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Organizational and Business Experimentation
By: Stefan H. Thomke
Please contact Professor Thomke for the most current description of his research on managing automotive development and/or copies of research articles (published and working papers). View Details
- 1995
- Chapter
Introduction to Experimental Economics
By: A. E. Roth
Keywords: Economics
Roth, A. E. "Introduction to Experimental Economics." In Handbook of Experimental Economics, edited by John Kagel and Alvin E. Roth, 3–109. Princeton University Press, 1995.
- 2023
- Article
Experimental Evaluation of Individualized Treatment Rules
By: Kosuke Imai and Michael Lingzhi Li
The increasing availability of individual-level data has led to numerous applications of individualized (or personalized) treatment rules (ITRs). Policy makers often wish to empirically evaluate ITRs and compare their relative performance before implementing them in a... View Details
Keywords: Causal Inference; Heterogeneous Treatment Effects; Precision Medicine; Uplift Modeling; Analytics and Data Science; AI and Machine Learning
Imai, Kosuke, and Michael Lingzhi Li. "Experimental Evaluation of Individualized Treatment Rules." Journal of the American Statistical Association 118, no. 541 (2023): 242–256.
- 05 Dec 2011
- Research & Ideas
It’s Alive! Business Scholars Turn to Experimental Research
you may not be able to learn anywhere else," says Alvin E. Roth, a professor in the Negotiation, Organizations & Markets (NOM) Unit at HBS and a longtime champion of experimental economics. For example, to track how viewers watch... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 04 Jan 2016
- Working Paper Summaries
Understanding Conformity: An Experimental Investigation
Keywords: by B. Douglas Bernheim & Christine Exley
- 2015
- Working Paper
Understanding Conformity: An Experimental Investigation
By: B. Douglas Bernheim and Christine L Exley
Some theories of conformity hold that social equilibrium either standardizes inferences or promotes a shared understanding of conventions and norms among individuals with fixed heterogeneous preferences (belief mechanisms). Others depict tastes as fluid and hence... View Details
Keywords: Conformity; Norms; Image Motivation; Prosocial Behavior; Motivation and Incentives; Behavior; Standards
Bernheim, B. Douglas, and Christine L Exley. "Understanding Conformity: An Experimental Investigation." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 16-070, December 2015.
- 2015
- Book
Handbook of Experimental Economic Methodology
By: Guillaume R. Frechette and Andrew Schotter
Frechette, Guillaume R. and Andrew Schotter, eds. Handbook of Experimental Economic Methodology. Oxford University Press, 2015.
- 1997
- Book
Handbook of Experimental Economics
By: J. H. Kagel and A. E. Roth
Keywords: Economics
Kagel, J. H. and A. E. Roth, eds. Handbook of Experimental Economics. Princeton University Press, 1997.
- 1987
- Chapter
Laboratory Experimentation in Economics
By: A. E. Roth
Roth, A. E. "Laboratory Experimentation in Economics." In Advances in Economic Theory, Fifth World Congress, edited by Truman Bewley, 269–299. Cambridge University Press, 1987.
- 2015
- Chapter
Is Experimental Economics Living Up to Its Promise?
By: Alvin E. Roth
The question that is the title of this essay already suggests that experimental economics has at least reached a sufficient state of maturity that we can try to take stock of its progress and consider how that progress matches the anticipations we may have had for the... View Details
Roth, Alvin E. "Is Experimental Economics Living Up to Its Promise?" Chap. 1 in Handbook of Experimental Economic Methodology, edited by Guillaume R. Frechette and Andrew Schotter, 13–42. Oxford University Press, 2015.
- Research Summary
Moral Reasoning & Experimental Political Philosophy
In this work, we demonstrate a new and morally significant effect on judgment and decision-making. This research is inspired by the work of John Rawls, widely regarded as the most important political philosopher of the 20th Century. Here we apply the central... View Details
- May 2006
- Class Lecture
Experimentation Matters: New Opportunities for Innovation
By: Stefan H. Thomke
Thomke, Stefan H. "Experimentation Matters: New Opportunities for Innovation." Harvard Business School Class Lecture 606-150, May 2006.
- June 1989
- Article
An Experimental Study of Sequential Bargaining
By: J. Ochs and A. E. Roth
Keywords: Negotiation
Ochs, J., and A. E. Roth. "An Experimental Study of Sequential Bargaining." American Economic Review 79, no. 3 (June 1989): 355–384.
- June 1981
- Article
Disagreement in Bargaining: An Experimental Study
By: M. Malouf and A. E. Roth
Keywords: Negotiation
Malouf, M., and A. E. Roth. "Disagreement in Bargaining: An Experimental Study." Journal of Conflict Resolution 25, no. 2 (June 1981): 329–348.
- November 2011
- Article
Competing Matchmakers: An Experimental Analysis
By: Tanjim Hossain, Dylan B. Minor and John Morgan
Platform competition is ubiquitous, yet platform market structure is little understood. Theory models typically suffer from equilibrium multiplicity—platforms might coexist or the market might tip to either platform. We use laboratory experiments to study the outcomes... View Details
Keywords: Platform Competition; Two-Sided Markets; E-commerce; Competition; Two-Sided Platforms; Monopoly
Hossain, Tanjim, Dylan B. Minor, and John Morgan. "Competing Matchmakers: An Experimental Analysis." Management Science 57, no. 11 (November 2011): 1913–1925.
- December 2014
- Article
The Discipline of Business Experimentation
By: Stefan Thomke and Jim Manzi
The data you already have can't tell you how customers will react to innovations. To discover if a truly novel concept will succeed, you must subject it to a rigorous experiment. In most companies, tests do not adhere to scientific and statistical principles. As a... View Details
Thomke, Stefan, and Jim Manzi. "The Discipline of Business Experimentation." Harvard Business Review 92, no. 12 (December 2014): 70–79.
- 2005
- Chapter
Experimentation Strategies and Technological Change
By: Stefan Thomke
Thomke, Stefan. "Experimentation Strategies and Technological Change." In Handbuch Technologie- und Innovationsmanagement, edited by S. Albers and O. Gassmann, 341–358. Wiesbaden: Gabler Verlag, 2005, German ed.
- Article
Product Quality and Entering Through Tying: Experimental Evidence
By: Hyunjin Kim and Michael Luca
Dominant platform businesses often develop products in adjacent markets to complement their core business. One common approach used to gain traction in these adjacent markets has been to pursue a tying strategy. For example, Microsoft pre-installed Internet Explorer... View Details
Keywords: Tying; Platform Strategy; Google; Product; Quality; Digital Platforms; Strategy; Market Entry and Exit
Kim, Hyunjin, and Michael Luca. "Product Quality and Entering Through Tying: Experimental Evidence." Management Science 65, no. 2 (February 2019): 596–603.
- May 2017
- Article
Experimental Evidence of Pooling Outcomes Under Information Asymmetry
By: William Schmidt and Ryan W. Buell
Operational decisions under information asymmetry can signal a firm's prospects to less-informed parties, such as investors, customers, competitors, and regulators. Consequently, managers in these settings often face a tradeoff between making an optimal decision and... View Details
Keywords: Behavioral Decision Research; Information Asymmetry; Signaling; Decision Choices and Conditions; Alignment
Schmidt, William, and Ryan W. Buell. "Experimental Evidence of Pooling Outcomes Under Information Asymmetry." Management Science 63, no. 5 (May 2017): 1586–1605.
- March 2015 (Revised October 2015)
- Module Note
Experimentation and Real Options in Entrepreneurial Finance
By: Ramana Nanda
Nanda, Ramana. "Experimentation and Real Options in Entrepreneurial Finance." Harvard Business School Module Note 815-056, March 2015. (Revised October 2015.)