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- 18 Jul 2018
- Research & Ideas
No More General Tso's? A Threat to 'Knowledge Recombination'
fields like partial differential equations and symplectic topology, they helped their American counterparts solve otherwise intractable problems. “Knowledge that is locked in geographic regions doesn’t transfer globally instantaneously,”... View Details
- 17 Jul 2007
- First Look
First Look: July 17, 2007
Preferences and Intrapersonal Conflict Authors:Katherine L. Milkman, Todd Rogers, and Max H. Bazerman Abstract We report on a field study demonstrating systematic differences between the preferences people anticipate they will have in the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 04 Aug 2006
- What Do You Think?
What Happens When the Economics of Scarcity Meets the Economics of Abundance?
do they have more time to experience this content?" What does this bode for the future of economic theory and management education? Paula Thornton offered this opinion: "If there were to be a new discipline, it would be one that... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 30 Apr 2019
- News
Leading Schools That Change Lives
result of a recent $10 million gift to Salesianum’s endowment. “A $10 million gift is rare for any secondary school,” Kennealey observes. “The impact was tremendous and has gone a long way toward making our experience affordable for all... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Light Years Ahead
more direct international experiences for our students, and for our faculty. One idea might be short study trips that would combine immersion in key regions around the world with individual preparation beforehand and class work or View Details
- 11 Aug 2015
- Blog Post
From Britain to Boston: Two Years at HBS
willing to help you whenever they can. When it came to taking our first year exams the students with experience in the subject helped make note decks and shared them across the class for people to learn from. Additionally, students hosted... View Details
- 01 Jul 2014
- First Look
First Look: July 1
and Performance in Information and Solution Spaces By: Shore, Jesse, Ethan Bernstein, and David Lazer Abstract—Using data from a novel laboratory experiment on complex problem solving in which we varied the network structure of 16-person... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 03 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at Research and Ideas, October 3, 2017
marriage market, this study provides timely and compelling empirical evidence of the unintended consequences on later life outcomes of sex selection in India. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53295 Habit Formation and Rational... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- Web
From Concept to Product | Baker Library
“which is the right experiment to test an hypothesis, and beyond that the intuitive sense for directing a chain of hypotheses and experiments into a course that leads to a precious new material that has... View Details
- 08 Dec 2021
- Blog Post
The Drive to Succeed: Silvio Memme (MBA 2020) of OMERS Ventures and His Career Switch into Venture Capital
the field can be a value add for the student and your organization, and the experience can also translate to an extended interview where the candidate can prove what they are capable of. This open-minded and... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Letters to the Editor
While James Hoagland is correct that in recent years there is a growing tendency to flip or resell buyouts after a rapid turnaround, the general experience is actually quite different. As I mentioned, holding periods and investment time... View Details
- 11 May 2017
- News
Going with the Flow
self-sustaining if it was going to be successful.” Another family lesson, about taking the long view, was first put to the test soon after Fisher, a standout field hockey player, entered Ursinus College. The small liberal arts school,... View Details
Keywords: Robert S. Benchley
- 05 Apr 2017
- Research & Ideas
For Women Especially, It Pays to Know What Car Repairs Should Cost
Quotes, published in the February issue of Journal of Marketing Research. The large-scale field experiment investigated whether price expectations of consumers--male or female--can influence the final price.... View Details
- 24 Jun 2015
- HBS Case
Upgrading School with a Startup Mentality
"It's interesting to see Ventilla applying entrepreneurial concepts often associated with technology startups to the field of education," Kim said in a recent interview. "He is employing rapid prototyping strategies with... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Carving a Niche
Balsa, beech, poplar, flax, Kevlar, titanium, and carbon are all ingredients Faction uses in highly tuned recipes for just the right balance of weight and torsional rigidity—the degree of give that can make it easier to navigate deep View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 25 Sep 2012
- First Look
First Look: September 25
self-interest, is associated with greater self-interest only in the presence of a weak moral identity. Furthermore, we propose that the psychological experience of power is associated with less self-interest in the presence of a strong... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Profile
Ann Chao
your cases are the moral dilemmas. Students push themselves to be genuine and accountable.” Ann’s FIELD 2 experience took her into new territory, both literally – to Accra, Ghana – and figuratively, into the... View Details
- 26 May 2015
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First Look: May 26
Gilchrist, Duncan S., Michael Luca, and Deepak Malhotra Abstract— Do higher wages elicit reciprocity and lead to increased productivity? In a field experiment with 266 employees, we find that paying higher... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
A Chronicle of the China Trade. The Papers of Augustine Heard & Co., 1840-1877
in the mid-nineteenth century. The company was active from 1840 to 1877 under the direction of Augustine Heard and his nephews John, Augustine II, Albert, and George Heard. The family shared Albert’s sentiments, leaving behind an extensive chronicle of their View Details
- 25 Jan 2013
- Research & Ideas
Why a Harvard Finance Instructor Went to the Kumbh Mela
marigold wreaths and rafts of small oil lamps into the river. This is not like any field research I've done before. Thirty-five Harvard colleagues and I are at the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, India, a mass pilgrimage in which tens of... View Details