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  • October 2017 (Revised April 2018)
  • Case

Improving Worker Safety in the Era of Machine Learning (A)

By: Michael W. Toffel, Dan Levy, Jose Ramon Morales Arilla and Matthew S. Johnson
Managers make predictions all the time: How fast will my markets grow? How much inventory do I need? How intensively should I monitor my suppliers? Which potential customers will be most responsive to a particular marketing campaign? Which job candidates should I... View Details
Keywords: Machine Learning; Policy Implementation; Empirical Research; Inspection; Occupational Safety; Occupational Health; Regulation; Analysis; Forecasting and Prediction; Policy; Operations; Supply Chain Management; Safety; Manufacturing Industry; Construction Industry; United States
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Toffel, Michael W., Dan Levy, Jose Ramon Morales Arilla, and Matthew S. Johnson. "Improving Worker Safety in the Era of Machine Learning (A)." Harvard Business School Case 618-019, October 2017. (Revised April 2018.)
  • 06 Mar 2025
  • HBS Seminar

Vivek Farias, MIT Sloan

  • 2020
  • Working Paper

Targeting for Long-Term Outcomes

By: Jeremy Yang, Dean Eckles, Paramveer Dhillon and Sinan Aral
Decision makers often want to target interventions so as to maximize an outcome that is observed only in the long term. This typically requires delaying decisions until the outcome is observed or relying on simple short-term proxies for the long-term outcome. Here we... View Details
Keywords: Targeted Marketing; Optimization; Churn Management; Marketing; Customer Relationship Management; Policy; Learning; Outcome or Result
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Yang, Jeremy, Dean Eckles, Paramveer Dhillon, and Sinan Aral. "Targeting for Long-Term Outcomes." Working Paper, October 2020.
  • April 1981 (Revised January 1987)
  • Case

Atlantic Aviation Corp.: Westwind Division

Raises issues on monitoring and controlling flight demonstration costs for the Westwind business jet. Atlantic's marketing vice president is concerned about rising demonstration costs, but doesn't wish to deny solid prospects an evaluation ride. He asks the general... View Details
Keywords: Cost Management; Product Marketing; Air Transportation Industry
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Bonoma, Thomas V. "Atlantic Aviation Corp.: Westwind Division." Harvard Business School Case 581-142, April 1981. (Revised January 1987.)
  • September 1969 (Revised June 1976)
  • Case

Control Data Corp. (D)

Set in 1965, at a time when the company's mix of "sales" was shifting increasingly to customer leasing of its computers, the student is asked to evaluate possible revisions in the policies for depreciating the cost of a leased computer. View Details
Keywords: Accounting; Leasing
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Vancil, Richard F. "Control Data Corp. (D)." Harvard Business School Case 170-036, September 1969. (Revised June 1976.)
  • October 2001 (Revised October 2017)
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Pilgrim Bank (A): Customer Profitability

By: Frances X. Frei and Dennis Campbell
Provides a context in which students can explore managerial decision making that is critically informed by data analysis. The setting is a retail bank and the decision making relates to the bank's policy toward online banking. The management team is evaluating whether... View Details
Keywords: Banks and Banking; Customers; Profit; Banking Industry
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Frei, Frances X., and Dennis Campbell. "Pilgrim Bank (A): Customer Profitability." Harvard Business School Case 602-104, October 2001. (Revised October 2017.)
  • 29 Jan 2016
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What Data Can Do to Fight Poverty

  • 15 Mar 2021
  • Working Paper Summaries

The Health Costs of Cost-Sharing

Keywords: by Amitabh Chandra, Evan Flack, and Ziad Obermeyer
  • July 2013 (Revised September 2013)
  • Case

New York City: Bloomberg's Strategy for Economic Development

By: Michael E. Porter, Christian H.M. Ketels and Jorge Ramirez-Vallejo
Traces the economic development of New York City from its founding in the 17th century through 2012. Focuses on the decisions made by New York City officials, past and present, highlighting the challenges of economic development at the city level. Enables deep... View Details
Keywords: History; Development Economics; Industry Clusters; Policy; Government Administration; Financial Crisis; Growth and Development Strategy
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Porter, Michael E., Christian H.M. Ketels, and Jorge Ramirez-Vallejo. "New York City: Bloomberg's Strategy for Economic Development." Harvard Business School Case 714-404, July 2013. (Revised September 2013.)
  • 20 Oct 2011
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  • 2020
  • Article

Making Economics More Useful: How Technological Eclecticism Could Help

By: Amar Bhidé
Keynes thought it would be ‘splendid’ if economists became more like dentists. Disciplinary economics has instead become more like physics in focusing on concise, universal propositions verified through decisive tests. This focus, I argue, limits the practical utility... View Details
Keywords: Economic Methodology; Simulations; Banking; Regulation; Judgment; Economics; Policy
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Bhidé, Amar. "Making Economics More Useful: How Technological Eclecticism Could Help." Applied Economics 52, no. 26 (2020).
  • April 2015 (Revised December 2015)
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Resuscitating Monitter

By: Benjamin Edelman and Wei Sun
After a Twitter API change and policy change block his fledgling startup, solo entrepreneur Alex Holt evaluates his options. Should he double-down with a major investment in new servers, rewriting his app from scratch, and charging users for a service that he had... View Details
Keywords: Platform Strategy; Envelopment; Dependence; Social Media; Business Strategy; Vertical Integration; Information Technology; Digital Platforms; Advertising Industry; Information Technology Industry; Australia
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Edelman, Benjamin, and Wei Sun. "Resuscitating Monitter." Harvard Business School Case 915-027, April 2015. (Revised December 2015.) (request a courtesy copy.)
  • 03 Dec 2024
  • HBS Seminar

Jing Dong, Columbia

  • Winter 2021
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Making Economics More Useful: How Technological Eclecticism Could Help

By: Amar Bhidé
Keynes thought it would be ‘splendid’ if economists became more like dentists. Disciplinary economics has instead become more like physics in focusing on concise, universal propositions verified through decisive tests. This focus, I argue, limits the practical... View Details
Keywords: Economic Methodology; Simulations; Banking; Regulation; Judgment; Economics; Banks and Banking
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Bhidé, Amar. "Making Economics More Useful: How Technological Eclecticism Could Help." Journal of Applied Corporate Finance 33, no. 1 (Winter 2021): 122–133.
  • 2015
  • Working Paper

Expertise vs. Bias in Evaluation: Evidence from the NIH

By: Danielle Li
Evaluators with expertise in a particular field may have an informational advantage in separating good projects from bad. At the same time, they may also have personal preferences that impact their objectivity. This paper develops a framework for separately identifying... View Details
Keywords: Prejudice and Bias; Performance Evaluation; Experience and Expertise
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Li, Danielle. "Expertise vs. Bias in Evaluation: Evidence from the NIH." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 16-053, October 2015.
  • 2008
  • Report

State of the Region Report 2008: Sustaining Growth at the Top of Europe

By: Christian H.M. Ketels
The 2008 State of the Region Report is the fifth edition in this series of annual evaluations of competitiveness and cooperation across the Baltic Sea Region. The Report is organized into three parts: Part A of the Report describes the economic, political, and... View Details
Keywords: International Relations; Performance Evaluation; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Cooperation; Baltic Countries; European Union
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Ketels, Christian H.M. "State of the Region Report 2008: Sustaining Growth at the Top of Europe." Report Series, Baltic Development Forum, Copenhagen, December 2008.
  • 2011
  • Article

Bias in Search Results?: Diagnosis and Response

By: Benjamin Edelman
I explore allegations of search engine bias, including understanding a search engine's incentives to bias results, identifying possible forms of bias, and evaluating methods of verifying whether bias in fact occurs. I then consider possible legal and policy responses,... View Details
Keywords: Prejudice and Bias; Motivation and Incentives; Outcome or Result; Markets; Legal Liability; Policy; Search Technology; Performance Evaluation; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms
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Edelman, Benjamin. "Bias in Search Results?: Diagnosis and Response." Indian Journal of Law and Technology 7 (2011): 16–32.
  • 2000
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Understanding the Drivers of National Innovative Capacity

By: Jeffrey L. Furman, Michael E. Porter and Scott Stern
Motivated by R&D productivity differences across countries, we evaluate the determinants of country-level international patenting. Our framework is built on the concept of national innovative capacity. Our results suggest that (a) patenting is well-characterized... View Details
Keywords: Economics; Growth and Development
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Furman, Jeffrey L., Michael E. Porter, and Scott Stern. "Understanding the Drivers of National Innovative Capacity." Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings (2000).
  • March 2024
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When Are Social Protests Effective?

By: Eric Shuman, Amit Goldenberg, Tamar Saguy, Eran Halperin and Martijn van Zomeren
Around the world, people engage in social protests aimed at addressing major societal problems. Certain protests have led to significant progress, yet other protests have resulted in little demonstrable change. We introduce a framework for evaluating the effectiveness... View Details
Keywords: Protests; Social Issues; Outcome or Result; Measurement and Metrics; Power and Influence; Motivation and Incentives
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Shuman, Eric, Amit Goldenberg, Tamar Saguy, Eran Halperin, and Martijn van Zomeren. "When Are Social Protests Effective?" Trends in Cognitive Sciences 28, no. 3 (March 2024): 252–263.
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Finance II (MBA Required Curriculum)

By: Benjamin C. Esty

This course builds on the foundation developed in Finance I, focusing on three sets of managerial decisions:

  • How to evaluate complex investments.
  • How to set and execute financial policies within a firm.
  • How to integrate... View Details
Keywords: Finance
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