Simulation - Publications - Faculty & Research

02 Jan 2014
News

The Power to Change

a world-travel adventure for a year. They were at a Disney resort in Tokyo—riding through a simulated volcano attraction of all things—when the catastrophic 2011 earthquake and tsunami struck. Wilcox says the terror of the moment, the... View Details

Keywords: Ralph Ranalli; Business and Environment Initiative; Scientific Research and Development Services

02 Dec 2013
Research & Ideas

Companies Choreograph Earnings Calls to Hide Bad News

more advantageous." This trend is so well established that a simulated long-short stock portfolio created by the researchers to take advantage of this fact earned abnormally high returns of up to 101 basis points per month. (In part, the... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Financial Services

06 Dec 2004
What Do You Think?

Why Do Managers Fail to Act on Their Predictions?

Article Two years ago I participated in a disaster drill at Southwest Airlines. It was a simulation of a Southwest plane crash at the New Orleans airport. As part of the exercise, I boarded a plane in Dallas with Southwest employees... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Dec 2008
News

Leadership: Getting Down to Fundamentals

being. In higher education, historically we’ve been really good at the first aspect, and we’re starting to develop simulations and external activities to take some of this into practice. Where we haven’t been so great is being — having a... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Jun 1997
News

MBA Program:Rapid Innovation in '96

Foundations is organized to build community by allowing each student to meet virtually every other student in the cohort. Foundations begins with a simulation in which students inherit a failing business and must turn it around using... View Details

14 Apr 2016
Blog Post

What I Learned at SVMP

educational institutions, then the best is still to come for what I can offer the world. Ava Arroyo I quickly discovered that the case method is engaging, intense and fun. SVMP simulated case method classes for us during our time on... View Details

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Field Course: Public Markets Investing Seminar - Course Catalog

and a deeper understanding of eco-system of investment management. Students will be expected to present once during the semester. There will be a presentation mid-way through the semester to update the class on the project and their firm. Presentations will View Details

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Innovation and Renovation: Optimizing Product Line Architecture - Course Catalog

evolution within a given category, Module 4 looks at evolution of the company’s offering across product categories. Cases include Topgolf as it extends from its golf range/bar/entertainment complexes into related categories, e.g. golf View Details

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The Founder Mindset - Course Catalog

writing a founders’ agreement. You’ll learn tactics for dealing with difficult situations, like firing an employee, pivoting your business model, or selling/closing the business. The course supplements case studies and discussions with View Details

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Sustainable Investing - Course Catalog

integration. The fifth module looks at the frontiers of this practice including robo-investing and the evolution of large-scale financial institutions. Class Sessions: The course has approximately 14 cases, some of which include View Details

22 Feb 2019
News

Empowering a New Generation of Business Leaders

World Congress Center in Atlanta for a program called JA BizTown, where students learn business concepts and skills through a simulated economy in which they create and run a company. “We had a very rewarding JA day,” says Tom Mallory... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Arts, Entertainment

01 Jun 1996
News

Four Professors to Retire

an integral part of their administrative and educational experience. With advisors from Apple Computer and other software vendors, Crum and his colleagues developed a networked client-server computer environment that produced HBS's first interactive digital video cases... View Details

Keywords: Elaine Gottlieb and John Prestage

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Finalists | New Venture Competition

over 30 million patients Playlish Assel Amangeldi (EdM 2025) Ranjitsinh Disale (EdM 2025) Luis Gaitan (EdM 2025) Husain Rasheed Engaging kids in Kazakhstan with an AI-driven simulation game that makes learning English fun Remarcation... View Details

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Marketing - HBS Online

featuring courses created by renowned faculty Yes No Collaboration with fellow online learners through unique simulations and interactive activities Yes Some Discount for repeat participants Yes Some Certificate awarded upon completion of... View Details

04 Dec 2014
News

Hacking Health Care

way: a project leader pinpoints problem areas and organizes a hackathon that is attended by an audience of 200 to 300 participants. Doctors and nurses on the front line engage with software developers who are eager to break through the industry morass—resulting, for... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

06 Jun 2023
Blog Post

Van den Ende Rozen: Greenhouse Rose Production

2.5 weeks). Count the petals, are there really 60? Image source: The authors. Five years ago, the brothers started to test the optimal intensity and spectrum of LED lighting on rose cultivation in an experimental site, recognizing that yellow light View Details

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Navigating Your Worth: AI, Negotiations, and the Nature of Expertise - Course Catalog

new ventures, and investors. Students will develop their strategy through simulated negotiation exercises, experience from guest speakers, and practice in the field along-side experts. Learning Objectives: To get a sense for the... View Details

18 Oct 2018
Research & Ideas

How to Use Free Shipping as a Competitive Weapon

multiple categories would be better served by offering online product discounts to their most frequent customers. "Our results suggest that that's a safer and in the end more profitable way for the firm to reward loyal shoppers." Ngwe and Chen also used the... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Retail

01 Feb 1997
News

Leading the Way In Negotiation and Decision Making

real-life scenarios. These simulations build from the simple - two parties negotiating a one-shot price deal for headlamps - to the complex-- many parties in a long-term relationship seeking agreement on the myriad issues involved in a... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

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Building Trusted Organizations - Course Catalog

organizations and by individuals. We use role plays and simulations to make trust building real and focus on skills you can get better at. The course is underpinned by a research-based, pragmatic framework that describes the bases on... View Details

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