data analytics - Publications - Faculty & Research

25 Sep 2015
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4 Challenges All Early-Stage Startups Face

we had a shared passion for technology and building great user-focused products: four out of the six team members had cofounded their own company, three had worked in product development, and four were engineers. Everyone on the team was very View Details

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Digital Operations - Course Catalog

technologies to synchronize workflows, systems, and data across internal and external partners. Assess how automation, AI, and data analytics transform operations by enabling... View Details

15 May 2018
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New Research and Ideas, May 15, 2018

case:https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/518036 Harvard Business School Case 418-070 TrustSphere: Building a Market for Relationship Analytics Manish Goel was the CEO of TrustSphere, a seven-year-old company in the View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

12 Oct 2011
Research & Ideas

Creating Online Ads We Want to Watch

stakes for advertisers are huge. Americans were exposed to over 5.3 billion online video ads in July 2011 alone, with Hulu generating the highest number of video ad impressions at more than 963 million, according to data from comScore. So... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Consumer Products

28 May 2019
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Leading Questions

lesson she learned from Professor Boris Groysberg in an HBS classroom: “The most important leadership skills in the future aren’t going to be analytical or diagnostic skills. The thing that will make the most difference is the skill of... View Details

Keywords: April White

08 Nov 2016
Blog Post

Alumni: Where Are They Now? Featuring: Phil Strazzulla

amazing content about working at their business that lives on career pages, social media, etc. And, because we're data geeks, we've built some really interesting analytics on the back end. I spend most of my... View Details

Keywords: Technology

01 Dec 2017
News

Research Brief: Developing High-Tech Talent

United States. Fuller collaborated with labor market analytics firm Burning Glass Technologies—led by CEO Matt Sigelman (MBA 1999)—to identify occupations best suited for the apprenticeship model. One criterion: The occupation must... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

15 Jan 2018
Research & Ideas

A Better Business Model for Fighting Cancer

words, create a better end-to-end consumer experience, with the result being a larger, deeper pool of data to draw on and drive progress in new therapies. Data and analytics... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Health; Pharmaceutical

01 Dec 2016
News

Case Study: Sweat the Technique

opportunity to grow and engage its user base by tapping into data and analytics and could add value to Nix in the eyes of prospective acquirers. Should Nix stay the analog course, make the transition to... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

12 Jan 2016
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January 12, 2016

utilize such data are of considerable interest. Unfortunately, existing methods for analyzing the data in such systems ignore the open-ended exploratory nature of such systems that requires the assessment of... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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Asea Brown Boveri: The ABACUS System

By: Robert L. Simons

Describes the computer-based information system (ABACUS) used to monitor and control business operations in a complex, global company. Describes the technical attributes of the database system, financial reporting requirements, target setting and profit calculations on... View Details

Keywords: Financial Reporting; Profit; Business Growth and Maturation; Analytics and Data Science; Design; Accounting Audits; Growth and Development; Globalized Firms and Management; Complexity; Technology Industry

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03 Apr 2019
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Fintech's Game-Changing Opportunities for Small Business

businesses, were so momentous. [ ] There is no question, however, that small business intelligence will develop quickly on the coattails of other areas of big data and artificial intelligence. Combining data... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Banking; Financial Services

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Identifiers Available by Database

Which identifiers can be searched in each financial database? Gathering data from several different financial databases can be challenging. There are identifiers that these databases have in common, that can make the... View Details

16 Oct 2012
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First Look: October 16

in managing business analytics and big data at the enterprise level. It includes key applications of analytics, human and organizational issues in building analytical... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Jun 1996
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GMAT Added to Admissions Criteria

analytical skills in our MBA Program, will provide the School with valuable information about a candidate's capabilities. The GMAT is also now more widely available around the world than in the past, and it is easier for applicants to... View Details

16 Jul 2024
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Weighing Digital Tradeoffs in Private Equity

intelligence (AI) and data analytics into an organization’s day-to-day operations to streamline workflows and gain data-driven insights to improve the business. “At this time, PE firms are finding that... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services

28 Nov 2016
Blog Post

Why We Recruit: Wayfair

internet sector since 1995 and have created a company culture deeply rooted in technology. Tech, data and analytics inform everything we do and are critical to our rapid growth and share gain. We are... View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail

11 Jul 2013
News

Making Lives Better

difference every day, and I knew I had the skills to do it," says Tepper Singer, who is married to section-mate Dan Singer. "Not that many people have come to the non-profit field with business training." Her business skills helped on a multitude of platforms, from... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken; autism; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

01 Jun 2020
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All Hands on Deck

number of Harvard Business School Online courses, such as Global Business and Leading with Finance, as well as in a data science bootcamp designed to teach students how to leverage big data throughout their... View Details

Keywords: Jen Mele

28 Mar 2023
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Meet Professor Elisabeth Paulson: A Conversation on Life, Research, and Teaching

your research that can positively support public and non-profit organizations? My research uses data and analytics to design or improve tools (e.g., policy interventions) that will contribute to social good.... View Details

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