Data and Data Sets - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2015
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Complements to the Case Method

incorporated into the MBA curriculum. The School’s most complex simulation to date, “Strategic Brew” focuses on maximizing the profitability of a beer company. Students are assigned to four-member brewery teams, and four of these teams... View Details

01 Jun 1996
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1996 Global Alumni Conference Probes "Information Revolution"

example, Clark noted, of students being able to work with a range of materials in new ways. "With their rich data and context," Clark observed, "electronic cases offer exciting opportunities for learning."... View Details

Keywords: Daniel Penrice

13 Dec 2017
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Skydeck Live: What Really Motivates American Voters?

amount of attention. But my data says that about 65% of the country at the moment is pretty unhappy with Trump. And yet is also just disappointed in the Democratic Party, which they feel is old faces with... View Details

01 Dec 2017
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The Changing Nature of Research

and are now conducting field work using data mining, people analytics, crowdsourced solutions, and longitudinal studies, among other approaches, to address business View Details

01 Feb 1999
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New Releases

longtime collaborators not only update their findings but also translate their earlier strategies into action to compose a complete picture of the issues, problems, and opportunities encountered in implementing a transnational strategy.... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry

17 Mar 2023
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Dean Datar Meets with Alumni in New York

practitioners, policy makers, and the general public to affect meaningful change. Addressing society's rapid move to digital platforms, Dean Datar said, "As you look at some of the challenges that confront us as a society, one of those is... View Details

01 Sep 2008
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Building a Better MBA

wrote case studies on MBA programs at Chicago, INSEAD, Stanford, Yale, and HBS, plus a case on the Center for Creative Leadership (all are available from Harvard Business Publishing); collected data on... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

06 Dec 2021
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Rescue & Recovery

than a figurehead, with the deep sector experience and the business expertise required to recover from the crisis and set a new course for the future—and to lead the way with... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; photographed by Stephen Voss; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance

17 Dec 2024
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Solving the Underemployment Crisis

is really all about ensuring that states and the federal government have the education-employment data systems in place to enable everyone involved—learners, institution leaders, policymakers, View Details

01 Oct 1997
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Class of 1997 Graduates with Distinction

Social Sciences 47% Other 4% (All data as of Summer 1997) Members of the Class of 1997 participated in a three-day graduation celebration last spring leading up to the School's 86th Commencement exercises on June 5, when 883 new MBAs... View Details

01 Jun 2000
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The Business of Biotech

Another source of controversy and confusion is the patenting of genes and access to data from the human genome. "As a company, we believe that genetic information should be... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

06 Dec 2021
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What's the Word?

few pennies to that dollar. Lack of social supports, such as child care and paid sick leave, is another ever-present issue the pandemic laid bare. It could explain why some women have elected to leave the workforce altogether: “Women have... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; illustrations by Martha Rich; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services

01 Mar 2007
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Security Chief

concedes.) So he moved on. Parker spent the next five years at Automatic Data Processing, where he turned around an equipment-leasing division and earned a promotion to division vice president. While he was... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; technology-based security business; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices

01 Jun 2002
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Ads Improve Consumer Decisions

in 1995. Linking this with Nielsen viewer panel data on over fifteen hundred individuals, Anand and Shachar developed a model to determine how well TV viewers' choices of programming “matched” their likely... View Details

Keywords: Laura Singleton (MBA 1988)

01 Oct 2000
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Silent Killers: Overcoming Barriers to Organizational Learning

top-down or laissez-faire management by the general manager; poor coordination across functions, businesses, or borders; lack of effective and honest vertical communication; and inadequate leadership skills... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

01 Mar 2014
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My HBS Eureka Moment

class with Professor George Lodge. Someone asked at the end of the class if "that was it are we finished?" Professor Lodge smiled and said, "No, it's just the beginning. We don't teach answers in this room; if you're lucky View Details

Keywords: Walter Frese; Martin V. Marshall; C. Roland Christensen; Lawrence Fouraker; Educational Services

01 Dec 2002
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HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

membership, and data management. It will work with clubs and associations to understand their needs in these areas and to recommend manageable... View Details

01 Dec 2017
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A Safer—and Speedier—Way to Name Your Startup

employing an engineering team to create a web application that applies natural language processing, machine learning, big data, and data visualization algorithms to make conflicts with trademarked names... View Details