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24 Jun 2019
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Chloe Ho, MBA 2019: Data-Driven and In Demand

job, she realized that there was something missing—she knew that she needed more to give her career an edge. “I could sense an increasing appetite for data and data-driven managerial decision-making,” says Ho. “I felt that this was a... View Details

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24 Jul 2019
Blog Post

Data-Driven and in Demand

job, she realized that there was something missing—she knew that she needed more to give her career an edge. “I could sense an increasing appetite for data and data-driven managerial decision-making,” says Ho. “I felt that this was a... View Details

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Date Parameters in SDC

What are the date parameter limitations when searching in SDC? There is a one-month delay in the data provided from our SDC subscription. That is, both... View Details

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Human-Algorithm Collaboration with Private Information: Naïve Advice Weighting Behavior and Mitigation

By: Maya Balakrishnan, Kris Ferreira and Jordan Tong

Even if algorithms make better predictions than humans on average, humans may sometimes have private information which an algorithm does not have access to that can improve performance. How can we help humans effectively use and adjust recommendations made by... View Details

Keywords: AI and Machine Learning; Analytics and Data Science; Forecasting and Prediction; Digital Marketing

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Tips for Working Remotely | Information Technology

public Wi-Fi hotspots, data is being sent “in the clear” and can be snooped upon. Avoid accessing sensitive information on public Wi-Fi. Leverage the HBS VPN to protect yourself when using public Wi-Fi. Additionally, never leave your... View Details

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FIELD Global Immersion Resources: Greece

"Country" tab at the top of the screen At next screen, type country name Use tabs at the top to select desired information, i.e., Overview, Industries, Statistics and Forecasts, News or Reports Country information and data World... View Details

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Options: Historical Prices

How do I find historical option prices? Options Metrics via WRDS provides historical price and implied volatility data for the U.S. equity and index options markets, on an option by option basis. Once you have selected the database in... View Details

06 Apr 2016
Research & Ideas

Should Entrepreneurs Pitch Products or Ideas for Products?

best for spec Luo collected her initial data from Done Deal Pro, a database that tracks transactions of movie ideas in Hollywood, including sales of both nascent ideas and fully formed scripts—the vast majority of which never actually... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Motion Pictures & Video; Entertainment & Recreation; Banking

12 Oct 2011
Research & Ideas

Creating Online Ads We Want to Watch

stakes for advertisers are huge. Americans were exposed to over 5.3 billion online video ads in July 2011 alone, with Hulu generating the highest number of video ad impressions at more than 963 million, according to data from comScore. So... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Consumer Products

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Patent search: The use of component in Espacenet and Patentscope databases

patent researcher to quickly pinpoint needed information during the process of patent data collection especially when a search result retrieves hundreds of hits. Component Details covered Useful for ... ... View Details

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Teaching Resources - Business History

from the past as they build their future careers. Historical Data Visualization The Historical Data Visualization project provides geographic maps of historical data on broad... View Details

01 Dec 2014
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Rethinking the Fashion Beat

Instilling Production with Principles Instilling Production with Principles Áslaug Magnúsdóttir Customizing Couture Online Customizing Couture Online Jamal Motlagh Taking Tailoring High Tech Taking Tailoring High Tech Katrina Lake Dressing by Number Dressing by Number... View Details

Keywords: Alyssa Giacobbe; fashion; Retail Trade

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Pharmaceuticals: drug retail prices

Where can I find drug prices? You may begin with: Cortellis - Drug price data. Access is available to HBS AND HU students, staff and faculty onsite at Baker Library (users must be logged in by Baker staff). Statista - Quick statistics on the topic Bloomberg... View Details

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Flatiron School: Reflections from Summer 2020 - Recruiting

practical skills, statistics fundamentals, and real-life data science project experience. This full-time, intensive eight-week remote learning program was designed for students with basic technical background, and culminated with a... View Details

01 Dec 2007
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Faculty Research Online

HBS Working Knowledge is an online forum for innovation in business practice, offering a first look at new thinking from HBS faculty. Read the complete articles summarized below by visiting their Web links. Broadband: Remaking the Advertising Industry From the Marlboro... View Details

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Business ownership: by gender, race and ethnicity

Where can I find data on U.S. businesses by gender, race, and ethnicity? U.S. Census Bureau: The Survey of Business Owners (SBO) provides the only comprehensive, regularly collected source of information on selected economic and... View Details

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HBSGrid Terms of Service - Research Computing Services

accepted the statements in this agreement and that you agree to comply with applicable policies and laws governing the use of Harvard Business School’s technology resources and the protection of data privacy. Account Creation Requirements... View Details

25 Oct 2017
Research & Ideas

Will Machine Learning Make You a Better Manager?

data programmers on staff and everyone else.” Where we are going next? The next step in sentiment analysis, says Teodorescu, is into consumer products. “In the next five years, this will be available in your Fidelity account,” Teodorescu... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Information Technology

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Bloomberg download limits | Baker Library

Help Center Bloomberg download limits What download limits are there for the Bloomberg terminals? Each Bloomberg terminal has both a daily and a monthly limit to the amount of data that can be downloaded from it. Limits are calculated... View Details

05 May 2011
Research & Ideas

How ‘Political Voice’ Empowers the Powerless

says Iyer. "But we found exactly the opposite." When the researchers examined 22 years worth of data on reported crimes in a variety of gender-specific and gender-nonspecific categories they were initially surprised by what they... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish

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