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- 12 Mar 2021
- News
My Favorite Case
expressed extremely negative views about people in her community, she wonders whether the company is the right place for her. Should she meet with the CEO to share her experience, or continue to conceal her sexual orientation while working at Verizon? This was the only... View Details
- 22 Nov 2004
- Research & Ideas
Side Effects: The Case of Propecia
the wives or barbers of balding men? All these issues and more faced Tom Casola, who in 1997 was heading the Propecia marketing effort for the drug maker Merck & Co. The case was discussed by audience members at the 5th Annual Alumni... View Details
- Article
The Importance of Being Causal
By: Iavor I Bojinov, Albert Chen and Min Liu
Causal inference is the study of how actions, interventions, or treatments affect outcomes of interest. The methods that have received the lion’s share of attention in the data science literature for establishing causation are variations of randomized experiments.... View Details
Keywords: Causal Inference; Observational Studies; Cross-sectional Studies; Panel Studies; Interrupted Time-series; Instrumental Variables
Bojinov, Iavor I., Albert Chen, and Min Liu. "The Importance of Being Causal." Harvard Data Science Review 2.3 (July 30, 2020).
- April 1976 (Revised September 1996)
- Background Note
Use of Cases in Management Education
Briefly describes the process of case writing, the general nature of cases, and the advantages to students of learning by the case method. An approach to studying a case, individually or as a group member, for classroom discussion is outlined. Also summarizes the basic... View Details
Corey, E. Raymond. "Use of Cases in Management Education." Harvard Business School Background Note 376-240, April 1976. (Revised September 1996.)
- August 1997
- Article
Continuous Quality Improvement Decreases Length of Stay and Adverse Events: A Case Study in an Interventional Cardiology Program
By: H. Hashimoto, Richard Bohmer, L. C. Harrell and I. F. Palacios
Hashimoto, H., Richard Bohmer, L. C. Harrell, and I. F. Palacios. "Continuous Quality Improvement Decreases Length of Stay and Adverse Events: A Case Study in an Interventional Cardiology Program." American Journal of Managed Care 3, no. 8 (August 1997): 1141–1150.
- 2003
- Casebook
Professional Services: Text and Cases
By: Thomas J. DeLong and Ashish Nanda
DeLong and Nanda's Professional Services: Text and Cases is the first casebook to be published on the management of professional service firms (law firms, architecture, financial services, consulting). It includes a comprehensive selection of case studies that... View Details
DeLong, Thomas J., and Ashish Nanda. Professional Services: Text and Cases. New York: McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2003.
- 25 Jan 2013
- News
Studying India's Maha Kumbh Mela Festival
- Article
Wisdom or Madness? Comparing Crowds with Expert Evaluation in Funding the Arts
By: Ethan Mollick and Ramana Nanda
In fields as diverse as technology entrepreneurship and the arts, crowds of interested stakeholders are increasingly responsible for deciding which innovations to fund, a privilege that was previously reserved for a few experts, such as venture capitalists and... View Details
Keywords: Crowdfunding; Arts; Decision Choices and Conditions; Entrepreneurship; Investment; Fine Arts Industry; Technology Industry
Mollick, Ethan, and Ramana Nanda. "Wisdom or Madness? Comparing Crowds with Expert Evaluation in Funding the Arts." Management Science 62, no. 6 (June 2016): 1533–1553.
- November 1993 (Revised March 1995)
- Case
Marsh Supermarkets, Inc. (A): The Marsh Super Study
In response to recent trends in grocery retailing, Marsh Supermarkets has completed an intensive 65-week study of the activity at 5 superstores in the midwest United States. The study tracked the sales, profits, space, and promotion dynamics of the entire store: dry... View Details
Burke, Raymond R. "Marsh Supermarkets, Inc. (A): The Marsh Super Study." Harvard Business School Case 594-042, November 1993. (Revised March 1995.)
- 25 Aug 2003
- Research & Ideas
Studying Japan from the Inside
developing business cases in the country, helping faculty conduct research, and acting as a liaison between the School and the host country. The JRO has completed eight case studies, which will be View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 25 Oct 2021
- Video
Africa Research Center Virtual Case Discussion
- 15 Dec 2024
- News
On The Case
Professor Linda Hill first met Tom Mihaljevic (GMP 15, 2013) when he came to campus to participate in a fireside chat that Hill unexpectedly wound up facilitating. At that time, he was the CEO of Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, and the pair found they had a lot to talk... View Details
- 22 Aug 2012
- Working Paper Summaries
A Randomized Field Study of a Leadership WalkRounds™-Based Intervention
WalkRounds -based programs and performance has not been rigorously examined in a set of randomly selected hospitals. Objective: To fill this research gap, we conducted a randomized field study of a WalkRounds -based program. Research... View Details
- 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
- 2014
- Working Paper
Bio-Piracy or Prospering Together? Fuzzy Set and Qualitative Analysis of Herbal Patenting by Firms
By: Prithwiraj Choudhury and Tarun Khanna
Since the 1990s, several Western firms have filed patents based on medicinal herbs from emerging markets, evoking protests from local stakeholders against 'bio-piracy'. We explore conditions under which firms and local stakeholders share rents from such patents. Our... View Details
Keywords: Rents From New Technology; Local Stakeholders; Herbal Patents; QCA; Fuzzy Set Analysis; Qualitative Case Studies; Plant-Based Agribusiness; Patents; Emerging Markets; Health Care and Treatment; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry
Choudhury, Prithwiraj, and Tarun Khanna. "Bio-Piracy or Prospering Together? Fuzzy Set and Qualitative Analysis of Herbal Patenting by Firms." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 14-081, February 2014.
- 08 May 2017
- Blog Post
Learning through the Case Method
learn on two wavelengths in class: there’s the material you are studying and then there’s the method you learn it in. The case method prepares you to hold your own while engaging with your peers. You learn... View Details
- 28 Jun 2011
- News
Beyond Case Writing
people to use them.” In one study exploring the country’s high birth rates, 1,031 women were randomly chosen to receive a voucher guaranteeing free and immediate access to a range of modern contraceptives through a private appointment... View Details
- 30 Jan 2006
- HBS Case
The Case of the Mystery Writer’s Brand
perspective. "I'd never actually heard a product speak," he recalls. "It was like listening to a can of Coca-Cola explain how it would like to be marketed." That initial encounter inspired Deighton to write "Marketing James Patterson," a... View Details
- 2006
- Article
Schumpeter's Plea: Historical Methods in the Study of Entrepreneurship
By: Rohit Daniel Wadhwani and Geoffrey Jones
This paper outlines the case for why and how historical methods are important to the study of entrepreneurship. We show that research in entrepreneurship has displayed declining attention to historical context since the field first emerged in the 1940s. We discuss why... View Details
Wadhwani, Rohit Daniel, and Geoffrey Jones. "Schumpeter's Plea: Historical Methods in the Study of Entrepreneurship." Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings (2006).
- 10 Aug 2016
- Blog Post
3 Benefits of the Case Method
analogous case I studied comes to mind, and how helpful it is to consider the lessons I learned from it. 2. I had the privilege of learning from my classmates The case method... View Details