Data Generators - Publications - Faculty & Research

03 Dec 2012
HBS Case

HBS Cases: Against the Grain

earned and accrued by earlier generations of HBS graduates has endowed the current generation of HBS students with access to incredible opportunities; with these opportunities comes a great deal of... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Food & Beverage

Student-Profile

Dafna Bearson

that generate productive research collaborations. Taking courses in other disciplines enhances my skills in complementary fields such as data science.” Dafna also appreciates the chance to take ownership of... View Details

23 Jul 2013
First Look

First Look: July 23

Publications 2013 pub Does Social Connection Turn Good Deeds into Good Feelings?: On the Value of Putting the 'Social' in Prosocial Spending By: Aknin, Lara B., Elizabeth W. Dunn, Gillian M. Sandstrom, and Michael I. Norton Abstract—When are the emotional benefits of... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

28 Apr 2021
Blog Post

Alumni Spotlight: Cissy Chen (MBA 2019)

generally used one in particular), and I reviewed the ratings that were given. More often than not, the ratings would give very limited information on what needed to be done to improve the overall rating, but rather would talk about... View Details

01 Dec 2011
News

Making the Case for Leadership

about the up-and-coming general manager of Nickelodeon Latin America. “I was interested in the entertainment industry and globalization,” Hill recalls. “The article was about the business, not how she led.” So how did “Taran Swan at... View Details

31 Aug 2020
Research & Ideas

State and Local Governments Peer Into the Pandemic Abyss

researchers noticed. Using data from the monthly Current Population Survey (CPS) by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, they were able to tie a government's level of sales tax dependence directly to the number of layoffs it made in April,... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

13 Apr 2016
Research Event

What Does 'Diversity' Really Mean?

Holmes said. Data compiled by Google, Yahoo, Twitter, and Pinterest in 2014 showed that the number of female workers at those companies was typically 30 percent or less of the staff and that the number of black and Hispanic employees was... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

21 Apr 2014
Research & Ideas

Bio-Piracy: When Western Firms Usurp Eastern Medicine

the EPO and USPTO.) The professors discovered a significant shift in the nature of herbal patents. Before the introduction of the data library, herbal patents tended to focus purely on natural herbs. In the years after the introduction of... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Legal Services; Biotechnology

15 Aug 2005
Research & Ideas

The Founding CEO’s Dilemma: Stay or Go?

achieve their goals. I've been especially interested in the pattern of succession in many entrepreneurial firms—specifically, that many founders are replaced by "professional" CEOs early in the life of the venture. My data shows... View Details

22 Aug 2024
Research & Ideas

Reading the Financial Crisis Warning Signs: Credit Markets and the 'Red-Zone'

to ask overall, are we in a credit bubble? The answer is no, according to the data that we know right now. Layne: So, you don't really see a bubble and burst happening just yet. But you seem to be saying that policymakers should keep an... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Banking

30 Apr 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, April 30, 2019

distinct geographic markets, we show that such combinations can reduce competition among merging hospitals for inclusion in insurers' networks, leading to higher prices (or lower-quality care). Using data on hospital mergers from 1996 to... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

25 Aug 2003
Research & Ideas

Should You Sell Your Digital Privacy?

It's a startling idea: Instead of relying on regulators to protect our privacy against telemarketers, data miners, and consumer companies, we should capitalize on the value of our personal information and get something of value in return.... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls & Sean Silverthorne; Advertising

14 May 2019
Research & Ideas

Ethics Bots and Other Ways to Move Your Code of Business Conduct Beyond Puffery

wrote. “They are too general to cause a reasonable investor to rely upon them.” That’s typical of the way that many people and even employees view codes of conduct, says Eugene F. Soltes, Jakurski Family Associate Professor of Business... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

01 Aug 2008
What Do You Think?

Has the Time Come for “Stretch” in Management?

schedules slip and targets are missed...." Above all, leadership is generally thought to be critical to the successful application of stretch. Edward Hare reminded us that "the essence of great management, leadership even, is... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

27 Feb 2007
First Look

First Look: February 27, 2007

of collective action. While the available evidence is generally consistent with these theories, there is a dearth of quality evidence. Moreover, a large part of the variation in access to public goods seems to have nothing to do with the... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Dec 2020
News

New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books

Alumni Books Smarter Together: How Communities Are Shaping the Next Revolution in Business By Rob Bernshteyn (MBA 2001) Greenleaf Book Group Press Driving value today requires information. Lots of information. Most of us are becoming good at distilling the View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

Web

Winners & Success Stories | New Venture Competition

has become the leading player in the wireless data services arena in Brazil. SW has successfully concluded 2 rounds of financing, its main investors including Softbank, Intel Capital, Ericsson and Pactual (Brazil’s largest investment... View Details

23 Jul 2024
In Practice

The New Rules of Trade with China: Navigating Tariffs, Turmoil, and Opportunities

example, 2021 transaction-level trade data from Vietnam shows that most bicycle tires imported from China went to a manufacturer in Ho Chi Minh City, whereas most bicycle tire exports to the US were made by tire manufacturers in a... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Manufacturing; Retail; Fashion; Industrial Products; Consumer Products; Steel; Transportation; Telecommunications

30 Apr 2024
Blog Post

IFC India: Urban Adaptation in a Changing World

Camp and Marol Park—to gather data on cost-effective adaptation strategies and drive future investments. Indeed, in most developing economies, there is limited local data available on climate solutions and,... View Details

01 Jun 2006
News

One-on-One with Tom Oreck

Katrina knocked out operations at the New Orleans headquarters and the Long Beach plant, pushing the business to the brink. Advanced planning saved vital data and operations, but Oreck credits employees with actually saving the company.... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores; Retail Trade

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