• 01 Mar 2016
• News

Research Brief: The Benefits of Bias

over time. Her findings indicate that expert evaluators were indeed biased in favor of projects in their own area, which increased the application’s funding chances by 3.2 percent. But there was an... View Details

Keywords: Erin Peterson

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Mastering Strategy Execution

By: Robert Simons

Professor Robert Simons’ research encompasses three areas of management accountability that are the foundation for successful strategy execution: organization design, performance measurement and control, and risk management. In addition, Simons is interested in the... View Details

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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

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Business Analysis and Valuation Using Financial Statements - Course Catalog

HBS Course Catalog Business Analysis and Valuation Using Financial Statements Course Number 1306 Associate Professor Joseph Pacelli Fall; Q1Q2; 3.0 credits 28 Sessions Project Assistant Professor Yuan Zou Spring; Q3Q4; 3.0 credits 27... View Details

• 06 Aug 2018
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Parks Management is People Management

has given me an avenue through which I can dig into park operations. I am evaluating opportunities for sharing operational resources, such as equipment, labor, or expertise, between multiple parks. My View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

• 01 Mar 2013
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Sizing Up Social Impact

in household income? At the end of the day, did we reduce poverty? "We measure quantified objectives beforehand, monitor them during implementation, and evaluate them afterward," Bloom continues. "It's all very public, very explicit, and... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Crop Production; Agriculture; Administration of Economic Programs; Government; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Government; Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Utilities

• 04 Oct 2004
• Research & Ideas

Start to Measure Your E-commerce Success

whether the e-commerce initiative is achieving its stated objectives (outputs) and thus contributing to the long-term success of the corporation (outcomes). Companies often waste resources on e-commerce initiatives or do not invest when they should because they cannot... View Details

Keywords: by Marc J. Epstein

• 01 Dec 2019
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Research Brief: Subject Expert Matters

Karim Lakhani (photo by Dana Maxson) Karim Lakhani (photo by Dana Maxson) Every year billions of dollars are granted to scientists based on the evaluation of peer-reviewed proposals. The final decisions about whose View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers

• 17 Dec 2001
• Research & Ideas

Risks and Rewards of the Intrapreneur

levels of the company, particularly from the CEO. Evaluate the company's other start-up efforts and how it handled projects that failed in some regard, said Jim Barron, vice president of Innosight L.L.C., a... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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The Institute for Cancer Care Innovation - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Delivery Project The Institute for Cancer Care Innovation MOC Network ICIC U.S. Cluster Mapping Project U.S. Competitiveness Project FSG Shared Value Initiative Social Progress... View Details

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IT Strategy: Empowering the Future of Generative AI Innovation at HBS | Information Technology

intelligence (GenAI) and an increasing availability of tools. With a desire to be at the forefront of this new technology, HBS IT launched a strategic initiative to evaluate opportunities and risks in order to ensure informed... View Details

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BiGS Research | Institute for Business in Global Society

BiGS Research At the Institute for Business in Global Society (BiGS), we advance rigorous, practice-oriented research at the intersection of business and society. Our projects explore corporate ownership structures, sustainable industrial... View Details

• September 2006 (Revised April 2007)
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Tim Keller at Katzenbach Partners LLC (C)

By: Boris Groysberg, Christopher Marquis and Ayesha Kanji

Supplements the (A) case. The (C) case includes Keller's actual 2006 mid-year and self evaluations. View Details

Keywords: Projects; Management; Leadership; Organizations; Situation or Environment; Competition; Rank and Position; Attitudes; Motivation and Incentives; Performance Evaluation; Consulting Industry

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• 01 Dec 2012
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50 Years & Counting

the Bias Trap Max Bazerman "The project...taps into earlier work I've done on how joint evaluation leads to better and more ethical decisions." - MAX BAZERMAN In a research project conducted with colleagues... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services