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  • March 8, 2016
  • Article

Cognitive Fatigue Influences Students' Performance on Standardized Tests

By: Hans Henrik Sievertsen, F. Gino and Marco Piovesan
Using test data for all children attending Danish public schools between school years 2009–2010 and 2012–2013, we examine how the time of the test affects performance. Test time is determined by the weekly class schedule and computer availability at the school. We find... View Details
Keywords: Time Management; Education; Performance Evaluation; Education Industry; Denmark
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  • 02 May 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Four VCs on Evaluating Opportunities

the technologist are issues we try to avoid. Robert Simon Director, Alta Partners There are two schools of thought in evaluating new opportunities. In the first, the venture capitalist says, "I invest in people first and foremost.... View Details
Keywords: by Lauren Barley
  • September 2019 (Revised June 2021)
  • Case

Dove and Real Beauty: Building a Brand with Purpose

By: Mark R. Kramer, Myriam Sidibe and Gunjan Veda
Unilever subsidiary Dove soap became a "brand with a purpose" and created shared value when the company decided to launch a Campaign for Real Beauty to combat the artificial media-driven stereotype of female beauty that causes appearance anxiety in women and girls... View Details
Keywords: Stereotype; Body Image; Female; Self-Esteem; Brands and Branding; Mission and Purpose; Advertising Campaigns; Gender; Resource Allocation
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  • 23 Jul 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Sam Walton: Great From the Start

Walton. His flair was creating a lot of what Newport had precious little of, excitement. Walton was repeating his high school and college experiences, becoming the most popular man around. And there was what cannot have been the... View Details
Keywords: by Richard S. Tedlow; Retail
  • 14 Aug 2018
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 14, 2018

Abstract—Is racial heterogeneity responsible for the distressed financial conditions of U.S. central cities and for their limited ability to provide even basic public goods? If so, why? I study these questions in the context of the first... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • Research Summary

Building a Corporate Culture of Health

By: Robert S. Huckman
This stream of Professor Huckman's work involves developing and implementing a survey of U.S. corporations regarding their commitments to developing a “culture of health” aimed at improving well-being for employees, consumers, communities, and the environment. This... View Details
  • 08 May 2023
  • Research & Ideas

How Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric Crushed Crowdfunding for Minority Entrepreneurs

What does fearmongering about immigration have to do with crowdfunding new ideas on Kickstarter? For Black, Asian, and Hispanic entrepreneurs, such rhetoric can undermine fundraising efforts, making it even less likely that new ideas will come to fruition, argues... View Details
Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis
  • 10 Feb 2023
  • Research & Ideas

COVID-19 Lessons: Social Media Can Nudge More People to Get Vaccinated

Public health officials who took to social media to push people to get the COVID-19 vaccine may have wondered if they were screaming into a void. Over the course of the pandemic, health agencies around the world—ranging from the World... View Details
Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis; Health; Technology
  • 08 Mar 2021
  • In Practice

COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace. What Should Companies Do Now?

A year ago, COVID-19 forced many companies to send employees home—often with a laptop and a prayer. Now, with COVID cases subsiding and vaccinations rising, the prospect of returning to old office routines appears more possible. But will employees want to flock back to... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • July 1998
  • Supplement

Bell Atlantic in Union City

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter
In this pioneering project to wire a school for the Internet and put computers in students' homes, Bell Atlantic combined its need for a beta site for a technology trial with the school reform efforts of the Union City, New Jersey public schools, under the leadership... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Social Enterprise; Internet and the Web; Education; Business and Community Relations; Education Industry; New Jersey
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  • 17 Jan 2023
  • In Practice

8 Trends to Watch in 2023

As 2023 begins, businesses and employees face an uncertain economy and labor market, as the twin dilemmas of inflation and interest rates weigh on forecasts. Harvard Business School faculty share the top trends that they believe will shape the workplace and markets... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
  • 25 Jul 2023
  • Research & Ideas

Could a Business Model Help Big Pharma Save Lives and Profit?

medicine to people who need it. And you’re actually growing your business,” Samuel told The BiGS Fix in an interview. “You find that you started from nothing, and you end up cultivating a viable market.” Samuel, Harvard Business School... View Details
Keywords: by Esther Schrader; Pharmaceutical; Health
  • January 2004 (Revised April 2004)
  • Case

Excel Academy Charter Middle School, The

This case is set in the summer of 2002 in a recently approved charter middle school in Boston. The school's founders face a choice of compensation plans as they finalize the initial teaching team in the school. In particular, the founders are actively considering two... View Details
Keywords: Teaching; Performance; Compensation and Benefits; Boston
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  • October 2022
  • Case

EducationSuperHighway 2.0

By: William A. Sahlman, Allison M. Ciechanover and Emily Grandjean
In 2012, Evan Marwell launched EducationSuperHighway (ESH) to address a major problem: though most public K-12 schools in the US had access to the Internet, only roughly 30% had true broadband access that would enable every student to have high speed connectivity. ... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit Organizations; Social Entrepreneurship; Social Issues; Leading Change; Early Childhood Education; Infrastructure; Internet and the Web; Telecommunications Industry; Education Industry; Technology Industry; United States; San Francisco
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  • 04 Apr 2022
  • What Do You Think?

As Disney Board Chair, What Would You Advise CEO Bob Chapek Regarding 'Don’t Say Gay'?

Florida legislature, after several weeks of heated public controversy, passed and sent to Governor Ron DeSantis a Parental Rights in Education bill stating: “Classroom instruction by school personnel or... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 22 Mar 2022
  • Cold Call Podcast

How Etsy Found Its Purpose and Crafted a Turnaround

Keywords: Re: Ranjay Gulati; Technology; Retail
  • Research Summary

Cross-Sector Partnering

By: James E. Austin
This on-going research project is examining the motivations, dynamics, and effectiveness determinants of partnering between nonprofit organizations, businesses, and government entities. The first major output of the research focusing on nonprofits and businesses was... View Details
  • 30 Nov 2021
  • In Practice

What's the Role of Business in Confronting Climate Change?

The 26th annual United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties, also known as COP26, ended with a hard-fought pact that called on businesses and governments to meet their climate change goals faster. The event followed an August report by the Intergovernmental... View Details
Keywords: by Lynn Schenk and Dina Gerdeman
  • 20 Jun 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, June 20

Our new data help to address important questions related to innovation and long-run growth dynamics. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52130 Harvard Business School Case 517-108 Tequila Patrón Tequila... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 20 Jun 2023
  • Cold Call Podcast

Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover: Lessons in Strategic Change

Keywords: Re: Andy Wu; Technology

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