Publications

Publications

Filter Results: (7,217) Arrow Down
Filter Results: (7,217) Arrow Down Arrow Up

Show Results For

Show Results For

← Page 59 of 7,217 Results →
  • 16 Sep 2015
  • HBS Seminar

Benjamin F Jones, Professor of Strategy, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University

  • 2010
  • Working Paper

Do Call Centers Promote Education? Evidence from India

By: Emily Fair Oster and Mary Bryce Millett
Over the last two decades in India there have been large increases in outsourced jobs and large increases in schooling rates, particularly in English. Existing evidence suggests the trends are broadly related. In this paper we explore how localized these impacts are;... View Details
Keywords: Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Education; Training; Geographic Location; Technology Industry; India
Related
  • 17 Jun 2020
  • News

Harvard Business School Introduces 2020-2021 Blavatnik Fellows in Life Science Entrepreneurship

    Jaxon Wu

    Jaxon Wu earned his Bachelor of Arts with Honors from Johns Hopkins University where he studied History of Science, Medicine, and Technology and Mathematics. In college, Jaxon worked at both the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the Johns Hopkins... View Details
    • 2016
    • Working Paper

    Are 'Better' Ideas More Likely to Succeed? An Empirical Analysis of Startup Evaluation

    By: Erin L. Scott, Pian Shu and Roman M. Lubynsky
    This paper studies the uncertainty associated with screening early stage ventures. Using data on 652 ventures in high-growth industries, we examine whether experienced entrepreneurs, executives, and investors can predict the outcomes of early stage ventures by reading... View Details
    Keywords: Commercialization; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups
    Related
    • October 2023
    • Case

    Making Progress at Progress Software (A)

    By: Katherine Coffman, Hannah Riley Bowles and Alexis Lefort
    In this case, the Human Capital team at Progress Software has identified that some employees have a hard time understanding how to advance within Progress. This realization leads the team to develop several major people-process innovations: the introduction of... View Details
    Keywords: Leading Change; Organizational Culture; Performance Evaluation; Prejudice and Bias; Personal Development and Career; Human Capital; Employee Relationship Management; Technology Industry; Bulgaria
    Related

      Roy D. Shapiro

      Roy D. Shapiro is the Philip Caldwell Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration.  He is currently the faculty co-chair of the School's Technology and Operations Management Unit... View Details

      • April 2014 (Revised June 2015)
      • Case

      Making stickK Stick: The Business of Behavioral Economics

      By: Leslie John, Michael Norton and Michael Norris
      Email mking@hbs.edu for a courtesy copy.

      stickK.com, a website that uses behavioral economics to help users achieve their goals, must choose between a direct-to-consumer or business-to-business model. The case... View Details
      Keywords: Behavioral Economics; Behavior Change; B2B Vs. B2C; Human Resource Management; Marketing Of Innovations; Health ＆ Wellness; Weight Loss; Charitable Giving; Marketing; Consumer Behavior; Entrepreneurship; Internet and the Web; Health; Business Model; Sales; Human Resources; Health Industry; United States
      Related
      • February 2001 (Revised March 2003)
      • Case

      Extricity Inc.

      Extricity provides software that triggers and automates information flows between collaborating businesses. Its products interface with the legacy information systems already in use by customers, extract information from them, and send this information over the... View Details
      Keywords: Product Positioning; Internet and the Web; Information Technology; Applications and Software; Information Technology Industry
      Related
      • July 2000 (Revised April 2001)
      • Case

      Agricultural Biotechnology and its Regulation

      By: Forest L. Reinhardt
      In the United States, genetically modified corn and soybeans are now widely grown and consumed. In Europe, however, they have been dubbed "Frankenstein foods," shunned by packaged food manufacturers, and subjected to a host of governmental restrictions. This case... View Details
      Keywords: Agribusiness; Genetics; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Corporate Strategy; Trade; Law; Goods and Commodities; Safety; Environmental Sustainability; Government and Politics; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Biotechnology Industry; Europe; United States
      Related
      • April 1992
      • Background Note

      Ethical Dimensions of Competitive Analysis

      By: Michael E. Porter
      Presents some of the dilemmas of gathering competitive information and the appropriate limits for competitive analysis. Raises the issues involved and provides information about actual corporate practice. View Details
      Keywords: Ethics; Competition; Management Practices and Processes; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Corporate Governance; Information Management
      Related
      • January 1994 (Revised November 2002)
      • Case

      Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

      By: Stephen P. Bradley and Pankaj Ghemawat
      Focuses on the evolution of Wal-Mart's remarkably successful discount operations and describes the company's more recent attempts to diversify into other businesses. The company has entered the warehouse club industry with its Sam's Clubs and the grocery business with... View Details
      Keywords: Stocks; Price; Marketing Channels; Competitive Strategy; Diversification; Information Technology
      Related
      • 2023
      • Working Paper

      Targeting, Personalization, and Engagement in an Agricultural Advisory Service

      By: Susan Athey, Shawn Cole, Shanjukta Nath and Jessica Zhu
      ICT is increasingly used to deliver customized information in developing countries. We examine whether individually targeting the timing of automated voice calls meaningfully increases engagement in an agricultural advisory service. We define, estimate, and... View Details
      Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Knowledge Dissemination; Customization and Personalization; Performance Effectiveness
      Related
      • 16 May 2000
      • Research & Ideas

      Getting the Message: How the Internet is Changing Advertising

      the ad and be taken to a Web site where she can learn more about the product and purchase it. The entire process—from ad to purchase—might take less than five minutes. In addition to streamlining the flow of information and transactions,... View Details
      Keywords: by Susan Young
      • April 2000 (Revised November 2000)
      • Case

      Computer Power Group: Designing Brand Architecture

      Computer Power Group (CPG), an Australian-based consulting, education, and staffing placement firm in the IT industry, is contemplating a brand architecture capable of structuring its eight branded business units. CEO Peter James is particularly curious about whether a... View Details
      Keywords: Brands and Branding; Employment Industry; Education Industry; Consulting Industry; Australia
      Related
      • 17 Mar 2015
      • News

      The Success of Monitoring the Economy With Big Data

      • November 2000 (Revised November 2005)
      • Case

      Tellme Networks, Inc.

      By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Nicole Tempest
      Tellme, an early-stage, venture-backed company based in Silicon Valley, leverages speech-recognition technologies to provide: 1) a "voice portal" with news and other information accessible through any telephone, and 2) turnkey application development and hosting... View Details
      Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Digital Platforms; Business Conglomerates; Business Startups; Internet and the Web; Venture Capital; Technology Adoption; Internet and the Web; Brands and Branding; Information Technology; Technology Industry; Technology Industry
      Related
      • June 2001
      • Teaching Note

      Teaching IT Executive Education Courses TN

      By: Richard L. Nolan
      In the information age, it is important that IT be addressed in an effective way accessible to practicing executives. Teaching IT to executives continues to change in concepts and content as IT penetrates deeply into every area of business. Driven by Moore's Law, the... View Details
      Keywords: Transformation; Developing Countries and Economies; Business Education; Managerial Roles; Organizational Structure; Performance Effectiveness; Performance Improvement; Information Technology
      Related
      • November 2001 (Revised March 2002)
      • Case

      Digital Angel

      By: Youngme E. Moon and Kerry Herman
      Digital Angel is considering the appropriate marketing plan for the launch of its new locator device. The device, a watch and pager worn in combination, provides GPS location information and monitors heart rate and body temperature via body sensors. Parents of young... View Details
      Keywords: Information; Safety; Rights; Market Entry and Exit; Ethics; Product Launch; Brands and Branding; Product Development
      Related
      • Article

      Was the Wealth of Nations Determined in 1000 B.C.?

      By: Diego A. Comin, Bill Easterly and Erick Gong
      We assemble a dataset on technology adoption in 1000 B.C., 0 A.D., and 1500 A.D. for the predecessors to today's nation states. We find that this very old history of technology adoption is surprisingly significant for today's national development outcomes. Our strong... View Details
      Keywords: Cost Accounting; Information Technology; Technology Adoption; Growth and Development; Adoption; Business Strategy; Cost; Cost Management; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Culture; Technology Industry
      Related