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- June 2022
- Article
Conservatism Gets Funded? A Field Experiment on the Role of Negative Information in Novel Project Evaluation
By: Jacqueline N. Lane, Misha Teplitskiy, Gary Gray, Hardeep Ranu, Michael Menietti, Eva C. Guinan and Karim R. Lakhani
The evaluation and selection of novel projects lies at the heart of scientific and technological innovation, and yet there are persistent concerns about bias, such as conservatism. This paper investigates the role that the format of evaluation, specifically information... View Details
Keywords: Project Evaluation; Innovation; Knowledge Frontier; Information Sharing; Negativity Bias; Projects; Innovation and Invention; Information; Knowledge Sharing
Lane, Jacqueline N., Misha Teplitskiy, Gary Gray, Hardeep Ranu, Michael Menietti, Eva C. Guinan, and Karim R. Lakhani. "Conservatism Gets Funded? A Field Experiment on the Role of Negative Information in Novel Project Evaluation." Management Science 68, no. 6 (June 2022): 4478–4495.
- April 2020
- Article
A Theory of Experimenters: Robustness, Randomization, and Balance
By: Abhijit Banerjee, Sylvain Chassang, Sergio Montero and Erik Snowberg
This paper studies the problem of experiment design by an ambiguity-averse decisionmaker who trades off subjective expected performance against robust performance guarantees. This framework accounts for real-world experimenters’ preference for randomization. It also... View Details
Banerjee, Abhijit, Sylvain Chassang, Sergio Montero, and Erik Snowberg. "A Theory of Experimenters: Robustness, Randomization, and Balance." American Economic Review 110, no. 4 (April 2020): 1206–1230.
- 2019
- Working Paper
A Journal-Based Replication of 'Being Chosen to Lead'
By: Erik Snowberg, Allan Drazen, Anna Dreber and Erkut Y. Ozbay
Recent large-scale replications of social science experiments provide important information on the reliability of experimental research. Unfortunately, there exist no mechanisms to ensure replications are done. We propose such a mechanism: journal-based replication, in... View Details
Snowberg, Erik, Allan Drazen, Anna Dreber, and Erkut Y. Ozbay. "A Journal-Based Replication of 'Being Chosen to Lead'." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 20-064, November 2019.
- Research Summary
Bringing Individuals Back In: The Effects of Career Experience on New Firm Founding (forthcoming Industrial and Corporate Change, 2003)
By: Rakesh Khurana
In this paper (with Scott Shane) the link between the career experiences of potential entrepreneurs and the decision to found a new firm is explored. Because of methodological and theoretical obstacles, sociological research on organizational foundings has largely... View Details
- March 2018
- Supplement
McKinsey & Company: Early Career Choices (B)
By: Prithwiraj Choudhury, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Nathaniel Schwalb
The (B) case outlines the choices made by the associates in real life and the consequences of such choices. View Details
Keywords: Early Career Experiences; Career Progression; Experiences; Personal Development and Career; Decisions; Outcome or Result; Consulting Industry
Choudhury, Prithwiraj, Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Nathaniel Schwalb. "McKinsey & Company: Early Career Choices (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 618-038, March 2018.
- March 2018
- Case
McKinsey & Company: Early Career Choices (A)
By: Prithwiraj Choudhury, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Nathaniel Schwalb
This case profiles the early career choices faced by three McKinsey associates. The (A) case profiles the dilemma faced by each individual and sets up the class discussion. View Details
Keywords: Early Career Experiences; Career Progression; Experiences; Personal Development and Career; Decision Choices and Conditions; Consulting Industry
Choudhury, Prithwiraj, Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Nathaniel Schwalb. "McKinsey & Company: Early Career Choices (A)." Harvard Business School Case 618-034, March 2018.
- February 2021
- Tutorial
Assessing Prediction Accuracy of Machine Learning Models
By: Michael Toffel and Natalie Epstein
This video describes how to assess the accuracy of machine learning prediction models, primarily in the context of machine learning models that predict binary outcomes, such as logistic regression, random forest, or nearest neighbor models. After introducing and... View Details
- 2018
- Other Unpublished Work
The Upsides of Bingeing: How Consumption Rate Affects Perceptions of Consumers, Brands, and Experiences
By: Anne Wilson and Anat Keinan
- Book Review
Review of Big Business: The European Experience in the Twentieth Century, by Youssef Cassis
By: Jeffrey Fear
Fear, Jeffrey. "Review of Big Business: The European Experience in the Twentieth Century, by Youssef Cassis." Business History Review 72, no. 1 (Spring 1998): 144–47.
- Article
Focusing on Lone Trees in the Forest: Members' Experience of a Multiple Identity Organization
By: Michel Anteby and Amy Wrzesniewski
Keywords: Employees
Anteby, Michel, and Amy Wrzesniewski. "Focusing on Lone Trees in the Forest: Members' Experience of a Multiple Identity Organization." Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings (2007).
- spring 1978
- Article
Foreign Investment from the Third World: The Experience of Chinese Firms from Hong Kong
By: L. T. Wells Jr.
Wells, L. T., Jr. "Foreign Investment from the Third World: The Experience of Chinese Firms from Hong Kong." Columbia Journal of World Business (spring 1978): 39–49. (Also reprinted in Henry Wai-Chung Yeung (ed.), The Globalization of Business Firms from Emerging Markets. Cheltenham, U.K.: Edward Elgar, 2000.)
- November 2021
- Article
The Effects of Retirement on Sense of Purpose in Life: Crisis or Opportunity?
By: Ayse Yemiscigil, Nattavudh Powdthavee and Ashley V. Whillans
Does retirement lead to an existential crisis or present an opportunity to experience a renewed sense of purpose in life? Prior research has documented a negative association between retirement and sense of purpose in life, suggesting that retirement could lead people... View Details
Yemiscigil, Ayse, Nattavudh Powdthavee, and Ashley V. Whillans. "The Effects of Retirement on Sense of Purpose in Life: Crisis or Opportunity?" Psychological Science 32, no. 11 (November 2021): 1856–1864.
- 25 Jan 2017
- Working Paper Summaries
The Effects of Quota Frequency on Sales Force Performance: Evidence from a Field Experiment
Keywords: by Doug J. Chung and Das Narayandas
- Forthcoming
- Article
Should Human Capital Development Programs Be Voluntary or Mandatory? Evidence from a Field Experiment
By: Jason Sandvik, Richard Saouma, Nathan Seegert and Christopher Stanton
In a field experiment, we find large differences in productivity treatment effects between voluntary and mandatory workplace mentorship programs. A significant portion of this difference is due to the best employees opting into the program when it is voluntary and... View Details
Keywords: Mentoring; Mentorship Programs; Randomized Controlled Trial; Performance Productivity; Employees; Talent and Talent Management; Programs
Sandvik, Jason, Richard Saouma, Nathan Seegert, and Christopher Stanton. "Should Human Capital Development Programs Be Voluntary or Mandatory? Evidence from a Field Experiment." Management Science (forthcoming).
- Mar 2014
- Conference Presentation
Institutionalist Economics and Managed Competition: The U.S. Experiment with a Coordinated Market Economy, 1920-1940
By: Laura Phillips Sawyer
Phillips Sawyer, Laura. "Institutionalist Economics and Managed Competition: The U.S. Experiment with a Coordinated Market Economy, 1920-1940." Paper presented at the Business History Conference Annual Meeting, Frankfurt, Germany, March 2014.
- Article
Unraveling Results from Comparable Demand and Supply: An Experimental Investigation
By: Muriel Niederle, Alvin E. Roth and M. Utku Ünver
Markets sometimes unravel, with offers becoming inefficiently early. Often this is attributed to competition arising from an imbalance of demand and supply, typically excess demand for workers. However this presents a puzzle, since unraveling can only occur when firms... View Details
Niederle, Muriel, Alvin E. Roth, and M. Utku Ünver. "Unraveling Results from Comparable Demand and Supply: An Experimental Investigation." Games 4, no. 2 (June 2013): 243–282. (Special Issue on Games and Matching Markets.)
- 20 Jun 2018
- Working Paper Summaries