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  • 06 Jan 2021
  • Research & Ideas

Unexpected Exercise Advice for the Super Busy: Ditch the Rigid Routine

reality is that some days you need to drive your kid to school.” So, what’s the alternative? Beshears teamed with researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and Johns Hopkins University in 2015 to test... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
  • 07 Oct 2014
  • First Look

First Look: October 7

Results from a Natural Field Experiment in California By: Levine, David I., and Michael W. Toffel Abstract—For companies with strong internal occupational safety and health... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 08 Jun 2010
  • First Look

First Look: June 8

model for inflammatory bowel disease in 2001 and 2009, before and after the reorganization. The case can be used to examine health care provider strategy, integrated care... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 29 Aug 2024
  • Blog Post

Leni Peterson R. (MS/MBA 2023): Solving Big Problems Through Entrepreneurship

Without water, companies cannot operate. Water is not only a key indicator of climate change, but also a major factor behind supply chain disruptions. Poor water access can exacerbate health and political... View Details
  • 01 Dec 2009
  • News

Seven Honored with Alumni Achievement Award

On October 19, the School conferred its highest honor, the Alumni Achievement Award, on seven distinguished individuals. Since 1968, the School has selected outstanding men and women for the award, recognizing their accomplishments in the... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young; awards; fishing; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles
  • 29 Apr 2014
  • First Look

First Look: April 29

and in turn devote more effort to learning and improving. We test our hypotheses using data collected in field and laboratory settings. This... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 06 Mar 2012
  • First Look

First Look: March 6

residential real estate and away from more productive investments. Third, the cost of professional investment management is too high, which drains talent from other industries. The financial sector could promote the View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Apr 2002
  • Research & Ideas

In the Virtual Dressing Room Returns Are A Real Problem

that are easier to specify: computer software (offline-to-online ratio $0.99); health and beauty products ($0.93); music/video products ($0.83); and books ($0.68). 3 Ample... View Details
Keywords: by Jan Hammond & Kristin Kohler; Apparel & Accessories; Fashion; Consumer Products; Manufacturing; Retail
  • Web

Student Handbook | MBA

extraordinary circumstances to protect the health and safety of the Harvard community. For these purposes “extraordinary circumstances” include, but are not limited to, public View Details
  • 01 Jun 2013
  • News

Five Bright Ideas

organization is involved, we charge. Advertising also brings in revenue." ALISON enables potential employers to immediately test the skill of certificate-holding ALISON graduates through 20-question "flash tests" that assess their... View Details
Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
  • 23 Aug 2016
  • First Look

August 23, 2016

over time. Two lab studies replicate our main findings and show that behavioral biases due to differences in perceptions of expertise drive the effect. Our research contributes not only to operations research, but also to the practice of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 07 Sep 2011
  • First Look

First Look: Sept. 7

Crisis in Health Care Authors:Robert S. Kaplan and Michael E. Porter Publication:Harvard Business Review 89, no. 9 (September 2011) Abstract Existing health care costing... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 22 Apr 2014
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First Look: April 22

Shawn A., Martin Kanz, and Leora Klapper Abstract—This paper uses a series of experiments with commercial bank loan officers to test the effect of performance incentives on risk assessment View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 29 Jul 2008
  • First Look

First Look: July 29, 2008

situation facing Gary Gottlieb, president of Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH), prior to the opening of BWH's integrated cardiovascular center. This case allows students to develop an appreciation of the strategic, financial,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 26 May 2022
  • News

Northern California Club Honors Noom; LGBTQ Alumni Share HBS Stories

mission we could commit to for life,” said Jeong, who launched Noom with cofounder Artem Petakov in 2008, in order to “help people everywhere lead healthier lives.” Jeong said that mission helped them through several iterations of ideas for a View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
  • 14 Aug 2007
  • First Look

First Look: August 14, 2007

http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-005.pdf Can Higher Prices Stimulate Product Use? Evidence from a Field Experiment in Zambia Authors:Nava Ashraf, James Berry, and Jesse M. Shapiro Abstract The controversy over whether View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 07 Aug 2007
  • First Look

First Look: August 7, 2007

providing information for students on CWA's history, the nature of Section 363 auctions, and the bidders who were involved in the process. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=908004... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 20 Feb 2008
  • First Look

First Look: February 20, 2008

despite export options which appear to be more profitable. Thus many conjecture that one or several markets are missing. We report here on a randomized controlled trial conducted by DrumNet in Kenya that attempts to help farmers adopt... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 15 Jan 2008
  • First Look

First Look: January 15, 2008

http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=207069 ThedaCare: System Strategy Harvard Business School Case 708-424 Over the 1980s and 1990s, America's changing health care payer... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 06 Nov 2012
  • First Look

First Look: November 6

information and of the suppliers being asked to provide it. We test our hypotheses using data from the Carbon Disclosure Project's Supply Chain Program, a collaboration of multinational corporations... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne