Information And Transformation Function - Publications - Faculty & Research

21 Aug 2017
Lessons from the Classroom

Companies Love Big Data But Lack the Strategy To Use It Effectively

industry? How will better data collection transform the ways in which we do clinical trials for new cancer drugs? It is both staggering and exciting to imagine how data and... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

01 Jun 2024
News

Leveraging Generative AI

and generating human-like text. HBS is equipping students with the skills and information needed to use AI-powered platforms such as ChatGPT for case preparation—to clarify... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

Blog

they understand how to use cognitive AI to transform their operations, the impact on workers promises to be dramatic. White-collar workers whose job security was founded on their knowledge of complex processes View Details

21 Feb 2005
Op-Ed

Is Business Management a Profession?

medicine in recent years.) This shortcoming, we believe, has a direct bearing on society's ability to demand and obtain responsible conduct from executives, as well as on management's ability to maintain the public trust required for the... View Details

Keywords: by Rakesh Khurana, Nitin Nohria & Daniel Penrice

12 Feb 2020
Blog Post

Trying Out New Career Options with SIPs (Short Intensive Programs)

Rising” will offer big picture understandings of the continent, and the ways in which its past informs the present. Effective Strategic Philanthropy Faculty: Brian Trelstad Non-profit organizations View Details

18 Jul 2011
Research & Ideas

Looking in the Mirror: Questions Every Leader Must Ask

surprising number don't," he says. Senior leaders should leverage this depth chart information about up-and-comers by delegating to them more extensively. This also allows senior leaders more time to achieve a better match between... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

12 May 2021
News

The First Five Years: Sophie Bai (MBA 2020)

Left to right: Xuefei (Brianna) Bai and Xuefei (Sophie) Bai Left to right: Xuefei (Brianna) Bai and Xuefei (Sophie) Bai Xuefei (Sophie) Bai was sitting in her Boston apartment when she opened up a packet... View Details

26 Apr 2016
First Look

April 26

traditional rating and ranking system. The new process involved informal monthly meetings between managers and their reports, and it more closely... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

08 Oct 2021
Blog Post

8 Stories from PRIDE for National Coming Out Day

celebrate those around you and celebrate yourself. Here, students share their personal stories through the National Coming Out Day student storyboard series organized by the PRIDE club. Visit @prideathbs on Instagram for more View Details

30 May 2023
Research & Ideas

Can AI Predict Whether Shoppers Would Pick Crest or Colgate?

but large language models like generative pre-trained transformers (GPTs) may allow companies to rely on AI to uncover consumers’ tastes, according to new research from Harvard Business School and Microsoft.... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

04 Apr 2024
News

The Making of a Medical Milestone

On March 16, doctors at the Massachusetts General Hospital made history when they successfully transplanted a kidney from a genetically modified pig to a living human. The groundbreaking procedure marked a significant milestone in animal-to-human transplant, or... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Sep 2023
News

Research Brief: Making Way for Moonshots

Josh Krieger (Courtesy subject) Josh Krieger (Courtesy subject) Many innovations in modern medicine have come about due to cutting-edge drugs—advances that required both a scientific leap and a willingness to take risks. And while most pharmaceutical companies would... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

06 Jun 2008
What Do You Think?

Why Don’t Managers Think Deeply?

colleagues, trained to admire and teach action, would walk away shaking their heads and asking each other, "Is he alright?" It is perhaps no coincidence that Tony often came up with some of the... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

14 Jan 2020
Research & Ideas

The Business Case for Becoming a Jack-of-All-Trades

game-changing technology, Microsoft Kinect, which transformed the field of motion-capture. Released as a gaming accessory for Microsoft’s Xbox in 2010, Kinect was leagues ahead of similar technologies such as Nintendo’s Wii View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

February 2024 (Revised January 2025)
Case

AGENTS.inc: Pathways to Growth at an AI Startup

By: Frank Nagle, Manuel Hoffmann, Karoline Ströhlein and Susan Pinckney

The case describes the history of AGENTS.inc. Despite being a small startup, with only four employees, that had never had a funding round, the company boasted an impressive client portfolio including multiple Fortune 500 companies. While AGENTS.inc had been an early... View Details

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05 Feb 2018
What Do You Think?

Should Companies Disclose Employee Compensation?

innovation, foster trust, and contribute to an organization’s agility in a fast-moving competitive landscape. It also can build cohesion among employees and provide them a shared sense of mission. Vineet... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Financial Services

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Online Business Analytics Course | HBS Online

challenges and drive informed decision-making. 8 weeks 5 hours per week 5 modules Self-Paced with regular deadlines This course earns you a Certificate of Completion from HBS Online. What you earn . Overview... View Details

Fast Answer

Bloomberg: Excel Add-In

Table where you will add your securities, whatever data fields you wish to import, and a date range. You can also use the Function Builder to pull in data. The most commonly used View Details

24 Oct 2019
Blog Post

Harvard’s JD/MBA: Viroopa Volla (JD/MBA 2021) Answers Your Questions

after the first year (1L) at HLS that allows students to bid and interview for multiple law firms. HBS organizes an on-campus interview program during January term during the first year (RC) that connects students to business employers in... View Details

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Research - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

other research here . More Info The Relevance of Broker Networks for Information Diffusion in the Stock Market By: Marco Di Maggio , Francesco Franzoni & Amir Kermani NOV 2019 How does the network of relationships between brokers View Details

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