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- 21 Aug 2012
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First Look: August 21
contests perform less well on average in the presence of a larger number of competitors in total and superstars. Particularly in field settings, studies often lack direct evidence about the underlying mechanisms, such as the amount of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Jan 2016
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January 12, 2016
approximation of a fully sequential test for the maximum hazard ratio of the drug over multiple adverse events. A numerical study verifies that our method delivers Type I /II errors that are below pre-specified levels and is robust to... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 26 Jun 2012
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First Look: June 26
PublicationsBanks as Multinationals Author:Geoffrey Jones Publication:New York: Routledge, 2012 Abstract This is a revised edition of a comparative, international study which looks at the history of multinational banks. Researchers from... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Jul 2013
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First Look: July 30
Firm in a Nascent Industry By: Zuzul, Tiona, and Amy C. Edmondson Abstract—This paper explores how entrepreneurs' efforts to legitimate a firm and a nascent industry affect the internal development of the firm. Through a three-year case... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 16 Apr 2013
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First Look: April 16
I. Norton Abstract—This research provides the first support for a possible psychological universal: human beings around the world derive emotional benefits from using their financial resources to help others (prosocial spending). In Study... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Oct 2012
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First Look: October 23
allowable constraints. The method then designs a point system that is based on the selected priority criteria and approximately maximizes medical efficiency, i.e., life year gains from transplant, while simultaneously enforcing selected fairness constraints. Among the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Aug 2011
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First Look: August 30
PublicationsEmotion-induced Engagement in Internet Video Ads Authors:Thales S. Teixeira, Michel Wedel, and Rik Pieters Publication:Journal of Marketing Research (forthcoming) Abstract This study shows how advertisers can leverage... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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My academic research centers on uncovering and closing gaps between the theory and reality of tax policy. My main contribution has been to identify and address a mismatch between the goals for taxation typically assumed in theory and the goals the public and... View Details
- 12 Oct 2011
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First Look: October 12
generally takes one of two approaches. The market timing and catering approach views managerial financing and investment decisions as rational managerial responses to securities mispricing. The managerial biases approach studies the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Oct 2012
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First Look: October 2
boundaries of firms. And it also studies the development of British industrial science in universities and efforts to promote innovation through the formation of industry clusters. Overall, the evidence supports the traditional story of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Jul 2011
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First Look: July 26
combined to offset separate bills' costs while preserving their net benefits. We argue this method can transform unpopular individual pieces of legislation, which would lack the support for implementation, into more popular policies. View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Mar 2023
- Blog Post
Insights and Inspiration: A Look Back at the Summer Venture in Management Program
School. From the case studies to the professors, SVMP gave me insight into the MBA curriculum and what HBS has to offer. I was also surprised by how welcoming and at home the Admissions team and faculty... View Details
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
Opening Minds Through Expanded Learning Opportunities
first exposure most undergraduates have to the case method, and they've embraced it," says Moss. "Even for the history majors, debating decisions faced by James Madison, for example, leads to a deeper understanding of the realities that... View Details
- 22 Sep 2015
- Blog Post
Reflecting on 24 Years at Harvard
perspectives, and indeed all the resources and opportunities available across Harvard University. What I love about the HBS classroom is the give-and-take of the case study method. The problems that we... View Details
- 15 Nov 2018
- Blog Post
Valuing an MBA: Beyond Dollars and “Sense"
African platinum mines. In my courses, I debated cases with classmates whose journeys to HBS are as remarkable as they are diverse, hearing from experts and case protagonists along the way. Outside of class,... View Details
- 21 Sep 2016
- Blog Post
How HBS Changed My Life
world. Then I met Harvard Business School. Today I want to talk about how the institution has changed my life in three tangible ways. 1. Confidence – While at HBS, I went through hundreds of case studies... View Details
- 09 Jun 2015
- Blog Post
Pursuing Meaning through an HBS/HKS Joint Degree
skills, and to give myself the opportunity to reflect on past experiences and future aspirations. I chose HBS because of the case method, which is a fantastic way of further developing your communication skills. It’s about listening to... View Details
- 25 Jun 2013
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First Look: June 25
controlled the allocation of financial resources into two new varieties of state capitalism: Leviathan as a majority and as a minority investor. In this book we study the implications of such transformation using detailed data from Brazil... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Reimagining Capitalism In a World of Limited Resources
Urbanization, Infrastructure, and Finance (taught in collaboration with the Harvard Graduate School of Design), the BEI has generated 25 to 30 new environmentally related case studies each year. The BEI also... View Details
Keywords: Dalai Lama
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Knowledge Integration Rules at Yale
interdisciplinary cases that challenge students to think through multiple points of view. In addition to the core courses, the new curriculum requires all first-year students to study abroad during the... View Details