Information Processing - Publications - Faculty & Research

2023
Article

On Minimizing the Impact of Dataset Shifts on Actionable Explanations

By: Anna P. Meyer, Dan Ley, Suraj Srinivas and Himabindu Lakkaraju

The Right to Explanation is an important regulatory principle that allows individuals to request actionable explanations for algorithmic decisions. However, several technical challenges arise when providing such actionable explanations in practice. For instance, models... View Details

Keywords: Mathematical Methods; Analytics and Data Science

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23 Jan 2008
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First Look: January 23, 2008

employed marketing and marketing strategies to diffuse products and brands internationally, despite business, economic, and cultural obstacles to globalization. The process was difficult and complex. The globalization of toiletries... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Board Use - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

information prior to class, such as key contextual facts from the case, row/column headings for quantitative analysis, or a summary of the day's agenda. Using the board during class in a meaningful and structured way, without slowing down... View Details

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Business History - Faculty & Research

Ultimately, the Godcharles ruling enshrined the specialness of workingmen's labor contracts and rejected the use of equity principles to justify contract regulations, but the controversy also informed future labor strategies, especially... View Details

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Aligning Reimbursement with Value - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Measure Outcomes & Cost for Every Patient Aligning Reimbursement with Value Systems Integration Geography of Care Information Technology Aligning Reimbursement w... Aligning Reimbursement with Value Value-based health care delivery... View Details

28 Feb 2018
Sharpening Your Skills

Master the Team Meeting

are my tips on mastering the team meeting. Meeting Purpose Set a clear purpose for your team meeting. What do you want your team to get out of the time spent together? Do you want them to stay informed about larger topics in the... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Austin

05 Jul 2012
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Why Is Trust So Hard to Achieve in Management?

"transparency, honesty, communication, consistency and predictability are present" in everything we do as managers. Jill Machol noted the importance of keeping employees "informed as information (regarding change) becomes... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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Interviewing - Alumni

Careers Interviewing Careers Interviewing Preparation is key to a successful interview. The tips and questions below are designed to let you know what to expect from the process and to help you plan your approach. Remember, the path of... View Details

Blog

What Can You Do to Foster Gender Equity?

different onboarding process than men. Younger women often find it difficult to find mentors or to receive specific, actionable feedback, which are both keys to developing new skills and moving up. Mid-career women with family... View Details

20 Apr 2011
Research & Ideas

Blind Spots: We’re Not as Ethical as We Think

and actual behavior, according to the authors. The rapidly developing field of behavioral ethics has described a decision-making process whereby we recognize what we should do—give equal weight to job candidates of all races, for... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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Advisory Board - Entrepreneurship

informing and connecting the buyers, users and sellers of technology. One of CNET Networks' first employees and senior executives, with past responsibilities including COO, CFO and Vice Chairman, Bonnie assumed his current role in 2000.... View Details

13 May 2024
Research & Ideas

Picture This: Why Online Image Searches Drive Purchases

sellers can start actually expanding their product assortment to include some of them.” Branching off for better choice Farronato likens the refining process to starting off at a tree’s trunk. Guided search using visuals and more specific... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Information Technology; Information Technology; Information Technology; Information Technology

31 Mar 2022
Op-Ed

Navigating the ‘Bermuda Triangle’ in Professional Services

easy. Small firms operate informally. Continuing an informal approach to management strains performance as a firm grows. Costs begin to increase and errors in operations and service delivery begin to cumulate. Formal systems and View Details

Keywords: by Ashish Nanda

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Generative AI - Alumni

AI tools like ChatGPT can help. To start, you’ll need a well-organized draft resume (HBS format works well) and a job description. When given information about your background and the role, GPT can generate text options that highlight... View Details

08 Oct 2020
Research & Ideas

Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged and Motivated

defensive drives. The implicit, almost unconscious ways we get information and reassure each other are lost when people go remote. Colleagues are not going to overhear useful conversations while getting coffee. Because of this, functions... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams

26 Aug 2024
Blog Post

HBS Lingo 101

nonprofits, and government organizations—complete with the constraints and incomplete information found in real business issues—and places the student in the role of the decision maker. Students will read 500 cases during their two years... View Details

July 2011 (Revised September 2012)
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Industrial Metrology: Getting In-Line? (A)

By: Willy Shih

Metrology plays a key role in the manufacture of mechanical components. Traditionally it is used extensively in a pre-process stage where a manufacturer does process planning, design, and ramp-up, and in post-process off-line inspection to establish proof of quality.... View Details

Keywords: Transformation; Machinery and Machining; Measurement and Metrics; Product Design; Planning; Quality; Opportunities; Competitive Strategy; Diversification; Segmentation; Technology Adoption; Theory; Manufacturing Industry

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27 Apr 2016
Research & Ideas

How the FBI Reinvented Itself After 9/11

organizational units, one for law enforcement and one for domestic intelligence, seeking what scholars call “structural ambidexterity.” Two, the FBI could have pursued “contextual ambidexterity” wherein senior management establishes simultaneous structures and View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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Career Networking - Alumni

have all successfully navigated the process, will walk you through the steps to ensure your transition process results in a career that is fulfilling, challenging and rewarding. Considering a career transition? In this series of videos,... View Details

31 Jul 2023
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Striving for Imperfection

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Since he left HBS in 1990, Charles Conn (MBA 1990) has built a full and varied portfolio career. Early on, he was a partner at McKinsey and then a tech executive, founding Ticketmaster-Citysearch. Today,... View Details

Keywords: Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

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