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- 16 Jun 2015
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First Look: June 16, 2015
Abstract—Under fairly general assumptions, expected stock returns are a linear combination of two firm fundamentals-book-to-market ratio and return on equity. This parsimonious relation is pervasive,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Outside-the-box innovation for off-the-grid energy
model for delivering electricity to off-grid populations in the world. “There are 1.2 billion people who have no access to electricity,” Jaegle says. “Millions cannot afford grid power or rely on it; elementa uses proven technology in a... View Details
- 21 Oct 2024
- Research & Ideas
What Happens in Vegas Could Shape the Metaverse
in 2022, Wu and Clough saw a striking connection between the Las Vegas Strip and the digital platforms they had studied over the past decade. “People visit Las Vegas for the sense of hustle and bustle, which is generated by the presence... View Details
- 26 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 26
between 1995 and 2007. Multiple linear regression analyses were conducted to determine the relative impact of key factors on operative time. Explanatory learning curve models were generated, and complication... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
A Wide Screen Approach
Immersive Media “The single largest revenue stream for sports in North America is media rights. The sports industry is slowly adapting to new formats and platforms, which is having an immediate impact on the acquisition and retention of audiences. The traditional View Details
- 02 Jan 2020
- News
Empowering Rural Communities
and his cofounders saw an opportunity to create a new kind of energy company—a hybrid of a traditional utility and a financial entity. Guzman Energy, a subsidiary of Guzman & Company, would not be weighed down by the same legacy investments in carbon-based power View Details
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Data Tips & Toolkits - Research Computing Services
probabilistic record linkage model that allows for missing data and the inclusion of auxiliary information: https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/fastLink/index.html . Machine Learning R Caret package, short for “Classification and... View Details
- 26 Aug 2020
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Empowering Rural Communities
cofounders saw an opportunity to create a new kind of energy company—a hybrid of a traditional utility and a financial entity. Guzman Energy, a subsidiary of Guzman & Company, would not be weighed down by the same legacy investments in carbon-based power View Details
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Patrick Connolly
community devoted to truly interdisciplinary and cross-functional learning. My choice was also largely a function of the distinctive learning model and the school's commitment to a rigorous general-management education-one that requires... View Details
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Thirteen years ago, Marcelo Claure, founder of wireless services company Brightstar, discussed with a reluctant Steve Jobs the idea of launching a trade-in and recycling program for iPhones. It was a business move that expanded the market and created a new profit... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Meyers
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Debora Lehrer
realization hit that if I wanted to advance my career in sports at a fairly steady pace, an MBA would be the best way to prepare for the management roles I had in mind. After deciding to get an advanced degree, the choice of HBS was a no-brainer. I felt the school... View Details
Keywords: Entertainment / Media
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
After the Revolution: Putting the Internet in Perspective
Microsoft and Cisco, Nolan said the mature business model of a hierarchical organizational structure with a "make-and-sell" strategy can't be adapted to the virtual, information-enabled world of dot-coms. There, the real-time speed,... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 30 Sep 2024
- News
The Making of a Streaming Sensation
it down because it was too young skewing. And then I just happened to get very fortuitously introduced to a different team that was specifically looking for this type of demographic and specifically a type of business model that would... View Details
- 04 Apr 2022
- News
Strengthening City Hall’s Foundations
to help mayors of cities in Israel improve public services for residents and strengthen ties with the global community. Modeled on the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative, which has supported 200 mayors across the United States... View Details
- 17 Aug 2015
- News
The Play Alchemist
When Jessica Matthews (AB 2010, MBA 2014) was 19 and in her junior year of college, she and some classmates invented the Soccket, a soccer ball that generates and stores electricity during play. It was designed to provide a clean source... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
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Frank Spencer
which became the national model for reform during the Clinton Administration. Since joining Habitat, Spencer has overseen a significant uptick in activity. In FY 2012, construction starts numbered 80; in the first four months of FY 2014,... View Details
- 25 Jul 2012
- News
Movie Magic
Kaplan: "Automated retail" dispenses movie magic. Photo courtesy Gregg Kaplan/Redbox If you’ve seen one at your local US grocery store, you know that “vending machine” is an inadequate description for Redbox, the sleek, red (of course) kiosks that dispense new-release... View Details
- 18 Mar 2008
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First Look: March 18, 2008
beverages, and after verifying the similarity of their responses, we generated a model that calculates the expected average healthiness rating that experts would give to any other product based on its... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Leading Boston and Beyond
equipped to solve the problem. It has spurred “Commonwealth Connect,” utilized in more than 40 communities statewide and has become a model for citizen engagement around the world. “The innovation Chris has injected into City Hall in his... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Alumni Books
You Want by Tamara Erickson (MBA ’78) (Harvard Business Press) Erickson shows how members of Generation X — the 30–45 age cohort sandwiched between Boomers (who refuse to retire) and Gen Ys (with their relentless confidence and demands... View Details