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  • 2011
  • Working Paper

Observation Bias: The Impact of Demand Censoring on Newsvendor Level and Adjustment Behavior

By: David F. Drake
In an experimental newsvendor setting we investigate three phenomena: Level behavior — the decision-maker's average ordering tendency; adjustment behavior — the tendency to adjust period-to-period order quantities; and observation bias — the tendency to let the degree... View Details
Keywords: Cost; Consumer Behavior; Decision Making; Prejudice and Bias; Profit
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Tools of the Trade | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Boston, MA, USA Topics K-12 Education More Impact Stories A Pathway to Pursue Aspirations Mizuho Kanai 2018 While Mizuho Kanai (MBA 2018) was fulfilling her summer internship at NPR, her manager recommended that she read an HBS case study... View Details
  • May 2014
  • Article

Observation Bias: The Impact of Demand Censoring on Newsvendor Level and Adjustment Behavior

By: Nils Rudi and David Drake
In an experimental newsvendor setting we investigate three phenomena: level behavior—the decision-maker's average ordering tendency; adjustment behavior—the tendency to adjust period-to-period order quantities; and observation bias—the tendency to... View Details
Keywords: Prejudice and Bias; Behavior; Logistics; Decision Making
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Professor Julie Boatright Wilson, Harvard Kennedy School Archives | Social Enterprise

Filter Results: (1) Submit Author Types Alumni HBS Staff SE Practitioners SEI Faculty SEI Team Students Topics Alumni for Impact Alumni Programs Arts Business for Social Impact... View Details
  • 2013
  • Working Paper

Separating Homophily and Peer Influence with Latent Space

By: Joseph P. Davin, Sunil Gupta and Mikolaj Jan Piskorski
We study the impact of peer behavior on the adoption of mobile apps in a social network. To identify social influence properly, we introduce latent space as an approach to control for latent homophily, the idea that "birds of a feather flock together." In a series of... View Details
Keywords: Social Influence; Social Network; Mobile App; Peer Effects; Latent Homophily; Latent Space; Proxy Variables; Familiarity; Behavior; Consumer Behavior; Applications and Software; Social and Collaborative Networks; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Power and Influence; Social Media
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By: Brian L. Trelstad
The focus of my research is on the systems of social innovation. How small groups of individuals come up with new products and services targeting important problems; how they finance these initial efforts, and convert prototypes into viable organizational strategies;... View Details
Keywords: (General) Management; Social Business; Non-profit Management; Entrepreneur; Entrepreneurial Ecosystems; Entrepreneurial Finance; System Dynamics; Non-profit; Evaluation; Impact Investing; Venture Philanthropy; Social Enterprise Initiative; Advanced Leadership Initiative; Investment; Innovation and Invention; Organizations; Social Enterprise; Civil Society or Community; System; Financial Services Industry; Green Technology Industry; Health Industry; Energy Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Public Administration Industry; Service Industry
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A Catalyst for Commitment | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

life to ensuring that others can. Abigail Falik, MBA 2008 Job Title Founder & CEO, Global Citizen Year Location Oakland, CA, USA Topics Social Entrepreneurship More Impact Stories A Pathway to Pursue... View Details
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Sharing a Strategic Perspective | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Since attending in 2008, Miles estimates that at least nine other members of Save the Children’s worldwide senior management team have taken part in social enterprise executive education programs . “It’s given us a shared view of the... View Details
  • 20 Aug 2014
  • News

Why the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge is a Social Media Blockbuster

  • April 2011
  • Article

The Emotional Impact and Behavioral Consequences of Post-M&A Integration: An Ethnographic Case Study in the Software Industry

By: David Ager
This ethnographic case study has focused in depth on one type of acquisition, that of two small, young firms (each with less than 2,000 employees and less than ten years in operation) acquired by one company in the software development industry based in the United... View Details
Keywords: Integration; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Behavior; Groups and Teams; Mergers and Acquisitions; Emotions
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Figuring Out Her Mission | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

ever decide to take the leap in that direction.” Ming Min Hui, MBA 2015 Topics Nonprofit Strategy & Governance More Impact Stories A Pathway to Pursue Aspirations Mizuho Kanai 2018 While Mizuho Kanai (MBA 2018) was fulfilling her summer... View Details
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Content & Community for Students | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

to get involved in the Social Enterprise Club? Sage : When I got to HBS I saw that so much of what happens here is done by student clubs. If I can help one more student decide to pursue a social View Details
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Once in a Lifetime Opportunities | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Once in a Lifetime Opportunities In 2011, at 26 years of age, Kasia Stochniol (MBA 2014) packed her bags and moved to Nairobi, Kenya. After previous professional experience as a consultant, she joined the early team at M-KOPA, a social... View Details
  • 25 Aug 2015
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Business for the Other Billions

Keywords: impact investing
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A Broad Spectrum of Opportunities | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

planning. One thing that I've learned in the past year is that social enterprise offers a broad spectrum of opportunities, and that an interest in marketing or even investment management is not mutually exclusive to an interest in seeing... View Details
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Special Assistant to the CEO | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Special Assistant to the CEO Sometimes the right role comes as a consequence of long hours dedicated to research, networking, and soul-searching. At other times, the stars simply align – and the wise person’s job is to recognize it. After a successful... View Details
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Alumni Clubs Supporting & Connecting | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

local nonprofit executives to attend HBS Social Enterprise executive education programs . Beyond the classroom, many of these clubs continue to engage program participants in ongoing dialogue after their return. In Michigan, the club’s... View Details
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Navigating a Career in Education | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Navigating a Career in Education When I was at American Express, I thought that business school would be a good way to learn about different career options and to possibly transition into an area that would be more mission-driven. Careers & Connections I joined the... View Details
  • 2022
  • Working Paper

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Satisfaction of Workers in Low-Wage Jobs

By: Elizabeth R. Johnson and Ashley V. Whillans
How did job satisfaction change during the pandemic for workers in low-wage jobs, and how did workers’ experiences compare to those in professional jobs? Using nationally representative survey data, we show that the pandemic increased the dissatisfaction of workers in... View Details
Keywords: Low-Wage Jobs; COVID-19 Pandemic; Pay; Job Satisfaction; Income Inequality; Stereotypes; Satisfaction; Compensation and Benefits; Working Conditions
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Activating a Legion of People | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

fundraising activities, corporate outreach, and an emerging area, conservation finance, which includes growing sustainable revenue streams through mechanisms such as carbon offsets. Impact Much of my work at the United Way focused on... View Details