social data - Publications - Faculty & Research

12 Feb 2015
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How Yelp Can Help

Keywords: Yelp; social media; government policy; big data; public accountability; Government

29 Sep 2014
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Inflation Data in the U.S. Is Built Around a Survey that People Increasingly Won’t Take

24 Apr 2014
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Transforming the way the social sector innovates, learns, and improves

nonprofit conducts field research, oversees data collection and processing, and presents clients with key findings, program implications, and implementation recommendations and tools. “The data we generate... View Details

22 Jul 2014
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To Fix Health Care, Let Go of the Status Quo

Keywords: healthcare; innovation; entrepreneurship; big data; Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance

01 Dec 1999
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The Way You See It

observed that "the automobile has provided the means for people to work collectively and live separately, allowing them to choose where they will live, work, and socialize like no other product does. This independence is a core value in... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons. Data collection by Ericka Webb.

28 Nov 2016
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One Obstacle to Curing Cancer

Keywords: cancer; data sharing; precision medicine; healthcare; technology; Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance

17 Feb 2022
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A Big Bet

Tracy Palandjian (MBA 1997) and Gerald Chertavian (MBA 1992) (Photos by Susan Young) When Google announced a $100 million fund to expand skills training and job placement programs for low-income Americans, two HBS alumni were standing by: Tracy Palandjian (MBA 1997),... View Details

Keywords: jobs training; social enterprise; upskilling; Technical and Trade Schools; Educational Services

01 Jun 2012
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Straight to the Heart

which is often very different from what that person wants. You have been credited with 750 marriages. Is your long-term success rate better than the national average? I don’t have quantitative data on my divorce rate, but I’m going to... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; marriage; social media; matchmaking; Personal Services