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- 22 Feb 2024
- Research & Ideas
How to Make AI 'Forget' All the Private Data It Shouldn't Have
computation more than anything else. It's about efficiently removing the influence of that data from the model without having to retrain it from scratch. Layne: Who would want to use unlearning? Neel: Companies who are forced to comply... View Details
- 16 May 2012
- Research & Ideas
Can Decades of Military Overspending be Fixed?
at an altitude of 12 miles, twice the altitude at which other jets can perform tactical maneuvers. The F-22 was originally expected to cost $88 billion in 2009 dollars for 648 aircraft. In March 2009, the program was estimated to cost... View Details
- 23 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 23, 2008
Working PapersSecuring Online Advertising: Rustlers and Sheriffs in the New Wild West Author:Benjamin G. Edelman Abstract Read the news of recent computer security guffaws, and it's striking how many problems stem from online... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 Jul 2023
- Research & Ideas
Part-Time Employees Want More Hours. Can Companies Tap This ‘Hidden’ Talent Pool?
program director and senior researcher for Managing the Future of Work, and Francis Hintermann, Global Lead of Accenture Research, collaborated on the paper. Where are workers hiding, and why? The team defines hidden workers in three... View Details
Keywords: by Kara Baskin
- 18 Oct 2006
- Research & Ideas
New at the Helm: A Talk with HBS Dean Light
convinced him that he needed more management skills. By his own recollection, he was virtually "clueless" about the very special place to which he was heading. His application to the MBA Program caught the attention of... View Details
- 26 Apr 2023
- In Practice
Is AI Coming for Your Job?
possibilities and chart a path for the future using data, algorithms, AI, and machine learning. AI serves to augment or improve human performance. When computational and machine-learning algorithms perform an ever-increasing number of... View Details
- 29 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 29, 2016
computer simulation highlighting the work performed by the government of an archetypal American town—from building roads to ensuring food safety—increased trust in government and support for government services. In Study 2 (N=125), Boston... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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I am currently a Principal or Co-Principal Investigator of five field-based randomized controlled trials, each of which examines the management of lay health workers in developing countries, with an eye toward generating theoretical insights and policy guidance on how... View Details
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I am currently a Principal or Co-Principal Investigator of five field-based randomized controlled trials, each of which examines the management of lay health workers in developing countries, with an eye toward generating theoretical insights and policy guidance on how... View Details
- 29 Jul 2002
- Research & Ideas
Time Pressure and Creativity: Why Time is Not on Your Side
effects, and the dearth of rigorous empirical research, my research team and I set out to tackle the problem. My research team and I investigated time pressure and creativity as part of a multi-year research program in which we had a... View Details
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I am currently a Principal or Co-Principal Investigator of five field-based randomized controlled trials, each of which examines the management of lay health workers in developing countries, with an eye toward generating theoretical insights and policy guidance on how... View Details
- 12 Jun 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, June 12, 2018
out. These agents are more likely to alter their electronic currency balance on a day (rebalance). In contrast, agents trained in person but who receive summary statistics of transaction volumes or agents who are notified about the View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 23 Jan 2024
- Book
More Than Memes: NFTs Could Be the Next Gen Deed for a Digital World
open up markets and help build loyal communities of customers. In the following excerpt, the authors shed light on the value and potential of NFTs. Could digital “tokens” possibly be worth hundreds or thousands or even millions of dollars? The tokens themselves are... View Details
- 21 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 21, 2008
(in particular DRAMs and FLASH memory) and flat panel displays. Taiwan is also the center for notebook computer manufacturing, and Taiwanese companies, through their China-based manufacturing and assembly operations, drive 60% of the IT... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- January 2008 (Revised September 2008)
- Supplement
Marketing the "$100 Laptop" (C)
By: John A. Quelch and David Chen
In October 2007, the OLPC reported production delays and missed its shipment date. In early November, the $100 PC finally went into production, with initial shipments planned for Uruguay and Mongolia, and mid-month launched the "Give One, Get One" program. It enabled... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit Organizations; For-Profit Firms; Partners and Partnerships; Information Infrastructure; Problems and Challenges; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Computer Industry; Canada; Mongolia; Uruguay; United States
Quelch, John A., and David Chen. Marketing the "$100 Laptop" (C). Harvard Business School Supplement 508-065, January 2008. (Revised September 2008.)
- 07 Jul 2019
- HBS Case
Walmart's Workforce of the Future
different universities; in June 2019, the program expanded to six universities and 14 areas of study, including cybersecurity and computer science. Widely hailed in the press for the opportunity it offers... View Details
- 21 Mar 2018
- Research & Ideas
Why Artificial Intelligence Isn't a Sure Thing to Increase Productivity
entire US economy.” In the course of writing a Harvard Business School case on the patent office, he discovered the agency was implementing a sophisticated new machine learning program called Sigma-AI in an attempt to cut the time... View Details
- 30 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Future of IT Consulting
Johnston: Your research refers to the PC in the 80's and the Internet in the 90's as triggers of explosive growth for the IT consulting industry. Have you identified a third trigger for this decade? Nolan and Bennigson: The trigger in this decade underlying autonomous... View Details
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Organisational Learning in Software Requirements Engineering and Management
The current research project addresses the continuing low success rate of software development projects, which has been frequently reported in empirical studies. For example, the 2004 Chaos Report by the Standish Group found that only 29% of 9,236 application... View Details
- 28 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 28, 2009
re-adjust Gucci's portfolio, especially as YSL continued to lose money. Purchase this case: http://hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=709459 HP: The Computer Is Personal Again Harvard Business School Case 509-010 In... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace