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- 08 Sep 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Strategic Way To Hire a Sales Team
or trainer. Technology is increasing these possibilities via game-like simulations, virtual video environments, and online media that allow more behavioral assessments by more people with less travel and time. The real constraint in many... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
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Social Enterprise - Faculty & Research
nonpecuniary perspective. Our core findings, based on large-scale online surveys, are that (i) self-reported nonpecuniary concerns are large, both for stock market investors and non-investors; (ii) concerns about the treatment of workers... View Details
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Rounding the Bend
Illustration by Fernando Cobelo To help people visualize what a circular economy could look like and bring the challenges down to a closet-sized scale, Emily Bolon (MBA/MPA 2007) recommends the following exercise. First, make a mental tally of the number of garments... View Details
- 26 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 26, 2017
stylized facts about leverage and financial fragility for emerging market firms following the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). Corporate debt vulnerability indicators during the Asian Financial Crisis (AFC) attributed to corporate financial... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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For Organizations | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
participants. We strongly encourage leaders of color to participate. The Forum consists of 3 in-person days on the HBS campus, followed by a series of virtual sessions with HBS faculty and other distinguished speakers. Participants should... View Details
- 21 Aug 2018
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New Research and Ideas, August 21, 2018
accuracy of daily sales forecasts. We collaborated with an online apparel retailer to assemble a dataset that combines (1) detailed internal operational information, including data on sales, advertising, and promotions, as well as (2)... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 17 Jun 2014
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First Look: June 17
Cisco Learning Network, an online platform hosted at Cisco.com. Since its launch in 2008, the Cisco Learning Network provided content to prepare networking professionals for certification exams, as well as social functionalities to let... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Feb 2019
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New Research and Ideas, February 5, 2019
Harvard Business School Case 317-051 Connections Education: Shifting the Paradigm? The online virtual learning (K-12) industry in 2017 remains an industry moving fast with many different players and stakeholders. While View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
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Your Social Entrepreneurship checklist | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
entrepreneur to research and answer a legal question over 8 weeks. (deadlines in Fall and Spring) How to Create a Climate Venture Class: “How to Create a Climate Venture” is a free online class for aspiring climate entrepreneurs with a... View Details
- 06 Feb 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas: February 6, 2018
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53857 First Quarter 2018 Dialogue Beyond Engagement By: Hallowell, Roger, Hervé Coyco, and Randall White Abstract—No abstract available. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53796 forthcoming... View Details
- 08 Jun 2010
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First Look: June 8
government of West Bengal to develop a township on farmland. The decisions include whether to expand operations from the company's base in Kolkata to Bardhaman, 100 km away; whether to subdivide and sell raw land lots or follow the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Becoming an Entrepreneur - Alumni
guide posts along the entrepreneurship trail – or even few trails to follow. There are, however, process steps that can help would-be entrepreneurs create their own map for the terrain ahead. By taking the following steps, you can blaze... View Details
- 17 Dec 2014
- Research & Ideas
How Our Brain Determines if the Product is Worth the Price
seconds, followed by a decision screen displaying both price and product. They then indicated the extent to which they wanted to buy the items on a scale from 0 to 100, with anything above a 50 categorized as intent to purchase the... View Details
- 24 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Yelp Factor: Are Consumer Reviews Good for Business?
In recent years, consumer review sites including Yelp, Citysearch, and TripAdvisor have become the first stop for recommendations on everything from dinner to dentists. Along the way, they've earned a loyal following from fans, but also... View Details
- 24 May 2018
- Research & Ideas
Distance Still Matters in Business, Despite the Internet
be digitized, distribution is nearly free. Second, online interactions reduce the need for travel. The reduction in search costs on the internet follows directly from the other lower costs. If communication... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Transportation; Telecommunications; Shipping; Publishing; Technology
- 26 Jun 2018
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New Research and Ideas, June 26, 2018
analytic methods in a series of experiments across a range of hedonic products. The results suggest that hedonic learning follows a sequence of stages whose order matters and that the holistic stage is facilitated by attending to... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
Ikenna Okezie
education at the University of Tokyo Medical School. He also kept his quantitative skills honed working summers as a financial analyst in the Surgical Services Administration at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. Three and a half years into his medical degree, the... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 09 Feb 2015
- Research & Ideas
Professional Networking Makes People Feel Dirty
complete an online survey that included questions about the frequency of their networking activity, and how it made them feel. For example, "When I engage in professional networking, I usually feel " was View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 12 Nov 2013
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First Look: November 12
GlaxoSmithKline: Sourcing Complex Professional Services Pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) uses an innovative new approach to procuring outside legal counsel: it replaces relationship-based selection and law firms' traditional time-based billing with... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Global Outposts Expand HBS’s Intellectual Footprint
critical for leaders to have a global perspective.” — DEBORA SPAR, Jaime and Josefina Chua Tiampo Professor of Business Administration and Senior Associate Dean for Business and Global Society GLOBAL RESEARCH CENTERS’ ACTIVITIES The View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie