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Oracle Efficient Private Non-Convex Optimization

By: Seth Neel, Aaron Leon Roth, Giuseppe Vietri and Zhiwei Steven Wu
One of the most effective algorithms for differentially private learning and optimization is objective perturbation. This technique augments a given optimization problem (e.g. deriving from an ERM problem) with a random linear term, and then exactly solves it.... View Details
Keywords: Machine Learning; Algorithms; Objective Perturbation; Mathematical Methods
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Reverse the Curse of the Top-5

By: Robert S. Kaplan
The past 40 years has seen a large increase in the number of articles submitted to journals ranked in the top-5 of their discipline. This increase is the rational response, by faculty, to the overweighting of publications in these journals by university promotions and... View Details
Keywords: Information Publishing; Journals and Magazines; Power and Influence; Research
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  • 2018
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Knowledge about Tuberculosis and Infection Prevention Behavior: A Nine City Longitudinal Study from India

By: Sophie Huddart, Thomas Bossuroy, Vincent Pons, Siddhartha Baral, Madhukar Pai and Clara Delavallade
Background
Improving patients’ tuberculosis (TB) knowledge is a salient component of TB control strategies. Patient knowledge of TB may encourage infection prevention behaviors and improve treatment adherence. The purpose of this study is to examine how... View Details
Keywords: Health Disorders; Knowledge Dissemination; Behavior; India
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  • 2013
  • Working Paper

What Makes a Critic Tick? Connected Authors and the Determinants of Book Reviews

By: Loretti I. Dobrescu, Michael Luca and Alberto Motta
This paper investigates the determinants of expert reviews in the book industry. Reviews are determined not only by the quality of the product, but also by the incentives of the media outlet providing the review. For example, a media outlet may have the incentive to... View Details
Keywords: Books; Quality; Experience and Expertise; Relationships; Publishing Industry
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The Artful Dodger: Answering the Wrong Question the Right Way

By: Todd Rogers and Michael I. Norton
What happens when speakers try to "dodge" a question they would rather not answer by answering a different question? In 4 studies, we show that listeners can fail to detect dodges when speakers answer similar-but objectively incorrect-questions (the "artful dodge"), a... View Details
Keywords: Interpersonal Communication; Goals and Objectives
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  • March 2008
  • Case

Novartis AG: Science-Based Business

By: H. Kent Bowen and Courtney Purrington
Novartis is a science-based drug company, which has important implications for its business strategy. It is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world with over $38B in sales in 2007. Pharmaceuticals account for slightly over $24B of that total. In 2007,... View Details
Keywords: Innovation and Invention; Resource Allocation; Product Development; Partners and Partnerships; Research and Development; Science-Based Business; Pharmaceutical Industry
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    Passion Penalizes Women and Advantages (Unexceptional) Men in High-Potential Designations

    High potential programs offer a swift path up the corporate ladder for those who secure a place on them. However, the evaluation of “potential” occurs under considerable uncertainty, creating fertile ground for gender bias. We document that men are more likely than... View Details

      Riding the Passion Wave or Fighting to Stay Afloat? A Theory of Differentiated Passion Contagion

      Prior research suggests employees benefit from highly passionate teammates because passion spreads easily from one employee to the next. We develop theory to propose that life in high-passion teams may not be as uniformly advantageous as previously assumed. More... View Details

      • 17 Mar 2009
      • First Look

      First Look: March 17, 2009

      small biotechnology firms licensed to global pharmaceutical firms suggests that licensing transactions are more likely to occur between firms located in the same geographic area. The results point to the possibility that licensing markets... View Details
      Keywords: Martha Lagace
      • Profile

      Molly Welch

      historic but dynamic community. I love the combination of tradition and change at HBS. It’s special to consider how many other sections have gone through the RC curriculum, but also exciting to be a part of important modernization and change at the institution, View Details
      • 06 Jun 2008
      • What Do You Think?

      Why Don’t Managers Think Deeply?

      rises to the top levels are very productive and very diligent individuals who tend not to reflect and are extremely efficient at deploying other people's ideas," implying that this type of leader is not likely to understand,... View Details
      Keywords: by Jim Heskett
      • 13 Jun 2011
      • HBS Case

      Mobile Banking for the Unbanked

      In many developing countries it's common for a person to have a mobile phone but not a bank account. In fact, more than 1 billion people fit this description, and the number is only likely to increase. To that end, many companies are... View Details
      Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Banking; Communications; Telecommunications
      • 16 May 2000
      • Research & Ideas

      The Simple Economics of Open Source

      questions," predict Lerner and Tirole, "is likely to increase as the open source movement itself grows and evolves." In the meantime, the two professors venture their hope that such puzzles will inspire and stimulate other... View Details
      Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Technology
      • 22 Jan 2016
      • Blog Post

      Case Protagonists at HBS

      pursued an MBA to prepare to do what he loved. Next year, he’ll be joining Samsung’s global strategy consulting group in Seoul. What’s it like to learn through the case method? The case method is, hmm Nervousness. Confidence. Inspiration.... View Details
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      Monitoring Jobs & Troubleshooting - Research Computing Services

      from the schedule which may explain problems; or check the log files from your application. Error Likely Cause JOB CANCELLED AT DUE TO TIME LIMIT You did not specify enough time in your submission script. The -W option sets time in... View Details
      • 20 Apr 2020
      • Blog Post

      Introducing LivelyHood, A Volunteer Nonprofit Founded in Response to COVID-19

      on need and volunteer supply. We all have an important role to play in fighting the spread of COVID-19. If you live in Boston, please join #TeamLivelyHood at livelyhood.io. If you’d like to get more involved, please reach out to us... View Details
      • 08 Dec 2020
      • Research & Ideas

      Why Companies Hunt for Talent on Digital Platforms, Not in Resume Piles

      Strategy Unit. “They’re not sending resumes in. They’re being recruited, often through online platforms like LinkedIn.” Indeed, the rise of digital platforms now enables firms and recruiters to source potential candidates anywhere in the... View Details
      Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Employment
      • 18 Apr 2016
      • Blog Post

      Meet the HBS Family Business Club

      to pursue. Some students also consider starting their own business post-MBA. This is a touchy subject which students often struggle with. Members also often battle with issues like succession planning, wealth regeneration, nepotism, etc.... View Details
      • 10 Sep 2001
      • What Do You Think?

      Do MBAs Need More Street Smarts?

      addressing. The first is, just what are street smarts anyway? The contexts in which the term has come up seem to indicate that they include things like knowing how to close a sale, when to walk away from a deal, when to remain silent, and... View Details
      Keywords: by James Heskett
      • 24 May 2022
      • Research & Ideas

      Career Advice for Minorities and Women: Sharing Your Identity Can Open Doors

      explicitly mentioned identity in the email, including the line, “I was hoping you might be willing to write back with a few words of wisdom for a young [person]/[man/woman/Black man/Black woman/Latino/Latina] hoping to one day become a city councilor View Details
      Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds