Statistics - Publications - Faculty & Research

09 Mar 2023
Blog Post

Where Will You Be in 30 Years: Behind the Scenes of the 5 Big Life Decisions Documentary

can study happiness and read statistics about what percentage of people say they're happy, but that's not what this is about,” Singer shared. “With these amazing video case studies, you can see somebody with your exact problem and start... View Details

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Negotiating - Alumni

you may want to consider sending an acceptance letter to ensure you and the organization are on the same page. Example Acceptance Letter Salary Data & Statistics We have full-time compensation data from over 1700 alumni. Browse Salary... View Details

Portrait Project

Jeff Barkas

Statistics indicate that my startup is likely to fail. But, if I can help even one family, I know that my grandpa will be looking down and saying, “I’m proud of you, kiddo.” View Details

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Bibliography – The Human Relations Movement – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

North. The Industrial Worker: a Statistical Study of Human Relations in a Group of Manual Workers . Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1938. Secondary Sources Adams, Stephen B. and Orville R. Butler. Manufacturing the Future: a History... View Details

05 May 2020
Research & Ideas

China Tariffs and Coronavirus a Double Hit to American Retailers

from the Bureau of Labor Statistics that is more detailed than the US Census data economists typically examine. In addition, they relied on a database called the Billion Prices Project, which Cavallo first developed as a Ph.D. student at... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

14 Sep 2018
Blog Post

10 Things I Learned During My First Month in the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program

it wasn’t just that. On a daily basis, I would hear from classmates about their past experience in/plans of going into tough industries to tackle some of the most technically-challenging issues. Truly inspirational conversations. Regarding the class content: 4. View Details

Research Summary

Output and asset price fluctuations

What are the sources of business cycles? How are these shocks propagated in the economy? Why are their effects so persistent? How can we explain asset price fluctuations? How are shocks transmitted internationally?To study these questions, I have developed a series... View Details

01 Dec 2019
News

Bridging the Gap

Center for Integrative Leadership and HBS—with input from the 50 YALP alumni in Minneapolis and St. Paul. Included in Minnesota’s particular challenges are educational attainment statistics for students of color, notes the center’s... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; illustration by Josh Cochran; photographed by Melissa Golden; cross sector collaboration; local government; nonprofits; education; leadership; Administration of Economic Programs; Government

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Patent search: A comparative table of databases

compound search Basic tool for analyzing search results Quick help and translation tools are very useful IPC statistics (global patent activity reports) Please contact infoservices@hbs.edu for specific search... View Details

30 Jul 2018
Research & Ideas

Why Ethical People Become Unethical Negotiators

Fortune article. “We knew it was statistically impossible. As a collective, we always kind of wondered: How the hell does he do it? Every person was curious. But that’s where it stopped. You’d stop yourself from wondering. You’d say,... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

06 Oct 2003
Research & Ideas

The Problem with Hedge Funds

claims to have but really doesn't—any more than the mutual funds had expertise in picking dot-com stocks. The banks argue that they have expertise allowing them to pick the better hedge funds in which to invest. And they provide View Details

Keywords: by D. Quinn Mills

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Data Practices - Research Computing Services

Data Practices Data Tips & Toolkits RCS has compiled an array of packages and tools that can help you with your data wrangling, web scraping, and statistical analysis, among others. Below is a selected list of tips and toolkits. Machine... View Details

26 Jan 2024
Blog Post

Access real-world employment data from HBS alumni with the Career Trends tool

only display aggregate statistics above a minimum threshold. There are many ways to slice the data. Take a look to see how HBS Career Trends can help you. View Details

24 Apr 2019
Research & Ideas

The 'Amazon Effect' Is Changing Online Price Competition—and the Fed Needs to Pay Attention

phenomena.” “In a world with online competition, we need to reconsider what makes prices sticky, not just across time but also across locations.” Cavallo focuses on multichannel retailers—those that have an online presence but sell most goods offline—because they are... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Retail

01 Dec 2019
News

Remix

to take longer to reach their highest level in an organization, but there has not been as much cultural understanding that sexual harassment can force women to find a more circuitous route there.” Although still in the beginning stages of the View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; photographed by Chris Sorensen; #MeToo; DefJam; Arts, Entertainment

08 Apr 2019
Sharpening Your Skills

The Life of Luxury and How to Sell It

knowingly: Money can’t buy you a happy ride. But looking at the statistics more closely reveals a more nuanced reality. The vehicles traded in are often baseline models of those prestige brands, favored more by aspirational buyers than... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Auto; Retail; Fashion

Research Summary

Models of optimal experience (flow)

Flow is a state of profound task-absorption, involvement, and intrinsic enjoyment that makes the person feel one with the activity. Csikszentmihalyi's Flow Theory states that flow is more likely to occur in situations in which the person feels that the activity is very... View Details

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Poor’s Manual: The Rise of Business Analysts - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School

maintenance managers to freight and purchasing agents. Accounting operations were centralized through a company treasurer, and daily accounting figures were fed into weekly, monthly, and annual reports. The deepening granularity of data produced View Details

13 Nov 2017
Research & Ideas

Want to Be Happier? Spend Some Money on Avoiding Household Chores

other time-sucking tasks reported greater life satisfaction. In the United States, for example, buying time increased happiness about 0.77 on a 10-point scale, which may not seem like much, but it is statistically significant, Whillans... View Details