Business Analytics - Publications - Faculty & Research

05 Jan 2017
Blog Post

Crossing the River: The HBS/HKS Joint Degree Program

As a policy advocate focused on youth issues, I once had the opportunity to work alongside national nonprofit leaders, Congressional staff, and White House officials. As much as we extolled the importance of evidence-based approaches, I often felt like our critical... View Details

06 Jan 2021
Research & Ideas

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

“People think, ‘It would be wonderful if every morning I went for a run at 7 a.m. and then was showered and ready to work at 8 a.m.,’” says John Beshears, the Terrie F. and Bradley M. Bloom Associate Professor of Business Administration... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

01 Jun 2003
News

Ruling from the Bench

with her family to watch Ralph Bellamy in Man Against Crime. After graduating from Radcliffe, it seemed logical that she would go on to law school. First, however, she enrolled in the Harvard-Radcliffe Program in Business Administration,... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities; Government

23 Jan 2019
News

The Promise of Personalized Medicine

passion. It’s just my passion is the technology, not the problem. That’s a great way of doing things. Many really good businesses have been built up on that. The other way, that’s more familiar to me, is saying, I have a problem and I... View Details

31 Mar 2023
News

How Can We Solve the Teacher Shortage Crisis?

for any teaching apprenticeship—and use that to build out real-time data analytics for states, so that they can see, "If we've identified we still have these gaps in the labor market, what interventions should we put in place?" And then... View Details

Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services

10 Aug 2020
Blog Post

HBS Summer Fellows Focus on Racial Equity and Justice

undergraduate students with the skills they need to succeed in corporate America. Fellows get one-on-one mentorship from an advisor, participate in a weekly speaker series on topics like career prep, mental health and leadership, and build a robust View Details

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Research Resources | Baker Library

Research Resources Bibliography Batchelder, Mary B. and Frances M. Fuller. "Opportunities for Women at the Administrative Level," Harvard Business Review , Vol. 31, No. 1, January-February 1953. Full text available. This article... View Details

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Print View - Course Catalog

can best leverage their own expertise and data science tools to improve business outcomes. The course makes clear that suitable information technology and appropriate use of analytical tools are necessary,... View Details

01 Oct 2002
News

Sam Hayes

practice in the use of statistical, accounting, and financial analytic tools. A resident of Westwood, Massachusetts, Hayes sits on four corporate boards, chairs the investment committee at Swarthmore College (his alma mater), and is... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

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Online Entrepreneurial Marketing Course | HBS Online

entrepreneurial mindset and toolkit to create a viable, scalable business with minimal data, limited resources, and tight budgets. 4 weeks 4-5 hours per week 4 modules Self-Paced This course earns you a Certificate of Completion from HBS... View Details

01 Aug 1998
News

Spring Reunions: Milestones and Memories

Whether matching analytical wits once again with professors and classmates in Aldrich, lunching under the yellow-and-white tents behind Kresge, or savoring chance meetings with long-lost friends, the graduates and guests who returned to... View Details

Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey

01 Apr 2000
News

Books

nature of promising start-ups, the evolution of fledgling businesses, and the societal implications of new businesses. Using a thorough, analytical approach, Bhidé applies more than ten years of intensive research and modern theories of... View Details

Keywords: Amy E. Dean

01 Oct 1998
News

A Community Investment

the HBS Initiative on Social Enterprise, which focuses its teaching, research, and collaborative efforts on nonprofit organizations, other private social-purpose enterprises, and the role of business leadership in the social sector. In... View Details

01 Sep 2021
Blog Post

Investing in Career Switchers - Cyril Straughn-Turner & Invesco US

Straughn-Turner learned a great deal, and was eager to continue his education. Applying to business school felt like the natural next step for this lifelong learner, and an ideal way to pivot into another industry he was drawn to – real... View Details

Keywords: Real Estate

01 Dec 2002
News

Mary Callahan Erdoes

for her analytical skills and sound judgment, Erdoes is particularly sought out for her expertise in assessing complicated financial instruments, such as derivatives. The Chicago native and Georgetown University graduate says that during... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

12 Feb 2016
Op-Ed

The Real Jobs Tragedy in the US: We've Lost the Skills

who will not earn a four-year college degree. Joe Fuller is a professor of Management Practice at the Harvard Business School and on the faculty team of the School’s U.S. Competitiveness Project. Matt Sigelman is CEO of Burning Glass... View Details

Keywords: by Joe Fuller and Matt Sigelman; Manufacturing; Electronics

04 Dec 2020
Blog Post

Heard on the Street (HOTS) - bringing the HBS community together through harmony

believe that performing arts have no less to do with becoming leaders than superb analytic or negotiation skills. Storytelling, empathy, active listening, and authenticity are words we’ve heard repeatedly from case discussions and... View Details

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From Brainstorm to Breakthrough: HBS IT Hackathon Inspires AI Innovations | Information Technology

has evolved, we continue to work with ChatGPT and Microsoft’s Power BI—a business analytics tool—on a forecasting model for possible use in the next quarterly planning cycle. Enhancing Communications Melissa... View Details

23 May 2011
Op-Ed

Leading and Lagging Countries in Contributing to a Sustainable Society

Editor's note: Please see related story, Corporate Sustainability Reporting: It's Effective. To what extent companies contribute to a sustainable society is a question increasingly important, not only to the companies themselves, but also to investors, the countries... View Details

Keywords: by Robert G. Eccles & George Serafeim

22 Dec 2009
First Look

First Look: Dec. 22

the modern theory and practice of contingent claims analysis (CCA), which is successfully used today at the level of individual banks by managers, investors, and regulators. The basic analytical tool is the risk-adjusted balance sheet,... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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