Stress Test - Publications - Faculty & Research

14 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World

solutions such as the construction of mobile COVID test units with medical teams, which have so far tested over 60,000 people. The design was donated to 10 hospitals and is now also available for free... View Details

Keywords: by Raffaella Sadun, Andrea Bertoni, Alexia Delfino, Giovanni Fassio, and Mariapaola Testa

01 Jun 2020
News

The Network Effect

coronavirus. Kapoor was tested and by the time he received the results nine days later, they confirmed what he already knew: he had COVID-19 (and so did his wife, a physician, and two of his four kids). Kapoor’s View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; COVID-19; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

09 Nov 2016
News

The Seeds of Learning

“I think that kids these days are spending way too much time taking tests and doing rote memorization when they need to be outside and learning from experience. It reduces stress and improves behavior; it... View Details

17 Feb 2016
Research & Ideas

Man vs. Machine: Which Makes Better Hires?

Some companies have begun relying more on computer-administered tests than human interviewers to find the best applicants. New research by Harvard Business School Assistant Professor Danielle Li and colleagues suggests that in this case,... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Employment

01 Dec 2014
News

Five Degrees of Doriot

plastic body armor. Two years later, the new “Doron” body armor passed a stress test designed to quell officers’ nerves—a live demonstration that featured the firing of live rounds at an officer wearing a... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; George Doriot; Educational Services

29 Dec 2019
Research & Ideas

Read Our Most Popular Research Stories of 2019

You Can Still Be Productive Commuters who listen to music or talk radio might be increasing their chance of a stressful workday. Here are better ways to cope with a bad commute. Why Salespeople Struggle at Leading When salespeople become... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

27 Nov 2017
Blog Post

Joining a Start-up: 10 Lessons Along the Way

new feature, "If it doesn't work, we can always blame Apeksha". It can be a stressful environment to walk into full-time. However, the MBA summer internship provides a unique opportunity to reduce the risk on both sides,... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Consumer Products / Retail

25 Feb 2013
Research & Ideas

Lean Strategy Not Just for Start-Ups

testing the idea with an experiment. Cook felt bad about his initial response not because the idea ended up succeeding—it didn't—but because he believes strongly in cultivating and maintaining a culture of experimentation. Of the... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services

01 Dec 2003
News

Inside MBA Admissions

qualities and characteristics. The average Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) score for the class entering in fall 2003 was 708. However, the range of GMAT scores is very broad, and there is no minimum score requirement. The... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

13 Feb 2013
Research & Ideas

5 Weight Loss Tips From Behavioral Economists

Weight Loss: A Randomized, Controlled Trial," published in the June 2011 edition of Journal of General Internal Medicine. TIP #3- Fill your backpack with rocks. A research team from Harvard and the University of Central Florida tested the... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

12 Nov 2015
Research & Ideas

Can Consumers be Trusted with Their Own Health Care?

already stressed in the health care system.” Quelch argued, on the other hand, that it was fun to get those test results, and he hadn’t heard of anyone who took the test and... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Health

26 Sep 2024
Blog Post

Syngenta Tomato Vision

an opportunity to visit Syngenta Tomato Vision, a 150,000 square foot greenhouse and demonstration center located in Maasland, the Netherlands. This facility opened in May 2020 and focuses on testing thousands of tomato varietal crossings... View Details

07 Dec 2011
Research & Ideas

Are Creative People More Dishonest?

faced with ethical dilemmas. The first study tested the hypothesis that a naturally creative person is predisposed to dishonest behavior. (The week before the experiment, the participants, 71 university students, completed an online... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Advertising

03 Dec 2015
Op-Ed

How "New Nuclear" Power Could Save the Planet—If Regulators Would Allow It

Leaders from some 150 nations have convened in Paris this week for the COP21 conference with a singular goal: to fight the global threat of climate change. Each of them have brought to Paris their own national plan for reducing greenhouse gas emissions that drive... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph Lassiter; Energy

24 May 2022
Blog Post

Get to Know 2022 Class Day Student Speaker Peter James Kiernan

the response was, ‘Well no, no one who has ever fought a pandemic is still alive,’” recalled Kiernan. Which was how he found himself helping configure policies, restrictions, and shutdowns, setting up the country’s first mass testing... View Details

16 Oct 2013
Op-Ed

Response to Readers: Combating Climate Change with Nuclear Power and Fracking

With more than 7,500 views and 180-plus tweets, I want to thank everyone for taking the time to read the original HBS Working Knowledge piece, The Case for Combating Climate Change with Nuclear Power and Fracking, and, in particular, for sharing your thoughts with one... View Details

Keywords: by Joe Lassiter; Energy; Utilities

29 May 2008
Research & Ideas

Global Change in the Built Environment

class because of its large component of current income and cash flow. The three big trends in the industry are securitization, globalization, and environmentalism. The securitization markets on both the debt and equity sides are being View Details

Keywords: by Arthur Segel; Construction; Real Estate

Profile

Alex Furleigh

my research, HBS was the best place to learn those skills and test them out in a low-risk environment. Coming to HBS is like... ...a clean slate. As an avid believer in being a lifelong student (though that, to put my parents’ minds at... View Details

27 Oct 2011
Research & Ideas

Horrible Boss Workarounds

stresses the importance of zooming—the ability to view the world through an adjustable lens as the situation demands, examining particular details in certain situations and maintaining a broad view of the mission in others. Talented... View Details