Applications and Software - Publications - Faculty & Research

12 Feb 2018
Research & Ideas

Customers at the Back of the Line Are Anxious—Can You Keep Them from Leaving?

Nobody likes being last. We avoid picking the cheapest wine on the menu or the final donut in the box. “And we hate being picked last in gym class,” says Harvard Business School professor Ryan Buell. “Humans are very social creatures, and... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Retail; Service

29 Nov 2023

Perspectives from Africa

Preparing to submit an application in Round 2? In this Perspectives from Africa virtual event, Africa Business Club ECs will share their RC experience, the difference being an EC, how they are thinking about leveraging their summer... View Details

11 Jul 2023

HBS Information Session in New York City

Join us for an in-person information session about the Harvard Business School MBA Program. This event is designed for prospective applicants to learn more about the MBA Program and life at HBS. The event... View Details

01 Sep 2003
News

Kumar Mahadeva

Cognizant provides application outsourcing services and 24/7 software project management for a small but intensely loyal client base of large U.S. View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services

Research Summary

THEME #2: BUILDING CAPABILITIES THROUGH VARIATION

Prior work has yet to establish definitively the role that variation (e.g. in individuals' activities or organizational processes) plays in the development of capabilities. Variation is usually either not considered (e.g., the learning curve examines... View Details

01 May 2017
Research & Ideas

Bad At Your Job? Maybe It's the Job’s Fault

out that the sales and marketing folks were overtaxed, while the demands were too soft on software engineers. “The tool gave us insight for each job on how to improve it,” he says. Why that job is so hard... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

06 Dec 2017
What Do You Think?

Is It Time To Break Up Amazon, Apple, Facebook, or Google?

to break up illustrious companies like Standard Oil and AT&T to reduce their market power and thereby encourage competition. While not successful in similar efforts to prosecute IBM View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Technology; Web Services

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Research Computing Services - Faculty & Research

Research Services Research Computing Services 1ms Research Computing Services (RCS) is a centralized service dedicated to assisting with faculty research projects, providing research software to the HBS community, developing View Details

22 Apr 2022
Research & Ideas

Companies Can Expand Their Talent Pool by Giving Ex-Convicts a Second Chance

conditions are being met now, or could be met with low-cost policies.” Do ‘Ban the Box’ laws backfire? In recent years, 35 states and 150 cities and counties have adopted so-called “Ban the Box” laws that... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

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Help - Research Computing Services

helpful to include the following: goals, methods, software used, error messages, whether you are on campus or remote (and connected to the HBS VPN), JOB IDs, and error logs. If you need help with the FASRC... View Details

11 May 2009
Research & Ideas

The IT Leader’s Hero Quest

challenges, crises, seductions, dangers, and betrayals, and we're introducing a new kind of technological application that goes beyond Jim Barton's "white board" to... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

21 May 2015
Blog Post

3 Ways to Fund Your HBS MBA

at HBS. Many students, myself included, aren’t able to pay for business school out of their savings and instead utilize a combination of financial aid, scholarships, and loans to get themselves through the... View Details

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Frequently Asked Questions - Crossover Into Business

Frequently Asked Questions Frequently Asked Questions I am a professional athlete. How do I enroll? Please complete the short online application form. Admission decisions are made jointly by Harvard Business School View Details

Research Summary

Platform Competition

Technology has challenged the underlying foundations of business, and firms must evaluate and change strategies accordingly. Professor Halaburda studies the interaction of technology and economic theory, and her findings indicate that conventional wisdom and rules... View Details

19 Sep 2023
Blog Post

2023 Summer Internships in Business & Environment

operates power projects and is the world’s largest producer of wind and solar energy. Aman's role prior to HBS was the Head of Partnerships at Plentify. Dennis Cha (MBA 2024, Section F), Summer Internship:... View Details

01 Jun 2023
News

Elevator Pitch: Block by Block

is modern-era apartments built at significant cost reduction. The Why: There is a shortage of 5 million apartments in the United States alone. Cloud Apartments aims to address that shortfall and bring modular housing into the mainstream... View Details

Keywords: entrepreneurship; construction; housing; design; Construction of Buildings; Construction

January 2014 (Revised April 2025)
Supplement

The PGA Tour (F)

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Cole Magrath

In 1994, the PGA Tour (the "Tour"), the dominant incumbent professional golf circuit, had created tremendous value for its players. In the 1974 season, players competed for $8 million in prize money; by the 1994 season, the total prize purse had increased to $56... View Details

Keywords: PGA Tour; Tim Finchem; Deane Beman; Golf; Professional Golf; Business Model; Value Creation; Adaptation; Sports; Business Strategy; Sports Industry; United States

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Purchase

January 2014 (Revised April 2025)
Supplement

The PGA Tour (E)