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- 24 Apr 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 24, 2018
fulfillment that uses centralized inventory management. We ask whether, and if so, how, showrooms benefit the two most basic retail objectives: demand generation and operational efficiency. Using quasi-experimental data on showroom... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Scaling Work - Research Computing Services
work done in less time. But only under certain circumstances! There two basic ways to use multiple cores: implicit parallelism built in to your application or library, and explicit parallelism that you program and manage yourself.... View Details
- Web
RCS Policies - Research Computing Services
Usage and Policies RCS Policies 15ms All Resources Access is intended only for legitimate purposes which benefit the research at Harvard University. Access must be authorized by the faculty or management of HBS and our partners, and by... View Details
- 23 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 23, 2018
researchers to test and build new theories at a more granular level. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55151 forthcoming American Economic Review Beliefs about Gender By: Bordalo, Pedro, Katherine Baldiga... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
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Database Best Practices - Research Computing Services
will be large, and they may uncover any unforeseen data problems. Analysis of your data using SQL Implement index key columns to maximize efficiency during joins and sorts. It is suggested that you query your data and build analysis tables in your ‘personal’ database... View Details
- 15 Jan 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, January 15, 2019
Human Decision Processes Seeker Beware: The Interpersonal Costs of Ignoring Advice By: Blunden, Hayley, Jennifer M. Logg, Alison Wood Brooks, Leslie John, and Francesca Gino Abstract—Prior advice research has focused on understanding when... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 05 Jan 2011
- Op-Ed
Funding Unpredictability Around Stem-Cell Research Inflicts Heavy Cost on Scientific Progress
on which to focus their research. People need predictability--not in the research ideas they pursue, but in basic human issues such as pay and employment. “You are back at square one. Years of View Details
- 13 Nov 2020
- News
Faculty Focus Their Research on COVID-19 Issues
recognized the opportunity—and necessity—to use their research to help leaders, companies, organizations, and governments navigate the challenges posed by the pandemic. This meant not only extending and reframing their research, but also... View Details
- 2020
- Working Paper
Inventing the Endless Frontier: The Effects of the World War II Research Effort on Post-War Innovation
By: Daniel P. Gross and Bhaven N. Sampat
During World War II, the U.S. government launched an unprecedented effort to mobilize science for war: a newly-established Office of Scientific Research and Development (OSRD) entered thousands of R&D contracts with industrial and academic contractors, spending one to... View Details
Keywords: World War II; Vannevar Bush; OSRD; Mission-oriented R＆D; Direction Of Innovation; Geography Of Innovation; Technology Clusters; U.S. Innovation System; Innovation and Invention; Research and Development; Problems and Challenges; War; History; Government Administration; United States
Gross, Daniel P., and Bhaven N. Sampat. "Inventing the Endless Frontier: The Effects of the World War II Research Effort on Post-War Innovation." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 20-126, June 2020.
- 01 Aug 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 1
Nien-hê Abstract—In this address, I outline a back-to-basics approach to specifying the responsibilities and role of business in relation to society. Three “basics” comprise the approach. The first is arguing that basic principles of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Aug 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 15, 2017
National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke seeks to increase capacity building, screening, referral, and management of NCDs across India and includes community-based outreach and screening programs. The... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Aug 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 23
two approaches to the question of whether businesses have human rights obligations. The “moral” approach conceives of human rights as antecedently existing basic moral rights. The “institutional” approach starts with contemporary human... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Workshops & Technical Talks - Research Computing Services
Science (IQSS) . Stata Tutorial (Princeton) Stata Graphics Tutorial (Princeton) Learning Resources for Stata (StataCorp) Unix Workshops and Tutorials Just Enough Unix lesson (RCS) The Unix Shell Lesson (Software Carpentry) Bash Scripting Tutorial Reference Material... View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
Books
book with the title Can Japan Compete?" It was some nine years ago, at a time when Japan's economic success was overwhelmingly credited to its government's involvement with industry, that Porter and his team began an in-depth study of the Japanese economy. This View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Urban Evolution - HBS Research on the Inner City
services, inner-city residents often face a lack of basic services. Many large retail stores, for instance, are not interested in launching locations in urban areas because they are put off by perceptions of low-income levels and high... View Details
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Data Tips & Toolkits - Research Computing Services
detect main, moderator, and mediator effects for experiments and quasi-experiments. R WebPower : Collection of tools for conducting both basic and advanced statistical power analysis including correlation, proportion, t-test, one-way... View Details
- 12 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 12, 2017
forthcoming Research in Organizational Behavior Self-Managing Organizations: Exploring the Limits of Less Hierarchical Organizing By: Lee, Michael Y., and Amy C. Edmondson Abstract—Fascination with organizations that eschew the... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 01 Apr 1996
- News
Stasis and Turmoil: HBS Research for the Real World
established to provide a continuing base for research and teaching in the field of entrepreneurship. Stevenson teaches the elective course Entrepreneurial Management and the doctoral course Basic Readings in... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
A Binary Formula
much about how to manage research or value it, especially when it has long time horizons. For science-based companies, more collaboration and openness, both within and outside the organization, are probably required of them than they’re... View Details
- 10 Jan 2005
- Research & Ideas
Motivation and the Cross-Sector Alliance
have derived one from our examinations of cross-sector collaborations in the Americas. A basic element is the recognition that there can exist a wide range of motivations across the partners and a mix of motivations for each partner. We... View Details