Filter Results:
(1,470)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(1,470)
- News (357)
- Research (887)
- Events (3)
- Multimedia (4)
- Faculty Publications (232)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(1,470)
- News (357)
- Research (887)
- Events (3)
- Multimedia (4)
- Faculty Publications (232)
- 11 Jun 2012
- Research & Ideas
When Business Competition Harms Society
Researchers compared the pass/fail records of similar vehicles in both densely populated areas and sparsely populated areas, paying close attention to older vehicles with high mileage—that is, those more likely to need repairs in order to meet emissions standards. The... View Details
- Fast Answer
Resources for Harvard Economics Students
A series of resources, tips and FAQs to support Harvard economics doctoral students, senior thesis writers and econ concentrators navigating Baker Library financial data resources. Which databases can I use... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2017
a networking toolkit for career success by offering inspiration, motivation, and practical advice, including real stories from those beginning the networking process, sample résumés and outreach emails, dos and don’ts, and reflection exercises. Built for Growth: How... View Details
- 02 Mar 2015
- News
To Market, To Market
at Heifer, Ferrari has helped the organization set and reach a number of internal goals that he says are critical to its mission to end poverty. From revising its global systems—for accounting, project and data management, and knowledge... View Details
- 23 Mar 2016
- Research & Ideas
Researchers Prove C-Suite Gender Gap—but Can’t Explain It
probability of reaching the top, nor are they paid equally,” the researchers write. An entire nation of data To investigate the gender gap, the research team collected data on virtually every View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Delivering Trust
those who had contributed through free, personal Skype sessions. “Every call reminded us that we were dealing with a very human subject and creating something by, and for, a community,” says Jake. “Seeing in real time how helpful the... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 08 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
Is it Worth a Pay Cut to Work for a Great Manager (Like Bill Belichick)?
Are coaches worth the multimillion-dollar salaries they are offered? Is the same true of managers in the business world? Just what is the value of a top manager to the organization and employees? Do baseball managers improve performance? In 1993, Lawrence Kahn analyzed... View Details
- 15 Dec 2024
- News
Forward Thinking
You can ask the internet anything, but getting an answer via generative artificial intelligence consumes about 10 times more electricity than a traditional Google search. Consequently, the data centers where AI tools are trained and run are guzzling more and more... View Details
- 13 Nov 2007
- Research & Ideas
Six Steps for Reinvigorating America
allies. There's also a big gap between how these countries view Americans, the people, and America, the country. I have survey data in the book that show that. So why aren't we mobilizing more Americans to do good around the world?... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- Fast Answer
Research Tools
employee experience insights in one place through online surveys, polls, quizzes, etc. Tableau (for Students) Students can sign up for a free Tableau account. The software will allow anyone to connect to a spreadsheet or file and create... View Details
- 23 Jul 2024
- Research & Ideas
Forgiving Medical Debt Won't Make Everyone Happier
point—comes too late to have a meaningful impact on people's lives.” “We're not saying that medical debt doesn't matter,” says Harvard Business School Assistant Professor Raymond Kluender, the study’s lead author, noting researchers were surprised by the results.... View Details
- 03 Jun 2022
- Blog Post
HiHome Sweet HiHome
workflow between users and agents to track out how far along they were in the home buying process. But seeing these spreadsheets and scoring systems inspired Parker and Shu to transform HiHome into its current form, where it uses that View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
Your Keyboard Is Listening
certain key, collecting more than 2,000 data points. Research has shown that this behavioral biometric is highly consistent over time, seemingly unique to each individual typist, and nearly impossible for another View Details
Keywords: April White
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Ellen Pao (MBA 1998)
create a more diverse and inclusive environment. That’s what we’re doing with Project Include. Through our program, a CEO can talk with peers and see data on their startup’s diversity and sentiment levels. You need View Details
Keywords: April White; photo by Eric Millette
- Web
Privacy - HBS Working Knowledge
that is not connected with any specific personal identity, such as data about usage and service operation. The following summarizes the types of information that we may collect. SYSTEM INFORMATION, IP... View Details
- Web
Beverly Fu | MBA
dedicated to developing and applying tech solutions to change the world. Tech areas of interest: Biotechnology, Data Science Formative experience at the intersection of technology and business: I have previously interned at an early-stage... View Details
- 04 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
How Female Stars Succeed in New Jobs
to stars when they change jobs. Equity analysts are an ideal population to study: Their performance is objectively measured every year, there is a lot of demographic and organizational data on them and their employers, and many things are... View Details
- 28 Jul 2014
- Research & Ideas
Eyes Shut: The Consequences of Not Noticing
gas flow into the can and explode. (While all of the data that I am using about the Walmart stories are from publicly available sources, it should be noted that I served as an expert witness in the case of Melvin v. Walmart, Inc.) This... View Details
- 25 Aug 2021
- News
Reimagining Chicago’s Schools
challenge. In 2012, she launched the Intrinsic Schools, a network of public charter schools with an innovative approach to the middle school and high school experience. Rather than employ the data from standardized tests and apply it to a... View Details
- 02 Sep 2014
- Research & Ideas
Food Stamp Entrepreneurs: How Public Assistance Enables Business Bootstrapping
States. At the same time, his family received food purchasing assistance from the Food Stamp program. He's pretty sure that these safety nets helped lead to the formation of his family's company. But while his personal experience... View Details