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- 2016
- Working Paper
Experimental Evidence on Policies Aimed at Closing the Gender Gap in Willingness to Guess on Multiple-Choice Tests
Research has shown that women skip more questions than men on multiple-choice tests with penalties for wrong answers. We propose and test five policy changes aimed at eliminating this source of gender bias in test scores. Our data show that simply removing the penalty... View Details
- February 2025
- Article
Variation in Batch Ordering of Imaging Tests in the Emergency Department and the Impact on Care Delivery
By: Jacob C. Jameson, Soroush Saghafian, Robert S. Huckman and Nicole Hodgson
Objectives: To examine heterogeneity in physician batch ordering practices and measure the impact of a physician's tendency to batch order imaging tests on patient outcomes and resource utilization.
Study Setting and Design: In this retrospective study, we used... View Details
Study Setting and Design: In this retrospective study, we used... View Details
Keywords: Health Care; Operations Management; Productivity; Health Care and Treatment; Operations; Outcome or Result; Resource Allocation; Health Industry; United States
Jameson, Jacob C., Soroush Saghafian, Robert S. Huckman, and Nicole Hodgson. "Variation in Batch Ordering of Imaging Tests in the Emergency Department and the Impact on Care Delivery." Health Services Research 60, no. 1 (February 2025).
- 1996
- Chapter
Developing an Organization Capable of Strategy Implementationand Reformulation: A Preliminary Test
By: Russell Eisenstat and M. Beer
Eisenstat, Russell, and M. Beer. "Developing an Organization Capable of Strategy Implementationand Reformulation: A Preliminary Test." In Organizational Learning and Competitive Advantage, by B. Moingeon and A. Edmondson. London: Sage Publications, 1996.
- August 1996
- Case
Elevator Service, Incorporated.: Testing Internal Controls for Cash Receipts and Disbursement
By: David F. Hawkins
Hawkins, David F. "Elevator Service, Incorporated.: Testing Internal Controls for Cash Receipts and Disbursement." Harvard Business School Case 197-004, August 1996.
- Working Paper
HIV Tests and AIDS Treatments: Case Histories of Significant Medical Advances
Bhide, Amar, Srikant M Datar, and Katherine Stebbins. "HIV Tests and AIDS Treatments: Case Histories of Significant Medical Advances." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 20-007, July 2019.
- Article
Does the Law and Finance Hypothesis Pass the Test of History?
By: Aldo Musacchio and John D. Turner
For the body of work known as the law and finance literature, the development of
financial markets and the concentration of ownership across countries is to a large
extent the consequence of the legal system nations created or inherited decades or
hundreds of years... View Details
Keywords: Finance; Business History; Financial Markets; Financial History; Business and Shareholder Relations; Law; Financial Services Industry; United States; United Kingdom; Brazil
Musacchio, Aldo, and John D. Turner. "Does the Law and Finance Hypothesis Pass the Test of History?" Special Issue on Law and Finance: A Business History Perspective. Business History 55, no. 4 (June 2013): 524–542.
- March 30, 2020
- Article
Why Is the U.S. Behind on Coronavirus Testing?
By: Stefan Thomke
Coronavirus testing is needed to address the uncertainty in making decisions about patient treatment, resource allocation, policy, and so much more. Answers to questions such as “When should we relax social distancing measures—and for whom?” or “How many ventilators... View Details
Keywords: Testing; Coronavirus; Culture; Trump; Data; Experiments; Health Pandemics; Health Testing and Trials; Government and Politics; United States
Thomke, Stefan. "Why Is the U.S. Behind on Coronavirus Testing?" Harvard Business Review Digital Articles (March 30, 2020).
- Article
A Test of the Equilibrium Hypothesis Based on Inventories: A Communication
By: Gilbert Ducos, Jerry R. Green and Jean-Jacques Laffont
Ducos, Gilbert, Jerry R. Green, and Jean-Jacques Laffont. "A Test of the Equilibrium Hypothesis Based on Inventories: A Communication." European Economic Review 18, no. 1 (1982): 209–219.
- Article
Expecting Continued Play in Prisoner's Dilemma Games: A Test of Three Models
By: J. K. Murnighan and A. E. Roth
Keywords: Games, Gaming, and Gambling
Murnighan, J. K., and A. E. Roth. "Expecting Continued Play in Prisoner's Dilemma Games: A Test of Three Models." Journal of Conflict Resolution 27, no. 2 (June 1983): 279–300.
- 2024
- Working Paper
HIV Tests and AIDS Treatments—Containing a Fearsome Pandemic: Case Histories of Transformational Advances
By: Amar Bhidé, Srikant M. Datar and Katherine Stebbins
This case history describes how a diverse cast of characters, including public health organizations, research laboratories, for-profit healthcare companies, activists, and regulators, rolled back the outbreak of HIV/AIDS in just fifteen years. Moreover, as the case... View Details
Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Technological Innovation; Innovation Strategy; Technology Adoption; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Invention; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms
Bhidé, Amar, Srikant M. Datar, and Katherine Stebbins. "HIV Tests and AIDS Treatments—Containing a Fearsome Pandemic: Case Histories of Transformational Advances." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 20-007, July 2019. (Revised May 2024.)
- 1984
- Working Paper
Earnings Variability and Variance Bounds Tests for Rationality of Stock Market Prices
By: Robert C. Merton and Terry A. Marsh
- Article
Exploring the Duality Between Product and Organizational Architectures: A Test of the 'Mirroring' Hypothesis
By: Alan MacCormack, Carliss Y. Baldwin and John Rusnak
A variety of academic studies argue that a relationship exists between the structure of an organization and the design of the products that the organization produces. Specifically, products tend to "mirror" the architectures of the organizations in which they are... View Details
Keywords: Organization Design; Architecture; Modularity; Open Source Software; Communication; Design; Governance; Management Practices and Processes; Open Source Distribution; Product Design; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Structure; Performance; Problems and Challenges; Behavior; Software
MacCormack, Alan, Carliss Y. Baldwin, and John Rusnak. "Exploring the Duality Between Product and Organizational Architectures: A Test of the 'Mirroring' Hypothesis." Research Policy 41, no. 8 (October 2012): 1309–1324.
- 05 Jul 2006
- Working Paper Summaries
Geographically-Colocated Subgroups in Globally Dispersed Teams: A Test of the Faultline Hypothesis
- September 1993
- Article
Maximizing the Utility of Customer Product Testing: Beta Test Design and Management
By: R. J. Dolan
- 1983
- Working Paper
Aggregate Dividend Behavior and Its Implications for Tests of Stock Market Rationality
By: Terry A. Marsh and Robert C. Merton
- spring 1990
- Article
Testing the Optimality of a Performance Evaluation Measure for a Gainsharing Contract
By: S. Datar, R. Banker and M. Mazur
Datar, S., R. Banker, and M. Mazur. "Testing the Optimality of a Performance Evaluation Measure for a Gainsharing Contract." Contemporary Accounting Research 6, no. 2 (spring 1990): 809–824.
- 1992
- Working Paper
Developing an Organization Capable of Strategy Implementation and Reformulation: A Preliminary Test
By: M. Beer, R. A. Eisenstat and R. Biggadike
- 2003
- Working Paper
Geographically-Colocated Subgroups in Globally Dispersed Teams: A Test of the Faultline Hypothesis
By: Jeffrey T. Polzer, C. Brad Crisp, Sirkka L. Jarvenpaa and Jerry W. Kim
Polzer, Jeffrey T., C. Brad Crisp, Sirkka L. Jarvenpaa, and Jerry W. Kim. "Geographically-Colocated Subgroups in Globally Dispersed Teams: A Test of the Faultline Hypothesis." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 04-007, August 2003.
- 2008
- Working Paper
Exploring the Duality between Product and Organizational Architectures: A Test of the Mirroring Hypothesis
By: Alan D. MacCormack, John Rusnak and Carliss Y. Baldwin
A variety of academic studies argue that a relationship exists between the structure of an organization and the design of the products that this organization produces. Specifically, products tend to "mirror" the architectures of the organizations in which they are... View Details
Keywords: Open Source Distribution; Product Design; Organizational Design; Organizational Structure; Performance Effectiveness; Information Technology Industry
MacCormack, Alan D., John Rusnak, and Carliss Y. Baldwin. "Exploring the Duality between Product and Organizational Architectures: A Test of the Mirroring Hypothesis." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 08-039, March 2008. (Revised October 2008, January 2011.)
- 21 Jan 2010
- Working Paper Summaries