Testing - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2022
News

Vision: Into the Breach

large, established carriers, which write policies to cover cyberattacks but do little to preempt them, At-Bay takes a preventive approach to cyber insurance. Before signing up a new policyholder, the company performs non-intrusive penetration View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand

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Daniel Sheyner

industry, "Private Equity Industry & Interview Guide"—offering everything from sample leveraged buyout modeling tests to typical recruiter questions—was released this summer. (Penned as part of an independent study with... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital / Private Equity; Financial Services; Investment Management / Hedge Fund

01 Dec 2018
News

Ready, Set, Launch

product that they know will resonate. Photo courtesy of Eric Grosse Photo courtesy of Eric Grosse “Starting a new company is the ultimate test of passion, determination, and persistence. Passion is an especially important energy source to... View Details

24 Sep 2024
Research & Ideas

Why Small Businesses Deserve More Credit

study with Deniz Aydin, an assistant professor at Washington University in St. Louis’s Olin Business School. Test case in Turkey To test how small firms manage and use their debt, Aydin and Kim turned to... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services; Banking

20 Nov 2017
Blog Post

A Summer Internship with the International Rescue Committee

was to focus not on the feasibility of the solution but on the attractiveness. With a full portfolio of potential solutions we set back out into the field, creating rudimentary prototypes to elicit reactions directly from refugees and IRC caseworkers. When View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

27 Feb 2012
Research & Ideas

When Researchers Cheat (Just a Little)

best chance of producing surprisingly common results. The higher the score, the larger the donation to charity. John says that ideally, participants' answers would have been tested against evidence showing that they had actually... View Details

Keywords: by Katie Johnston; Education

24 Apr 2019
Blog Post

2019 New Venture Competition Student and Alumni Journeys

Enterprise Track provides an opportunity for eligible graduate students across Harvard University to explore social entrepreneurship and test ideas for social innovation in a rigorous and supportive environment. Social Enterprise Track... View Details

01 Jun 2016
News

Research Brief: The High Cost of Election Expectations

perfect laboratory to test initiatives designed to improve both. Eager to showcase the country’s strengthened commitment to democracy, Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) partnered with Assistant Professor... View Details

Keywords: Erin Peterson

02 Mar 2016
Blog Post

HBS FIELD - A Sneak Peek Into Retail

partner and they allowed us to test our ideas in one of their highest grossing stores, which was a highlight of the trip for me. Our prototype solutions were a success and during our final presentation the company agreed to try some of... View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail

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Kendall Brinker

made products that inspire as much passion as cars," Kendall notes. As an active member of the Automotive Club, she gets access to events many others would envy. "We got to test drive Lamborghinis at a local dealership,"... View Details

01 Mar 2012
News

Making Finance Personal

there’s one thing I’ve learned in business, it’s the power of rapid-fire experimentation: enabling your team to test, rapidly change, iterate, and test again. Run experiments with customers and let them vote, instead of relying on the... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management; Computer Systems Design and Related Services; Professional Services

17 Dec 2015
News

Applying Strategy Concepts In Innovative Ways Through Technology

tools that they’ve seen in the course. We can have a case discussion to determine whether ideas are reasonable or not, but there’s no way for us to test them in the classroom. In the simulation, students have to make choices and then... View Details

01 Sep 2014
News

The Next Lessons

significant developments Khan cited is a new partnership with the College Board, a nonprofit that helps prepare students for college through standardized test preparation and other programs. “The College Board has recognized that there... View Details

Keywords: William Weber

01 Sep 2013
News

Pens Down

Illustration by Dan Page In May, on the eve of the HBS application season, MBA Admissions director Dee Leopold (MBA 1980) announced a change for Class of 2016 hopefuls. There would be only one essay question: In addition to your résumé, View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

30 Oct 2007
First Look

First Look: October 30, 2007

Quarterly 52, no. 3 (September 2007) Abstract Analyzing data on utility patents from 1975 to 2002 in the careers of 35,400 collaborative inventors, this study examines the influence of brokered versus cohesive collaborative social structures on an individual's... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

2008
Article

Entrepreneurial Ventures and Whole-body Donations: A Regional Perspective from the United States

By: Michel Anteby and Mikell Hyman

Human cadavers are crucial to medical science. While the debate on how to secure sufficient cadavers has focused primarily on donors' behaviors, procuring organizations' roles in increasing donations remain less explored. The United States offers a unique setting in... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Behavior; Programs; Nonprofit Organizations; Business Ventures; Health Testing and Trials; Demand and Consumers; Supply Chain; For-Profit Firms; Organizations; Training; United States

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20 May 2014
First Look

First Look: May 20

executive officer, on a visit to Pola's head office in Tokyo, heard news of critical comments about the company and animal testing in a Facebook post from a group in South Australia where the brand had been founded as a small biodynamic... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

10 Oct 2007
Research & Ideas

“Blank” Inside: Branding Ingredients

with the first test flight not even scheduled until May 2008. In addition to being built from composite materials rather than aluminum and, therefore, more fuel efficient, the plane's design includes many in-cabin innovations—including... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch; Aerospace; Consumer Products

26 Feb 2025
Blog Post

Exploring value-based care: My summer internship with Main Street Health

my career, and I came away with three major lessons: Pilots are an opportunity to test hypothesis – and gather data to validate their success (or failure). Pivot quickly depending on the results. It is vital to foster a culture... View Details

Keywords: Health Care

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Tuce Zengin Van den Eynde

item menu that would help facilitate rapid growth through a drive-in retail model. FIELD 3, Tuce observes, “pushes you to see how entrepreneurs work. It gives you a sense of what it would be like to build a business from scratch and teaches you how to View Details

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