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The Wisdom of Competitive Crowds

By: Kenneth C. Lichtendahl, Yael Grushka-Cockayne and Phillip E. Pfeifer
When several individuals are asked to forecast an uncertain quantity, they often face implicit or explicit incentives to be the most accurate. Despite the desire to elicit honest forecasts, such competition induces forecasters to report strategically and nontruthfully.... View Details
Keywords: Forecast; Forecasting and Prediction
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  • September 2016 (Revised March 2020)
  • Teaching Note

Fasten: Challenging Uber and Lyft with a New Business Model

By: Feng Zhu
Fasten, a new ridesharing start-up in Boston, entered the scene in September 2015 hoping its unique vision of transparency for both driver and passenger and strategy to keep riders' fares low and charge drivers a flat $0.99 fee per ride, as opposed to the 20%–30%... View Details
Keywords: Information Technology; Transportation; Business Startups; Business Model; Transportation Industry; Boston
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  • June 28, 2011
  • Article

Using Implementation Intentions Prompts to Enhance Influenza Vaccination Rates

By: Katherine L Milkman, John Beshears, James J. Choi, David Laibson and Brigitte C. Madrian
We evaluate the results of a field experiment designed to measure the effect of prompts to form implementation intentions on realized behavioral outcomes. The outcome of interest is influenza vaccination receipt at free on-site clinics offered by a large firm to its... View Details
Keywords: Behavioral Economics; Nudge; Libertarian Paternalism; Public Health; Flu Shot; Behavior; Consumer Behavior; Health Care and Treatment; Cognition and Thinking
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  • March 2013 (Revised March 2015)
  • Case

iMatari

By: Joseph L. Badaracco and Matthew Preble
In late 2012, recent Harvard Business School graduate Hannah Lopez is given the opportunity to lead entry into a new market for Plámo, a company that created startup companies in Europe and emerging markets based upon existing successful business models. She had only... View Details
Keywords: Ethical Behavior; Ethical Judgment; Entrepreneurship; Imitation; Ethics; Moral Sensibility; Values and Beliefs; Europe; Middle East
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  • 26 Mar 2024
  • HBS Seminar

Szu-Chi Huang, Stanford Graduate School of Business

  • 16 May 2016
  • HBS Seminar

Jared Curhan, MIT Sloan School of Management

    Sustainability in the Boardroom

    More and more companies recognize the importance of corporate responsibility to their long-term success—and yet the matter gets short shrift in most boardrooms, consistently ranking at the bottom of some two dozen possible priorities. Many years ago labor conditions... View Details

      The Truth About Open Offices

      It’s never been easier for workers to collaborate—or so it seems. Open, flexible, activity-based spaces are displacing cubicles, making people more visible. Messaging is displacing phone calls, making people more accessible. Enterprise social media tools are displacing... View Details
      • 6 PM – 7:15 PM EST, 28 Feb 2022
      • Virtual Programming

      A Blessing and Little Black Library at Harvard Business School presents a virtual author chat to celebrate Black History Month

      HBSs iconic Baker Library is the largest business library in the worldand its collection expanded during the COVID-19 pandemic. For the first time in its 95-year history, Baker brought in non-business books, over 170 titles (to date) organized by Cathy Chukwulebe (MBA... View Details
      • 26 May 2016
      • News

      Mary Callahan Erdoes, MBA 1993

      Download Mary Callahan Erdoes profile Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page TIMELINE 1967 Born, Menlo Park, California 1989 Earns BS, Mathematics, Georgetown University 1989 Joins Bankers Trust, Analyst 1993 Earns MBA 1993 Joins Meredith, Martin & Kaye,... View Details
      Keywords: Susan Young; Monetary Authorities-Central Bank; Finance
      • 14 Jan 2019
      • Op-Ed

      These 4 CEOs Created a New Standard of Leadership

      experience and perspective, these leaders will influence business and society for decades to come. Now global leaders such as General Motors’s Mary Barra, Merck’s Ken Frazier, BlackRock’s Larry Fink, and Salesforce’s Marc Benioff must now... View Details
      Keywords: by Bill George; Health; Banking; Food & Beverage; Consumer Products
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      Credential of Leadership, Impact, and Management in Business | HBS Online

      Customize your curriculum Access a select network of like-minded leaders Experience exclusive course content Gain real-world insights from business experts Apply your learning through a capstone 7 Courses Credential of Leadership, Impact,... View Details
      • 16 Oct 2015
      • Blog Post

      HBS and the Arts

      I am what you may consider an atypical candidate at HBS; I am an art history major in pursuit of an MBA, dedicated to a career path in the arts.      My fascination with art stems from an experience I had in high school. I attended a... View Details
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      Professional Development - Alumni

      exploring our programs, exercises and resources. Find a Career Coach Did you know that HBS alumni get 6 complimentary coaching sessions a year? Learn How Career Coaches Can Help Find a Career Coach The coaching experience is unique to... View Details
      • 01 Oct 2001
      • News

      Guy de Chazal: Changing Focus

      venture capital with Citicorp. "The industry was much, much smaller in those days," he says. "A few hundred million dollars a year, versus almost a hundred billion today." Drawing on his experience with Morgan Stanley since 1986, he... View Details
      Keywords: Deborah Blagg
      • 28 Apr 2015
      • First Look

      First Look: April 28

      had raised a total of $12.5 million in funding and was, on many fronts, an overwhelming success. However, there were still no revenues. The founders decided it was time to experiment with different monetization strategies before deciding... View Details
      Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
      • 20 Oct 2015
      • Blog Post

      What to Expect Your First Year at HBS

      work is almost certainly going to put you out of your comfort zone, adding to the intensity of the experience. The rigor of the experience extends beyond academics – your social life will keep you plenty busy as well. With 900+ people in... View Details
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      Design Thinking Course | HBS Online

      professional experiences and backgrounds and create stronger collaboration dynamics to heighten their approach to innovation Who Will Benefit Aspiring or Current Innovation Managers Entrepreneurs Product Managers, Developers, and... View Details
      • 09 Jan 2020
      • Book

      Rethinking Business Strategy in the Age of AI

      in AI, eclipsing most other firms and universities in the number of publications and patents. What did it mean for Google to be AI first? Pichai wasn’t talking about introducing a new AI-inspired product or launching a few pilots View Details
      Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
      • Blog

      Your Coach Will Help You Become a Better Leader

      backgrounds and professional experience to the table—they can provide valuable guidance and elicit significant new insights. Executives tell us that coaching is an extremely valuable part of their program experience. Markus Messerer, who... View Details