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- 20 Oct 2016
- News
Smart Moves
“Cities can make improvements without making a big investment by using data and by being smarter,” says Mistele. “Data by itself doesn’t fix things, but it can tell you where you should invest. You can make... View Details
- 13 Feb 2017
- Research & Ideas
Paid Search Ads Pay Off for Lesser-Known Restaurants
destination for people searching for services, boasting about 163 million unique visitors monthly on its site in 2015. Luca admits to being a bit of a data nerd, a trait he says he and Donaker share. Luca said to Donaker, “Look, we don’t... View Details
- 02 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
Digital Initiative Summit: Who Has the Power in the Music Industry?
business in order to be successful." Other Articles In This Series Big Messages, Small Screens, Many Choices Companies Must Forget—and Borrow The Business of Crowdsourcing Freeing Patient Data to Enable... View Details
- 22 Oct 2018
- Blog Post
HBS Marketing Club Presents: The Brand Summit
course, multiple networking events that will allow participants to build community. We will zero in on many interesting topics including the role of big data in branding, branding a global company, brand... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 06 Oct 2020
- Blog Post
2+2 Where Are They Now Spotlight: Curtis Wu (MBA 2018)
kind of disposition, I never thought I could end up in the sales organization of a beer company after college. While many of my classmates used their pre-application years to craft their resumes, I felt empowered to take a big risk... View Details
- 02 Jan 2019
- What Do You Think?
SUMMING UP: Do We Need an Artificial Intelligence Czar?
with it. At the same time, we have made giant strides in methods of addressing nearly any problem one can imagine. Many are associated with the development of artificial intelligence (AI). In a nutshell, cloud-enabled data collection and... View Details
- 23 Apr 2014
- HBS Case
Are Electronic Cigarettes a Public Good or Health Hazard?
mainstream big tobacco companies. But playing out the scenario to the end, that is exactly what may happen—and all in the absence of any definitive data showing whether e-cigarettes are more or less harmful... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Is Cash the Best Form of Charity?
work. “There is some visceral discomfort with simply giving poor people money,” says Faye, now chairman of the board. “But the evidence, overwhelmingly, is that cash is one of the most effective ways of alleviating poverty.” In its reliance on View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Program Catalyzes New Streams of Research
the BiGS Visiting Fellows Program, launched in April 2022, which draws to campus scholarly researchers who join the School for a year to work on specific projects—often partnering with HBS faculty—related to some of today’s most important... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
An Electrifying Tale
into an operation that now boasts 135 employees and anticipated 2003 revenues of $45 million. As Boston’s Big Dig, a prime revenue source, winds down, City Lights is expanding to other parts of the country. The company has also launched a... View Details
- Profile
Kira Epler
people from Kansas. I wanted to be surrounded by people from different backgrounds." The transition can be challenging. "I had to become comfortable speaking in front of ninety people every day. The case method is so different from what I learned in... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Collective Wisdom
the space agency in applying open innovation approaches to big data and computational challenges, and works with Harvard Catalyst, the University-wide initiative led by Harvard Medical School. What are some... View Details
- 23 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
Creative Entrepreneurship in a Downturn
thrive? Bhaskar Chakravorti: Let me start with a replay of a conversation I had recently with Frederick, the person who runs the auto repair shop where I regularly take my 1998 and 2002 vintage cars. I asked him if he was experiencing a View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Faculty Books
offerings, and fatter profit margins. Featuring case studies from around the world, this book shows how to mine sales data to identify “home-run” products, reinvent forecasting and pricing strategies, and extract maximum value from... View Details
- 30 Nov 2017
- News
Happy Meals (Are Here Again)
would be a ways off. “This is a really big ship to turn,” he says. “But when I started hearing real, actual time lines—that was music to my ears.” It wasn’t just a vision but a plan. And just as importantly, that plan wasn’t a short-term... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
A New Approach to Contact Tracing
“Contact tracing is a 500-year-old solution. It was then, and is now, a matter of using personal data to secure public health. That raises both its promise and its perils, and the leadership task is to navigate the balance.” —PROFESSOR... View Details
- Web
What an Army Commander Learned About Using AI to Combat Cyberattacks | Working Knowledge
of leadership. The leaders who are able to combine these technological tools with human judgment, embrace speed with strategic intent, and innovate with resilience will be the ones who succeed during the next big crisis, whether that’s a... View Details
- 02 Jul 2019
- Blog Post
Fast-track to Better Outcomes: Yoonjin Min and RapidSOS
partnerships. There, Yoonjin was part of the strategy team collaborating with government entities. Discovering a big opportunity with a smaller startup Yoonjin applied to HBS with the express intention “to continue exploring business... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Everything Old Is a New Opportunity
financial abuse Big Data applications—using data analysis to identify problems before they develop and suggest improvement opportunities After HBS, he put that knowledge to use... View Details
- 26 Mar 2008
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Disaster!
from the tragedy? For one, small decisions have big consequences. Key concepts include: Words and actions by leadership shape perceptions and beliefs of organization members. Leaders need to hold a delicate balance in nurturing... View Details