Public Data - Publications - Faculty & Research

04 Apr 2016
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Data Collection is the Ultimate Public Good

16 May 2018
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How Companies Can Use the Data They Collect to Further the Public Good

01 Jun 2023
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Bridging the ESG Data Gap

Megan Murday The idea for a digital platform to help venture capitalists calculate, benchmark, and improve portfolio ESG performance crystallized while Megan Murday (MBA 2021) was studying at HBS. Now the CEO of the software startup Metric, she says that “investors... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

05 Aug 2015
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Mobilizing the Public to Fight Bribery

lets people report on the nature, number, pattern, types, location, frequency, and values of bribes and then uses that data to lobby the government. He initially wanted to franchise the site for use in the Philippines, but during a summer... View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government

27 Apr 2021
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Harvard, UCLA Researchers Use AI to Analyze Passion in Public Speaking

12 Feb 2015
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How Yelp Can Help

Keywords: Yelp; social media; government policy; big data; public accountability; Government

01 Dec 1999
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The Way You See It

was mixed. On the negative side, alumni were five times more likely to see public confidence in government as "the same or worse" in 2025 compared with today. Both older and younger alumni saw "values/morality" and "rich/poor disparity"as... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons. Data collection by Ericka Webb.

01 Dec 2020
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In the Zone

field.” Metrics have always grounded HCZ’s operations; the organization gathers data across 600 areas to track annual results, from participation rates to academic performance to risky behaviors. In 2017, 97 percent of HCZ seniors went on... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; nonprofit management; urban development; leadership; public education; Educational Services