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- 27 Feb 2012
- Research & Ideas
When Researchers Cheat (Just a Little)
Truth-Telling" is thought to be the first study to show that using truth-telling algorithms in combination with truth-telling incentives can lead to higher—and probably more valid—estimates of how often researchers engage in the most... View Details
- 06 Sep 2006
- Lessons from the Classroom
Mixing Students and Scientists in the Classroom
cagey about letting people know what they're up to. Many of our cases and readings focus on strategic, operational, and ethical issues that arise in this environment at the level of the researcher and the firm. Q: What about the project portion of the course? A: It's... View Details
- 19 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Wrapping Your Alliances In a World Wide Web
alliance partners and to enable communities of manufacturers to work in harmony. Point-to-point Links The most obvious intercompany use of the Internet is probably construction of a point-to-point link between two alliance partners. These... View Details
Keywords: by Andrew McAfee
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Case Study: Ready for an Upgrade
Illustration by Alvaro Dominguez The Los Angeles–based startup Stell was borne of a pain point almost as old as recorded history itself: paperwork. One of Stell’s cofounders, Malory McLemore (MBA 2022), had landed a job as an engineer at Airbus after earning a... View Details
- 08 Jun 2011
- Lessons from the Classroom
Twenty-first Century Skill: Trading Carbon Credits
European Union's carbon market as a means of testing what happens when markets are linked. There will probably never be a simulation that captures and accurately predicts the intricacies of geopolitics—but it's a start. View Details
- 21 Feb 2023
- Blog Post
Accelerating Climate Solutions - Short Intensive Program 2023
faculty (HBS’s George Serafeim, Harvard Kennedy School’s (HKS) Joe Aldy, and the College’s Dan Schrag), as well as industry professionals and experts (including Rodi Guidero of Breakthrough Energy, Spencer Glendon from Probable Futures,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Academic Cross-Pollination
exciting. There probably are only five or ten universities in the world where you could teach a course like this. We draw on science from labs across Harvard, and our student teams are tasked with determining if there is a market for the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Supercharged
Shanghai, expects that as the quality and cost-efficiency of its electric cars improve, Chinese manufacturers will begin snapping up traditional American brands. “Are you really going to want to wait eight hours to recharge your vehicle? View Details
- 06 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
Are the Olympics a Catalyst for China Reforms?
"talking past each other" manifests itself in many ways. Q: Can outsiders bring enough pressure to create political and social change in China? A: Outside pressure can be a useful catalyst, but probably more so when used to feed... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Walking Away from a $3 Billion Deal
requires about the same amount of work as a small deal) but Yudkoff isn't convinced that the economies of scale would work that simply. And so, we later find out (though the case is silent on this), he sticks to the original plan for a $1 billion fund, despite the fact... View Details
- Web
Strategy for Entrepreneurs - Course Catalog
and predictions about how a firm can make money by solving a problem that the market has yet to solve. As with any new idea, knowing with certainty if your startup idea will work is impossible. Worse yet, a startup idea is a bet with an unknown View Details
- 10 Nov 2020
- News
Learning to Fight
cancer patients, survivors, and caregivers to discuss anything and everything: medication, insurance, clinical trials, hope, and hopelessness. “We’ve had about 200 families in the group,” Sontag says. “I’ve probably attended 50 funerals.”... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 26 Feb 2014
- News
The First Five Years: Morgan Hermand-Waiche (MBA 2010)
was still in love with what I was doing, and that's probably the reason I could find the energy to make it all happen. "Believing anything is possible is awesome when you study in a great MBA program, but you can also make it happen... View Details
- 11 Jul 2013
- News
The Good Writer
MBA, Dick probably has a greater appreciation for what that means than most of his writer colleagues. “I’m definitely an anomaly at reunions,” he says, “but I’m here because of HBS and the alumni network—and I’m not just saying that to... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Lisa Churchville (MBA 1979)
described her as a middle-aged woman. Middle age is a much different proposition these days. And far more mathematically accurate — there are probably as many years left as lived. Looking back, thanks to social change, the baby boomer... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Whit Sears (MBA 1959)
after my father-in-law pointedly mentioned the difference in earning power between teaching and business. Although I wasn’t especially interested in a business career, when I secured admission to HBS, I could not pass up the opportunity. View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Chaotic Funding Derails Research
are potentially wasted. You have no viable research projects under way. It will take well over a year to begin a new research stream, and there is a low probability you will get funded in a new area. You may be fired. In short, your... View Details
- 18 Mar 2019
- Blog Post
"It's important to have a compelling story:" Jodi Glickman on being Great on the Job
and before my third child came along, I remember thinking that I probably couldn’t fit another little person into my life. But I decided that would defeat the whole purpose of being an entrepreneur— if I couldn't live the life I wanted,... View Details
- 16 Feb 2018
- Blog Post
Out of PE, Into Africa
the planning process so that they feel engaged and buy-in. Even our 8-year-old was able to express preferences that we incorporated which gave him something to look forward to when he was fatigued from our long travels. While you don’t need to advertise your plans on... View Details
- 06 Sep 2022
- Research & Ideas
Curbing an Unlikely Culprit of Rising Drug Prices: Pharmaceutical Donations
stakeholders, including the patients these charities are ostensibly designed to help,” the paper says. You Might Also Like: Can Amazon Remake Health Care? Why COVID-19 Probably Killed More People Than We Realize Lessons from COVID-19: The... View Details