Natural Field Experiment - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Apr 1996
News

Technology for Learning's Sake

Officer Susan Rogers, an accomplished HBS administrator with a wealth of experience in technology and other projects, including total responsibility for the recent reconstruction of Morgan Hall. Ground Wires As Upton and others involved... View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg; photo by David Zadig

20 Nov 2006
Research & Ideas

Open Source Science: A New Model for Innovation

unconventional field settings. Their mission was to produce a DNA sequencing test that was cost effective, robust, and operable in extreme field conditions. After several months of effort, the team in... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

Web

2023 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

and social network processes shape race and gender differences at work by examining the roles of culture, cognition, and emotion in organizations using field experimental, longitudinal, and computational research methodologies. Mobasseri... View Details

15 Nov 2018
Blog Post

Valuing an MBA: Beyond Dollars and “Sense"

perspectives. The result is that the MBA prepares students for roles that rely on contribution through interdependence rather than through independence. At HBS, there’s a mentality that some skills can be taught, but others can only be learned. View Details

15 Nov 2011
First Look

First Look: November 15

associated with entering the political process help explain all three facts. We then exploit a natural experiment in the expiration in legislation surrounding the H-1B visa cap for high-skilled immigrant... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

19 Jan 2022
In Practice

7 Trends to Watch in 2022

As 2022 gets underway we asked our faculty to highlight some trends worth watching in the coming year. Ariel Stern: A new future for digital health care While 2020 and 2021 were years of rapid innovation and deployment of new health care technologies and delivery... View Details

Keywords: by HBS News

02 Dec 2016
News

The Story Behind the Stories

in news, still, and my friend at CBS had a fixer, who she recommended for me to work with on the ground in Afghanistan. I just bought a ticket and went. White: What was that first experience in Afghanistan? And how did you go about... View Details

15 Aug 2011
Research & Ideas

A New Model for Business: The Museum

along with companies like Apple, Facebook, and Progressive Insurance, is a leading example of firms that are thinking about customers in a new way—much like how a museum curator orchestrates the experience of patrons. Weaver, an assistant... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

27 Nov 2006
Research & Ideas

Manly Men, Oil Platforms, and Breaking Stereotypes

Harvard Business School professors often travel into the field to conduct business research, but it's a safe bet none have had the experience of Professor Robin Ely. She and coauthor Debra Meyerson of... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Energy; Utilities

02 Mar 2010
First Look

First Look: March 2

Working PapersEquity-Debtholder Conflicts and Capital Structure Authors:Bo Becker and Per Strömberg Abstract We use an important legal event as a natural experiment to examine equity-debt conflicts in the... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

Web

How to Communicate your Organizations’ People-Centered Values - Recruiting

members of your community accountable for? Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) are important because they bring individuals together in the workplace based on shared characteristics or life experiences to provide support and enhanced career... View Details

10 Mar 2011
What Do You Think?

To What Degree Does the Job Make the Person?

new job. In other words, is there a self-selection bias in studies of the effects of job on a person's chemical makeup? As Stephanie Smith put it, "Perhaps it's a case of either the hormones and natural adaptability of the person... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Sep 2014
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2014

thought experiments designed in his executive MBA classes, he challenges readers to explore their cognitive blind spots, identify any salient details they are programmed to miss, and then take steps to ensure it won’t happen again.... View Details

Keywords: faculty research; Alumni Research

16 Jan 2020
News

Hitting the High Notes

own mistakes in addition to the research.” According to NSIG Breakfast Club organizer Carol Barnett (MBA 1990), the talk attracted an audience with a wide range of experiences and perspectives, with MBAs from the 1960s through to more... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

15 Nov 2013
News

Helping Bright Ideas Shine Again

capital firm he opened in 2004 (and closed in January 2013) that focused on the Internet, software, and mobile spaces. The experience taught him some important lessons, among them the benefits of restricting his number of investments.... View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley

11 Apr 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research, April 11

calculations—are powerful. Even though algorithms often outperform human judgment, people resist allowing a numerical formula to make decisions for them (Dawes, 1979). Nevertheless, people increasingly depend on algorithms to inform their decisions. Eight View Details

19 Oct 2017
Research & Ideas

How Charitable Organizations Can Thwart Excuses for Not Giving

past research, Exley looked at the extent to which people believe their charity will succeed in its goals. She found that when individuals doubt the charity’s impact, or when the charity shows lower performance metrics, they are naturally... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

06 Sep 2005
What Do You Think?

What are the Lessons of New Orleans?

Red Cross. They should be listened to for counsel in scenario planning before the next natural nightmare hits. . . ." Nikhil Zaveri proposed that ". . . there should be training and development of citizens by the government,... View Details