Test - Publications - Faculty & Research

28 Mar 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research, March 28

strategy comes into question when students take the first standardized test aligned with the more rigorous Common Core State Standards. While the test results show that, on average, Uncommon’s students still... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

03 Dec 2015
Op-Ed

How "New Nuclear" Power Could Save the Planet—If Regulators Would Allow It

Leaders from some 150 nations have convened in Paris this week for the COP21 conference with a singular goal: to fight the global threat of climate change. Each of them have brought to Paris their own national plan for reducing greenhouse gas emissions that drive... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph Lassiter; Energy

02 Jul 2012
Research & Ideas

Why Good Deeds Invite Bad Publicity

really pay off when companies need that goodwill from the public? In a recent working paper, No News Is Good News: CSR Strategy and Newspaper Coverage of Negative Firm Events, Oberholzer-Gee set out to test the insurance hypothesis using... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Energy

01 Dec 2014
News

Nimble, Quick, and Adaptable

an innovation in the MBA curriculum that gives students an opportunity to test their entrepreneurial chops. FIELD 3 is part of a larger effort by the School to set the pace in a field it has helped define. The Arthur Rock Center for... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Oct 2001
News

The Eyes Have It: Business Plan Winners Pursue Global Vision

a microentrepreneur borrows from a microfinance institution, such as ACCION International or Grameen Bank, to pay for a testing kit and eyeglass supplies. The entrepreneur, who also undergoes a one-week training session, will then be able... View Details

Keywords: eyeglasses

23 Dec 2009
News

In the Zone

approach of education, social-service, and community-building programs targeting 100 square blocks in New York City. Ninety percent of high school students who attend HCZ’s after-school programs go on to college; 100 percent of its third graders View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services

01 Sep 2007
News

Riding It Out

20, 2007, while Gisholt, Minard, and their three young daughters were waiting in line for Test Track, an auto-testing simulation that advises riders to “Strap yourself in to race up bumpy terrain, roar through hairpin turns, speed into... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; dog food; pets; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade

01 Sep 2009
News

Faculty Research Online

HBS Working Knowledge offers a first look at new thinking from HBS faculty. Read the complete articles summarized below by visiting their Web links. Sharpening Your Skills: Leading Change There’s nothing like a global recession to test... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

22 Mar 2017
Research & Ideas

What's the Ideal Frequency for a Sales Quota?

saw this effect in the modeling world, but I wanted to test it in the real world,” says Chung, an assistant professor. “The best way to do that was to perform a field experiment.” For real-world proof of how quotas affect sales... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

19 May 2008
Research & Ideas

Connecting School Ties and Stock Recommendations

there we hand-collected past education of analysts and matched these to past education of board members and senior officers of firms. These 1,800+ analysts represent those from the entire universe of analysts from 1990 to 2006 on which we could find education data. To... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services

Profile

Evelyne White

fine-tune the model before tackling the more competitive cities that the traveler-oriented services are blanketing. Testing a few big markets periodically will help confirm whether the return is greater by sticking to small and medium in... View Details

Keywords: Technology; Services

23 Apr 2019
Blog Post

HBS Shares Their Favorite Books for HR Leaders

In combination with the book, managers can use the Rebel Test to help their teams identify what kind of rebels they are, and how they can use their natural inclinations to push the boundaries of what is possible. Being the Boss: The Three... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

28 Jul 2015
Blog Post

Nairobi Love: Heading Home

experiences – what is your overarching narrative, what are the stories you have to share, and which part of your application will showcase which story in the most compelling light: your resume, essays, test scores/transcript, or letters... View Details

19 May 2020
Blog Post

The Aspen Fellowship: MBA Student Launches Program Supporting Black Undergrads

here are 5 essential skills that will jump-start any young professional career: GRIT Not everyone will have a formal internship this summer, but that should never stop you from finding ways to get better. As legendery basketball coach John Wooden once said, “The true... View Details

16 May 2016
Blog Post

Career Resources for International Students

the U.S. and those from other countries. This means that many students use their summer internship experience to explore a new industry, test out a new company, or get a feel for a new geography. How do international students approach... View Details

Web

South Asia - Global Activities 2021

objectives. Regular knowledge sharing between the cohort members aided the thought process on innovation. Through SELPI, I gained a better understanding of leadership during emergencies, conflicts, and while facing other challenges, which I was able to put into... View Details

17 Nov 2022
News

Blockchain for Good

settlement, all while requiring less computational power and using far less energy than many current blockchains. Dyer says they have also tested the first public stablecoin (a cryptocurrency that has its value pegged to a commodity or... View Details

Keywords: Ralph Ranalli

01 Jun 2016
News

Prima Datarina

expensive performances,” says Hodges, noting that last year’s new production of Swan Lake by Boston Ballet Artistic Director Mikko Nissinen proved the perfect test case for dynamic pricing. “A big takeaway for the team was that people are... View Details