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Business Economics Online Course | HBS Online

Singer Having a better business vocabulary and understanding the underlying concepts has really helped me to contribute more productively to conversations and decisions. Nicholas Grecco Educator and Healthcare Administrator Read more learner stories * Source: 2022... View Details

04 Nov 2013
Research & Ideas

The Real Cost of Bribery

payment, how it was detected, and the way the firm responded to the bribe after it was uncovered. To test the hypothesis, Serafeim evaluated data from the forensic services practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers, which provides global... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

03 Jan 2011
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Most Popular Articles of 2010

companies they fund. Do Friends Influence Purchases in a Social Network? If friends influence the purchases of a user in a social network, it could potentially be a significant source of revenue for sites such as Facebook and their corporate sponsors. Using a unique... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

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Entrepreneurship Course Online | HBS Online

students eager to dissect and analyze the situation and range of solutions. Janet Krauss - Entrepreneurship Essentials CEO at Peach Read more learner stories * Source: 2022 surveys and course data All FAQs Entrepreneurship Essentials FAQs... View Details

26 Oct 2015
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What’s the Value of a Win in College Athletics?

million, which Chung points out rivals some professional teams. In fact, the National Basketball Association’s Portland Trail Blazers had $153 million in revenue in 2015 according to a Forbes ranking of NBA teams. One limitation in the available View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Sports; Education

06 Sep 2022
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To Go-Go: A Foodtech Startup Serves Up Scale in Latin America

operations, analyzing what is already available for delivery in target markets and mining its own data to see what works and what doesn’t. “We run A/B testing around price, around pictures, around menu descriptions,” says Izquierdo. “We... View Details

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Teaching Quantitative Material - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

awareness: What data would help us solve this problem? How would you analyze it? What would you expect to find? What analysis did you run—why? What assumptions did you make? How did you set up the calculation? How did you account for x... View Details

03 Jul 2013
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What Are the Limits of Transparency?

information is delivered." One possible line would include information about a company's strategy. Brad Keller commented that "It takes more than just sharing financials or performance review data It is really a matter of being... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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Sustainable Business Strategy Course | HBS Online

Technology & Innovation Policy Advisor, San Jose Mayor’s Office Read more learner stories * Source: 2022 surveys and course data All FAQs Sustainable Business Strategy FAQs What are the learning requirements in order to successfully... View Details

30 Jan 2020
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The Upside of Highlighting a Product's Downsides

The researchers also monitored whether customers closed their accounts during that time. The data helped researchers compare the loyalty and profit potential of customers who received each marketing message. After all, credit cards are... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

01 Oct 2014
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Is Too Much Focus a Problem?

"Excess of everything is bad it always relates to the matter in point (for example) getting big data about our customers and focusing too deeply on it will lead to not noticing other important facets However, while finalizing a... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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Guidelines for Choosing Resources - Research Computing Services

Tips for Choosing RAM: If your code runs on your local machine, start by asking for the same amount of RAM or less (for example, if your laptop has 8GB of RAM, try asking for 8GB). If you are loading in native binary data files, ask for... View Details

16 Nov 2011
Working Paper Summaries

Private Equity and Employment

Keywords: by Steven J. Davis, John C. Haltiwanger, Ron S. Jarmin, Josh Lerner & Javier Miranda

03 Jun 2011
Working Paper Summaries

Inducement Prizes and Innovation

Keywords: by Liam Brunt, Josh Lerner & Tom Nicholas

03 Feb 2010
Working Paper Summaries

Accountability and Control as Catalysts for Strategic Exploration and Exploitation: Field Study Results

Keywords: by Robert L. Simons

21 May 2009
Working Paper Summaries

Do Friends Influence Purchases in a Social Network?

Keywords: by Raghuram Iyengar, Sangman Han & Sunil Gupta; Technology

03 Jan 2007
Working Paper Summaries

Banking Deregulation, Financing Constraints and Entrepreneurship

Keywords: by William Kerr & Ramana Nanda; Banking

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Financing New Business Formation

By: Paul A. Gompers

New business creation has become a potent force for economicdevelopment in the United States. Prior to 1980, large firms created the majority of new jobs in the American economy. While considerable debate rages over whether small firms are the source of recent job... View Details

November 2024
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A National Analysis of General Pediatric Inpatient Unit Closures and Openings, 2011–2018

By: Carolyn San Soucie, Nancy D. Beaulieu, Jason D. Buxbaum, David Cutler, JoAnna K. Leyenaar, Sarah C. McBride, Olivia Zhao and Alyna T. Chien

OBJECTIVES: This paper provides an examination of: (1) the frequency and net rates of change for general pediatric inpatient (GPI) unit closures and openings nationally and by state; (2) how often closures or openings are caused by GPI unit changes only or caused by... View Details

Keywords: Health Industry

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May 2024
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Tepid Uptake of Digital Health Technologies in Clinical Trials by Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Firms

By: Caroline Marra and Ariel D. Stern

Digital health technologies (DHTs) can enable more patient-centric therapeutic development by generating evidence that captures how patients feel and function, enabling decentralized trial designs that increase participant inclusivity and convenience, and collecting... View Details

Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Technological Innovation; Product Development; Health Testing and Trials; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms