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October 2017 (Revised July 2018)
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Data Science at Target

By: Srikant M. Datar and Caitlin N. Bowler

Paritosh Desai joined Target.com in 2013 as VP of Business Intelligence, Analytics & Testing to explore how the retailer could use its relatively small but thriving e-commerce arm to drive sales and win customers. The case explores the technological and organizational... View Details

Keywords: Data Science; Analytics and Data Science; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Competitive Strategy; Problems and Challenges; Innovation Leadership

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Data Science for Managers

By: Chiara Farronato

This new course is taught as a required course in the first year MBA curriculum as of a.y. 2023-2024. It provides students with the foundations of data science to become effective data-driven managers. The course covers the basics of visualization, statistical and... View Details

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Science-Based Business and the Business of Science

By: H. Kent Bowen

Science and technology can provide strategic advantage to companies' through differentiated products and processes. The focus of our research is on unusually productive and creative labs that are the sources of breakthroughs that create platforms for sustained... View Details

24 Aug 2017
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Building Businesses around Breakthrough Science

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Introduction to Data Science for Business

July 2020
Case

Applying Data Science and Analytics at P&G

By: Srikant M. Datar, Sarah Mehta and Paul Hamilton

Set in December 2019, this case explores how P&G has applied data science and analytics to cut costs and improve outcomes across its business units. The case provides an overview of P&G’s approach to data management and governance, and reviews the challenges associated... View Details

Keywords: Data Science; Analytics; Analysis; Information; Information Management; Information Types; Innovation and Invention; Strategy; Analytics and Data Science; Consumer Products Industry; United States; Ohio

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Jul 03 2014
Testimonial

Appreciating the Science of Business

07 Dec 2016
HBS Seminar

New Business from New Science

23 Aug 2016
News

Harvard Business School Announces 2016 Kaplan Life Sciences Fellows

09 Dec 2015
HBS Seminar

New Business From New Science

25 Jun 2019
Blog Post

Learning the Language of Business and Science – The MS/MBA Biotechnology: Life Sciences Program

misalignments can lead to inefficiencies that waste money and slow the development of important treatments. While the science-business gap in biotechnology poses a significant challenge, it also presents an opportunity. Professionals who understand the language of... View Details

22 Jan 2008
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Harvard Business School Announces Life Sciences Fellowship Fund

17 Sep 2008
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Harvard Business School Names New Life Sciences Fellows

04 Sep 2019
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Impact: Where Science and Business Intersect

and the Harvard Innovation Labs—is seeking to deepen the understanding of the complex challenges and exciting opportunities in the life sciences, and to train and develop those who will be leaders in this arena. These efforts put HBS at the nexus of View Details