FIELD - Publications - Faculty & Research

19 Jun 2014
Working Paper Summaries

Wisdom or Madness? Comparing Crowds with Expert Evaluation in Funding the Arts

Keywords: by Ethan R. Mollick & Ramana Nanda

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Dissertation

Enterprise Risk Management in Action

By: Anette Mikes

The new Basel regulatory initiatives and a burgeoning risk management literature signify the rise of enterprise risk management (ERM) in the financial services sector. However, very little is known of the roles that risk management plays in organizations and how it... View Details

Keywords: Banks and Banking; Risk Management; Practice; Governance Controls; Value; Strategy; Financial Services Industry

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24 Nov 2015
Blog Post

What is an HBS MyTake?

your favorite MyTakes with us? Of course! While some are quite private, we have some really outstanding stories that I can't help but share. One of my classmates told a story of how her high school track and field coach really pushed and... View Details

30 Aug 2018
Blog Post

My Difficult Decision to Leave Google for HBS

brilliant classmate and neighbor who lived across the hall from me in Soldiers Field Park. Tim and I quickly became friends and constantly brainstormed entrepreneurial ideas. Between my entrepreneurial second-year course load, a budding... View Details

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Why HBS? - Doctoral

HBS doctoral students develop meaningful relationships with students in other HBS PhD programs, as well as with PhD students from across the university. As one of the world’s great academic centers, Boston offers opportunities to collaborate with leading scholars... View Details

19 Apr 2023
News

A Kick Start for Latin American Startups

by the traditional market and sells food baskets at a fraction of the cost of "perfect" produce. As the first female-funded VC firm in the region, MAYA Capital also is creating cultural change as an organization. "We want to bring diversity to the VC View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

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Invention of the Polarizer - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

crystals, called herapathite, were too small and expensive to create a useful material. Land's breakthrough came in 1928 when he discovered that with a magnetic field he could align microscopic crystals suspended with a lacquer solution... View Details

10 Apr 2012
First Look

First Look: April 10

Ariely Publication:Health Affairs 31 (February 2012) Abstract Policies that mandate calorie labeling in fast-food and chain restaurants have had little or no observable impact on calorie consumption to date. In three field experiments, we... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

Research Summary

Overview

By: Vincent Pons

Professor Pons studies questions in political economy and development with the goal of understanding how democratic systems function, and how they can be improved.

He decomposes the electoral cycle into four essential steps: the factors affecting voter... View Details

23 Jul 2012
Research & Ideas

The Power of Conversational Leadership

teams can share success stories from the field via public video blogs, which journalists and customers may consider more authentic and more useful than slick marketing material. Furthermore, besides meeting with sales teams, customers... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

30 Nov 2022
Research & Ideas

Recruiters: Highlight Your Company’s Diversity, Not Just Perks and Pay

11-week-long field experiment in 2021 with 178,862 customers of Zippia, a career service agency. Customers seeking job postings received an email containing several recommended positions and basic information about the jobs, including... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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Technology & Operations Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Fit Information in Online Retail: Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment” with Santiago Gallino. Gary P. Pisano : Winner of the first Clayton M. Christensen Prize in 2020 for his Harvard Business Review article “The Hard Truth about... View Details

26 Mar 2024
Blog Post

IFC India: Financing the Climate Transition in India

Professor Vikram Gandhi’s Immersive Field Course (IFC) “Development while Decarbonizing: India’s Path to Net-Zero" delved into the critical aspect of decarbonization and sustainability goals amid India's rapid development. The course... View Details

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Contact Us - Social Impact Collaboratory

Contact Us Contact Us If you are interested in learning more about Social Impact Collaboratory, please fill out the form below. *All fields required. Your Name* Preferred Email Address* Your Affiliation* Inquiry* View Details

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John H. McArthur | About

through the School’s ranks—teaching courses in corporate finance and related fields in several HBS programs, engaging in research and course development in Europe and North America, and holding a range of important administrative... View Details

01 Dec 2018
News

In My Humble Opinion: Growth Investor

dirt roads. His excellence on the field was due to his preparation in the off-season.” First job: An independent video store. “I loved that job because I love the power of storytelling. I always wanted to tell customers about an amazing... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

08 Feb 2023
Op-Ed

Building an Inclusive Workplace? Prepare to Shield It from Economic Fears

familiar." The remote and hybrid work that rose up during the pandemic helped break down these boundaries. Virtual meeting and collaboration platforms helped level the playing field by increasing meeting access and giving voices equal... View Details

Keywords: by Hise O. Gibson and Nicole Gilmore

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Bibliography – The Human Relations Movement – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

Administration, 1966. Roethlisberger, Fritz Jules. The Elusive Phenomena: an Autobiographical Account of My Work in the Field of Organizational Behavior at the Harvard Business School . Boston: Division of Research, Graduate School of... View Details

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Research & Development, Project Code SX-70 - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

Education Alumni Baker Library Historical Collections MORE EXHIBITS HOME RESEARCH LINKS POLAROID FILMS SITE CREDITS “The transfer from the field of polarized light to the field of photography was for us all... View Details

24 Sep 2019
Blog Post

Launching a Career in Clean Energy

great experiences for building relationships. I know the Energy and Environment Club is very active and would obviously be a great way to make connections in the field and meet other students who are interested in renewables. What... View Details

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