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Alice Yang

applied for a position with the organization, and in the summer of 2003, became Farmer’s research assistant. “It was just before Tracy Kidder’s bestselling book, Mountains Beyond Mountains, was published. PIH was still relatively small –... View Details

09 Nov 2010
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First Look: November 9, 2010

presents the results of a study that investigated the use of the underdog effect in marketing. The idea of triumphing over disadvantages by impassioned determination is said to be a powerfully positive image, which can lead consumers to choose a brand over its larger... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

12 May 2008
Research & Ideas

Accounting Information as Political Currency

Corporate donations to political campaigns reveal a lot about mutual back-scratching in the political and business arenas. Now new research from Harvard Business School reveals that corporate giving may consist of more than monetary... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

12 May 2015
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"Every Day at HBS is a Gift"

method derives most of its value from learning from your peers The general management curriculum means almost everyone is going to have at least one class they find easy and at least one class they struggle with, so there’s an incentive... View Details

25 Jul 2006
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First Look: July 25, 2006

vector of state variables describing investment opportunities, with coefficients that are a function of the investment horizon. We apply our method to the optimal portfolio choice problem of an investor who can choose between value and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Staff Directory | Baker Library

embracing new research methods and reducing the barriers between the scholar and the research content they need for their scholarship or teaching. Before joining the Harvard... View Details

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Fly-by-Night Firms and the Market for Product Reviews

By: Gerald R. Faulhaber and Dennis A. Yao

This paper presents a model that permits third-party information provision in a market characterized by information asymmetries and reputation formation. The model is used to examine how the market for information provision affects prices and supply in the primary... View Details

Keywords: Markets; Reputation; SWOT Analysis; Mathematical Methods; Price Bubble; Inflation and Deflation; Duopoly and Oligopoly; Cost; Information; Quality; Price; Competitive Advantage; Information Industry

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26 Jan 2004
Research & Ideas

What Developing-World Companies Teach Us About Innovation

capitalists to fund big bets on technology, research universities that mint PhDs, and a clear legal framework that protects intellectual property. In stark contrast, companies in developing countries lack these advantages. But does this... View Details

Keywords: by Donald N. Sull, Alejandro Ruelas-Gossi & Martin Escobari

January 2000
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Basic Statistics from the World Bank's World Development Report 1998/1999

By: Julio J. Rotemberg

Supplements National Income Accounting and The Origins of National Income Accounting. View Details

Keywords: Business Organization; History; Earnings Management; Financial Institutions; International Finance; International Accounting; Business Earnings; Mathematical Methods; Reports; Economic Growth; Commercial Banking; Financial Services Industry

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22 Apr 2008
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First Look: April 22, 2008

business strategy is closely tied to its research strategy, which emphasizes extensive internal discovery and development capabilities leading to organic growth along with explicit external alliances and collaborations to supplement its... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

26 Jun 2000
Research & Ideas

Presentation Round-Up

get out of the way. But we also have to be prepared. Where the market fails to provide the service, we have to step in." Genes On The Web In a discussion moderated by HBS Professor Josh Lerner, participants in the panel on "Genes on the Web" emphasized the positive... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace & Kenneth Liss; Technology; Communications; Telecommunications

03 Mar 2017
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Big Blue’s Big Bet

doctors treating the woman. Watson had already ingested millions of oncology papers and volumes of leukemia data from research institutes around the world. Now, the doctors in Tokyo fed Watson the woman’s genetic information, hoping it... View Details

Keywords: Paul Kix; illustrations by Dan Page

27 May 2014
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Crowdsourcing the Capitalist's Dilemma

the normal academic method of doing research that I will never do that again," says Christensen. "Every time I do research I am going to do crowdsourcing from our alumni." The... View Details

Keywords: April White; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

04 Oct 2024
In Practice

Research-Based Advice for the Seasonally Overwhelmed and Schedule Challenged

more meaningful priorities at work and at home. As we begin the last quarter of 2024, Harvard Business School faculty experts provide research-based methods to deepen the quality of both working and personal lives. Their recommendations... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

06 Mar 2013
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Who Should Manage Our Work Time?

management to the wrong kinds of tasks. As he put it, " in places where creative solutions are needed time management or micro management is a difficult concept to grasp." Francis Wade said that "Our research reveals that... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

17 Sep 2024
Blog Post

The International Experience at HBS: Zoe Sun (MBA 2024)

emphasis on educating global leaders. I attended a few events organized by the HBS Hong Kong and Shanghai Research Centers before applying. Knowing that I would have a dynamic and large alumni base no matter where I ended up post-MBA was... View Details

01 Dec 2018
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Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2018

Education For many investors, alpha—risk-adjusted returns above benchmarks—is akin to the Holy Grail, particularly challenging to achieve even with a sound strategy. The author reveals the principles and methods employed in her investment... View Details

01 Jun 2017
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Six Receive 2017 HBS Alumni Achievement Award

business strategy takes care of itself.” It’s a philosophy that has taken him from the research firm he founded at 26 to the chairmanship of Atlantic Media. When I grow up: “When I was 13 years old, I read Advise and Consent about the US... View Details

01 Mar 2025
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Alumni and Faculty Books

impressions; methods for optimizing communication productivity; how to build strong relationships at a distance; ways to win negotiations and solve conflicts from behind a screen, and more. With enlightening stories, interviews with top... View Details

25 Jun 2019
Research & Ideas

The Powerful Strategic Tool Companies Should Not Try to Control

additional sources of innovation beyond their research and development can set up simple methods for harnessing user feedback. Traditionally, a company might offer a suggestion box to engage users, but... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

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