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Strategic Plan | Information Technology

Service Delivery Improvement Plan (completed) 2. Design Sustainable Technology Architecture 2.01: Baker Architecture Modernization Program 2.02: Cloud Program 2.03: Configuration Management Database (CMDB) Build for HBS IT 2.04: Data... 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

03 Apr 2019
News

Finding Common Ground

analytics-focused consulting firm made sense at a time when technology breakthroughs were fueling exponential growth in data generation and consumption. His three former employers—Answerthink, Bain, and Dow—quickly became the startup’s... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

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Producer Price Index / Consumer Price Index

click IMF DATA. In section for Data by Indicator, click Prices, Production, and Labor. From the drop-down menu for Prices, Production, and Labor select View Details

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Statista (Alumni Access) | Baker Library

Statista (Alumni Access) A statistics portal that integrates thousands of diverse topics of data and facts from a wide range of sources onto a single platform. Individual account registration required. See additional account and download... View Details

23 Apr 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, April 23, 2019

readers? Use data science. Make money by doing deals with television and filmmakers and book publishers. The case describes the challenges of matching readers to stories and of helping writers produce better stories by supplying feedback... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

01 Dec 2014
News

Instilling Production with Principles

Dressing by Number Karen Moon Making Big Data Fashionable Making Big Data Fashionable Ivy Ross Creating the Shopping Experience of the Future Creating the Shopping Experience of the Future Imran Amed... View Details

Keywords: April White; fashion; Manufacturing

30 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

Why Evolutionary Software Development Works

industry in which the need for a responsive development process has never been greater. The researchers analyzed data from 29 completed projects and identified the characteristics most associated with the best outcomes. (See "Four... View Details

Keywords: by Alan MacCormack; Technology

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Center for Research in Security Prices (CRSP) | Baker Library

Center for Research in Security Prices (CRSP) Security-level historical pricing, returns, and volume data on more than 20,000 stocks (inactive and active companies) from the NYSE, AMEX, and NASDAQ markets, dating back to 1925 (monthly... View Details

21 Oct 2014
First Look

First Look: October 21

literature when it comes to linking sales efforts with strategy. Part 1 of this book provides data indicating how and why sales remain (by far) the biggest part of strategy implementation in most firms, the issues involved in linking... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

04 May 2020
Research & Ideas

Predictions, Prophets, and Restarting Your Business

and make decisions based on assumptions about the future. The problem: Most of these prophecies about what is to come are basically straight-line extrapolations of a few weeks of data or sermons about what that prophet believes should... View Details

Keywords: by Frank V. Cespedes

16 Jul 2024
Research & Ideas

Weighing Digital Tradeoffs in Private Equity

Value Lab at the Digital Data and Design Institute at Harvard. The researchers found that PE investors often turn to digital transformation strategies and technology to help revamp portfolio firms, and this investment often accelerates... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services

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Sovereign debt ratings

over RatingsDirect and select Credit Research Search for the Country name as a keyword. CountryData.com provides ratings calculated by The PRS Group. Includes data from 1984-present. In the CRG Risk... View Details

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Associations

Where can I find associations for an industry or profession? Trade, industry, and professional associations can be excellent sources for facts, statistics, reports, and can be a place to locate contacts to speak with about the industry. Often (but not... View Details

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Morningstar Direct | Baker Library

Morningstar Direct Multi-currency research platform that provides performance and holdings analyses of investments. Read More Multi-currency research platform that provides performance and holdings analysis of investments. Morningstar Direct includes View Details

27 Jul 2019
Op-Ed

Does Facebook's Business Model Threaten Our Elections?

regulation, history is likely to repeat itself. “Without a push by Facebook’s customers or more fundamental federal government regulation, history is likely to repeat itself.” After all, the ability of advertisers to get hold of personal View Details

Keywords: by George Riedel

30 Jul 2013
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First Look: July 30

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/download.aspx?name=kupor%20tormala%20norton%20rucker.pdf Working Papers An Empirical Study of the Spillover Effects of Workload on Patient Length of Stay By: Berry Jaeker, Jillian, and Anita Tucker Abstract—We use two years of inpatient... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

16 Apr 2012
Research & Ideas

The Inner Workings of Corporate Headquarters

portfolio," says Stuart. "All that is premised on the coordinating role of the corporate headquarters and corporate staff positions." The key word is theoretically. As Stuart explains, there is actually very little empirical View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

11 Oct 2022
Research & Ideas

Shrinking the Racial Wealth Gap, One Mortgage at a Time

borrowers are defaulting less.” Before recent interest rate hikes, American homeowners had been reaping the benefits of record home prices, cashing out amid a buying frenzy. However, data from the National Association of Realtors showed... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services

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SDC: M&A Database search

How do I search the M&A database in SDC Platinum? Access SDC via LSEG Workspace. Find M&A information by selecting the M&A dataset. SDC's data library allows you to apply numerous filters. Below are some of the most... View Details

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