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- 18 Oct 2024
- News
My Worst Job
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell host of Skydeck. When I was in high school, I worked as a dishwasher at a steakhouse chain in upstate New York. It was not glamorous work. I would clock out covered in a... View Details
- 30 Jun 2015
- Blog Post
Unexpected Conversations at HBS
of Managerial Capitalism” that analyzed the impact of family fortunes. Long after the conversation had ended, I was thinking over the ideas that my classmates had brought up. Such random and wonderful encounters happened frequently at... View Details
- Profile
Paul Wang
work with the MIT’s Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL). “They’re a group of economists who use randomized evaluation methodologies, similar to those used in pharmaceutical trials, to assess the impact of development projects,”... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- Blog Post
Reflecting and Digesting
have definitely not digested the idea that I will be working in Singapore for the summer. I have the next 23 hours to do so, so let’s get started with some inspiration. How was my first year? I came to HBS with very little expectations of what the View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
The Kids Are Alright: Alumni Children Crack Case
Reunion kids in class: with comments ranging from random to brilliant, analyzing an online company. Eisenmann: adventures in Neopia. Growth is something that children experience every day. And they certainly... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2020
impact of changes to an experience or product. Once an esoteric tool for academic research, the randomized controlled trial has gone mainstream—and is becoming an important part of the managerial toolkit. In... View Details
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
Victory Lap: Frazier, Olympics COO, Reviews the Games
citizens who simply would not be intimidated by a random act of terrorism. As tragic as the bombing was, the sense of coming together that emerged from it was just as powerful. Would you take on the ACOG job again, knowing what you know... View Details
- 06 Feb 2025
- News
How to Judge Your Next Job
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Clay Christensen was a legendary professor and thinker and his “Jobs to Be Done” theory—this idea that customers buy products to solve problems—was one of his iconic intellectual contributions.... View Details
- 10 Apr 2013
- Research & Ideas
Learning Curve: Making the Most of Outsourcing
remotely from their homes or at a reading center. As new scans come in, they are randomly assigned to the radiologists, who must be licensed in the state and credentialed at the hospital where the scan was performed. The random assignment... View Details
- 24 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 24, 2017
2012 French presidential election. While existing experiments randomized door-to-door visits at the individual level, the scale of this campaign (five million doors knocked) enabled View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Apr 2016
- Blog Post
3 Concerns I Had about HBS
Compare them to the salaries of alumni, and you’ll realize the math works. 3: The section experience would feel suffocating There’s no denying it: 900 people is just a lot. Coming from a large undergraduate environment, I knew that my... View Details
- 21 Aug 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, August 21, 2018
of consumers towards high fee inferior products. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54865 forthcoming Manufacturing & Service Operations Management The Value of Fit Information in Online Retail: Evidence from a View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 23 May 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Ideas and Research: May 23, 2017
substantial variation exists across organizations with regard to management, suggesting frictions in the broader diffusion of management knowledge. We argue that peer networks may allow for the diffusion of productive management across firms. Using a View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 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
- 26 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
When Other Companies Compete Like Crazy, Dare to Be Different
dizzying array of options to choose from, options that are notable, not for their difference, but for their apparent sameness. And so there is a disconnect between the way companies talk about their products and brands, and the way consumers ultimately View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- 27 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
New Research: Surviving Bankruptcy, Useful Economics, and Retirement
Crisis or Opportunity? Psychological Science Ayse Yemiscigil, A.V. Whillans, and N. Powdthavee “Does retirement lead to an existential crisis or present an opportunity to experience a renewed sense of purpose in life? In a nationally... View Details
- 10 Mar 2008
- Research & Ideas
Encouraging Entrepreneurs: Lessons for Government Policy
Entrepreneurship," a working paper coauthored with Jesper B. Sørensen of Stanford University's Graduate School of Business, Nanda examines the question of whether a person is more likely to pursue an entrepreneurial activity if some of his or her coworkers have... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- Blog
Understanding the Benefits of Our Virtual Programs
toggle the full class into random small discussion groups and back to the classroom was amazing. This allowed for me to meet and have a discussion with almost every person in the class. WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO OTHER EXECUTIVES... View Details
- 10 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
The Negotiator’s Secret: More Than Merely Effective
wildly inaccurate, the psychology of perception systematically leads negotiators to major errors. Self-Serving Role Bias. People tend unconsciously to interpret information pertaining to their own side in a strongly self-serving way. The following View Details
Keywords: by James K. Sebenius
- 09 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 9, 2018
employees influences their startup's performance. We conducted a randomized field experiment in India with 100 high-growth technology firms whose founders received in-person advice from other entrepreneurs... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman