Generalized Additive Model - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Feb 2000
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No Place Like Home

positively affects childhood development, individual self-esteem, and family viability. Housing is generally considered "affordable" when its cost does not exceed 30 percent of the median family income in a given area. In one typically... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

01 Feb 1999
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HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

medium, and large clubs and that are sustainable for the long term. In addition to these committees, ad hoc groups are undertaking important tasks. In particular, the Global Alumni Conferences committee is charged with keeping current... View Details

01 Jun 2008
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Kash Rangan

estimated $6 trillion will flow directly to social enterprise organizations. Concurrently, a new generation of business leaders and philanthropists is experimenting with hybrid forms of social enterprises while demanding more transparency... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Finance

01 Dec 2020
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Two Truths and a Lie About 5G

Illustration by Mengxin Li After years of speculation, 2020 was meant to be a big year for the implementation of 5G, the fifth generation of standards for broadband cellular networks. And somewhere between a pandemic and a mountain of... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

01 Apr 1997
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Critical Information: MIS Monitors the Ever-Changing World of IT

General Manage-ment unit. With the growing importance of the Internet and the fact that the daily operations of most organizations now rely heavily on computer technology, IT "has moved to the top of the agenda of most CEOs," notes Nolan.... View Details

Keywords: Elaine Gottlieb

03 Apr 2019
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Finding Common Ground

shelters, Shumway talked to homeless residents about their circumstances. “These are good people,” he says. “They may have started to self-medicate with drugs or alcohol because they didn’t have access to the psychiatric or medical support they needed.” In View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

01 Jun 2000
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The Business of Biotech

December). Amgen's Epogen (a treatment for anemia in kidney dialysis patients) and Neupogen (which restores white blood cells in cancer patients) generated more than $2 billion in sales last year. As the ability to analyze a patient's... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

17 Feb 2015
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The First Five Years: Justin Pasquariello (MBA 2010)

recommend, I also draw on international comparisons based on what we learned in BGIE. In overseeing our operations, I draw on TOM thinking. In work and beyond, concepts learned in Negotiations are very helpful. “My HBS experience was made possible through the provision... View Details

Keywords: Health, Social Assistance

04 May 2017
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Going the Distance

“As an investor, I’ve transitioned from a model that solely maximizes returns to one in which I hope to get great returns and provide a social good. Our team now mentors companies to build their social impact in View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

01 Mar 2008
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One-on-One with Jim Breyer

today on specific Internet opportunities where there are certainly Web 2.0 characteristics, but they are very different in the kinds of models they’re pursuing and the kind of focus. Accel specializes in technology investments. Is... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Finance; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Mar 2023
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Is AI OK?

Illustrations by Dan Bejar Illustrations by Dan Bejar When she began investigating Airbnb’s smart-pricing algorithm several years ago, Assistant Professor Shunyuan Zhang wasn’t looking for evidence that it generated discriminatory... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

10 Mar 2021
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Sister Soldier

deciding that. The naming of Brett McGurk to the government, as well as others who are part of this story, has given people some hope, I think. They have never given up, and I do hope that people take inspiration from this book: Women led, and they created role View Details

30 Jul 2024
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Reddit’s Rise

Steve Huffman and Alexis Ohanian in 2005, Reddit had seen its share of CEO turnover as it grappled with questions about how to moderate content and build a sustainable advertising model without crushing the site’s notoriously independent... View Details

01 Dec 2002
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Bad Times for Business

professional athletes, the top performers in any industry — make all the money. That includes the executive market as well. The irony about pay-for-performance is that pay packages had no built-in control for the general rise in all stock... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

19 Feb 2021
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A Playbook for Progress

model that creates a better sense of belonging and well-being for underrepresented talent. Chitra: On the generational side, in terms of the similarity and difference that you found across the four... View Details

01 Dec 2017
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The Business Case (Or Not) for Sustainability

dire need for US federal policy to address climate change. RH: When you look at Europe, you see many companies agitating for some kind of carbon regulation and beginning to shift their business models in this direction. If you expect your... View Details

24 May 2017
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John H. McArthur, MBA 1959, DBA 1963

legal and administrative effort. In Canada, he served as a founding director of the Canada Development Investment Corporation. Locally, he helped engineer the merger of Brigham and Women’s (BWH) and Mass General Hospitals. “John is the... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Sep 2009
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E Ink’s Wild Ride

necessary rigor and protocol to E Ink’s manufacturing efforts. And a new commitment to employee training resulted in E Ink University, an effort subsidized by a Massachusetts state grant that offered courses in Six Sigma, lean manufacturing, and project management.... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; e-books; e-reading; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing

01 Jun 2006
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India Arrives

its open society and “messy,” yet functioning, market-based democracy as a more conducive environment for long-term development. Its Western-style legal system and transparent financial systems encourage a chaotic, bottom-up approach to growth. “The Chinese View Details