Code Of Conduct - Publications - Faculty & Research

28 Aug 2006
Research & Ideas

Online Match-Making with Virtual Dates

Literally millions of people have found dates through online match-making services, so who says the Internet is isolating? The problem for many users, however, is that initial matches are often imperfect—even frustrating—because the... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Publishing

24 Sep 2007
Research & Ideas

The FDA: What Will the Next 100 Years Bring?

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which was created by the passage of the 1906 Federal Food and Drugs Act, regulates companies and industries accounting for one-quarter of all consumer spending, roughly... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Biotechnology; Consumer Products; Food & Beverage; Health

02 Apr 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, April 2, 2019

comment-letter reviews (CLs) on firms’ financial reporting. We exploit a major change in the SEC’s disclosure policy: in 2004, the SEC decided to make its CLs publicly available. Using a novel dataset of CLs, we analyze the capital-market... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

01 Sep 2014
News

HBS Faculty Explore Ideas Around the World

conducted for the case. He learned that although ANA is one of the world’s most pro table airlines, a majority of its revenues come from the domestic market, which is shrinking... View Details

Keywords: faculty research

11 Oct 2022
Research & Ideas

Shrinking the Racial Wealth Gap, One Mortgage at a Time

Hiring more minority loan officers could help people of color secure significantly more home loans and address one of the biggest factors driving the racial wealth gap, new research finds. In the... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services

09 May 2018
Research & Ideas

A Simple Way for Restaurant Inspectors to Improve Food Safety

Americans could avoid food poisoning each year simply by reducing the number of establishments an inspector visits on a single day. Often, inspectors will cluster their schedule to conduct inspections on two... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Food & Beverage; Service

07 Feb 2019
News

New Charter School CEO Debuts Colorful Changes

announce a new easing of dress code regulations. Jones started in the role late last year after the previous CEO exited abruptly after investigations found that he had engaged in a “pattern View Details

09 Oct 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, October 9, 2018

should move beyond salary and traditional cash rewards to place greater emphasis on non-pecuniary, tangible and intangible rewards and recognition initiatives. We further highlight the importance of aligning rewards with universal... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

26 Jan 2024
Blog Post

Hiring at HBS: How Summer Interns Make an Impact at Emerson Collective

deeply into different spaces,” said Lichter. Lichter also notes that the HBS network can be instrumental in helping interns add value. Students have successfully tapped into the potential of the HBS network to build connections that... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

26 Nov 2019
News

Predicting Financial Market Bubbles and Crises in Real-time

creation of the Behavioral and Financial Stability Project. Researchers have conducted groundbreaking research on bank capital and liquidity management, the nature of bank runs... View Details

Keywords: Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

25 Feb 2002
Research & Ideas

The Country Effect: Does Location Matter?

ways." The researchers used professional research firms to conduct interviews with some 500 large firms in major Asian industrial cities. Deshpandé said the work has been criticized in some quarters. At one conference, Deshpandé was... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Dec 2005
News

Baker’s back

All photos by Webb Chappell From the Charles River, the newly renovated Baker Library looks very much as it has for the past seventy-some years — stately columns, enormous windows, the signature bell tower. But a closer inspection reveals a few subtle changes. The back... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; Construction of Buildings; Construction of Buildings; Construction of Buildings; Construction of Buildings

03 Feb 2003
Research & Ideas

Web Services

coding over a new solution." Using a common code base to build applications that automate repetitive tasks is key to serving the needs of various business partners. The... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Service

16 May 2017
First Look

First Look at New Ideas and Research, May 16

Performance By: Li, Shelley Xin, and Tatiana Sandino Abstract—Many service organizations empower frontline employees to experiment with different ways to meet diverse customer needs across different locations. We conducted a field... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty

21 Mar 2011
Research & Ideas

Are We Thinking Too Little, or Too Much?

The most captivating item in Michael Norton's office is a Star Wars The Force Trainer, a toy that allows would-be Jedi warriors to levitate a Ping-Pong ball within a tube using only the power of focused thinking. Norton, a marketing... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

17 Jul 2012
First Look

First Look: July 17

ideas about improvement opportunities. However, the hypothesized link between WalkRounds -based programs and performance has not been rigorously examined in a set of randomly selected hospitals. Objective: To fill this research gap, we... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

20 Feb 2008
First Look

First Look: February 20, 2008

potential American demand for prize-linked savings accounts, an account that awards prizes as part of the saving product's return. In October 2006, Centra Credit Union launched a prize-linked savings pilot. As part View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

18 Jan 2017
Blog Post

The Latino Community at HBS

body and the Harvard community at large. Developing partnerships with other affinity groups, helping support admissions and outreach events, and cultivating a support network for Latino students are just a few of the initiatives LASO... View Details

17 Mar 2009
First Look

First Look: March 17, 2009

for-profit software companies. Linux is open source (all code is made available for redistribution by anyone) and harnesses the collective power of thousands of... View Details