Evaluation - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2013
News

Faculty Books

how organizations can create moral behavior using unspoken cues. Why Unqualified Candidates Get Hired Anyway Why do businesses evaluate candidates solely on past job performance, ignoring the job's difficulty? Why do university admissions... View Details

01 Jun 2005
News

Christensen Center: Open for Business

meets an important need of training current and future generations of case-method teachers. In the coming months, the center will hire a re-searcher and several consultants with expertise in a variety of teaching areas. Emmons and his staff will work with both new and... View Details

Keywords: Chris Christensen; Christensen Center; case teaching; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

27 Feb 2006
Research & Ideas

Take Responsibility for Rising Stars

departments, passing on important knowledge and providing helpful evaluations and feedback. The operating managers' own evaluations, development plans, and promotions, in turn, depend on how successfully they nurture their subordinates.... View Details

Keywords: by Jeffrey M. Cohn, Rakesh Khurana & Laura Reeves

07 Oct 2024
Blog Post

Four Ways to Make The Most of Your Company Events

representatives Options for virtual recruiting create flexibility and allow you to select your most engaging speakers regardless of their location or ability to travel. Evaluate who on your team is good at engaging in conversation and... View Details

01 Jun 1996
News

GMAT Added to Admissions Criteria

In April, Dean Kim B. Clark announced that Harvard Business School will add the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) to the portfolio of criteria used to evaluate a candidate's application to the MBA Program, effective for... View Details

01 Oct 2001
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New Economy Notables: Scott D. Cook

elements in evaluating a business proposal First, how much of a home run is it — how big is the problem it solves and how great is the solution? Life's too short to work on things that aren't home runs. Second, is there a realistic... View Details

Keywords: Young, Susan; Computer Systems Design and Related Services; Professional Services

02 May 2023
Blog Post

From Harvard Business School to Spotify: Four Lessons in My Journey to Land My Dream Job

and helping me evaluate competing career opportunities. Navigating careers in tech can be incredibly difficult, particularly when joining early-stage ventures, due to the lack of structured pathways like those you would find in other... View Details

18 Dec 2007
First Look

First Look: December 18, 2007

institutions. Risk-adjusted CCA balance sheets facilitate simulations and stress testing to evaluate the potential impact of policies to manage systemic risk. Purchase the paper from SSRN.com ($5): http://papers.nber.org/papers/w13607... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

12 Dec 2017
First Look

New Research and Ideas, December 12, 2017

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53587 The Real Exchange Rate, Innovation and Productivity By: Alfaro, Laura, Alejandro Cuñat, Harald Fadinger, and Yanping Liu Abstract—We evaluate manufacturing firms' responses to changes... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Mar 2025
News

On The Case: The Base Factor

In her research as a marketing modeler, Professor Eva Ascarza focuses on understanding customers—and predicting, in particular, who will be a good one and how best to retain them. Without customers, obviously, there is no business. That could also be the tagline for... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

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Innovating in Health Care - Course Catalog

Enterprise track at the New Ventures Competition; the iF Gold Design Award; and a Blavatnik Fellowship. Another team launched its AI innovation in thirty clinics. The course begins with case studies of how to evaluate the viability of an... View Details

01 Jun 2012
News

Good as Our Word

to interact with financial markets, even indirectly.” It’s still too early to evaluate KBRA’s results, although in 2011 the firm came in third place in the first market where it chose to compete (commercial-backed securities with a single... View Details

Keywords: Maggie Starvish; Bond rating; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

25 Feb 2020
News

The Influence of Geography on Work and Innovation

mobility. To explore possible solutions, in another recent study Choudhury evaluated how policy changes around worker location in the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) improved productivity. The USPTO employs about 8,000... View Details

Keywords: April White

15 Jan 2025
Blog Post

Building Bridges to Sustainable Infrastructure with Allied Climate Partners

electricity crises (among others) in its history. On top of that, given the pressing need to address the climate crisis, I sought a summer role with a firm focused on sustainable infrastructure investment. This internship allowed me to build my expertise in the field... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

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Margo Cramer

generous with their time, helping me understand their industries, and evaluate internship opportunities." In the short term, Margo anticipates a return to apparel, this time in outdoor and athletic retail. Over the long run, she... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit/Government/Education; Retail/Hospitality

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Business at the Base of the Pyramid - Course Catalog

population of the world that is near indigence and for whom market solutions are less relevant. Course Evaluation and Grading 50% of the grade will be based on class participation, 10% on an original posting and two responses on the... View Details

01 Sep 2009
News

Make the Most of HBS Alumni Resources

raise alumni awareness of continuing education options and proposed recommendations to make those options more accessible and relevant. Online Connections — served as a sounding board and test user group for the new, enhanced alumni directory. Volunteers — developed a... View Details

Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services

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Online Digital Marketing Strategy Course | HBS Online

Challenges, Part II Incumbent Responses Featured Exercises Evaluate innovations and challenges faced by DTC and legacy brands across the value chain Assess legacy companies’ responses to DTC brands 6 hrs Module 2 Crafting a Digital... View Details

19 Apr 2016
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April 19, 2016

three-time increase in cov-lite issuance compared to a previous peak in 2007. We evaluate whether this development can be attributed to market overheating, increased borrower demand for cov-lite loans, or a rise in creditor coordination... View Details