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- 01 Sep 2016
- Blog Post
Reflecting on the HKS/HBS Joint Degree Program
the future after my time at Harvard. At the Kennedy School, the MPA/ID program offered me rigorous quantitative courses about macroeconomics, statistics, and policy making. I learned to evaluate the impact of social programs using View Details
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Ta-Wei "David" Huang
courses are the right fit for me to build my research skills. I’ve been able to take whatever courses I want, as long as it’s useful to me. Courses from Computer Science, Statistics and Economics in Harvard and MIT, so I can absorb... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Good as Our Word
And finally, how would the firm acquire status as a Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization, an SEC designation that is considered a key “must-have” by many credit ratings customers? In the classroom, Becker says, students... View Details
- 07 Dec 1999
- Research & Ideas
Henry Heinz and Brand Creation in the Late Nineteenth Century
percent for the next two decades; these statistics are the products of modern economic analysis. 52 Heinz Preserved Sweet Onions and Pearl Onions usedin a 1910 company publication But the young entrepreneur had done business in a number... View Details
Keywords: by Nancy F. Koehn
- 02 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
Digital Initiative Summit: The Business of Crowdsourcing
is establishing your authenticity in this space," Lipstein said. DrivenData hosts online challenges, usually lasting two to three months, in which data scientists compete to come up with the best statistical models for tricky community... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 13 Aug 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Dark Side of Trust
introduction. Statistical analyses show that the plumbers' responses varied systematically with levels of trust. Those who trusted their current suppliers were less likely to request a brochure (-13 percent), order a free sample (-6... View Details
- 01 Jan 2002
- News
Marjorie M.T. Yang (MBA '76)
To accomplish that, Margie Yang has focused her efforts on building an operation that relies on best practices and the latest technology for its competitive advantage. One recent HBS grad who works for her, she points out, is using probability and View Details
- Profile
Brett Laffel
negotiating, and I was an experienced statistics cruncher - but I had very little exposure to subjects like finance and accounting. As one of the youngest students in my class, speaking in front of a class of ninety people was initially... View Details
- Profile
Hayling Price
change While Hayling could make "compelling ethical and normative arguments for social and economic justice," he felt driven to go further, to learn how to "make a business case for change." He sees the joint MBA/MPP degree as a way to integrate... View Details
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Aspa Lekka
one of the top analysts in digital marketing in Germany, and I got a lot of offers." Meanwhile, Aspa was still competing professionally, and completing a Ph.D. in education, for which her research focused on how to help children learn View Details
Keywords: Consulting
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Putting the Game Within Reach
there’s a good chance you’d be able to replicate the experience in real life, too. What a dream. Next: Chris Marinak (MBA 2008) — Advanced statistics are the new foam fingers » Return to Level Up main page « View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
1997 Placement Data Reflect January Cohort's Success
and September cohorts would fare differently in the job market after graduation, since the January cohort proceeded straight through the MBA Program without the traditional summer work experience. Placement statistics for the Class of... View Details
- 21 Jan 2020
- Research & Ideas
Lessons for Retailers from the Rebirth of Indie Bookstores
business,” he says. “I embed myself into an industry for multiple years to understand the nuances of what’s happening, and I try to uncover unexpected patterns that can be difficult to predict using traditional statistical models.” Three... View Details
- 25 Jan 2012
- Research & Ideas
A Few Firms Have Outsized Influence in D.C.
more likely to lobby than smaller ones. And lastly, they found that the firms that did lobby were consistent over time. For a company that lobbied in one year, for example, there was a 92 percent chance it had lobbied in the previous year. Applying a complicated View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 12 Jan 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Value of a ‘Portable’ Career
do many organizations. But with professional football, for example, we have a much tidier time measuring performance since it can so easily be quantified with widely available, specially detailed, and highly accurate statistical data. As... View Details
- 22 Aug 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Hedge Fund as Activist
majority of activism targets—firms that do not end up being acquired—earn average abnormal returns that are not statistically distinguishable from zero. This result applies to both announcement returns, as well as to the long-term returns... View Details
- 05 Dec 2005
- What Do You Think?
Is Growth Good?
standard of living for the clear majority of citizens. . . . Economic progress needs to be broadly based if it is to foster social and political progress." Further, Friedman maintains that moral societies foster economic growth. This all suggests that the growth... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 13 Nov 2000
- Research & Ideas
Managing to Learn: How Companies Can Turn Knowledge into Action
problems arise from distortions in the way information is collected," as well as from poor statistical methods." Application and use problems arise from corporate risk aversion and the difficulties people have in recognizing... View Details
Keywords: by Laurie Joan Aron
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Competition and Strategy Unit at HBS Sets Pace In Its Field
competitive strategy over the past fifteen years. Last fall, Kohlberg taught Analytical Reasoning, a new elective he developed around his research. Associate Professor Anita M. McGahan, with Michael Porter, is working on a series of View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Jan 2006
- News
William H. Donaldson, MBA 1958
from something more thorough than the brief statistical reports that were then the typical product available. “We wanted to do research that added value by analyzing a company’s strengths and weaknesses in long reports that provided an... View Details