Publications

December 2022
Article

The Rise of People Analytics and the Future of Organizational Research

By: Jeff Polzer

Organizations are transforming as they adopt new technologies and use new sources of data, changing the experiences of employees and pushing organizational researchers to respond. As employees perform their daily activities, they generate vast digital data. These data,... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Analytics and Data Science; Technology Adoption; Employees

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October 2002
Exercise

Luster Paint Corporation, The

By: Janice H. Hammond

Describes a marketing director about to launch a new process for demand forecasting. Provides data that allow students to do a multivariable regression analysis. A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details

Keywords: Forecasting and Prediction; Analytics and Data Science; Management Practices and Processes; Demand and Consumers; Mathematical Methods

Research Summary

Team-based strategic work among senior executives

My research centers on a study of organizational design for senior-executive work on strategy. I examine the role of small groups that are tasked with resolving strategic issues, and I consider the effects of such team-based organizing models on strategic... View Details

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Overview

Empirically, Ryann uses a combination of in-depth qualitative field research and visual and textual archival data to examine moral action at multiple levels of analysis. Through observation and interviews, she aims to capture the lived experience of individuals and... View Details

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eBay Auctions as Markets

An examination of eBay from an industrial organization and competitive firms perspective. Exploits survey data as a measure of information dispersion. View Details

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How Better Immigration Policies Foster Business Innovation and Growth

Talent is a critical factor in driving innovation in science, engineering, and today's knowledge economy. Professor Bill Kerr explores the data and ideas that should drive the next wave of policy and business practice around high-skill immigration. View Details

02 Nov 2011
News

Fraud Case Seen as a Red Flag for Psychology Research

March 2012 (Revised January 2013)
Case

Boston Children's Hospital: Measuring Patient Costs

By: Robert S. Kaplan, Mary L. Witkowski and Jessica A. Hohman

The case describes two pilot projects on applying activity-based costing to measuring the cost of treating patients. It presents process maps and financial data relating to the processes used during (1) an office visit to a plastic surgeon for three different diagnoses... View Details

Keywords: Health Care; Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing; Costing; Hospitals; Activity Based Costing and Management; Mathematical Methods; Health Industry

July 2010
Case

Metabical: Positioning and Communications Strategy for a New Weight Loss Drug

By: John A. Quelch and Heather Beckham

Cambridge Sciences Pharmaceuticals (CSP) expects final approval for its revolutionary weight loss drug, Metabical. Metabical will be the only weight loss drug with FDA approval that is also clinically proven to be effective for moderately overweight people. Barbara... View Details

Keywords: Product Positioning; Marketing Communications; Product Launch; Consumer Behavior; Pharmaceutical Industry; United States

16 Apr 2020
Video

AllSpice: Finalist in 2020 New Venture Competition Student Business Track

09 Dec 2010
News

Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness at Harvard Business School to Map Clusters in U.S. Regions

March 2002 (Revised July 2002)
Case

TiVo in 2002: Consumer Behavior

Brodie Keast is anxious to understand the sharp contrast between the inertia of prospects and the deep emotional response shown by converted users of TiVo. After an overview of the company's situation and problems, the case focuses on different kinds of data (sales... View Details

Keywords: Consumer Behavior; Television Entertainment; Entertainment and Recreation Industry

December 2001
Compilation

"Doer's Profile" Jimmy Carter (James Earl, Jr.)

By: Howard H. Stevenson and Laura L. Nash

Designed to facilitate a discussion of the nature of enduring success. Includes both biographical data and excerpts from autobiographical material. View Details

Keywords: Leadership; Success; Public Administration Industry

September 1996 (Revised August 1999)
Case

Massachusetts Automobile Insurance 1999

By: Richard F. Meyer

The data and background are provided to enable students to determine what deductible insurance they wish to have in Massachusetts. View Details

Keywords: Decisions; Risk Management; Insurance Industry

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30 Mar 2021
Video

Hive Health Co-Grand Prize Winner 2021 New Venture Competition Student Business Track

May 2005
Exercise

Forecasting the Adoption of E-books

By: Elie Ofek

Gives students an opportunity to understand the challenges inherent in forecasting the diffusions of innovations. Provides data for forecasting the adoption of electronic books. Students are encouraged to use the Bass Model framework, while being cognizant of its... View Details

Keywords: Forecasting and Prediction; Framework; Books; Analytics and Data Science; Product Launch; Internet and the Web; Technology Adoption

04 Mar 2016
Working Paper Summaries

Credit-Market Sentiment and the Business Cycle

Keywords: by David Lopez-Salido, Jeremy C. Stein, and Egon Zakrajsek; Banking

March 1980 (Revised February 1984)
Case

Kramer Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

The 12-year career of Mr. Bob Marsh is traced, from recruitment to termination. Data on Kramer's sales management, performance evaluation, compensation, and sales training systems are given. View Details

Keywords: Personal Development and Career; Pharmaceutical Industry