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- 02 Aug 2020
- What Do You Think?
Is the 'Experimentation Organization' Becoming the Competitive Gold Standard?
beginning of an experimental revolution,” fueled by data, that has become more available using online platforms that make randomization cheaper and easier. These have fueled a greater appreciation for how View Details
- 01 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 1
Physical Health By: John, Leslie, and Michael I. Norton Abstract—This research examines how access to information on peer health behaviors affects one's own health behavior. Methods: We report the results of a randomized field View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Business Economics Online Course | HBS Online
case-based examples brought to life by industry-leading companies, including Ace Ticket, The New York Times, Penguin Random House, Amgen, and Bonobos. Description of silent animated video above: Learner scrolls through video interviews... View Details
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
extent of wrongful benefits and damages from 600 years of international harm to the African continent. Read, Write, Own: Building the Next Era of the Internet By Chris Dixon (MBA 2003) Random House The internet of today is a far cry from... View Details
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2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
philanthropy. Conducting Business Experimentation Professor Benjamin Roth + More Info - Slides – Less Info - Slides This interactive lecture will introduce the tools of randomized experimentation (A/B tests, RCTs, etc.) for both measuring... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Dot-Mom
instincts were about wanting to take care of a family in a traditional way." And that is what she is now doing. Long a single mother with two daughters, last year she married Random House CEO Peter Olson (MBA/JD '76); the new family of... View Details
- Profile
Taylor Wiegele
As a boy, Taylor Wiegele could often be found in the kitchen "making mixtures of random ingredients." Fortunately, for him and for his family, Taylor's enthusiasm for "potions" evolved into a real chemistry expertise.... View Details
- Profile
John Nordin
clubs—they're the most important part of my experience," he says. "The composition of the sections is intentionally more diverse than a random group; it's great to get to know such a wide variety of people. But you can find... View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing/Energy
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Turning Point: One Step at a Time
met several hundred of my classmates and discovered something unexpected: The proportion that had run marathons or climbed Kilimanjaro was statistically improbable within a random sampling of people. These Herculean feats of endurance... View Details
Keywords: Christina Wallace (MBA 2010)
- 24 May 2023
- News
Balancing Acts
Kewalramani: My tips for harmony: Do things every day that make your heart sing. Take random Wednesdays off. I go to Target, I go to the bank, I go to get my nails done. And it is super fun. Random... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
The Year in Books 2016
Andrew Miller (MBA 1988) The Future of Books — Milena Alberti (MBA 2001), CFO of Penguin Random House, on publishing’s bright prospects Room to Write — Alumni share snapshots of the spaces that inspire them Passion Projects — Unexpected... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Chaotic Funding Derails Research
randomized model of research support in the United States, in which a change in administration or a court ruling can outlaw work that was previously supported by the government. Funding can be canceled with the stroke of a pen. The... View Details
- 15 Dec 2024
- News
Crucible: Give It Up
at random times, and uncertainty and anxiety around not knowing the path forward. There were setbacks and choices to be made around treatment as we figured out what kind of cancer she had and what would result in the best outcome. You... View Details
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When AI Chatbots Help People Act More Human | Working Knowledge
Customers with AI in Online Chats: Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment ,” which is forthcoming in Management Science . How AI improves customer service The study focused on the delivery company’s use... View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Redefining Success: Women & Work.
it much easier to leave." Mothers of Invention With one child and a full-time job as managing director of Random House Children's Books in the U.K., Deborah J. Sandford (MBA '90) and her husband had an "action-packed schedule." When their... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Ask the Expert: How to Build a More Diverse Board
member and then plan for it to happen via networking and repositioning your career on your résumé. Part of the problem is not with the qualifications or networking skills of people who want to be board members. It is about how few spots are open and how View Details
- 02 Oct 2012
- First Look
First Look: October 2
Evidence from a Field Experiment Authors: Kevin Boudreau, Tom Brady, Ina Ganguli, Patrick Gaule, Eva Guinan, Karim Lakhani, and Tony Hollenberg Abstract We present the results of a field experiment conducted... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
The Future of Books
Traditionally, publishing has been a business-to-business industry, selling books to retailers. At Penguin Random House, our greatest priority now is marketing our books directly to readers and getting to know their habits and... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
The Exchange: Micro Management
randomized control studies started to emerge that all showed the same surprisingly lukewarm message about the impact of microfinance on livelihoods. Natalia Rigol: People expected to see shifts in household income, business growth, and... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- Research & Ideas
It’s All in a Name: Reputable Investors Help Startups Shine
startups because of Sequoia specifically? To test if the name of a top investor makes a difference in luring applicants, the researchers collaborated with AngelList Talent, an online recruitment platform, to conduct a randomized View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne