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Nailing Prediction: Experimental Evidence on the Value of Tools in Predictive Model Development
Predictive model development is understudied despite its importance to modern businesses. Although prior discussions highlight advances in methods (along the dimensions of data, computing power, and algorithms) as the primary driver of model quality, the value of... View Details
When the Thought Doesn’t Count: The Dynamics of Unhelpful Help in Creative Organizations
We’ve all been there. You ask a colleague for help with something, maybe a tricky research design or a difficult student. They agree to help, but their assistance misses its mark. You wonder what happened and, if you turn to existing research and theory, you... View Details
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Doug Marsan
Coming to HBS is like... Going to the world’s greatest amusement park with some of the most amazing, talented, and diverse people. As you enter the park, your eyes are wide open with all the possibilities available to you. Some View Details
- 13 Feb 2024
Student Perspectives: Life at HBS
Join us for a unique opportunity to hear firsthand from current HBS students about their MBA journey. Students will offer a comprehensive discussion about the student experience including academics, RC sections, social activities,... View Details
- 18 Mar 2019
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Stuck in Commuter Hell? You Can Still Be Productive
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
James Has New Role
(photo by Susan Young) (photo by Susan Young) Ralph James (MBA 1982), who previously headed Executive Education at HBS, became executive director of External Relations in July. In his new role, James is responsible for development and alumni relations. “As an HBS... View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
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Buy Big, Sell Small
brands and SKUs,” she says. Shruti, who graduated at the top of her class at the Indian Institute of Technology and had experience in consulting and impact investing, came to HBS to gain the skills to launch an India-based impact... View Details
- 01 May 2020
- Blog Post
5 Reasons to Join a Club at HBS
post-graduation. In addition to putting leadership in practice, leading a club is also a shared experience that lends itself to developing deep relationships with other students during EC year. Aaron Hancock (MBA 2021): This Spring, I... View Details
- 24 May 2017
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David G. Bradley, MBA 1977
Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page TIMELINE 1953 Born, Washington, DC 1975 Earns BA, Economics and History, Swarthmore College 1977 Earns MBA 1977 Receives Fulbright Scholarship to the Philippines 1979 Founds Research Counsel, precursor to ABC & CEB 1983... View Details
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Developing Instructor Style - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning
instructors who they perceive to be well prepared and passionately committed to their learning, despite a lack of case teaching experience. Four Things Great Teachers Do Tom DeLong Professor DeLong describes the four things that great teachers do. Transcript How Do... View Details
- 09 Mar 2022
- Research & Ideas
War in Ukraine: Soaring Gas Prices and the Return of Stagflation?
nowhere near de-escalation. My personal assessment is that it is likely to get worse." Since the conflict seems poised to get worse before it gets better, what impacts should businesses and consumers expect to experience as a result?... View Details
- 28 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Racism and Digital Design: How Online Platforms Can Thwart Discrimination
people tend to use whatever option is set up as the default, so resetting default options with inclusivity in mind can be a useful strategy. Companies can also consider increasing the prominence of their anti-discrimination policies to help raise awareness. View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Bridging the Gap
experience while earning a high school degree. One of Hamilton County’s Future Ready Institutes, the program was inspired in part by a YALP case study. Now director of community relations at BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Wilson is... View Details
- 15 Sep 2021
- Research & Ideas
Don't Bring Me Down: Probing Why People Tune Out Bad News
associate professor at Harvard Business School. “But we also find that a surprisingly large degree of information avoidance doesn't appear to be related to such excuse-driven motives.” By replicating past experiments that sought to... View Details
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- 26 Nov 2019
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The Ritual Effect
Source: Norton Source: Norton Professor Michael Norton studies the ways in which rituals can influence human behavior. In his research, he has found that people establish rituals to enhance their enjoyment of something or to improve their success and don’t like to... View Details
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- 29 Nov 2021
- News
How Bonuses Get Employees to Choose Work Over Family
- 31 May 2011
- Research & Ideas
Japan Disaster Shakes Up Supply-Chain Strategies
experience. Not so manufacturers and their complex webs of suppliers, who in many cases lack that same experience or large-scale backup plans. The result: a chaotic scramble resulting in production delays, product shortages, and higher... View Details
- 25 Mar 2022
- Blog Post
Meet the HBS Women's Student Association
on negotiating your offer letter, and more. Social Events Of course, a large part of the HBS experience is meeting new people and making lifelong friends. Whether it’s exercise classes or happy hours, the WSA regularly hosts events to... View Details
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Transnational Management: Text Cases and Readings in Cross Border Management
By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Paul W. Beamish
Transnational Management focuses on the management challenges associated with developing strategies and managing the operations of companies whose activities stretch across national boundaries. The purpose of this book is to provide a conceptual framework showing the... View Details
- 01 May 2013
- News
Raphael Geismar, MBA 2006
58 years after he did meant something important to me.” The HBS experience proved “very different from anything I had known in France,” he says. “With professors, the relationships weren’t ‘topdown,’ but more like with peers, people who... View Details