Natural Field Experiment - Publications - Faculty & Research

08 Aug 2005
Research & Ideas

A Balanced Scorecard Approach To Measure Customer Profitability

The experience of this company is hardly unique. Companies often capture additional business by offering more services. The list is wide-ranging: product or service customization; small order quantities; special packaging; expedited and... View Details

Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan

20 May 2022
Blog Post

Nucleate Eco: Connecting Aspiring MBA Entrepreneurs with Cutting Edge Climate Research

Gonzalez, Jose Dominguez - MIT Climate & Sustainability ConsortiumNew naturally compostable plastic film with multi-use applications. Eco Track Program Award: Wild MicrobesTimothy Wannier, Ben Kramer - Church Lab, HMSNon-model... View Details

11 Apr 2023
Blog Post

BTG Bioliquids: Creating Fast Pyrolysis Bio-Oil from Biomass Residue Streams

In January 2023, Professors Willy Shih and Mike Toffel led more than 40 HBS MBA students on site visits to witness the energy transition and innovative sustainable production activities throughout Denmark and the Netherlands, in their new Immersive View Details

27 Oct 2002
Research & Ideas

Want a Happy Customer? Coordinate Sales and Marketing

field force to facilitate the introduction of complex new products. Subtle decisions such as the location of such boundary-spanning units, and the level and experience of the people appointed have big... View Details

Keywords: by Benson Shapiro

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John H. McArthur | About

through the School’s ranks—teaching courses in corporate finance and related fields in several HBS programs, engaging in research and course development in Europe and North America, and holding a range of important administrative... View Details

16 Dec 2020
Blog Post

My HBS Student Loan Story: Ina Foalea (MBA 2018)

the financial challenges I had faced throughout my life. What was your approach to paying for HBS? I applied for need-based financial aid and received a significant amount. I decided not use my savings because it was my first experience... View Details

03 Jun 2020
Blog Post

How to Thrive as a Remote Manager and Employee

in with your employer about what hardware they will provide, what you can be reimbursed for, and what you may want to invest in for yourself. Lighting – Set up your workspace near a window if possible for natural light and add additional... View Details

04 Feb 2010
What Do You Think?

What’s the Best Way to Make Careful Decisions?

the nature of the problem, match solution techniques with problems, seek diversity in our feedback, and use technology where possible. Among other things, he argues, we ignore the subtle and ignored biases that our View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

10 Sep 2001
What Do You Think?

Do MBAs Need More Street Smarts?

experience? If they are skills, should the curriculum be designed to foster them, perhaps through greater emphasis on courses in negotiating skills and increased field experience, among others, on the assumption that street smarts can be... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

14 Jan 2020
Research & Ideas

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

earlier, but end up having more impact than folks who are more specialized when they engage with the new knowledge,” Nagle says. The findings give credence to the idea that people with a broader range of interests may be more likely to be aware of developments outside... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

09 Jun 2024
Blog Post

The EC Formula: MBA Class of 2024 Looks Back

in quarter four we did a field project with Mass General Hospital. STRATTECH covered the past, present, and future of technology with a specific strategy lens. What did you learn in this class and how will you apply it in the future?In... View Details

13 Jun 2016
Blog Post

Is HBS Cutthroat or Collaborative?

When asked whether HBS is a cutthroat place my mind immediately travels back to January 2015. We are jittery with excitement as we stand at the head of the seemingly infinite table in the executive conference room of Smart Axiata, Cambodia’s second largest... View Details

09 Mar 2015
Research & Ideas

Why Entrepreneurs Should Go Work for Government

prodding entrepreneurial people to enter the public sector or even just to invent for the public realm." “Government should be naturals at crowdsourcing” Government entrepreneurship takes many forms. There are "public-public... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

13 May 2019
Blog Post

The Many Facets of Becoming a Mother at HBS

compassionate, selfless students and faculty. Giving birth at the beginning of my EC (second) year while my husband, a military officer, was stationed 3,000 miles away from me was not part of my plan. But after years of struggling with infertility and worrying I would... View Details

19 Dec 2017
First Look

New Research and Ideas, December 19, 2017

Attitudes Among Syrian Refugees in Turkey By: Fabbe, Kristin, Chad Hazlett, and Tolga Sinmazdemir Abstract—How does violence during conflict affect the political attitudes of civilians who leave the conflict zone? Using a survey of 1,384 Syrian refugees in Turkey, we... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

20 Apr 2021
Book

A Simple Question That Can Guide Companies to Epic Success

but it's not going to create the kind of value that ultimately gets translated into financial success. Kost: In the first line of your book, you say that strategy is simple. Why is that such a provocative statement? Oberholzer-Gee: Because no one View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

26 Mar 2006
Research & Ideas

The Office of Strategy Management

experience is also vital, since the essence of good strategy execution is about "getting things done" and people who understand the relationship between strategy and operational reality will make enormous contributions to the... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

02 Dec 2010
What Do You Think?

Making Right Choices: Art or Science?

at its heart, involves a series of choices. Neuropsychologists tell us that the human brain can comfortably deal with only a limited number of alternatives (seven plus or minus two, according to a number of studies). Fields like decision... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

31 Jan 2014
News

Body, Heal Thyself

Chien and Derrick Rossi, published a paper in the journal Nature Biotechnology that showed mRNA Therapeutics was capable of stimulating blood vessel growth, repairing damaged heart tissue, and helping a mouse through myocardial... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon; biotech; Health, Social Assistance; Scientific Research and Development Services

08 Oct 2018
Research & Ideas

Knowing What Your Boss Earns Can Make You Work Harder

employers, underscoring how changing the salary of one worker can affect the behavior of other employees. “These externalities can have important implications for the provision of incentives within the firm and for pay transparency,” the authors write. Cullen and... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

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