Pooling - Publications - Faculty & Research

09 Jan 2007
First Look

First Look: January 9, 2007

Paper No. 9680.) Abstract Patent pools are an important but little-studied economic institution. In this paper, we first make a set of predictions about the licensing terms associated with patent pools. The theoretical framework predicts... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Dec 2004
News

Comings and Goings

A snapshot of the MBA Program’s newest recruits reveals that this year’s incoming class — chosen from a pool of 7,140 applicants — represents a select, diverse group of individuals hailing from 67 countries around the world. As the new... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

03 Nov 2015
First Look

November 3, 2015

difference-in-differences, matching estimations, and regression discontinuity designs. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50014 Experimental Evidence of Pooling Outcomes Under Information Asymmetry By:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

Portrait Project

Cameron Johnson

I love my scars. Full disclosure: I have had stitches in my head seven times. Failure has been my greatest professor. The first time I landed a backflip on a bicycle, scored a touchdown, or descended from my grandmother's rooftop into her backyard View Details

20 May 2013
Op-Ed

Making America an Industrial Powerhouse Again

talent pool in the US biomedical field that is second to none. And the only way to get that talent is for companies-both domestic and foreign-to do their R&D here. That's why pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies from around the... View Details

Keywords: by Gary Pisano; Manufacturing

13 Apr 2016
Blog Post

3 Reasons Why Company Conversations Might Be Right For Your Organization

two candidates. In this setting, a company can create meaningful connections with a small pool of highly interested talent. To learn even more about Company Conversations, contact our office. View Details

Keywords: All Industries

25 Nov 2014
Blog Post

Checking out Dublin's Tech Scene

you about your hiring needs for the coming year. With 6% of the Class of 2014 who sought employment accepting jobs in Europe and 17% accepting jobs in technology overall, there’s an ongoing pool of interested talent to meet your hiring... View Details

01 Jun 2001
News

Up Side Story: HBS Show a Sold-Out Success

in love while entertaining the sold-out audience with humor, song, and dance. Each year since 1974, a group of hardworking students has pooled its writing, acting, and production skills to stage a Broadway-style performance that takes... View Details

Keywords: HBS Show; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

01 Mar 2017
News

The Realities of the Refugee Crisis

and opportunity here is Afghanistan. Syria is a relatively small pool of migrants. In Afghanistan, you have a potentially enormous pool of refugees who could arrive at any moment in Europe. One of the things... View Details

Keywords: April White

20 Dec 2022
Blog Post

7 Resolutions for Recruiting in the New Year

questions do candidates consistently bring to your recruiters? How successful are your new hires?Answers to these questions will help reveal where you can implement technology and/or an optimized process to achieve improved results in recruiting and retention.2.... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

05 May 2022
News

Like-Minded

focused on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) solutions. Yet they achieved both distinctions in May 2021 with the launch of MPower Partners, focusing on what they considered an untapped pool of talent: young entrepreneurs making... View Details

14 Jun 2024
News

Highlights from the Spring 2024 Alumni Board Meeting

other. The HBS Alumni Board, whose members are selected from a pool of active and committed volunteer leaders, represents the global HBS alumni community. Members serve as a resources for the Dean, faculty, staff and students by providing... View Details

24 Jun 2016
News

Reinventing Pharma

(photo by Claire Pearson for eyeforpharma) (photo by Claire Pearson for eyeforpharma) The newly appointed Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion at Novartis Pharma is bringing ideas from her time at HBS to drive an evolution of the company’s talent View Details

Keywords: Scientific Research and Development Services

01 Jun 2020
News

Vital Signs

class is better or worse than other asset classes, that will determine the future pool of capital for VCs—which then determines the pool of capital for startups. I was reading the Airbnb CEO’s letter [of May... View Details

Keywords: Jen Mele; COVID-19; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

18 Sep 2000
Research & Ideas

Getting It Done: Improving Nonprofit Performance

initiatives by individual foundations; and the creation of large foundation-supported pools of capital. In Grossman's view, each pool would ideally support a particular stage of a nonprofit's development,... View Details

Keywords: by James E. Aisner

07 Sep 2021
News

One Degree of Difference

imperative. IBM’s “new collar” program is one example on a large corporate scale; it creates points of entry for people who lack traditional credentials. The pool of people in this category is vast: Any job posting that requires... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

01 Jun 2000
News

Networked Computers behind IT Payoff

the Internet Protocol (IP)." McAfee explains that because they connect people to vast pools of information, networks are extremely valuable tools for businesses. "It may well be that businesses benefit primarily not from the computer's... View Details

01 Dec 2017
News

Research Brief: Developing High-Tech Talent

practices—which Fuller defines as employers’ tendency to raise the degree requirements for job applications. More than 60 percent of companies in the study’s survey admitted to using college degrees as a baseline for hiring, both to reduce application View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

01 Dec 2005
News

MBAs by the Numbers

A snapshot of the MBA Program’s newest students reveals that this year’s incoming class — chosen from a pool of 6,552 applicants — represents a select, diverse group of individuals hailing from 68 countries around the world. “We’re... View Details