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- 10 Mar 2009
- News
Why CMOs Are Gaining Ground in the Recession
- October 2018 (Revised January 2019)
- Case
The Financial Crisis: Timothy Geithner and the Stress Tests
In February and March 2009, the U.S. economy was in the midst of a terrifying financial and economic crisis. Between the beginning of 2008 and early 2009, four of the 25 largest U.S. financial institutions had failed, and nine of these 25 institutions had taken... View Details
Keywords: Bailout; Regulation; Stress Test; Financial Crisis; History; Economy; Policy; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Decision Making; Banking Industry; Financial Services Industry; Real Estate Industry; United States
Hanson, Samuel G., Robin Greenwood, David Scharfstein, and Adi Sunderam. "The Financial Crisis: Timothy Geithner and the Stress Tests." Harvard Business School Case 219-038, October 2018. (Revised January 2019.)
- 2020
- Working Paper
Why Do Firms Automate Production, and How Do They Adjust? Evidence from the Bell Telephone System over the 20th Century
By: Daniel P. Gross and James J. Feigenbaum
Over the course of the 20th century, AT&T's operating companies replaced telephone operators with mechanical switching and dial telephones. Yet it took AT&T 30 years from the invention of the technology to begin using it, and another 60 years to finish installing it... View Details
- 03 Jun 2008
- First Look
First Look: June 3, 2008
China‘s income inequality has risen rapidly over that same time frame, Vietnam‘s has only grown moderately. Structural and socio-cultural determinants fail to account for these divergent pathways. Existing political variables are also... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Web
FAQ - Alumni
giving—using HBS’s secure online giving form —saves donors time and postage costs. It also allows HBS to process gifts more quickly so that the funds can be put to use almost immediately. How can I set up a recurring gift? Use our secure... View Details
- Web
Research Staff Services - Faculty & Research
ongoing support and guidance on issues that surface with faculty or RAs to help ensure the most effective and productive working relationship. RSS manages every aspect of recruiting and managing staff that support the research endeavors of the faculty with the optimal... View Details
- Web
Stata Temporary Files and Stata Tmp - Research Computing Services
number of files simultaneously Some of the file sizes may be large ( > several GB) You will submit a large number of jobs (> 10) to run at the same time You may still testing your code, your workflow, or changing parameters, which may... View Details
- 21 Aug 2000
- Research & Ideas
Inside the OR: Disrupted Routines and New Technologies
adaptation in this specific setting combined with a look at the broader implications that new technologies have for management at a time when the competitive imperative of innovation is leaving virtually no business untouched. The model... View Details
Keywords: by Hilah Geer
- 12 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 12
collective, the nature and importance of relationships, how personal space and the role of time are viewed, the extent to which authority and hierarchy are accepted, how ambiguity and risk are regarded, and so on. Extending this... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Web
Interviewing - Alumni
practice! Remote Interview Tips Follow these tips for a successful video conferencing or phone interview: Before The Interview Take time to prepare. This will ensure that the conversation flows and that you will not be looking for what... View Details
- 03 Jan 2023
- Book
Confront Workplace Inequity in 2023: Dig Deep, Build Bridges, Take Collective Action
aimed specifically at dismantling inequities in the workplace. “Research has shown time and time again that some of the stereotypical feminine attributes, such as empathy, trust, connection—those are the... View Details
Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
- 20 Nov 2017
- Blog Post
A Summer Internship with the International Rescue Committee
refugee resettlement, I knew that there was no more valuable way for me to spend my time than supporting those who are most vulnerable, which is why I immediately started searching for roles at the IRC. Luckily my search didn’t take... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
- Web
Advisory Board - Entrepreneurship
Appex provided centralized services that enabled independent mobile carriers to operate as a single seamless network. Appex’s services included call forwarding across carriers, fraud prevention services, billing and customer service. Appex was bought by EDS in 1990. By... View Details
- 21 Feb 2018
- Research & Ideas
When a Competitor Abandons the Market, Should You Advance or Retreat?
opportunity to redouble their efforts and grab more market share, or take it as a warning that it might be time to get out while the getting was good? A new research study suggests that more companies than expected see a half-empty glass... View Details
- November–December 2015
- Article
Active Postmarketing Drug Surveillance for Multiple Adverse Events
By: Joel Goh, Margrét V. Bjarnadóttir, Mohsen Bayati and Stefanos A. Zenios
Postmarketing drug surveillance is the process of monitoring the adverse events of pharmaceutical or medical devices after they are approved by the appropriate regulatory authorities. Historically, such surveillance was based on voluntary reports by medical... View Details
Keywords: Drug Surveillance; Health Care; Stochastic Models; Queueing; Diffusion Approximation; Brownian Motion; Health Care and Treatment; Analytics and Data Science; Analysis
Goh, Joel, Margrét V. Bjarnadóttir, Mohsen Bayati, and Stefanos A. Zenios. "Active Postmarketing Drug Surveillance for Multiple Adverse Events." Operations Research 63, no. 6 (November–December 2015): 1528–1546. (Finalist, 2012 INFORMS Health Applications Society Pierskalla Award.)
Change Through Persuasion

Faced with the need for a massive change, most managers respond predictably. They revamp the... View Details
- 12 Apr 2022
- Research & Ideas
Swiping Right: How Data Helped This Online Dating Site Make More Matches
to see how many companies are looking at their profile at any given time and offer organizations the same information about users to fuel efficient job-pairings. But it’s a slippery slope: Issues of bias come into play, especially if the... View Details
Keywords: by Kara Baskin
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Leadership Transition for External Relations
MESSAGE FROM ANGELA CRISPI AND DEAN SRIKANT DATAR To: HBS Faculty and Staff From: Angela Crispi and Srikant Datar Re: Leadership Transition – Janet Cahill, External Relations We write to let you know that Janet Cahill (AMP 189) has decided to step down from her... View Details
- 22 Jun 2022
- Book
Four Elements for Finding the Right Career Path
dimensions that are archetypal in that they are always present at these times of decision, whether we are aware of them or not. Gerdeman: Could you briefly explain each of the Four Elements? Butler: Sure, the first is Identity. Identity... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 02 Apr 2020
- What Do You Think?
What Are Lessons for Leaders from This Black Swan Crisis?
years The greatest COVID-19 failure was clearly the failure to adapt in time to an emerging threat.” Bill Wallace said, “I’m calling the COVID-19 pandemic a White Swan: inevitable through global mobility and the absence of safeguards,... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett