Peer To Peer - Publications - Faculty & Research

05 Oct 2016
Blog Post

The Women’s College Cohort at Peek Weekend

engagement of small group discussions before class, the extensive student involvement in on-campus organizations, and the variety of professionals that finally emerge. Yet, the most valuable element of the program was actually being able View Details

25 Nov 2014
First Look

First Look: November 25

field research methods, this paper connects these achievements to bureaucratic norms, unwritten rules within the state that guide the behavior of public officials and structure their relations with civic agencies outside the state.... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

06 Sep 2011
Research & Ideas

The Power of Leadership Groups for Staying on Track

from someone who may not have your best interests at heart. Giving and receiving effective feedback is essential to constructive interactions and a necessity for leaders who want to empower other leaders... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

05 Jun 2020
Blog Post

Developing Black Talent for Leadership

College, and dozens of majority Black talent development organizations like Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT), have prepared Black professionals to thrive in spite of covert and overt racism for decades. Although I'm a beneficiary... View Details

22 Nov 2016
First Look

November 22, 2016

economies, many business enterprises defy traditional industry boundaries. In this study, we evaluate six "big data" approaches to peer firm identifications and show that some, but not all, "wisdom-of-crowd"... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

29 Jan 2008
First Look

First Look: January 29, 2008

co-workers. We argue that peers may increase an individual's likelihood of becoming an entrepreneur through two channels: by increasing the likelihood that an individual will perceive entrepreneurial opportunities, and by increasing his... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

Profile

Ann Chao

to think about my life vision and purpose, of which career is an important but not the only part. I will be co-leading the fellowship next year and want to keep encouraging my View Details

Keywords: Entertainment / Media

23 Mar 2010
First Look

First Look: March 23

individual will perceive entrepreneurial opportunities as well as increase his or her motivation to pursue those opportunities. We find that an individual is more likely to become an entrepreneur if his or... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

16 Jun 2016
Blog Post

Why Entrepreneurs Should Consider Business School

It's hard. It's uncertain. You're most likely going to fail. It's easy to think you're not smart enough or tough enough. It helps to have peers... View Details

04 Dec 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, December 4, 2018

negative productivity effects of WFA, due to a lack of learning from co-located peers and increased coordination costs. We study the effects of WFA on productivity at the United States Patent and Trademark... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

06 Oct 2020
Blog Post

2+2 Where Are They Now Spotlight: Curtis Wu (MBA 2018)

assured but I’m grateful for the opportunity to answer the global call-to-action. What advice do you have for prospects considering the 2+2 program?As a kid, I always felt immature for my age. Being a few years younger than my View Details

09 Feb 2017
Blog Post

Alumni: Where Are They Now? Featuring: Anddria Varnado (Clack-Rogers)

community, which has enabled me to continue my personal and professional development. Through continuing relationships with my classmates, it’s been refreshing to have a community of like-minded View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail

05 Mar 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, March 5, 2019

Limits of Peer Effects on Startup Team Performance By: Hasan, Sharique, and Rembrand Koning Abstract— We conduct a field experiment at an entrepreneurship bootcamp to investigate whether interaction with... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

24 Apr 2013
Research & Ideas

Who Sets Your Benchmarks?

of the twentieth century, the first twenty-two years of my life seemed to revolve around an unending series of tests designed to rank me versus my peer group. At the end of... View Details

27 Nov 2017
Blog Post

Joining a Start-up: 10 Lessons Along the Way

are going to be disappointing. But team-based learning like Field Global Immersion force close collaboration and honest peer feedback, and has helped teach me how to manage... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Consumer Products / Retail

19 Feb 2016
Blog Post

4 Updates About Peek Weekend at HBS

business management. Participants will spend evenings analyzing real-business cases, and use morning study groups and classes to examine and debate their ideas through lively interaction with peers and... View Details

19 Oct 2011
Research & Ideas

Designing Cities for a Sustainable Future

On a June day in Manhattan with temperatures heading into the 90s, a straphanger named Mike is taking his customary subway ride to work. People are grumbling about the heat, but hey, it's summer, it's supposed to be hot, and besides, "Whaddya gonna do?" New Yorkers... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Construction; Real Estate

24 Sep 2024
Blog Post

HBS Latino Student Association Spotlight: Thalia Rey (MBA 2025)

years of academic rigor. Yet, when it came time to figure out my professional path, the burden felt entirely mine. I was the first among my family and friends to pursue investment banking, and later, private... View Details

03 Nov 2015
First Look

November 3, 2015

private-sector innovations. Second, we take advantage of idiosyncratic rigidities in the rules governing NIH peer review to generate exogenous variation in funding across research areas. Our results show... View Details