Data Management - Publications - Faculty & Research

04 Sep 2019
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Ask the Expert: Bounce Back

of PowerInbox, says it’s too soon to call it quits on email—far from it, in fact. PowerInbox, which manages targeted ads within subscriber-based newsletters for publishers like Crain Communications and the Seattle Times, has enjoyed 7,500... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

06 Oct 2020
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Clearing the Path to Citizenship

who was working as a senior project manager at Amazon, had become obsessed with understanding why the paper-heavy US immigration process remained so difficult and expensive. “Immigration is one of those overlooked areas where technology... View Details

Keywords: April White

30 Jul 2024
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Reddit’s Rise

time when Reddit is going through changes. It had just had a management change. The CEO had exited, the founders came back. There had been, obviously this is a very active user base, so there had been some upheaval a little bit in the... View Details

31 Mar 2023
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How Can We Solve the Teacher Shortage Crisis?

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. In this episode, we're going to highlight another one of the great podcasts here at HBS: Managing the Future of Work, hosted by... View Details

Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services

01 Jun 1997
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MBA Program:Rapid Innovation in '96

the MBA Program Office. Admissions As part of its ongoing commitment to attract and admit the best candidates to the School, the MBA Program now requires all applicants to take the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT). "The GMAT... View Details

02 Mar 2015
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To Market, To Market

operate livestock breeding centers, improve soil systems, and create opportunities for a younger generation to take on farming. In Armenia, Heifer has been teaching farmers about pasture management as well as helping to develop an... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Agriculture; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

04 Dec 2019
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Skydeck Live: The Case for Funding Female Founders

beyond the bottom line, and so we need to have all that data ready to sort of slowly move that that oil tanker around. >Hi, I'm Georgia Zocca (GMP 23) from the General Management Program in 2017. My question... View Details

01 Sep 2004
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One-on-One with Robert McNamara

taught by Professor Ross Graham Walker and others, a company’s numbers had value far beyond mere record-keeping. Statistical data could instead be used proactively as a general management tool for analyzing... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

01 Jun 2003
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Up Against The Firewall

handling, storage, and protection of data and infrastructure configurations. It’s also important to establish crisis management procedures, responses, and responsibilities in the event of an attack. Despite... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Robert Austin; Corporate Services; Computer Systems Design and Related Services; Professional Services

01 Dec 2017
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Ask the Expert: Human Intelligence

illustration by Taylor Callery illustration by Taylor Callery Artificial intelligence is not a replacement for the human brain. At least not yet. “That is decades away,” says Rudina Seseri (MBA 2005), answering one of the most common questions she hears. As cofounder... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Jun 2016
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Case Study: On the Table

possible, then a change in your business model may be necessary. Go local: pre-sent choices to customers only from local suppliers so that the delivery and logistics is managed by the seller, but monitored and guaranteed by the e-commerce... View Details

01 Mar 2004
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Leadership Project Codifies Elusive Traits

launched two years ago. The original intent of the research project was to begin to collect data that would contribute to a “canon of business leadership” — a compendium of business leaders who have defined the way we live, work, and... View Details

Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services

30 Nov 2017
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Happy Meals (Are Here Again)

means there was a complaint—about the food, about the service, some negative thing that had escalated to the point that a manager had been called on to straighten things out. Or at least, that’s what it used to mean. In fall 2016,... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; photographed by Saverio Truglia

01 Jun 2023
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Alumni and Faculty Books

marks clear dividing lines between China’s domestic economy and the rest of the world. It shows how China seeks to manage the links between the two just when western countries are also focusing on decoupling. In order to prosper, business... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Jun 2024
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Research Brief: Ahead of the Game

As a lifelong runner who spent countless hours training and competing his way up to the national level, Professor Paul Gompers has always believed that his athletic experiences were critical to shaping who he is, both as a competitor and in the professional sphere. Now... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; illustration by Antonio Pinna

18 Nov 2010
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Lessons from the Classroom: Data.gov

Keywords: Professor Karim Lakhani; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Sep 2024
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Far-Reaching Impact

childhood education in India. Photo courtesy Rocket Learning Prior to HBS, Mahajan and Gupta did stints at McKinsey, then managed programs at legacy nonprofits in India—Mahajan at SEWA Federation, the largest organization supporting women... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

01 Sep 2018
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Ask the Expert: Delivering the Goods

are likely to find in coming years that the problems borders create are easily solved by forward positioning goods and services. Free-trade zones and special warehouses that preposition products for anticipatory delivery, helped by data... View Details