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- 20 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
Getting the Marketing Mix Right
the right mix between them—the ideal brew needed to achieve sales and market share goals. The trick is that each marketing effort affects consumer behavior in different ways, and also prompts different types of responses from competitors. Some View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 05 May 2014
- Working Paper Summaries
Firms and the Economics of Skilled Immigration
- 2020
- Working Paper
Overcoming the Cold Start Problem of CRM Using a Probabilistic Machine Learning Approach
By: Eva Ascarza
The success of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) programs ultimately depends on the firm's ability to understand consumers' preferences and precisely capture how these preferences may differ across customers. Only by understanding customer heterogeneity, firms can... View Details
Keywords: Customer Management; Targeting; Deep Exponential Families; Probabilistic Machine Learning; Cold Start Problem; Customer Relationship Management; Customer Value and Value Chain; Consumer Behavior; Analytics and Data Science; Mathematical Methods; Retail Industry
Padilla, Nicolas, and Eva Ascarza. "Overcoming the Cold Start Problem of CRM Using a Probabilistic Machine Learning Approach." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 19-091, February 2019. (Revised May 2020. Accepted at the Journal of Marketing Research.)
- April 4, 2009
- Article
The Return of State-Owned Enterprises: Should We Be Afraid?
By: Aldo Musacchio and Francisco Flores-Macias
The global financial crisis of 2008-2009 has prompted many industrialized states worldwide to increase their stakes in private corporations. This wave of partial nationalizations has come amidst full-scale expropriations in developing countries such as Venezuela,... View Details
Keywords: History; Private Ownership; State Ownership; Financial Crisis; Business and Government Relations
Musacchio, Aldo, and Francisco Flores-Macias. "The Return of State-Owned Enterprises: Should We Be Afraid?" Harvard International Review (website) (April 4, 2009).
- 07 Nov 2012
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Sir Alex Ferguson--Managing Manchester United
is a British soccer club manager who turns out to be as incredible a performer as any of the lot. For 26 years, Sir Alex Ferguson has kept his Manchester United soccer club either at or near the top of competition, both in England and internationally. "There is no... View Details
- 05 Dec 2016
- Research & Ideas
How The 2016 Presidential Candidates Misled Us With Truthful Statements
"Paltering" is the active use of truthful statements to influence a target’s beliefs by giving a false or distorted impression. It can pervade all kinds of personal interactions, from romantic relationships to foreign affairs, whenever... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 08 Feb 2021
- Book
How to Make the World Better, Not Perfect
toward racial equity more recently, he began to feel uncomfortable helping only people who were bold enough to ask for this favor. After all, while social science research shows most people do not actively harm members of other racial,... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 16 Sep 2020
- Blog Post
Turning a Moment into a Movement: Interview with Anti-Racism Fund Co-Founders Kenneth and Kevin Chenault
monthly donation, there are additional ways to activate anti-racism allies and we want to diversify how we can help communities of color.” As ARF grows and evolves, there are three things the Chenault brothers and their team know will... View Details
- 12 Sep 2018
- Blog Post
Optimizing the Coaching Experience for Midcareer Professionals
– identity, community, necessity and horizon – are always active and in need of attention," says Butler. "The more self-aware we are, the more we realize how they are showing themselves at this particular moment in our lives and... View Details
- 31 Jul 2019
- Research & Ideas
Distressed Employees? Try Resilience Training
cognitive-behavioral therapy, as well as mindfulness and meditation-based stress reduction. This first group logged in to complete various activities and games at least twice per week that showed them, for example, how to savor the... View Details
- 23 Apr 2018
- Research & Ideas
Sponsorship Programs Could Actually Widen the Gender Gap
mentorship on steroids. While a mentor may provide valuable career advice and an empathetic ear, a sponsor will actively advocate for a protégé’s career—formally and publicly recommending her for high-profile projects or job promotions.... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 24 May 2022
- Research & Ideas
Career Advice for Minorities and Women: Sharing Your Identity Can Open Doors
identity out there, it appears to activate different things psychologically in people’s minds than when people infer your identity from your name.” "They're thinking ... 'If I care about not being prejudiced, I should maybe take a little... View Details
Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
- Web
Charts & Statistics - Leadership
Reengineering Record high employment Service sector outpaces manufacturing in new job creation Influence: Low 1900 s 19 U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal Influence: High 10 1910 s 19 War Industries Board coordinates activities... View Details
- Web
Finance & Investing - Business & Environment
Change in 2020: Implications for Business BlackRock: Linking Purpose to Profit Governing PG&E Indigo Agriculture: Harnessing Nature Shareholder Activism and Firms' Voluntary Disclosure of Climate Change Risks Decarbonization Factors... View Details
- 10 May 2020
- Blog Post
Let’s Hear it For the Moms – The Incredible Balancing Act of Student Mothers
time. This helps me prioritize the most important events, and not feel guilty about the many HBS activities I need to decline. Best Mama Hack: Get a running stroller! Even if you don't run, they're more nimble than a normal stroller... View Details
- 13 Jan 2021
- Research & Ideas
How 'Small C' Change Can Beat Large-Scale Rebuilding
to the team. For leaders, it is essential to phase the postulated expectations with their own leadership behavior. Leaders should actively value the needs and contributions of team members and ask themselves: “What can I do for others?”... View Details
- 12 Feb 2020
- Blog Post
Trying Out New Career Options with SIPs (Short Intensive Programs)
historical – and the ways in which these Africa-specific trends impact the opportunities and challenges in undertaking business and entrepreneurship ventures on the continent today. Drawing upon the active participation of prominent... View Details
- 10 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
The Little Understood Problem Confronting Diverse Workplaces
this way, tutors managed to walk the line—performing their role as an authority figure while accounting for their sense of self as well as that of their students. Reid says tutors engaged in this activity largely without tools or guidance... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- Article
Association of the Meaningful Use Electronic Health Record Incentive Program with Health Information Technology Venture Capital Funding
By: Samuel Lite, William J. Gordon and Ariel Dora Stern
IMPORTANCE
Although the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act has accelerated electronic health record (EHR) adoption since its passage, clinician satisfaction with EHRs remains low, and the association of HITECH with... View Details
Although the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act has accelerated electronic health record (EHR) adoption since its passage, clinician satisfaction with EHRs remains low, and the association of HITECH with... View Details
Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Information Technology; Laws and Statutes; Innovation and Invention; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital
Lite, Samuel, William J. Gordon, and Ariel Dora Stern. "Association of the Meaningful Use Electronic Health Record Incentive Program with Health Information Technology Venture Capital Funding." JAMA Network Open 3, no. 3 (March 2020).