Simulations - Publications - Faculty & Research

20 Jul 2021
Research & Ideas

Bankruptcy Spells Death for Too Many Businesses

liquidations Antill studied cost creditors more than a simulated reorganization would have. Creditors also lost more money when some bankrupt companies were acquired than they would have in a theoretical reorganization. Over time, the... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

01 Dec 2022
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Future Vision

pursue initially are lifelong learning for alumni, supporting a digital research infrastructure, and expanding the reach and impact of our ideas, courses, and cases. If we do these well, we’ll be able to unlock many areas of opportunity. We’ve seen one glimpse of the... View Details

Keywords: Brian Kenny; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

March 2015
Case

BOLT: Seed Venture Capital Firm

By: William A. Sahlman and Robert F. White

BOLT is a different kind of seed venture capital firm built to serve the needs of early-stage startups at the intersection of hardware and software.

In the past decade, the cost of entrepreneurial experimentation has dropped dramatically, particularly in web... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurial Finance; Accelerator; Entrepreneurship; Finance; Venture Capital; Applications and Software; Information Infrastructure; Strategy

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18 Nov 2013
Research & Ideas

Pulpit Bullies: Why Dominating Leaders Kill Teams

example, a leadership role can be assumed by a person who believes he or she has superior knowledge or skills. Up The Mountain Gino, Larrick, and Tost tested this dynamic in a simulation involving people planning an imaginary climb up... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

08 Sep 2015
Research & Ideas

Knowledge Transfer: You Can't Learn Surgery By Watching

reports on job duties, companies can create narrative simulations that are more interactive, allowing employees to debrief with managers about what they did right and wrong. (Myers notes that Harvard Business School’s own faculty... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health

09 Jun 2024
Blog Post

The EC Formula: MBA Class of 2024 Looks Back

partners, the course acknowledges that we are all salespeople at some point in our lives. Taking part in a course where there’s different simulations every week that allow you to interact with various stakeholders to figure out if your... View Details

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Sustainable Business Strategy Course | HBS Online

Continued: The Business Model What Does the Research Say? Show Hide Details Concepts Infectious Change Public Goods Problems Cooperation in the Real Economy Expanding on Purpose Featured Exercises Public good simulation game Prisoner’s... View Details

17 Aug 2021
Research & Ideas

Can Autonomous Vehicles Drive with Common Sense?

Training the cars to handle a wide variety of driving scenarios and testing them both in simulation and on real roads is key, De Freitas says. AVs, for example, should be able to handle possible situations like navigating around large... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Auto

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Frequently Asked Questions | HBS Online

certificate and will not be eligible to retake the course. More detailed information on course requirements, including the Adobe Data Driven Operating Model Simulation (one of the assignments), will be communicated at the start of the... View Details

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Online Business in Society Courses | HBS Online

among prospective online learners* Yes No Reimagined the case study method through a proprietary platform featuring courses created by renowned faculty Yes No Collaboration with fellow online learners through unique simulations and... View Details

02 Mar 2012
HBS Seminar

Joe Lassiter/Gordon Jones, Harvard Business School/Harvard University

04 Jun 2018
What Do You Think?

Are There Conditions Under Which Directors Should Consider Hiring a CEO Fired Elsewhere for Inappropriate Behavior?

opposed to the simulated experience we try to create here) MBA classroom at HBS in which students and the instructor alike teach and learn. The answer: Take time out to agree on labels and definitions. So we decided to pull and revise the... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

a software company that encourages households to reduce their energy consumption. From Opower's earliest days, its managers utilized experiments to amplify their environmental impact and enhance customer value. We will revisit some of their most consequential... View Details

14 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World

checks, taking their pictures, and having them sign a waiver. Employees use a simulation to practice enforcing the protocols at peak times. Another scenario helps them manage noncompliant customers. Even the richest and most famous... View Details

Keywords: by Raffaella Sadun, Andrea Bertoni, Alexia Delfino, Giovanni Fassio, and Mariapaola Testa

17 Dec 2015
News

Applying Strategy Concepts In Innovative Ways Through Technology

Part Monopoly marathon, part chess championship, “Strategic Brew” is a multimedia simulation that engages students in a fast-paced exercise in strategic decision-making. Working together in teams, students gain practical exposure to the... View Details

16 Dec 2002
Lessons from the Classroom

Marrying Distance and Classroom Education

be delivered anytime anywhere, so you destroyed the barriers of time and distance with simulation." I'm curious about this very notion of how much we know about what people learn through simulation.— Dorothy Leonard To this I would add that obviously View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Mar 2012
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Balanced Scorecard and Beer Game Go High-Tech

designers, and graphic artists, creates technology-based tools ranging from multimedia cases to interactive simulations. The team ran two large-scale simulations for faculty and students across campus. In the morning, all first-year... View Details

Keywords: Professor V.G. Narayanan; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Dec 2015
News

Complements to the Case Method

polishing diamonds. The person who can go out and find the diamond gets the highest return.” Lauren Cohen, L.E. Simmons Professor of Business Administration Multimedia Simulation Provides Real-World Reality Check Part Monopoly marathon,... View Details

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Power and Influence - Course Catalog

particular courses of action. To help you develop a realistic point of view, you will start from day one to become aware and to test your assumptions about power and influence. Course Objectives This course includes conceptual models, tactical approaches,... View Details

19 Sep 2019
News

Predicting Human Behaviors

front of a faux dashboard. A large monitor simulated the view through a windshield as a car drove on a quiet suburban street. On one side of the road, a woman walked casually down the bike lane. On the other, a young boy with a backpack... View Details

Keywords: April White

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