Forecasting and Prediction - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2015
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Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2015

great business cultures, building on over a century of academic thinking. They share a simple, highly predictive measurement tool, the Total Motivation (ToMo) Factor, which enables managers to measure the strength of their business... View Details

10 Mar 2021
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New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books, Podcasts

Book Group Coping with cancer is hard. It’s an emotional ordeal as much as a physical one, with known and somewhat predictable psychological responses. And yet, patients often... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Jun 2016
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Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2016

Alumni Books The Founder’s Mentality: How to Overcome the Predictable Crises of Growth by James Allen (MBA 1989) and Chris Zook (Harvard Business Review Press) Based on their decade-long study of companies... View Details

01 Jun 2024
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Decoding the Promise and Perils of Generative AI

2023, Google and Bing both launched their own versions of a chatbot for search. The AI boom was underway—and so was the AI research boom. Many predict that GenAI will change the face of business as... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Apr 1998
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Short Takes

Be Flexible In today's competitive and volatile business environment, depending on forecasting as the basis for planning and strategy has become a particularly risky way to... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons and Caroline Chauncey

01 Dec 2019
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Shaping Leaders Who Understand Business and the Environment

first-year MBA students encounter nearly a dozen cases that address environmental concerns. “My vision would be that all students graduate with a clear understanding of the predicted ramifications of climate change on society View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Mar 2016
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Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2016

predicts that Dell’s innovation-driven comeback will be one for the ages and that more than half of Dell’s profits will soon come from product lines it didn't have five years ago. Faculty Books The Impact of... View Details

01 Jun 2008
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Watching the Brain Think and the Surprises of Science

“ One unstated objective of science is to make a difference: to learn something, or make something, that changes the way people think or behave. Many of the biggest discoveries — the most important scientifically and the most... View Details

Keywords: science; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

01 Dec 2018
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Sustaining Business And Society For The Long Term

partnerships, values-driven leadership, fi duciary duties, and the blurring of lines between government and business. Three cases focus on issues encountered by Unilever—one of which examines how the... View Details

12 Jul 2016
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Prof. Howard Raiffa, Giant in Game Theory and Decision Analysis, Dies at 92

Keywords: Managerial Economics

28 May 2020
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Community-Level Postmaterialism and Anti-Migrant Attitudes: An Original Survey on Opposition to Sub-Saharan African Migrants in the Middle East

23 Oct 2019
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Exploring Big Issues at the Intersection of Business and Society

Professor Joseph Fuller looked beyond dystopian forecasts to explore how ever-evolving technology has the potential to improve the quality of work lives, the earnings of most workers, and company... View Details

Keywords: Educational Innovation

01 Apr 1996
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Stasis and Turmoil: HBS Research for the Real World

The second in a series of occasional reports on current research from some of the many faculty members whose classroom presentations to alumni have been a cornerstone of recent HBS reunions, this month we report on Professor Howard H. Stevenson's examination of View Details

01 Oct 1997
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Antitrust in Historical Perspective

upside down and might end up destroying it altogether. Some people even predicted that one huge trust would come to dominate the entire American economy. This may seem funny now, but in the context of the... View Details

Keywords: Thomas K. McCraw and Richard S. Tedlow

08 Jun 2023
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Three Alumni Clubs Celebrate Leadership, Community, and History over Dinner

Clubs News Clubs News New York Alumni Honor Outstanding Leaders at Annual Dinner The HBS Club of New York held its 54th Annual Leadership Dinner on April 24, honoring three alumni who embody the HBS mission to "educate leaders who make a difference in the world," and... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

09 Jan 2014
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Tapping into Opportunity

the world: growing demand and limited supply. According to US research, the world's demand for fresh and pure water is forecast to exceed supply by 50 percent by 2025. Other... View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman; Business and Environment Initiative; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services

24 Jul 2018
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How Amy Hood Won Back Wall Street and Helped Reboot Microsoft

Hood needed to correct missteps made on Ballmer’s watch. First up: the $9.5 billion Nokia deal. Less than a year after closing, it was foundering and had missed Hood’s initial forecast for sales View Details

01 Dec 1999
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Covering the Issues

standards and social responsibility, technology, globalization, the School's Soldiers Field campus, and the essential contributions that women are making in the business world. While a lot has changed at HBS... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young, Deborah Blagg, and Garry Emmons

21 Mar 2024
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OC Alumni Get Clarity on AI; Inequality and Climate Change Explored in DC

sorts of negative consequences,” Toplansky says. “My point was that this is a critical part of future business strategy.” He described six different business strategies where AI—through predictive analytics View Details