Interdisciplinary Studies - Publications - Faculty & Research

29 Oct 2018
Research & Ideas

Hunting for a Hot Job in High Tech? Try 'Digitization Economist'

the ability to understand industry structure and equilibrium behavior by firms. Working in a real-world setting with interdisciplinary teams on complex problems is part of the lure of the tech sector, says Athey, a pioneer in the field.... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Technology; Education

29 Jan 2013
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First Look: Jan. 29

at the individual level. We discuss the implications of our results for the study of learning as well as for providers and consumers of outsourced services. Preference Heterogeneity and Optimal Capital Income Taxation Authors:Golosov,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

13 Mar 2007
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First Look: March 13, 2007

Working PapersInitiating Divergent Organizational Change: The Enabling Role of Actors' Social Position Author:Julie Battilana Abstract This study addresses the paradox of embedded human agency, or the contradiction between actors'... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

18 Oct 2006
Research & Ideas

New at the Helm: A Talk with HBS Dean Light

on learning. In the future, we need to think about ways to provide more direct international experiences for our students, and for our faculty. One idea might be short study trips that would combine immersion in key regions around the... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Education

02 Sep 2014
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First Look: September 2

Publisher's link: http://hbr.org/2014/09/contextual-intelligence/ar/1 September 2014 The Interdisciplinary Science of Consumption Appetite, Consumption, and Choice in the Human Brain By: Knutson, Brian, and Uma R. Karmarkar... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

24 Feb 2009
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First Look: February 24, 2009

not only experience project-level success with the implementation of new work practices, but also organizational-level success as indicated by overall measures of performance. We tested our hypothesis in a longitudinal study of 23... View Details