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- August 1995 (Revised June 1997)
- Case
Hillcrest Research Associates, Inc.
Hillcrest designs and administers testing procedures for drugs to determine whether they pass FDA specifications. As the company grows, it encounters problems with information technology and with the clinical research associates, who feel pressured to report more... View Details
Keywords: Growth Management; Information Technology; Health Testing and Trials; Pharmaceutical Industry
Barnes, Louis B. "Hillcrest Research Associates, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 496-021, August 1995. (Revised June 1997.)
- July 2011 (Revised August 2013)
- Background Note
Note on Evaluating Empirical Research
This note is intended to provide students with a basic understanding of how to evaluate empirical research papers. While reading both case studies and empirical research require close attention and scrutiny, evaluating empirical research requires a different... View Details
Norton, Michael I. "Note on Evaluating Empirical Research." Harvard Business School Background Note 512-019, July 2011. (Revised August 2013.)
- Article
Trends and Predictors of Biomedical Research Quality, 1990–2015: A Meta-Research Study
By: Maryaline Catillon
Keywords: Biomedical Research; R＆D; Innovation; Technology; Drug Trials; RCT; Health; Healthcare; Health Care And Treatment; Health Care Policy; Innovation and Invention; Innovation Strategy; Research and Development; Technological Innovation; Health Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry
Catillon, Maryaline. "Trends and Predictors of Biomedical Research Quality, 1990–2015: A Meta-Research Study." BMJ Open 9, no. 9 (September 2019).
- Research Summary
General research interests
- Effects of marketing actions on food choices, energy intake, and obesity.
- Psychophysics of package and portion size perception and preferences.
- Mere-measurement and self-generated validity effects in survey research.
- Attention and choice... View Details
- April 1976
- Case
Moleculon Research Corp.
By: Norman A. Berg
Berg, Norman A. "Moleculon Research Corp." Harvard Business School Case 376-226, April 1976.
- 1991
- Book
Survey Research Methods
By: J. I. Cash Jr. and J. F. Nunamaker Jr.
Cash, J. I., Jr. and J. F. Nunamaker Jr., eds. Survey Research Methods. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1991.
- February 1985
- Case
Business Research Corp. (B)
Contains a description of a set of related decisions confronting the management and directors of Business Research Corp. (BRC) in April of 1984. BRC needs more capital to finance continued development of the market for a full-text database comprised of Wall Street... View Details
Keywords: Decisions; Finance; Capital Structure; Capital; Goals and Objectives; Conflict of Interests; Business Plan; Financing and Loans; Ethics
Sahlman, William A. "Business Research Corp. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 285-090, February 1985.
- July 1998 (Revised October 2004)
- Case
Custom Research Inc. (A)
By: William J. Bruns Jr. and Susan Harmeling
Custom Research is considering terminating service to many clients to eliminate unprofitable work and concentrate on the more profitable client projects. View Details
Bruns, William J., Jr., and Susan Harmeling. "Custom Research Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 199-001, July 1998. (Revised October 2004.)
- March 1992
- Background Note
Researching and Monitoring Consumer Markets
By: Robert J. Dolan
Describes the major research techniques for consumer goods new product development, i.e. pre-test markets and electronic purchase monitoring. Provides students with information on availability and utility of these services. View Details
Dolan, Robert J. "Researching and Monitoring Consumer Markets." Harvard Business School Background Note 592-088, March 1992.
- Research Summary
General research interests
- Implications of information technology for strategy and operations
- Organizational knowledge, learning, and information processing
- Business growth and scalable organizational architectures
- Japanese busines
- High technology... View Details
- 18 Jun 2001
- Research & Ideas
When In-House Research Isn’t Enough
For many decades, corporate research and development has been pretty much an "inside job." The road to innovative new products and services began and ended with a company's internal R&D. But according to HBS assistant... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
- October 2007
- Article
Methodological Fit in Management Field Research
By: A. C. Edmondson and S. E. McManus
Methodological fit, an implicitly valued attribute of high-quality field research in organizations, has received little attention in the management literature. Fit refers to internal consistency among elements of a research project--research question, prior work,... View Details
Edmondson, A. C., and S. E. McManus. "Methodological Fit in Management Field Research." Academy of Management Review 32, no. 4 (October 2007).
- November 1991
- Case
Bell Communications Research
Corey, E. Raymond. "Bell Communications Research." Harvard Business School Case 592-047, November 1991.
- January 2000 (Revised February 2000)
- Case
The HBS California Research Center
By: Ashish Nanda, Thomas J. DeLong and Scott D Landry
Harvard Business School's (HBS) California Research Center, a three-year experiment initiated in July 1997 to facilitate research, case-writing, and course development centered in the Silicon Valley Region, has been a "phenomenal success." In June 1999, HBS Dean Kim... View Details
Keywords: Business Education; Growth and Development Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Success; Education Industry; San Francisco
Nanda, Ashish, Thomas J. DeLong, and Scott D Landry. "The HBS California Research Center." Harvard Business School Case 800-189, January 2000. (Revised February 2000.)
- 26 May 2009
- Research & Ideas
Improving Market Research in a Recession
most firms are reducing spending on the market research that would help manage that uncertainty. In the United States, spending on market research has dipped for four consecutive quarters, and chief... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch
- January 1985
- Case
Business Research Corp. (A)
Contains a description of a decision confronting an entrepreneur: which of two investment proposals should he accept to fund the creation and marketing of a database that comprises the full text of research reports produced by Wall Street investment banking firms? The... View Details
Keywords: Strategy; Cost vs Benefits; Valuation; Investment Banking; Negotiation Participants; Negotiation Deal; Financing and Loans; Financial Strategy; Corporate Finance; Service Industry
Sahlman, William A. "Business Research Corp. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 285-089, January 1985.
- Research Summary
Teaching and Research Interests
Professor Morris is highly regarded for his research on social judgment, the study of how people make sense of events observed in their environment (both internal and external to their work settings). One of his main emphases is on the effects of cross-cultural... View Details