Now

Drbouz In June 2016, I gave a TED Talk called We Need Nuclear Power to Solve Climate Change. The talk discussed the world’s realistic options for reducing fossil CO2 emissions soon enough to contain climate change’s more severe effects. To my surprise, that talk has... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph Lassiter; Energy; Green Technology

28 Oct 2013
Research & Ideas

Book Excerpt: The Good Struggle: Responsible Leadership in an Unforgiving World

analysis is possible, commit to moving in a particular direction, carefully plan the immediate next steps, work hard to learn from execution and experiment, seize opportunities along the way, and be prepared to recalibrate an organization's efforts, again and again, to... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph L. Badaracco

24 May 2004
Research & Ideas

Becoming an Ethical Negotiator

have to decide what you owe them (if anything) in terms of fairness, candor, and use of pressure tactics. Whatever poster or credo you may hang on the wall doesn't mean very much if your actions don't really match those values. My... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

08 Dec 2021
Blog Post

The Drive to Succeed: Silvio Memme (MBA 2020) of OMERS Ventures and His Career Switch into Venture Capital

seeking out candidates, Memme’s story is a prime example of how candidates with varied backgrounds can be an ideal match for your open roles when given the opportunity. Memme’s engineering background allows him to have fruitful... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital

01 Dec 2020
News

Digital Health Care: Empowering Consumers

consumers have a voice. These new technologies have empowered consumers to monitor and manage their own diseases. MORE STORIES ABOUT IMPACT: The Digital Transformation of Health Care A New Approach to Contact Tracing Finding the Right Patient-Provider View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Jun 2003
News

John Read

can’t match a conversation with a young person who has had his or her eyes opened to their own potential. To be able to talk to those kids who have gone on an Outward Bound course with some fear and questioning and to see their burgeoning... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; Outward Bound; Arts, Sports, Language, Driving, and Other Schools; Educational Services

18 Oct 2021
Blog Post

Embracing Activism for Social Change

small businesses confronting unprecedented challenges, she and classmate Amina Edwards (MBA 2020) launched “MBAs Fight COVID-19” to match distressed business owners with students offering pro bono consulting help. “MBAs across the country... View Details

20 Mar 2017
Book

Why Companies Are Placing Users at the Core of Their Innovation Strategies

number of companies are placing users at the core of their business strategies. Take MUJI, a leading Japanese design retailer, which has created a range of products designed by customers including a car, light fixtures, and sofas. The company has combined... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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Crafting Your Life: The First 10 Years Post MBA - Course Catalog

alumni or use the LIFE Connect tool developed for this course to match you with alumni that are prepared to talk about the topics you are hoping to discuss. The LIFE Interview Guide and Notebook is where you will capture your preparation... View Details

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Europe - Global Activities 2021

continues to escalate—between 2011 and 2019 alone, more than 6 million people applied for asylum in the European Union. But in writing what would become the chosen paper—an examination of the online platform Just Arrived, which matched... View Details

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