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Jackie Burgos

brings together my previous quantitative experiences with my passion for media,” according to Jackie. Taking flight to break new ground But for Jackie, the HBS experience is not just about practical career... View Details

12 Sep 2012
Research & Ideas

The Unexpected Link Between Cadavers and Careers

occupations are more likely to bequeath their corpses to medical research than those in male-dominated occupations. “There's a lot of discussion in the field of donation on how to morally increase the supply.” The finding is important... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Education; Health

29 Oct 2018
Research & Ideas

Hunting for a Hot Job in High Tech? Try 'Digitization Economist'

problems like advertising auctions and market design. The accelerating phenomenon has given rise to a new field within economics called the economics of digitization. Research from the field is quickly... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Technology; Education

25 Jan 2013
Research & Ideas

Why a Harvard Finance Instructor Went to the Kumbh Mela

marigold wreaths and rafts of small oil lamps into the river. This is not like any field research I've done before. Thirty-five Harvard colleagues and I are at the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, India, a mass pilgrimage in which tens of... View Details

Keywords: by John D. Macomber; Construction; Real Estate

19 Dec 2018
Sharpening Your Skills

New Year, New Habits

bad behavior causes memories of those acts to gradually become less clear—a phenomenon they call “unethical amnesia.” Research Papers Habit Formation and Rational Addiction: A Field Experiment in Handwashing... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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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

25 Aug 2022
Research & Ideas

It’s All in a Name: Reputable Investors Help Startups Shine

Bernstein. “But it's still important to remember that there's no secret sauce here. Startups are still incredibly risky ventures to join.” You Might Also Like: Does Venture Capital Attract Human Capital? Evidence from a Randomized Field... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

03 Apr 2012
First Look

First Look: April 3

steps towards investigating this possibility by devising a novel 10-day field experiment to estimate the differences in behavior that are created by sorting workers into their preferred institutional regimes... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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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

20 Dec 2017
Blog Post

Meet Annie & Piper: A Student and Dog's Life at HBS

dog, Piper. We caught up with Annie to learn more about her and Piper’s experience at HBS. Were you nervous about coming to HBS with a dog?I was a little nervous that I'd feel like I was missing out on View Details

Platform for Dialogue

critiques that elevated my work in a number of ways. Although I arrived as a historian of early modern South Asia, HBS catalyzed a process of broadening me into a scholar of comparative societies and the history of global capitalism. One of the most rewarding View Details

02 Dec 2019
News

A Long-Standing Commitment to Global Understanding

Tom (MBA 1969) and Patricia Barry It was a given in Tom Barry’s family that, having done well in math and science in high school, he would pursue a degree in a related field as a student at Yale. But during his junior year, the Ohio... View Details

28 Aug 2018
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New Research and Ideas, August 28, 2018

focus. The theory includes many realistic elements such as salespeople’s multi-dimensional effort, heterogeneity in ability, product focus, and forward-looking behavior. We test our theory through a field View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

Student-Profile

Ryann Noe

says Ryann. “A light went off in my head, and I realized that this was a field where I could merge these two halves of myself.” In between Williams and HBS, Ryann spent four years working in economic consulting and research in New York... View Details

15 Mar 2016
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March 15, 2016

participation, improve representation of marginalized groups, and increase the average level of competence and informedness of the population. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50729 Do CEO Activists Make a Difference? Evidence from... View Details

09 Dec 2014
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First Look: December 9

experiment and their interactions can make it difficult to determine cause-and-effect relationships. Choosing the right sample size is important. How can we ensure reliable results? Randomized field trials,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Jun 2025
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Forum

I am the same age in the second picture as he was when he taught our class.” —Ryan O’Hara (MBA 1997) Mental Floss “I just had the unfortunate experience of a back surgery—but the silver lining is lots of reading time! I’ve been catching... View Details

Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services

15 Nov 2016
News

China IFC: Global Access, Global Perspective

Second-year MBA student Anna Koscielecka (MBA 2016) spent two weeks in China during a January 2016 Immersive Field Course (IFC) that expanded her global perspective. “We fully immersed ourselves in Chinese business culture,” says... View Details

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Educating Leaders - Georges F. Doriot:Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School

Library Visionary, Innovator, Educator F rom 1926 to 1966, Doriot taught nearly 7,000 students at HBS. "Doriot showed a singular capacity to...draw his experience into his teaching and to practice what he preached. Unlike most teachers,... View Details

21 Aug 2018
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New Research and Ideas, August 21, 2018

of consumers towards high fee inferior products. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54865 forthcoming Manufacturing & Service Operations Management The Value of Fit Information in Online Retail: Evidence from a Randomized View Details