Impact Evaluation - Publications - Faculty & Research

17 Apr 2019
Research & Ideas

How Managers Stifle Creativity

Bryant Ford Professor of Business Administration, Emerita, reflected on her research and its impact in an essay in Perspectives on Psychological Science, Educating Leaders Who Make a Difference in the World (pdf). More recently, she... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

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Launching Tech Ventures | HBS Online

completion of the course. 5-6 hrs Module 1 Designing the Tech Startup Business Model Evaluate the quality of startup business models and understand the importance of aligning models’ different components. Highlights Daniel Choi, Plastiq... View Details

29 Jan 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, January 29, 2019

(2011), idiosyncratic shocks to the sales growth of large firms are positively and significantly correlated with GDP growth in our emerging markets sample. Relatedly, the negative impact of exchange rate shocks has a more acute View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

08 Feb 2000
Research & Ideas

Building Effective R&D Capabilities Abroad

research projects. Finally, Xerox knew that the laboratory would have an impact on the company's economic performance only if it had the critical mass to become an accepted member of the local scientific community. At the same time, it... View Details

Keywords: by Walter Kuemmerle

19 Apr 2016
First Look

April 19, 2016

forthcoming Journal of Marketing Research Does 'Liking' Lead to Loving? The Impact of Joining a Brand’s Social Network on Marketing Outcomes By: John, Leslie K., Oliver Emrich, Sunil Gupta, and Michael I. Norton Abstract—Does “liking” a... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Sustainable Business Strategy Course | HBS Online

on course requirements will be communicated at the start of the course. No grades are assigned for Sustainable Business Strategy. Participants will either be evaluated as complete or not complete. What materials will I have access to... View Details

12 Jan 2023
News

‘Debiasing’ Debt with Data

weren’t evaluating merely what was written on paper. “They were looking at him and applying subjective character tests. Do you look trustworthy? Do you fit the image in my mind of a successful businessperson?” The solution, Ballard... View Details

Keywords: Ralph Ranalli

08 Jun 2010
First Look

First Look: June 8

empirical lacuna, we have developed a research program to measure the internal organization of firms—including their decentralization decisions—across a large range of industries and countries. Enamored with Scale: Scaling with Limited View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

17 Sep 2021
Research & Ideas

The Trial of Elizabeth Holmes: Visionary, Criminal, or Both?

are interpreted. Most critically, the jury has to evaluate not on a preponderance of evidence, but whether the charges against her are made beyond a reasonable doubt. You read “Bad Blood” and it’s like, why are they even going to trial?... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette; Biotechnology; Technology; Medical Devices & Supplies

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Research - Race, Gender & Equity

Faculty & Research Research January 2025 Teaching Material Understanding and Addressing Gender Gaps By: Katherine Coffman This module provides a framework for students to analyze how gender stereotypes, through their impact on beliefs... View Details

12 Jan 2016
First Look

January 12, 2016

practice, disciplinary rigor, and successful search for powerful generalizations help explain the lasting impact of their 1965 book, A Behavioral Theory of Labor Negotiations. Central to their argument are three important... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

17 Mar 2009
First Look

First Look: March 17, 2009

Working PapersFemale Empowerment: Impact of a Commitment Savings Product in the Philippines Authors:Nava Ashraf, Dean Karlan, and Wesley Yin Abstract Female 'empowerment' has increasingly become a policy goal, both as an end to itself... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

18 Dec 2012
First Look

First Look: December 18

advance research on teamwork in health care should consider using or adapting one of these instruments before creating a new one. Because instruments vary considerably in the behavioral processes and emergent states of teamwork that they capture, researchers must... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

04 Sep 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, September 4, 2018

factors influence individual creativity, as well as the contextual factors that impact creativity such as teams and leadership. The book takes research findings out of the lab and provides examples of these findings put to use in real... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

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HBS OnBoard | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

to develop leadership skills critical for modern governance. The program is designed to build on the HBS commitment to lifelong learning while contributing to the impact of the nonprofit sector through rigorous examination of the... View Details

15 Nov 2018
Book

Can the Global Food Industry Overcome Public Distrust?

JamesBrey Food is the largest segment of the global economy. It is also widely recognized as more critical for human health than any pharmaceutical drug on the planet. But significant changes in the industry are making people lose trust in many institutions involved in... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Agriculture & Agribusiness

26 Sep 2011
HBS Case

HBS Cases: Lady Gaga

Kimball Thomas (HBS MBA '11), prompts an evaluation of the pros and cons of each possibility. "Above all else, I hope the case will help students understand the economics and intricacies of the concert business," Elberse says.... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Entertainment & Recreation; Music

22 May 2012
First Look

First Look: May 22

Cooke, Mario D. Parrilli, and José L. Curbelo. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2012 Abstract An abstract is unavailable at this time. Publisher's Link: http://www.e-elgar.com/bookentry_main.lasso?currency=US&id=14530 Evaluating the View Details