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- 2019
- Chapter
Poor Mao's Almanack? Empire, Political Economy, and the Transformation of Social Science
Reinert, Sophus A. "Poor Mao's Almanack? Empire, Political Economy, and the Transformation of Social Science." Chap. 2 in Empire and the Social Sciences: Global Histories of Knowledge, edited by Jeremy Adelman. London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2019.
- April 1996 (Revised March 1998)
- Supplement
Starlite: Confidential Instructions for S. Mason, VP of HR Health Sciences Division
By: Kathleen L. McGinn and Julia Morgan
Supplements Starlite Corp.: General Information. View Details
McGinn, Kathleen L., and Julia Morgan. "Starlite: Confidential Instructions for S. Mason, VP of HR Health Sciences Division." Harvard Business School Supplement 396-356, April 1996. (Revised March 1998.)
- May 2013
- Teaching Plan
China Novartis Institute for Biomedical Research: Building a Sustainable, Globally Integrated Research Enterprise
By: Vicki Sato and Annelena Lobb
Sato, Vicki, and Annelena Lobb. "China Novartis Institute for Biomedical Research: Building a Sustainable, Globally Integrated Research Enterprise." Harvard Business School Teaching Plan 613-103, May 2013.
- April 2023
- Technical Note
An Art & A Science: How to Apply Design Thinking to Data Science Challenges
By: Michael Parzen, Eddie Lin, Douglas Ng and Jessie Li
We hear it all the time as managers: “what is the data that backs up your decisions?” Even local mom-and-pop shops now have access to complex point-of-sale systems that can closely track sales and customer data. Social media influencers have turned into seven-figure... View Details
Parzen, Michael, Eddie Lin, Douglas Ng, and Jessie Li. "An Art & A Science: How to Apply Design Thinking to Data Science Challenges." Harvard Business School Technical Note 623-070, April 2023.
- 15 Sep 2010
- Working Paper Summaries
From Bench to Board: Gender Differences in University Scientists’ Participation in Commercial Science
- Article
Big Names or Big Ideas: Do Peer-Review Panels Select the Best Science Proposals?
By: Danielle Li and Leila Agha
This paper examines the success of peer-review panels in predicting the future quality of proposed research. We construct new data to track publication, citation, and patenting outcomes associated with more than 130,000 research project (R01) grants funded by the U.S.... View Details
Keywords: Patents; Research; Entrepreneurship; Forecasting and Prediction; Innovation and Invention; Business and Government Relations; United States
Li, Danielle, and Leila Agha. "Big Names or Big Ideas: Do Peer-Review Panels Select the Best Science Proposals?" Science 348, no. 6233 (April 24, 2015): 434–438.
- 21 May 2021
- HBS Conference
Crossing Disciplines: Studying Fairness, Bias, and Inequality in Management and Decision Sciences Research
- August 2017 (Revised August 2018)
- Case
The Oakland Athletics: Strategy & Metrics for a Budget
By: Srikant M. Datar and Caitlin N. Bowler
This case considers Oakland Athletics General Manager Billy Beane’s data driven and, in baseball circles unconventional, approach to winning games over the duration of the long Major League Baseball season. Beane’s critical approach to crafting strategy within his... View Details
Keywords: Data Analysis; Metrics; Data Science; Analytics and Data Science; Analysis; Measurement and Metrics; Competitive Strategy; Organizational Culture; Sports Industry
Datar, Srikant M., and Caitlin N. Bowler. "The Oakland Athletics: Strategy & Metrics for a Budget." Harvard Business School Case 118-010, August 2017. (Revised August 2018.)
- March 1979
- Book Review
The Use, Non-Use, and Abuse of Social Science Knowledge: A Review Essay
By: Rohit Deshpandé
Deshpandé, Rohit. "The Use, Non-Use, and Abuse of Social Science Knowledge: A Review Essay." Knowledge 1, no. 1 (March 1979): 164–176.
- 10 Sep 2024
- Video
Building the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier
- Teaching Interest
Overview
Erin has served as a teaching assistant in seven different courses at Harvard University since 2008. She has taught courses at both the undergraduate level and the graduate level. She most recently was a teaching assistant for HPM 539: Organizational Behavior, taught... View Details
- 08 Nov 2021
- Blog Post
4 Ways the MS/MBA is Preparing Me for a Career in Health Care and the Life Sciences
Tell us about your life before HBS. I grew up in Antwerp, Belgium as part of the Jewish community. Having four grandparents who are Holocaust survivors, I felt it was important to experience life in Israel, and so, after taking a gap year, pursued a joint degree in... View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
@Soldiers Field
Program—has been offered under the auspices of the School’s US Competitiveness Project. HBS launched a new joint master’s degree program in partnership with the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, which will confer an MBA and a Master of... View Details
- 03 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
5 New Year's Resolutions You Can Keep (With the Help of Behavioral Science Research)
good.’” To learn more, see Rituals Alleviate Grieving for Lovers, Loved Ones, and Lotteries. And if you have resolved not to obsess over resolutions this year, behavioral science supports you. Are you giving yourself a break when it comes... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- April 1993 (Revised December 2001)
- Case
General Dynamics and Computer Sciences Corporation: Outsourcing the IS Function (C)
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Katherine Seger
Outlines the full architecture of an outsourcing agreement and allows the class to discuss what should and should not be in such agreements. View Details
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Katherine Seger. "General Dynamics and Computer Sciences Corporation: Outsourcing the IS Function (C)." Harvard Business School Case 193-146, April 1993. (Revised December 2001.)
- April 1993 (Revised December 2001)
- Case
General Dynamics and Computer Sciences Corporation: Outsourcing the IS Function (B)
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Katherine Seger
Designed to look at outsourcing from the perspective of a major computer services company trying to get into the business. View Details
Keywords: Communication Technology; Business Startups; Business Plan; Business Strategy; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Financial Management; Management Teams; Communication Strategy; Organizational Design; Product Design; Accounting; Activity Based Costing and Management; Computer Industry; Information Technology Industry
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Katherine Seger. "General Dynamics and Computer Sciences Corporation: Outsourcing the IS Function (B)." Harvard Business School Case 193-145, April 1993. (Revised December 2001.)