Theory Of Machine - Publications - Faculty & Research

20 Nov 2019
Research & Ideas

It's No Joke: AI Beats Humans at Making You Laugh

participants rated human recommenders as easier to understand than machine recommenders. “When participants thought the recommendations had come from a human, they were able to make sense of why someone... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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Judges - Alumni

Business Products and Services (B2B), Financial Services Verticals B2B Payments, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Industrials, Space Technology Area(s) of Expertise B2B, Board Roles, Building a... View Details

06 Mar 2006
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Four Strategies for Making Concessions

Richard E. Walton and Robert B. McKersie's book A Behavioral Theory of Labor Negotiations: An Analysis of a Social Interaction System (ILR Press, 1991). The head View Details

Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra

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Business Finance Course Online | HBS Online

progressively more complex theories and analysis with a pace that keeps you challenged and engaged. Lisa Arpey Executive Board Member at Ford's Theatre What You Earn Certificate of Completion Boost your... View Details

01 Jun 2022
News

A Sustainable Solution for Fashion

Ferdinand Stockmann (MBA 2021), who previously worked at Boston Consulting Group and has a background in the technical side of supply chain management, created Syrup Tech, a predictive software that drives inventory excellence, powered by... View Details

Keywords: April White

27 Feb 2017
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Reputation is Vital to Survival in Turbulent Markets

Jones: The theoretical contribution is to elaborate how a favorable reputation allows a firm to overcome and capitalize on the transaction uncertainty created by institutional voids. A unique aspect of the View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

10 Feb 2003
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Commodity Busters: Be a Price Maker, Not a Price Taker

focus on the basis of your pricing. For example, when the Xerox machine was introduced, it was neither sold nor leased on a time basis. Instead, a lease meter was installed in each View Details

Keywords: by Benson P. Shapiro

21 Feb 2005
Op-Ed

Is Business Management a Profession?

since the Middle Ages by the rise and ongoing progress of modern science. The development of the germ theory of disease in the nineteenth... View Details

Keywords: by Rakesh Khurana, Nitin Nohria & Daniel Penrice

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Design Thinking Course | HBS Online

This course is part of the Entrepreneurship & Innovation track. Introduction to Design Thinking and Innovation LIMITED TIME ONLY Extra learning at no extra cost. Enroll now and unlock a GenAI Bonus Bundle featuring complimentary lessons... View Details

Teaching

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Laura taught undergraduate Military Leadership and Intro to Sociology for 6 and 4 semesters, respectively, at the United States Military Academy (West Point) from 2013-2016 (see course descriptions and links below). She was promoted from instructor to Assistant... View Details

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Gender & Race in Organizations Research Group - Race, Gender & Equity

Criminology and African American Studies at the University of Iowa and a Nonresident Fellow in Governance Studies at The Brookings Institution, and a Carr Center Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School. His research applies critical race... View Details

June 2017 (Revised September 2021)
Case

Sales Misconduct at Wells Fargo Community Bank

By: Suraj Srinivasan, Dennis W. Campbell, Susanna Gallani and Amram Migdal

Set in early 2017, this case examines widespread sales misconduct at Wells Fargo Community Bank. Wells Fargo's governance and controls are described in the lead up to the September 2016 announcement that Wells Fargo had settled with regulators for $185 million in... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Governance; Governance Controls; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Governing and Advisory Boards; Executive Compensation; Lawsuits and Litigation; Crisis Management; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Design; Business and Community Relations; Business and Government Relations; Crime and Corruption; Business Organization; Business Model; Ethics; Corporate Accountability; Governance Compliance; Policy; Compensation and Benefits; Resignation and Termination; Laws and Statutes; Legal Liability; Business or Company Management; Risk Management; Business Processes; Organizational Culture; Organizational Structure; Failure; Agency Theory; Business and Shareholder Relations; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Risk and Uncertainty; Salesforce Management; Public Opinion; Banking Industry; North and Central America

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Matthew C. Weinzierl | About

Advisers and worked in the New York office of McKinsey & Company. Professor Weinzierl has written on a range of topics in optimal taxation and optimal economic policy more generally. His work in Positive... View Details

20 Feb 2017
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Having No Life is the New Aspirational Lifestyle

decades of social history, where enjoyment of nonproductive leisure time was seen as a mark of a successful life. The ability to fritter away your hours was considered the apex... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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Connecting Remotely to WRDS on Windows - Research Computing Services

Technical How-To’s & Notes Technical How-To’s & Notes Connecting Remotely to WRDS on Windows 1. STATA Members of the Harvard Business School community can access the WRDS platform via Stata. Stata connects to WRDS through ODBC, a standard... View Details

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Marketing Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

March 1990). Rajiv Lal : Nominated in 1990 for the John D. C. Little Award for "Price Promotions: Limiting Competitive Encroachment" ( Marketing Science , summer 1990). 1985 Rajiv Lal : Winner of the 1985 John D.C. Little Award for "A... View Details

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Tsedal Neeley | About

the "30% rule" outlining the minimum technology and change capabilities needed to succeed in a future driven by machine learning and AI. Remote Work Revolution: Succeeding from Anywhere highlights evidence-based best practices in remote... View Details

15 Jun 2007
Research & Ideas

Remembering Alfred Chandler

network of individual contracts or the vision of its entrepreneur. The people inside firms learned, developed effective routines, and innovated. While we have sophisticated View Details