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Algorithms Need Managers, Too
By: Michael Luca, Jon Kleinberg and Sendhil Mullainathan
Algorithms are powerful predictive tools, but they can run amok when not applied properly. Consider what often happens with social media sites. Today many use algorithms to decide which ads and links to show users. But when these algorithms focus too narrowly on... View Details
Keywords: Machine Learning; Algorithms; Predictive Analytics; Management; Big Data; Analytics and Data Science
Luca, Michael, Jon Kleinberg, and Sendhil Mullainathan. "Algorithms Need Managers, Too." Harvard Business Review 94, nos. 1/2 (January–February 2016): 96–101.
- 2008
- Book
Moral Gray Zones: Side Productions, Identity, and Regulation in an Aeronautic Plant
By: Michel Anteby
Anyone who has been employed by an organization knows not every official workplace regulation must be followed. When management consistently overlooks such breaches, spaces emerge in which both workers and supervisors engage in officially prohibited, yet tolerated... View Details
Keywords: Crime and Corruption; Moral Sensibility; Governance Controls; Production; Organizational Culture; Practice; France
Anteby, Michel. Moral Gray Zones: Side Productions, Identity, and Regulation in an Aeronautic Plant. Princeton University Press, 2008.
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Stata Temporary Files and Stata Tmp - Research Computing Services
a number of files on the /tmp volume that is local to each compute node. This volume is shared by all jobs on that node, is essential for the health of the node, offers a significant speed advantage over using storage on the network, and... View Details
- 09 Nov 2023
- Blog Post
The No. 1 Character Trait You Will Need to Succeed in Business
executive at a company where the numbers say you need to close a factory, which you know will have a devastating impact on the employees affected. If you don’t do it, however, your whole company may collapse. This dilemma mirrors the... View Details
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Advisory Board - Entrepreneurship
Strategic Management Journal and elsewhere. He has also authored, co-authored or supervised over 150 cases at Harvard Business School. He is the author of Do Lunch or Be Lunch: The Power of Predictability in Creating Your Future,... View Details
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Aligning Reimbursement with Value - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
lowest costs, and penalizes those who fail to effectively improve patient health. Episode-based or bundled payments for complete cycles of care do the best job of aligning providers’ incentives to deliver the maximum value to their... View Details
- 21 May 2014
- HBS Seminar
Robert Kraut, Carnegie Mellon
- 13 Sep 2013
- HBS Seminar
Nirupama Rao, NYC Wagner School of Public Service
- 13 Sep 2013
- HBS Seminar
Nirupama Rao, NYU Wagner School of Public Service
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The Role of Information Technology in the Provision of Services
By: James I. Cash
James I. Cash, Jr. is exploring the role of information technology in service management. Specifically, he is studying the implications of the ubiquity of information technology at three levels in service-providing organizations. (In the United States today, service... View Details
- 2019
- Working Paper
Government Technology Policy, Social Value, and National Competitiveness
By: Frank Nagle
This study seeks to better understand the impact that government technology procurement regulations have on social value and national competitiveness. To do this, it examines the impact of a change in France’s technology procurement policy that required government... View Details
Keywords: Social Value; Competitiveness; Government Administration; Information Technology; Acquisition; Policy; Value
Nagle, Frank. "Government Technology Policy, Social Value, and National Competitiveness." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 19-103, March 2019.
- January 2015 (Revised October 2016)
- Case
onefinestay: Building a Luxury Experience in the Sharing Economy
By: Jill Avery, Anat Keinan and Liz Kind
onefinestay was a two-sided marketplace that offered high-end home rentals to travelers who sought a more authentic and local experience than a typical upscale hotel might provide. After five years of rapid growth, it was time to do a comprehensive analysis of the... View Details
Keywords: Luxury Goods; Brand Building; Brand Management; Hospitality; Hotels; Digital Marketing; Brand Positioning; Luxury Service; Airbnb; Sharing Economy; Collaborative Consumption; Disruptive Business Model; Travel; Alternatives To Hotel; Branding; Customer Service; Exceeding Consumer Expectations; Client Acquisition; Reputation Management; Word Of Mouth; 2-way Business Model; Marketing; Marketing Strategy; Brands and Branding; Luxury; Disruption; Business Model; Entrepreneurship; E-commerce; Accommodations Industry; Tourism Industry; Travel Industry; United Kingdom
Avery, Jill, Anat Keinan, and Liz Kind. "onefinestay: Building a Luxury Experience in the Sharing Economy." Harvard Business School Case 515-072, January 2015. (Revised October 2016.)
- 2013
- Working Paper
Managers and Market Capitalism
By: Rebecca Henderson and Karthik Ramanna
In a capitalist system based on free markets, do managers have responsibilities to the system itself? If they do, should these responsibilities shape their behavior when they are engaging in the political process in an attempt to structure the institutions of... View Details
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Business, Government & the International Economy Curriculum - Faculty & Research
about the broad economic and political context in which business operates. Throughout their careers, business leaders are asked to formulate and lead their firm's responses to the external environment. They may also have the chance to shape that environment View Details
- March 2022
- Supplement
Winning Business at Russell Reynolds (B)
By: Ethan Bernstein and Cara Mazzucco
In an effort to make compensation drive collaboration, Russell Reynolds Associates’ (RRA) CEO Clarke Murphy sought to re-engineer the bonus system for his executive search consultants in 2016. As his HR analytics guru, Kelly Smith, points out, that risks upsetting–and... View Details
Keywords: Compensation; Collaboration; Executive Search Firms; Consulting Firms; Compensation and Benefits; Restructuring; Human Resources; Human Capital; Management Practices and Processes; Organizational Culture; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Social and Collaborative Networks; Recruitment; Selection and Staffing; Talent and Talent Management; Consulting Industry; Employment Industry; Asia; Europe; Latin America; Middle East; North and Central America; South America; Oceania
Bernstein, Ethan, and Cara Mazzucco. "Winning Business at Russell Reynolds (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 422-046, March 2022.
- 17 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 17
identified and classified in terms of specifying, allocating, and utilizing capacity. The first two categories reflect challenges faced by infrastructure providers; the last category, challenges faced by... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Nov 2023
- Blog Post
Getting a Peek Into the HBS Experience
your experience at Peek? One significant insight I gained is that HBS nurtures leadership by promoting diversity. You are continuously challenged to grow into the best version of yourself as a leader by... View Details
- 25 May 2021
- Blog Post
Aisha Fatima Dozie is Igniting Confidence as the Founder of Bossy Cosmetics
Dozie found that her purpose was igniting confidence in women. She wanted to help women battle impostor syndrome and self-doubt and she wanted to do that by tapping into her lifelong love for beauty... View Details
- 14 Sep 2021
- Blog Post
Top 5 Myths About HBS
application process. Below are excerpts from their conversation touching on 5 top myths about HBS and the MBA application. “HBS is a competitive environment” Cyril: I will definitely say, I did kind of fall into the trap of this myth for a hot second. But I just have... View Details
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Events - Business History
Events Events Upcoming Events Business History Seminar The Fall 2025 Business History Seminar, co-organized by Geoffrey Jones and Christina Lubinski, explores the theme "Rethinking Entrepreneurial History." The Seminar meets via Zoom on... View Details