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- August 2007
- Article
Academic Science and Entrepreneurship: Dual Engines of Growth?
By: Josh Lerner, Adam Jaffe, Scott Stern and Marie Thursby
Lerner, Josh, Adam Jaffe, Scott Stern, and Marie Thursby. "Academic Science and Entrepreneurship: Dual Engines of Growth?" Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 63, no. 4 (August 2007): 573–576.
- November–December 2012
- Editorial
Research Priorities of the Marketing Science Institute, 2012–2014
By: John A. Deighton, Ross Rizley and Susan Keane
Deighton, John A., Ross Rizley, and Susan Keane. "Research Priorities of the Marketing Science Institute, 2012–2014." Marketing Science 31, no. 6 (November–December 2012): 873–877. (Editorial.)
- August 2017 (Revised August 2018)
- Case
Busbud: Building a Data Company
By: Srikant M. Datar, Alistair Croll and Caitlin N. Bowler
The case features the work of LP Maurice (HBS '08) as he decides to take on the fragmented bus travel industry and launch an online business that aggregates and shares bus schedules for routes around the world. His first challenge: finding that the data he needs is... View Details
Keywords: Data Science; Analytics and Data Science; Business Startups; Knowledge Acquisition; Customers; Measurement and Metrics; Transportation Industry
Datar, Srikant M., Alistair Croll, and Caitlin N. Bowler. "Busbud: Building a Data Company." Harvard Business School Case 118-011, August 2017. (Revised August 2018.)
- January 2025 (Revised April 2025)
- Case
VOCEL(A): Democratizing Brain Science for Early Childhood Education
By: Elisabeth Paulson, Christopher T. Ryan and Nanxi Zhang
Paulson, Elisabeth, Christopher T. Ryan, and Nanxi Zhang. "VOCEL(A): Democratizing Brain Science for Early Childhood Education." Harvard Business School Case 625-081, January 2025. (Revised April 2025.)
- March 2017 (Revised February 2025)
- Case
Edwin Land: The Art and Science of Innovation
By: Tom Nicholas, Christopher T. Stanton and Matthew G. Preble
Throughout the second half of the 20th century, Polaroid first invented—and then continuously reinvented—the field of instant photography. Under the leadership of its mercurial founder Edwin Land, the company regularly released new instant cameras and films, often... View Details
Keywords: Instant Photography; Company History; Change Management; Disruption; Forecasting and Prediction; Entrepreneurship; Business History; Innovation Strategy; Disruptive Innovation; Innovation and Management; Intellectual Property; Patents; Product Marketing; Brands and Branding; Product Launch; Product Development; Chemical Industry; Consumer Products Industry; United States
Nicholas, Tom, Christopher T. Stanton, and Matthew G. Preble. "Edwin Land: The Art and Science of Innovation." Harvard Business School Case 817-107, March 2017. (Revised February 2025.)
- 2010
- Working Paper
From Bench to Board: Gender Differences in University Scientists' Participation in Commercial Science
This paper examines gender differences in the participation of university life science faculty in commercial science. Based on theory and field interviews, we develop hypotheses regarding how scientists' productivity, co-authorship networks, and institutional... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; For-Profit Firms; Gender Characteristics; Higher Education; Entrepreneurship; Governing and Advisory Boards; Science-Based Business; Nonprofit Organizations; Biotechnology Industry
Ding, Waverly W., Fiona Murray, and Toby E. Stuart. "From Bench to Board: Gender Differences in University Scientists' Participation in Commercial Science." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 11-014, August 2010.
- July 1988
- Article
Nutrition Policy: Building the Bridge between Science and Politics
By: James E. Austin and C. Overholt
Austin, James E., and C. Overholt. "Nutrition Policy: Building the Bridge between Science and Politics." Annual Review of Nutrition 8 (July 1988): 1–20.
- Article
Gender Difference in Patenting in the Academic Life Science
Ding, Waverly, Fiona Murray, and Toby E. Stuart. "Gender Difference in Patenting in the Academic Life Science." Science 313, no. 5787 (August 4, 2006): 665–667.
- May–June 2021
- Article
Savvy Self-Promotion: The Delicate Art and Science of Bragging
By: Leslie K. John
Everyone knows that success at work depends on being—and being seen as—both competent and likable. You need people to notice your growth and accomplishments while also enjoying your company. But if you draw attention to the value you’ve created, to ensure that managers... View Details
John, Leslie K. "Savvy Self-Promotion: The Delicate Art and Science of Bragging." Harvard Business Review 99, no. 3 (May–June 2021): 145–148.
- November 1998 (Revised December 1998)
- Case
Monsanto Company: Delivering on the Vision of Life Sciences
By: Ray A. Goldberg, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Srinivas Sunder
Keywords: Chemical Industry
Goldberg, Ray A., Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Srinivas Sunder. "Monsanto Company: Delivering on the Vision of Life Sciences." Harvard Business School Case 599-067, November 1998. (Revised December 1998.)
- 2010
- Book
The New Science of Retailing: How Analytics Are Transforming the Supply Chain and Improving Performance
By: Marshall Fisher and Ananth Raman
Retailers today are drowning in data but lacking in insight: They have huge volumes of information at their disposal. But they're unsure of how to sort through it and use it to make smart decisions. The result? They're struggling with profit-sapping supply chain... View Details
Keywords: Profit; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Logistics; Supply Chain Management; Mathematical Methods; Retail Industry
Fisher, Marshall, and Ananth Raman. The New Science of Retailing: How Analytics Are Transforming the Supply Chain and Improving Performance. Harvard Business Press, 2010.
- Article
Barriers to Advancing the Science and Practice of Marketing
By: Andrew Scott Baron, G. Zaltman and Jerry Olson
Baron, Andrew Scott, G. Zaltman, and Jerry Olson. "Barriers to Advancing the Science and Practice of Marketing." Journal of Marketing Management 33, nos. 11-12 (2017): 893–908.
- November 1977
- Article
An Application of Management Science to Bank Borrowing Strategies
By: D. B. Crane, Frederick Knoop and William Pettigrew
Crane, D. B., Frederick Knoop, and William Pettigrew. "An Application of Management Science to Bank Borrowing Strategies." Interfaces 8, no. 1 (November 1977).
- 2025
- Book
Talk: The Science of Conversation and the Art of Being Ourselves
We all struggle with difficult conversations, but we're often not very good at easy ones either. Though we do it all the time, conversation is one of the most complex, demanding, and delicate of all human tasks, rife with possibilities for misinterpretation and... View Details
Keywords: Interpersonal Communication
Brooks, Alison Wood. Talk: The Science of Conversation and the Art of Being Ourselves. Crown, 2025.
- 2022
- Chapter
Sustainability Science and Corporate Cleanup in Community Fields: The Translation, Resistance and Integration Process Model
By: P. Devereaux Jennings, Maggie Cascadden and Andrew J. Hoffman
Both practically and theoretically, the sustainability science and corporate operation perspectives often diverge. Overcoming this divergence requires some degree of engagement with organizational field members; not just negotiation, but on-the-ground process work to... View Details
Jennings, P. Devereaux, Maggie Cascadden, and Andrew J. Hoffman. "Sustainability Science and Corporate Cleanup in Community Fields: The Translation, Resistance and Integration Process Model." Chap. 12 in Handbook on the Business of Sustainability: The Organization, Implementation, and Practice of Sustainable Growth, edited by Gerard George, Martine Haas, Havovi Joshi, Anita McGahan, and Paul Tracey, 214–231. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2022.
- 10 Aug 2021
- Cold Call Podcast
The Science of Sales Conversations with Gong’s Amit Bendov
Keywords: Re: Alison Wood Brooks
- 2025
- Working Paper
Bringing Science to Market: Knowledge Foundations, Inventor-Founders, and Performance
By: Justine Boudou and Maria Roche
In this paper, we examine how a startup’s knowledge foundations—embedded in its
core technology—influence its performance in the exit market. Using a dataset of 1,006
biomedicine startups founded between 2005 and 2015, we focus on two key factors: (1)
the degree of... View Details
Keywords: Firm Performance; Knowledge Foundations; Exits; Academic Startups; Inventor-founder; Specialized Scientific Knowledge; Competitive Advantage; Value Creation; Research; Information Publishing; Business Startups; Entrepreneurship
Boudou, Justine, and Maria Roche. "Bringing Science to Market: Knowledge Foundations, Inventor-Founders, and Performance." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 24-021, October 2023. (Revised February 2025.)
- August 2023 (Revised January 2024)
- Case
Three Vignettes of Early Careers in the Life Sciences
By: Satish Tadikonda, Jacqueline Grant and William Marks
The case showcases three vignettes of career choice scenarios facing new graduates. How one navigates and handles these situations can have a significant impact on careers overall, with each vignette representing a situation likely to be experienced by most students in... View Details
Tadikonda, Satish, Jacqueline Grant, and William Marks. "Three Vignettes of Early Careers in the Life Sciences." Harvard Business School Case 824-054, August 2023. (Revised January 2024.)
- March 2022 (Revised January 2025)
- Technical Note
Statistical Inference
By: Iavor I. Bojinov, Michael Parzen and Paul Hamilton
This note provides an overview of statistical inference for an introductory data science course. First, the note discusses samples and populations. Next the note describes how to calculate confidence intervals for means and proportions. Then it walks through the logic... View Details
Keywords: Data Science; Statistics; Mathematical Modeling; Mathematical Methods; Analytics and Data Science
Bojinov, Iavor I., Michael Parzen, and Paul Hamilton. "Statistical Inference." Harvard Business School Technical Note 622-099, March 2022. (Revised January 2025.)