Genome-wide Association Study - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Sep 2013
News

Faculty Books

hbswk.hbs.edu/item/7234.html. Is Your iPhone Turning You into a Wimp? The body posture inherent in operating everyday gadgets affects both your back and your behavior. According to a new study by Associate... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Dec 2015
News

Research Brief: What Makes a Mobile Money Service Thrive in an Emerging Market?

for individuals to save money safely, transfer funds inexpensively, and lift themselves out of poverty. So what is it that can make a much-needed service flourish? After studying 10 mobile money services—half successful, half not—in... View Details

Keywords: Erin Peterson

01 Apr 2002
News

Underwater Options May Not Sink Incentives

motivated when payoff requires such a daunting climb? A clear temptation, and a path pursued by many firms, is to reduce strike prices or award new options reflecting lower stock values. But, as HBS associate professor Lisa Meulbroek... View Details

Keywords: Lisa Muelbroek; Li Jin; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

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Pharmaceuticals: Pipeline

Profiles cover detailed information such as alternative names, therapeutic uses, FDA actions and licensing changes, companies associated with development of the drug, etc. To begin a search, use the function BI PHRM DEX, select... View Details

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Real Estate Private Equity - Course Catalog

investing, managing, and developing investments in real estate and private asset backed companies. The course will be divided into three modules. The first module will focus on portfolio construction and understanding investment risks View Details

23 Oct 2012
First Look

First Look: October 23

competition is restricted. Using 28 million vehicle emissions tests from more than 11,000 facilities, we show that increased competition is associated with greater inspection leniency, a service quality attribute that customers value but... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Mar 2008
News

Innovation, Inc.

Illustration by Jose Ortega Happiness is not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.—Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Inauguration Day, 1933 Creativity, a quality more traditionally View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Mary Tripsas; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management

01 Sep 2018
News

The True Value of a Tweet

Image by John Ritter Companies can spend millions curating their social media presence—with sometimes famously funny results, like the Twitter accounts for Wendy’s and Denny’s—but how relevant is that to revenues? Here, Associate... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

Profile

Danny Lipsitz

At Columbia, Danny Lipsitz pursued a major not commonly associated with business: classics. “I had a terrific Latin teacher in high school who drew me in,” he says. In college, Danny sustained his interest in the classics and wrote his... View Details

01 Dec 2002
News

Faculty Updates

George C. Chacko (Finance), Rafael M. Di Tella (Business, Government, and the International Economy), Morten T. Hansen (Organizational Behavior and General Management), Monica C. Higgins (Organizational Behavior), and Jan W. Rivkin (Strategy) have been promoted to... View Details

01 Oct 2020
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Are CEOs the Wrong Leaders for Stakeholder Capitalism?

associated with short-term shareholder value." Critics of the study have suggested that it was conducted too soon after adoption of the Statement. For example, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff suggested that the... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

10 Mar 2008
Research & Ideas

Encouraging Entrepreneurs: Lessons for Government Policy

of businesses so that he could study the outcome. "That's truly how to find out what does and does not work in a given environment," he says. Julia Hanna is associate editor of the HBS Alumni... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

10 Jan 2018
Research & Ideas

Working for a Shamed Company Can Hurt Your Future Compensation

iPhoto In the blink of an instant, a corporate brand can turn from sterling to tarnished. Just ask Volkswagen or Wells Fargo—two prestigious names that have become associated with scandal in recent years, and now become synonymous with... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services

01 Dec 2005
News

Faculty Research Online

study of smart practices by social and business organizations in Iberoamerica, based on research by Professor James Austin, senior researcher Ezequiel Reficco, and Universidad de los Andes professor Roberto Gutiérrez. When Product Variety... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

14 May 2014
News

(Re)moving the Needle

associated with the discomfort of conventional self-injections. "We're not moving the needle, we're removing the needle," he adds, with a laugh. Anquetil is a serial entrepreneur with a special interest in medical technology. Born and... View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley; medical technology; Scientific Research and Development Services

27 Aug 2012
Research & Ideas

Employee-Suggestion Programs That Work

Sara J. Singer show that the commonly accepted "analysis" approach, wherein great attention is given to identifying and prioritizing a large number of problems, is not associated with success. Instead, an "action" approach is preferable.... View Details

Keywords: by Paul Guttry

11 Jun 2012
Research & Ideas

When Business Competition Harms Society

my vehicle' rather than 'the inspector accurately measured my vehicle's emissions,'" says Toffel, an associate professor and Marvin Bower Fellow in the Technology and Operations Management Unit at HBS. "This results in... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Auto

17 Dec 2015
News

Applying Strategy Concepts In Innovative Ways Through Technology

Casadesus-Masanell, Herman C. Krannert Professor of Business Administration, and Gaston Llanes, associate professor at the School of Business of the Catholic University of Chile, with help from HBS’s Educational Technology Services. The... View Details

22 Oct 2013
First Look

First Look: October 22

Journal of International Business Studies Language as a Lightning Rod: Power Contests, Emotion Regulation, and Subgroup Dynamics in Global Teams By: Hinds, Pamela J., Tsedal Neeley, and Catherine Durnell Cramton Abstract—Through an... View Details