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06 Jun 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas: June 6, 2017

recent years, a number of new and exciting tools enabled by advances in telework, machine learning, and other approaches had emerged. Hirshfeld hoped to maximize these tools’ utility in order to enhance patent examiners’ work and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Mar 2024
News

Vital Signs

DemDx still need to know all the right medical questions to ask, as well as national guidelines and protocols, explains Gresser, who consulted with 200 medical experts in developing the product. The tool puts all of this key information... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Hospitals; Health, Social Assistance

01 Jun 2024
News

From Chalkboards to Chatbots

ways to leverage GenAI tools to enhance teaching and learning. Gifts to the HBS Fund are instrumental in enabling this important work, supporting the School’s commitment to shaping the future of business—and business education—in a... View Details

30 May 2018
Research & Ideas

Should Retailers Match Their Own Prices Online and in Stores?

T.J. Dermot Dunphy Professor of Business Administration. “We found that price-matching is not just a necessary evil; it can be a competitive tool and boost a company’s bottom line,” Ofek says. Ofek’s research Match Your Own Price?... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Retail

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Data - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

reveals the share of industries serving a local market versus those competing with other regions; clusters of industries with particular local strength; and an area's performance in terms of employment, wages, patenting, and new business formation. The Cluster Mapping... View Details

01 Dec 2023
News

Rounding the Bend

out a digital tool called the Global Fibre Impact Explorer. It taps into the power of cloud computing to assess the risks of raw materials against factors such as air pollution, biodiversity, emissions, and water use, giving the fashion... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade; Apparel Manufacturing; Manufacturing

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Information Technology | About

Copyright Act (DMCA) Standards for Electronic Communication & Interaction Communications with Large Groups Use of Networking and Social Media Tools Use of Computers and Wireless Devices in the Classroom Media/Reporters in the HBS Learning... View Details

09 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

It’s Time to Reset Decision-Making in Your Organization

a hierarchy that flows from the most enduring element, the corporate mission, through values, vision, strategy, and, ultimately, the implementation and monitoring of that strategy via tools such as balanced scorecards and key performance... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Sarah Abbott

06 Sep 2011
Research & Ideas

Cheese Moving: Effecting Change Rather Than Accepting It

managers and executives. I do plan to use the book in the classroom. I think it is a great tool for discussing issues that are covered in a wide range of courses, including leadership, entrepreneurship, power and politics, strategy, and... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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Winners & Runners-Up | New Venture Competition

tool built by the trans community that addresses clinicians’ barriers around learning and advocacy. SeaCycle Hande Ilhan (MBA 2025) Jakob Spiess (MBA 2025) Social Enterprise Track Crowd Favorite Pioneering sustainable biopolymer... View Details

04 May 2015
Research & Ideas

Need to Solve a Problem? Take a Break From Collaborating

Got a problem? Throw some collaboration software at it. It's a common strategy among today's managers: Organizations spend a lot of money on technology that enables employees to tackle problems collectively. Hence, the market is rife with connectivity View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Video Game; Web Services

Fast Answer

PE & VC investors by investment criteria (industry, stage and geography)

How can I screen for private equity or venture capital firms investing in a particular industry, stage of investment, and/or geography? LSEG Workspace Click on the Search Tools tab and select Private Equity/VC. Choose a Deal Type... View Details

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Levels of Government - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

the policy process. They control different policy tools (e.g., legal, budget) and perform different functions (e.g., creating laws, designing programs). Clarifying the roles and responsibilities of different levels of government is... View Details

March 2023
Article

Learning to Successfully Hire in Online Labor Markets

By: Marios Kokkodis and Sam Ransbotham

Hiring in online labor markets involves considerable uncertainty: which hiring choices are more likely to yield successful outcomes and how do employers adjust their hiring behaviors to make such choices? We argue that employers will initially explore the value of... View Details

Keywords: Selection and Staffing; Analysis; Decision Choices and Conditions

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November 2019
Article

When and Why Defaults Influence Decisions: A Meta-analysis of Default Effects

By: Jon M. Jachimowicz, Shannon Duncan, Elke U. Weber and Eric J. Johnson

When people make decisions with a pre-selected choice option—a “default”—they are more likely to select that option. Because defaults are easy to implement, they constitute one of the most widely employed tools in the choice architecture toolbox. However, to decide... View Details

Keywords: Choice Architecture; Defaults; Default Effects; Decision Making; Behavior; Analysis

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30 May 2023
Research & Ideas

Can AI Predict Whether Shoppers Would Pick Crest or Colgate?

value of AI as an important tool for increasing productivity, reducing costs, and improving the quality of survey designs and insights generated within the fast-growing, $80 billion market research industry. “We’re not saying everyone... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

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Terms of Use - Alumni

the School and its alumni. Alumni may send messages to their class, section, or a smaller group of alumni of shared interest, industry, geography or other division obtained through the filtering tools of the Alumni Directory. Alumni are... View Details

18 Oct 2022
Research & Ideas

When Bias Creeps into AI, Managers Can Stop It by Asking the Right Questions

going on. At the very least, our algorithm provides a simple tool to empower managers to do just that, then it can also help them eliminate or reduce that bias if they want to do so. Ascarza: At the end of the day, it is the firm that... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

09 Apr 2018
Sharpening Your Skills

The Dark Side of Performance Bonuses

iPhoto Companies continually test ways to incent employees to perform more effectively, often turning to worker-motivation tools such as bonuses, “up or out” employee ranking tournaments, and employee of the month rewards. Behavioral... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

19 Oct 2022
Op-Ed

Cofounder Courtship: How to Find the Right Mate—for Your Startup

Share the JD. Attend conferences, talks etc. and be clear you are in the market for a cofounder. YC also released a cofounder matching tool that may be helpful. Test the relationship beyond coffee chats and dinners. As noted in the... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Austin

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