Field Experiment - Publications - Faculty & Research

02 Feb 2017
News

A Vision for the Earth

Terry Virts (GMP 11, 2011) is a retired colonel with the US Air Force and former NASA astronaut. He has piloted the Space Shuttle and logged more than 200 days aboard the International Space Station, where he conducted a wide range of scientific View Details

01 Feb 1998
News

Down on the Farm: Frank Burke (MBA '87)

the tarp out on the field when it rains, to greeting the fans as they enter the park. "Our parent club, the Cincinnati Reds, pays our players," Burke continues. "That leaves us free to concentrate on optimizing the ballpark View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

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Research Resources | Baker Library

[Cambridge, Mass.]: ca. 1956. Full text available. Posing the "troublesome" question facing young women of the time—will graduate study in business be worth the time, money, and effort?—this study examines the experiences of the 664... View Details

09 Jun 2016
Blog Post

Pursuing an Interest in Nonprofits at HBS

rewarding experience for me – the classes and guest speakers were terrific and now I’m working in the field with an organization focused on reducing health disparities. These are just three examples of... View Details

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Danny Lipsitz

same is true in business. My experience at HBS has only underscored that.” After graduation, Danny remained in New York (“I can’t see myself living anywhere else – I have a lifelong love affair with the city”) where he worked for... View Details

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Behrad Mahdi

Nigerian economy, we're always building a kind of leadership intuition." For Behrad, the experience is similar to his track and field exercises in high school. "Every day, the coaches would make us... View Details

01 Dec 2012
News

50 Years & Counting

The Power of Women Related Links The Accidental Pioneers From Where We Stand Celebrating the Women of HBS W50 Summit Registration A Daring Experiment exhibit Women's Student Association 2013 Dynamic Women in Business Conference Kathleen... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

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What We Do | Research Associates

What We Do Research Associates apply their unique skills and experiences to work that profoundly impacts both scholarship and teaching. Play What Research Associates Do at HBS video Play Video duration: 0:40 It’s a demanding, satisfying... View Details

01 Jun 2012
News

Social Enterprise Start-Ups Recognized for Bold Ideas

developing world.” The panel of judges also awarded honorable mention to Esther Hsu Wang (MBA 2009/MPA 2010) and Paul Wang (MBA/MPA 2011), founding partners of IDinsight, a start-up that helps client organizations in India and Africa generate evidence and use rigorous... View Details

Keywords: contests; awards

01 Mar 2017
News

Promoting a Deeper Understanding

internationally focused, and through field courses, students gain exposure to global business practices. “As the School entered its second century, there was a recognition that business was changing and that HBS needed greater global... View Details

30 Sep 2014
First Look

First Look: September 30

Transparency By: Mohan, Bhavya, Ryan W. Buell, and Leslie K. John Abstract—A firm's costs are typically tightly guarded secrets. However, across six laboratory experiments and a field study we identify when... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

31 Oct 2023
Blog Post

Climate Change Pioneers in the Class of 1978

Maryland and nationally, through the National Park Foundation. Her goal is to transform science education by getting students into the field to experience science directly. Professor Michael Toffel is... View Details

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Commencement 2013 Address | About

years ago. You were the class that helped us launch the i-Lab, opening all of Harvard to a shared exploration of entrepreneurial ideas. And most importantly, you were the first class to experience FIELD, perhaps the most significant View Details

22 Mar 2017
Research & Ideas

What's the Ideal Frequency for a Sales Quota?

them would just give up in the latter half, because there was no way they could make quota.” An ideal setting for a field experiment The retailer was an ideal setting for a View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

01 Jun 2005
News

Profiles from the Class of 2005

Photographs by Webb Chappell Now in its tenth year, the Bulletin’s annual student profiles have become something of a tradition. Faced each spring with a mountain of potential candidates, we puzzle our way through a dizzying array of View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Julia Hanna; James E. Aisner; Graduate profiles; Government; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Manufacturing

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Payam Shodjai

fields would allow me to apply myself. And it is exactly this type of classroom intensity that has provided me with the most learning at HBS." Connections – historic and professional One of the reasons Payam came to Harvard was to... View Details

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Allen Yang

world. Business school seemed like a logical choice." Accepted in his senior year through what is now called the 2+2 Program, Allen garnered a few years of required work experience before matriculating at HBS. He worked in investment... View Details

Keywords: CPG; Tech; Financial Services

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Video Management Policy | About

these groups is not permitted. Permitted Locations A field survey is conducted by Associate Director of Security and Emergency Management prior to the installation of cameras. Important elements such as privacy, View Details

07 Jun 2017
Research & Ideas

How an African History Scholar Became a Modern Righter of Wrongs

visiting professor at HBS who teaches in the School’s FIELD (Field Immersion Experiences for Leadership Development) global immersion course, which sends groups of students all over the world to get... View Details