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Over the last decade, technology companies like Amazon, Google, and Netflix have pioneered data-driven research and development processes centered on massive experimentation. However, as companies increase the breadth and scale of their experiments to millions of... View Details

13 Nov 2019
Research & Ideas

Don't Turn Your Marketing Function Over to AI Just Yet

Imagine a future in which a smart marketing machine can predict the needs and habits of individual consumers and the dynamics of competitors across industries and markets. This device would collect data to answer strategic questions,... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

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Training - Research Computing Services

materials to get users acquainted with HBS’ compute cluster (“the HBSGrid”) Other Training Resources IQSS Data Science group Center for Geographic Analysis Training Harvard Library Research Data Instruction... View Details

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Career Re-Entry & Flexible Work - Alumni

your online profiles, so that your public persona reflects your personal experiences. Keeping your resume current allows you to remain relevant, regardless of where you are in your life and career path. Returning to Work If you’re coming... View Details

21 Aug 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, August 21, 2018

accuracy of daily sales forecasts. We collaborated with an online apparel retailer to assemble a dataset that combines (1) detailed internal operational information, including data on sales, advertising, and... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

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Social Enterprise - Faculty & Research

created audiovisual and written content on gender, media, and development for non-profit and corporate clients. In 2021, the organization launched Chambal Academy, an online journalism course for rural women. Despite these various... View Details

24 May 2018
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Distance Still Matters in Business, Despite the Internet

this way, rich offline communication might make online communications more valuable, suggesting complementarity between face-to-face and digital communications.” The book chapter, “How Geography Shapes—and is Shaped By—the Internet,” was... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Transportation; Telecommunications; Shipping; Publishing; Technology

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Events - Business History

business leaders in emerging markets since 2008. These are hosted on a public website featuring full interview transcripts and associated video clips that are free to download and use for teaching, research, or general interest. At this View Details

01 Dec 2023
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Rounding the Bend

Illustration by Fernando Cobelo To help people visualize what a circular economy could look like and bring the challenges down to a closet-sized scale, Emily Bolon (MBA/MPA 2007) recommends the following exercise. First, make a mental tally of the number of garments... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade; Apparel Manufacturing; Manufacturing

30 Oct 2017
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Asking Questions Can Get You a Better Job or a Second Date

intelligent as well.” The research, published in the paper It Doesn’t Hurt to Ask: Question-Asking Increases Liking, examined data from online chats and face-to-face speed dating conversations. In addition... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

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Resources for Investment Management and Financial Analysis

Topics Good for finding… Suggested Resources Company Research Data and background information for stock pitching prep Basic valuation metrics Strength and Weaknesses of the company (SWOT analysis) Lists (screening) and... View Details

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Digital Innovation - Alumni

live our lives, HBS is elevating and expanding faculty research on the breadth and depth of this digital transformation. HBS Live Online classrooms In response to growing demand for online learning, HBS... View Details

01 Dec 2023
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Engaging Students More Deeply

Students at Success Academy stay more focused on the dot rug. Photo courtesy HBS Multimedia Development To tell the compelling stories of a developer working to revitalize Miami Beach, a Maine lobsterman confronting the economic risks of climate change, and a charter... View Details

Keywords: April White

29 Oct 2012
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Are You Paying a Tip--or a Bribe?

tipping lead to bribing. Torfason and his colleagues found a link between these two behaviors when they studied cross-national data for 32 countries and controlled for per capita gross domestic product, income inequality, and other... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

16 Feb 2010
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The Outside-In Approach to Customer Service

shareholder returns of 150 percent while the S&P 500 has delivered 14 percent. They've also grown their sales 134 percent while the S&P 500 has grown just 53 percent. Clearly, these firms have found something that allows them to be resilient in both good times... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Consumer Products

19 Jan 2015
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Is Wikipedia More Biased Than Encyclopædia Britannica?

on topics such as government (9 percent), education (4 percent), immigration (4 percent), and civil rights (3 percent). Other categories did not have enough data to significantly identify bias. Of course, those findings don't say which of... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Publishing

01 Jun 2023
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Pet Project

data will confirm. The relative investment in driving new customer acquisition via retail is much lower than ecommerce, where driving site traffic is costly, and even SEO and referrals require investment. So a true apples-to-apples... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade; Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, and Book Stores; Retail Trade

16 Nov 2010
First Look

First Look: November 16, 2010

advertisers? Describes the online video market as of 2010 as well as YouTube's offerings to users, content owners, and advertisers. Provides information on the site's revenues and costs. Also contains detailed View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

09 Feb 2015
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Professional Networking Makes People Feel Dirty

Editor’s note: Concerns about data falsification and fabrication in a study conducted by Francesca Gino as part of this article have been shared by Harvard Business School with the publishing journal’s editor, along with a request that... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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Becoming an Entrepreneur - Alumni

friction from ecommerce shopping, or applying Big Data to achieve supply chain efficiencies Enthusiasm for a particular industry or "space," such as IoT or green energy initiatives For those who recognize themselves as founders, the next... View Details

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