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- 06 Feb 2018
- News
Harvard makes climate pledge to end fossil fuel use
- 30 Apr 2020
- Book
Fighting Climate Change Requires a New Capitalism
Rebecca Henderson spent her young adult years living two lives. At work, she preached the risks of resisting change to MBA students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, drawing on lessons she learned while watching factories close as a management consultant.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
The New “In” Crowd
Street Journal, the New York Times, Fast Company, and The Economist. Proof positive, she added, that “we’ve come a long way, baby.” Indeed, and the HBS Social Enterprise Initiative has been there every step... View Details
- 12 Mar 2007
- Research & Ideas
The New Real Estate
Here is a survey of what is happening in these four areas: Record Prices Record prices are being paid for property in the U.S., but also in Europe and Asia. In the U.S. records were broken for the most paid for a single building ($1.8 billion for 666 Fifth Avenue in... View Details
- 17 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
New Treasury Rules Help Long-Retirement Planning
with medical emergencies or to make bequests at their death. The recent Treasury rules make it much easier for workers to use part of the assets within their 401k or IRA plans to purchase a deferred life annuity at a relatively low cost.... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
New HBSAA Board Members
'63) Oslo, Norway Senior Partner Hoegh Invest A/S Michael C. Kwee (36th PMD) Hong Kong, China Chairman and CEO PAMA Group Sanford J. Sacks (MBA '66) Scarsdale, New York First Vice President Ambac Assurance... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
INK: Big News for Small Business
The earliest small business loan on record dates back to Mesopotamia, when a royal baker borrowed capital—suggesting that small-business owners have been wrestling with access to capital literally since the dawn of civilization, says Senior Fellow Karen Mills. In her... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 06 Nov 2018
- Research & Ideas
8 Ways to Make Olympic Stadiums Useful After the Games End
Beijing National Stadium, also called the "Bird's Nest," has been in use since the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. (bingdian) Few sporting events can equal the pageantry, scale, and drama of the Olympic Games. When an Olympic host... View Details
- Spring 2016
- Article
The Billion Prices Project: Using Online Prices for Inflation Measurement and Research
By: Alberto Cavallo and Roberto Rigobon
New data-gathering techniques, often referred to as “Big Data” have the potential to improve statistics and empirical research in economics. In this paper we describe our work with online data at the Billion Prices Project at MIT and discuss key lessons for both... View Details
Keywords: Billion Prices Project; Online Scraped Data; Online Price Index; Economics; Research; Price; Analytics and Data Science
Cavallo, Alberto, and Roberto Rigobon. "The Billion Prices Project: Using Online Prices for Inflation Measurement and Research." Journal of Economic Perspectives 30, no. 2 (Spring 2016): 151–178.
- 03 Jan 2017
- News
Using Technology to Tailor Learning to Each Child
Schools, and from there launched a training and consulting company to help educators and leaders think through how to use the best of innovation to create a new student experience. “We’re in the 21st century... View Details
- January 2025
- Case
Hebbia: Redefining Productivity for Knowledge Workers Using AI
By: Suraj Srinivasan and Minoshka Narayan
In early 2025, George Sivulka, founder and CEO of Hebbia, reflected on the company’s rapid ascent as a pioneer in GenAI-powered productivity tools for knowledge workers. With its proprietary technology, Hebbia had redefined information retrieval and analysis and earned... View Details
Keywords: Transformation; Customer Relationship Management; AI and Machine Learning; Innovation and Management; Innovation Strategy; Service Delivery; Technological Innovation; Growth and Development Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Banking Industry; Financial Services Industry; Technology Industry; United States; New York (city, NY)
Srinivasan, Suraj, and Minoshka Narayan. "Hebbia: Redefining Productivity for Knowledge Workers Using AI." Harvard Business School Case 125-075, January 2025.
- 2019
- Working Paper
The Wisdom of Crowds in Operations: Forecasting Using Prediction Markets
By: Achal Bassamboo, Ruomeng Cui and Antonio Moreno
Prediction is an important activity in various business processes, but it becomes difficult when historical information is not available, such as forecasting demand of a new product. One approach that can be applied in such situations is to crowdsource opinions from... View Details
Keywords: Wisdom Of Crowds; Demand Forecasting; Price Forecasting; Forecasting and Prediction; Social and Collaborative Networks; Size; Performance
Bassamboo, Achal, Ruomeng Cui, and Antonio Moreno. "The Wisdom of Crowds in Operations: Forecasting Using Prediction Markets." Working Paper, 2019.
- Web
News - Research Computing Services
next maintenance will occur on Monday, April 7. If you have any questions/comments, please email us at research@hbs.edu . Close New HBSGrid Project Space Request Requirements 11 FEB 2025 We would like to... View Details
- April 2018
- Teaching Note
Formlabs: Selling a New 3D Printer
By: Frank Cespedes
Teaching Note for HBS No. 817-001. Formlabs is a venture that manufactures and sells 3D printers used in a variety of industries and applications. As the young company prepares to ship its latest model, the head of Customer Development is tasked with developing a... View Details
Keywords: 3D Printing And Manufacturing; Sales Channel Development; Sales Strategy; Entrepreneurial Management; Product Engineering; Prototype; Prototyping; Entrepreneurship; Product Launch; Information Infrastructure; Business Startups; Customers; Technological Innovation; Growth and Development Strategy; Technology Adoption; Marketing Channels; Marketing Strategy; Product Positioning; Demand and Consumers; Sales; Salesforce Management; Technology Industry; Computer Industry; Manufacturing Industry; United States; Massachusetts; Europe; Asia
- 23 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 23, 2018
to market? Using data from the U.S. medical device industry, we find that pioneer (dis-)advantages in a market for technology setting are similar to those typically seen in product markets but different in some important respects. In... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- August 2009
- Case
Global Wine War 2009: New World versus Old
The case contrasts the tradition-bound Old World wine industry with the market-oriented New World producers, the battle for the US market, the most desirable export target in 2009 due to its large, fast-growing, high-priced market segments. The case allows analysis of... View Details
Keywords: Trade; Global Strategy; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Consumer Behavior; Market Entry and Exit; Competition; Food and Beverage Industry
Bartlett, Christopher A. "Global Wine War 2009: New World versus Old." Harvard Business School Case 910-405, August 2009.
- 03 Dec 2007
- Research & Ideas
Authenticity over Exaggeration: The New Rule in Advertising
property than exaggeration." And as digital interactivity increases the contexts in which people use new media, it becomes less and less productive to think of people as consumers alone. "If a company limits... View Details
- 21 Aug 2017
- Lessons from the Classroom
Companies Love Big Data But Lack the Strategy To Use It Effectively
managers, HR specialists, and data scientists work together to use data to improve employee-related decisions and practices. New analytic approaches and new sources of digital... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 23 Dec 2017
- News