Machine Learning - Publications - Faculty & Research

24 Jul 2019
Blog Post

Data-Driven and in Demand

mining and exploratory analysis, and familiarized herself with the ins and outs of various machine learning models. Ho took this newly acquired data and analytics knowledge with her to HBS, and,... View Details

06 Dec 2021
News

HBS Curricula Explore the Complexities of Innovation

degrees in mechanical engineering and economics at Yale and then worked in tech investments at Morgan Stanley and as a project manager at Microsoft. But what Hopkins hoped to learn from the course taught by Shane Greenstein, the Martin... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

06 Aug 2018
Research & Ideas

Supersmart Manufacturing Tools are Lowering Prices on TVs, Bulbs, and Solar Panels

apprentice? Probably, but it will take time and practice to learn all the tricks and perfect the art, making a lot of mistakes along the way. Yet there are machines that do produce all kinds of glass objects... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Manufacturing; Electronics

31 Aug 2017
Blog Post

Why I Spent This Summer Coding

mind, I don’t want to be playing catch-up a few years down the line. I don’t want to only understand ongoing technical breakthroughs - I want to actively engage in them. For example, though my neuroscience background allowed me to comprehend View Details

Keywords: Technology

21 Mar 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research, March 21

activity the CEOs undertake during one workweek and (ii) a machine learning algorithm that projects these data onto scalar CEO behavior indices. Low values of the index are associated with plant visits and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

19 Nov 2019
Op-Ed

Gender Bias Complaints against Apple Card Signal a Dark Side to Fintech

Twittersphere that they would investigate. Technology is undeniably transforming the financial services industry. Fintechs, Big Tech, and banks are using increasing volumes of data, artificial intelligence, and machine View Details

Keywords: by Karen G. Mills; Financial Services

08 Feb 2016
Research & Ideas

The Civic Benefits of Google Street View and Yelp

Naik’s images with household income levels for some 2,400 blocks, provided by the city online. “The incomes act as labels for the images, and then the machine learns the association between how the features... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Consumer Products

Profile

Omowale Casselle

of incoming samples from our brand partners (P&G, Unilever, Elizabeth Arden), that our field team keeps our machines running and fully stocked with sample inventory, and that we are able to successfully launch and sustain each new... View Details

Keywords: Technology; Consumer Products

28 Feb 2014
News

The First Five Years: Omowale Casselle (MBA 2009)

of incoming samples from our brand partners (P&G, Unilever, Elizabeth Arden), that our field team keeps our machines running and fully stocked with sample inventory, and that we are able to successfully launch and sustain each new market... View Details

Keywords: General Merchandise Stores; Retail Trade

02 Apr 2001
What Do You Think?

Telecommuting: Dangerous to Health?

"as part of a small team building a new company ... the time we spend together (as opposed to the day per week that she and her colleagues telecommute) ... is the most valuable." Jack Downey makes the case for the doubters: "Humans are social animals who... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

27 Jun 2017
Blog Post

Why I Would Have Applied to the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program

think the technical SEAS programming would have been a value add to your MBA? "I think the technical programming would have added huge value. Many of the methods in data science and machine learning... View Details

01 Feb 2000
News

The Future Is Now: 21st-Century Business Pondered at HBS Forum

deference to authority." "Failure here is treated as a learning experience whereas in other countries it can bring shame on one's family or loss of one's job," she said. "So people elsewhere tend to trust or fear their government or their... View Details

13 Oct 2015
Research & Ideas

Does Business Get Done the Same Way in Emerging and Developed Countries?

huge loss of capital. And, in fact, a lot of knowledge was lost in that transition. Many people had to figure out new things, had to learn how to operate under difficult circumstances. But for Akın, who was as an outsider in the previous... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

March 2024 (Revised May 2025)
Case

Governing OpenAI (A)

By: Lynn S. Paine, Suraj Srinivasan and Will Hurwitz

In late November 2023, OpenAI’s new board of directors took stock of the situation. The company, which sought to develop artificial general intelligence (AGI)—computer systems with capabilities exceeding human abilities—was looking to regain its footing after a chaotic... View Details

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01 Mar 2019
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2019

Alumni Books So You Think You Can Teach: From Expert Practitioner to Successful Instructor by Bill Cockrum (MBA 1961) Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Cockrum provides a guide for presenting or teaching a class to an adult audience, including View Details

21 Jun 2010
Research & Ideas

Strategy and Execution for Emerging Markets

"We've wanted to learn about the challenges of the process and the challenges of companies in those markets trying to compete on a global platform. We are also curious how international companies have been able to intimate themselves into... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Mar 2005
News

Facing Ambiguity

tragedy. “Most disasters, when you look into them, had smaller indicators of what might happen along the way,” says Edmondson. “We often downplay early warnings and wait to see what will happen. You almost have to go against your instincts and aggressively View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Space Research and Technology; Government

01 Dec 1998
News

Year 2000 Computer Problem and You: Disaster for Some, Lessons for All

if we had been more alert. Fortunately, the benefits gained from confronting the problem will outweigh the pain. What benefits do you foresee? We're learning lessons that will change future behavior. Some of us are finally understanding... View Details

06 Jan 2021
News

A Message from Dean Srikant Datar

New Dean Srikant Datar talks about his background, immediate objectives, and recent accomplishments. What makes HBS so special? What makes him proud? What is he most looking forward to? Learn more about our new Dean—during his first few... View Details

22 Feb 2018
News

My First Job

now going to reward you with a trip to One if By Land, Two if By Sea, the most glamorous restaurant in Manhattan. And what I learned from it is never assume that what the bosses have done is right just because they're the bosses. My name... View Details

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