Experiment Design - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2010
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Do Good: Eat Chocolate

scrappy,” she recalls. “I learned a lot about the community-building aspects of consumer marketing. That experience has been totally relevant to what we’re doing at sweetriot.” When the start-up siren call got too strong, Endline began... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; candy; chocolate; Crop Production; Agriculture; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing

21 Dec 2018
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Bridging the Gap

your place in it. In contrast to traditional study abroad, Global Citizen Year is designed not as a study year, but as an experiential learning year and as a year that’s focused on a deep, immersive View Details

Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services

14 Feb 2023
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Dean Datar Meets with Alumni in San Francisco

opportunities?" The desire to produce thought leadership at a fast pace, the Dean said, is the catalyst for the new Digital, Data, and Design Institute at Harvard (D^3), a lab-based research model that will draw faculty, students, and... View Details

07 Sep 2021
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Embracing Activism for Social Change

Co-Response Partnership, a pilot program implemented with the county’s mental health authority, Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network (DWIHN), designed to create better outcomes in emergencies involving first responders and citizens... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

01 Mar 2003
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Trust Me

might attribute the cooperation to the existence of the contract. This will inhibit the development of trust.” In an experiment where subjects interfaced with a computer program that Malhotra and Murnighan View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Mar 2011
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Where the Jobs Are

approach to taking a more in-depth look at a single topic through the experiences of alumni and the insights of faculty experts. HBS alumni interviewed for this issue lead companies ranging in size from a global powerhouse to just twenty... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Manufacturing

31 Jan 2025
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New York, Boston Alumni Volunteer to Boost Small Businesses

When the HBS Club of New York (HBSCNY) launched its Small Business Partnership Initiative (SBPI) in 2020, its goal was to simply help small businesses survive the COVID pandemic with guidance from a small group of volunteer alumni advisors. Now, nearly five years on,... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Jun 1997
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MBA Program:Rapid Innovation in '96

require three or four years of work experience," says Wheelwright. "In fact, we don't. We're interested in having more students consider coming to HBS directly from college; many of our alumni who did so say the experience helped them... View Details

01 Dec 2015
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Faculty Q&A: The Price Is Right

is different in that consumers never have to walk away, as any price they generate will be accepted. Conceptually it’s a very efficient pricing model, but I was curious as to how it works from a practical standpoint. How do consumers generate a price? I wanted to... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

15 Nov 2016
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China IFC: Global Access, Global Perspective

and their management teams.” The Business of Going Global, China-Style, one of six IFCs in the MBA Program’s Elective Curriculum in 2016, was designed and led by two faculty members with extensive knowledge of the region. Willy C. Shih,... View Details

17 Dec 2015
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Addressing Gender Equity In Business And Society

June of 2015, 124 undergraduates from 14 women’s colleges attended PEEK, a new two-day on-campus academic experience designed to give applicants an introduction to HBS and to business. Ultimately, Ely hopes... View Details

01 Oct 2002
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Making a Difference

frustrations are,” says Haacker, who worked closely with the Research and Resource Preservation Division to improve its strategic planning and cohesiveness in the face of dwindling resources. Tapping his work experience and HBS training,... View Details

01 Jun 2018
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The Evolution of Modern Pricing Models

experiment required virtually no investment or additional cost—apart from minor website design changes—it can be done by almost any e-commerce business, with significant impact to the bottom line. How can... View Details

01 Oct 2001
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Dean Clark on the New Academic Year

business today. Our focus is on the development of ideas and the creation of programs and experiences that will enable leaders to be effective in a turbulent and changing global economy. To bring you up to date on our progress, I would... View Details

Keywords: Kim B. Clark; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Sep 2017
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Opening Doors

and the Herbert J. Bachelor (MBA 1968) Fellowship, which honors Jeannie’s father, a Harvard College graduate who was the first in his family to attend college — and creates a challenge fund designed to inspire other HBS donors to support... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Oct 1999
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Eight Among Many: Robert F. Diromualdo

however, DiRomualdo has carefully maintained the original company's reputation for selection, service, and ambience - including in-store espresso cafés. "People come to our stores not because they have to but because they want to," says DiRomualdo. "The stores are... View Details

Keywords: James E. Aisner

01 Mar 2014
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The Solution to the Global Food Crisis Just Might Come from Nigeria

made enough money to send my mom to college." Babban Gona farmers are beginning to experience similar benefits. Some have been able to buy cars and put new roofs on their homes; one is preparing to buy a tractor for his fellow members to... View Details

Keywords: Francis Storrs; John H. Davis; Michael Halse; Crop Production; Agriculture; Administration of Economic Programs; Government; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing

01 Apr 1996
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Technology for Learning's Sake

Officer Susan Rogers, an accomplished HBS administrator with a wealth of experience in technology and other projects, including total responsibility for the recent reconstruction of Morgan Hall. Ground Wires As Upton and others involved... View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg; photo by David Zadig

28 May 2019
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Tech for the People

project to livestream city council meetings on Facebook Live. His collaborations also included a partnership with the cloud file-storage company Box to archive videos of city council meetings, and a registry designed with IBM to monitor... View Details