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28 Aug 2018
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New Research and Ideas, August 28, 2018

influence, intermittent social influence, or no social influence. Groups in the intermittent social-influence treatment found the optimum solution frequently (like groups without influence) but had a high mean performance (like groups... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

19 Mar 2013
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First Look: March 19

empirical results are consistent with the model's predictions: inexperienced writers are excluded from the market for earlier-stage ideas, restricting their choices to developing the idea fully or abandoning... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

17 Apr 2019
Blog Post

Making Sabbaticals Mainstream Series: Marty

importance of these breaks, combined with their relative rarity, drove DJ to investigate further. He partnered with Professor Matt Bloom’s Well Being at Work Initiative at the University of Notre Dame to formally study when and why sabbaticals lead to positive View Details

18 Mar 2008
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First Look: March 18, 2008

Abstract Social interactions occur when agents in a network affect other agents' choices directly, as opposed to via the intermediation of markets. The study of such interactions and the resultant outcomes... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

17 Jul 2018
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New Research and Ideas, July 17, 2018

and money shape our social relationships? Across three studies, utilizing self-report (N=127; N=249) and behavioral outcomes (N=358), we provide the first evidence that the chronic orientation to prioritize time over money encourages... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

04 Apr 2011
Research & Ideas

Attention Medical Shoppers: What Health Care Can Learn from Walmart and Amazon

Medicare recipients who are admitted to a hospital end up back at the hospital in less than a month. Studies have shown that the frequency of those repeat stays could be reduced drastically if a doctor or nurse followed up with patients a... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Health

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Veterans & Active Military | MBA

details. For Dependents Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance Program (DEAP/REAP) DEAP provides education and training opportunities to eligible dependents of veterans who are permanently disabled due to a service-related condition, View Details

05 Apr 2016
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April 5, 2016

mini-corporations that would last for most of the school year and would compete to sell goods or services. The learn-by-doing program gave teenagers the chance to prepare for corporate life by experiencing different positions within the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne

21 Jul 2008
Research & Ideas

Solving the Marketing Resources Allocation Puzzle

to create a framework to help managers think about their allocation challenges. The result was published in a recent paper, "Allocating Marketing Resources". Brand managers can be confronted with a complex, daunting task, the authors... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Feb 2000
News

Youth Movement: HBS Clubs Make Students a Top Priority

include the program committee's decision to invite younger, more high-tech-oriented speakers to the club's luncheons, which has resulted in much larger turnouts. "Our goal last year was to increase membership and attendance at club... View Details

Keywords: Amy E. Dean

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Alice Yang

projects ranging from an analysis of PIH’s clinical outcomes in rural Haiti, editing and publishing a bilingual manual on AIDS treatment in resource-poor settings, overseeing potable water projects for at-risk families in Haiti, and... View Details

26 Feb 2014
Research & Ideas

How Grocery Bags Manipulate Your Mind

did something good for the environment, so you can have a cookie.” New experimental research shows that shoppers are more likely to buy virtuous organic items when they bring their own reusable bags to the store than when they opt for paper View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Retail

27 Jul 2010
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First Look: July 27

changing perception of such strategies by the analysts. Moreover, we find that higher visibility firms receive more favorable recommendations for their CSR strategies. We also find that analysts with more experience, broader CSR awareness, View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

30 May 2018
What Do You Think?

Should Intellectual Property be Protected in International Trade?

typically is required to be 50 percent, often lead to transfer of intellectual property from the US firm to its Chinese partner and perhaps to other entities. This is an illustration of a more general issue, whether or not international... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Technology

28 May 2019
News

Leading Questions

“whether it’s for an individual leader, a team, or a company.” To find these answers, Synthesis asks open-ended essay questions and applies narrative psychology in its assessments. “There are no trick questions, no multiple choice,”... View Details

Keywords: April White

25 Sep 2000
Research & Ideas

More Than the Sum of Its Parts: The Impact of Modularity on the Computer Industry

cost-effective to experiment and incorporate the results of the experimentation into the system. KB: So a modular design with, say, ten modules might justify ten or more trial designs per module. The module... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Computer; Consumer Products; Technology

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Patients - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

and health care Manage health through lifestyle choices, obtaining routine care and testing, complying with treatments, and active participation in disease management and prevention Gather information on provider results and experience in... View Details

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Public companies: fast growing | Baker Library

Help Center Public Companies: Fast Growing How can I find (or create) a list of fast-growing public companies? Create a list of fast-growing public companies: In Capital IQ : Go to Screening > Companies. Under Company Details , add any geographic View Details

08 Jun 2020
Blog Post

Getting Laid Off: An Opportunity for Reinvention

your pay or that your work product did not meet a certain threshold. I am slowly letting go of this weight and burden—and realize that it’s not personal. In fact, approximately 1 in 5 Americans have filed for unemployment as a View Details

07 Sep 2016
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How Can the Threat of Networks Be Reduced?

thousands of hackers who flock to the cracks found in existing network architecture daily. Results may include leaked emails, drained bank accounts, and the destruction of production facilities (as Iranian nuclear scientists found out).... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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