Publications

Educators

29 Apr 2014
First Look

First Look: April 29

risks. Download working paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2332106 Pricing and Efficiency in the Market for IP Addresses By: Edelman, Benjamin, and Michael Schwarz Abstract—We consider market rules for transferring IP addresses, numeric... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

20 Dec 2016
First Look

December 20, 2016

forthcoming Research in Organizational Behavior The Dynamic Componential Model of Creativity and Innovation in Organizations: Making Progress, Making Meaning By: Amabile, Teresa M., and Michael G. Pratt Abstract—Leveraging insights gained... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

2010
Working Paper

CREATING LEADERS WORKSHOP: Mastering the Principles and Effective Delivery of 'The Ontological Leadership Course' (PDF File of PowerPoint Slides)

By: Werner Erhard, Michael C. Jensen, Kari L. Granger and Joseph J. DiMaggio M.D.

This workshop is designed to support participants in gaining mastery in the delivery of our new course: "Being A Leader and the Effective Exercise of Leadership: An Ontological Model." The Workshop was delivered at the United States Air Force Academy (July 13 - 16,... View Details

Keywords: Curriculum and Courses; Values and Beliefs; Globalization; Policy; Leadership Development; Goals and Objectives; Performance Capacity; Social and Collaborative Networks

2019
Article

Overcoming Cultural Resistance to Open Source Innovation

By: John Winsor, Jin Hyun Paik, Michael Tushman and Karim R. Lakhani

Purpose: This article offers insight on how to effectively help incumbent organizations prepare for global business shifts to open source and digital business models.
Design/methodology/approach: Discussion related to observation, experience and case studies... View Details

Keywords: Open Source Innovation; Organizational Culture; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Business Model; Technological Innovation; Collaborative Innovation and Invention

November 2010 (Revised January 2011)
Case

Computerized Provider Order Entry at Emory Healthcare

By: Richard G. Hamermesh, F. Warren McFarlan, Mark Keil, Andrew Katz, Michael Morgan and David LaBorde

The Computerized Provider Order Entry at Emory Healthcare case presents one hospital system's efforts to implement computerized provider order entry (CPOE) across all of its hospitals and the challenges they faced in doing so. Issues such as standardization of care,... View Details

Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Information Management; Management Systems; Standards; Service Delivery; Business Processes; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Projects; Information Technology; Applications and Software; Health Industry

Educators

March 2020
Case

Behavior Change for Good

By: Max Bazerman, Michael Luca and Marie Lawrence

In 2017, Katy Milkman and Angela Duckworth created Behavior Change for Good (BCFG)—a behavioral science initiative founded with the goal of helping people achieve long-term behavior change in the areas of personal health, financial decisions (savings), and education.... View Details

Keywords: Behavioral Science; Interventions; Behavior; Change; Health

Educators

March 2016
Supplement

Advertising Experiments at RestaurantGrades

By: Weijia Dai, Hyunjin Kim and Michael Luca

This exercise provides students with a data set consisting of results from a hypothetical experiment, and asks students to make recommendations based on the data. Through this process, the exercise teaches students to analyze, design, and interpret experiments. The... View Details

Keywords: Experimental Methods; Analytics; Web Technology; Marketing; Digital Marketing; Analysis; Performance Effectiveness; Social Media

9 May 2011 - 11 May 2011
Conference Presentation

How Firms Respond to Mandatory Information Disclosure

By: Anil Doshi, Michael Toffel and Glen W. S. Dowell

When new institutional pressures arise, which organizations are particularly likely to resist or acquiesce? When subjected to new information disclosure mandates, an increasingly popular form of market-based government regulation, which types of organizations are... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Disclosure; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Environmental Regulation; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Organizational Change and Adaptation

30 Jul 2019
Blog Post

Leadership That Defines you – Reflecting on my Time at HBS

Michael Rodriguez (MBA '19) was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA and majored in Industrial & Systems Engineering at the University of Southern California. After college, he worked at NBC Universal for five years in various strategy,... View Details

07 Nov 2024
Blog Post

Exploring California’s Climate Frontier: E&E Club’s Bay Area Trek

introducing students to the trends, companies, and leaders driving recent breakthroughs in climate tech. For many, the West Coast’s climate community often felt somewhat distant and detached from life on our Northeast campus. By engaging... View Details

September 2023
Article

Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy: Experimental Evidence from Nine Countries during the COVID-19 Pandemic

By: Vincenzo Galasso, Vincent Pons, Paola Profeta, Martin McKee, David Stuckler, Michael Becher, Sylvain Brouard and Martial Foucault

We study the impact of public health messages on intentions to vaccinate and vaccination uptakes, especially among hesitant groups. We performed an experiment comparing the effects of egoistic and altruistic messages on COVID-19 vaccine intentions and behaviour. We... View Details

Keywords: COVID-19; Vaccination; Vaccine Hesitancy; Information Campaigns; Health Pandemics; Behavior; Information

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01 Aug 2013
News

A Cure for Cold Storage

Michael Schrader The measles, says Vaxess CEO Michael Schrader (MBA 2012), is the perfect example of what's wrong with the modern vaccine. Despite the fact that a measles immunization has been available for... View Details

Keywords: Morrell, Daniel; vaccines; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

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Media

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August 2022 (Revised January 2023)
Supplement

Racial Discrimination on Airbnb (B)

By: Michael Luca and Stacy Straaberg

The (B) case picks up following the events of the (A) case, and outlines the steps Airbnb took to address racial discrimination on its platform. View Details

19 Jul 2024
Blog Post

Seven Lessons from the Section Experience

Michael Bervell (MBA 2024) is from Snohomish, Washington and graduated from Harvard with a BA in Philosophy and the University of Washington with a MA in communications. Prior to HBS, Michael worked as an... View Details

Summer 2020
Article

Want to Make Better Decisions? Start Experimenting

By: Michael Luca and Max Bazerman

Four lessons for using randomized controlled experiments to create value for your company and customers View Details

Keywords: Randomized Controlled Experiments; Value Creation; Decision Making

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March 2020
Teaching Note

Behavior Change for Good

By: Michael Luca and Max Bazerman

Teaching Note for HBS No. 920-049. View Details

Spring 2013
Article

Salience in Quality Disclosure: Evidence from the U.S. News College Rankings

By: Michael Luca and Jonathan Smith

How do rankings affect demand? This paper investigates the impact of college rankings, and the visibility of those rankings, on students' application decisions. Using natural experiments from U.S. News and World Report College Rankings, we present two main... View Details

Keywords: Rank and Position; Demand and Consumers; Quality; Decisions; Newspapers; United States

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