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  • 21 Aug 2018
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New Research and Ideas, August 21, 2018

social media information and 5.73% when using social media information is used. In both cases, this significantly improves the accuracy of the company's internal forecasts (a MAPE of 11.97%). Combining these empirical results, we provide View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 12 Apr 2004
  • Research & Ideas

Operations and the Competitive Edge

business, but we see too many companies adopting "cookie cutter" software packages, and seeking the assistance of facilitators that adopt one-size-fits-all approaches. One has to approach the development and implementation of an... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 20 Jan 2015
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First Look: January 20

hand in a clear manner. It offers recommendations for both those seeking and giving advice to make the process as effective as possible. Publisher's link: https://hbr.org/2015/01/the-art-of-giving-and-receiving-advice January 2015 Journal... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 17 Mar 2009
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First Look: March 17, 2009

deliberations, the President's Commission recommended Fannie Mae be restructured into a fully private firm. Now it was up to Congress and the President to decide whether to accept and implement the Commission's findings. Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 07 Apr 2009
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First Look: April 7, 2009

would have otherwise been undertaken at home. These two tempting claims are found to have limited, if any, systematic support. Instead, modern welfare norms that capture the nature of multinational firm activity recommend a move toward... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 04 Oct 2011
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First Look: October 4

Increasing Energy Efficiency through Normative Influence (B) Maarten W. Bos, Amy J.C. Cuddy, and Kyle T. DohertyHarvard Business School Supplement 911-061 The case profiles OPOWER, an energy efficiency software company that applies... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 18 Aug 2021
  • News

Alumni on the Black Lives Matter Movement

launching Little Black Library to promote education on racial justice and the Black experience by sharing books; and helping raise capital for Uptrust, a software firm that helps low-income populations navigate the criminal justice... View Details
  • 12 Feb 2019
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New Research and Ideas, February 12, 2019

Devices: Challenges and Opportunities for U.S. Regulators and Innovators By: Gordon, William J., and Ariel Dora Stern Abstract— Software has become an increasingly important component of medical device technology. Through legislation like... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 16 Dec 2020
  • Blog Post

Alumni on the Black Lives Matter Movement

Hack.Diversity, which aims to improve Black and Latinx representation in Boston’s innovation economy; launching Little Black Library to promote education on racial justice and the Black experience by sharing books; and helping raise capital for Uptrust, a View Details
  • 19 Dec 2017
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New Research and Ideas, December 19, 2017

formulate recommendations on design choices, pricing, and global expansion. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/918005-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 717-052 Liberté, égalité, fragilité: The Rise of Populism... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
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investors. In the past, students’ stock recommendations have outperformed the market. Copyright © 2024 President & Fellows of Harvard College. All Rights Reserved. Business Solutions for the Poor (Global and Local) Course Number 1588... View Details
  • 18 Sep 2007
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First Look: September 18, 2007

in the 1970s, HCL had grown into an enterprise with $3.7 billion in revenues and a market capitalization of $5.1 billion. The company had 41,000 employees in 11 countries, but it was ill-prepared for the increasingly competitive market. With the shift from hardware to... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 27 Sep 2011
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First Look: September 27

effects are often applied in settings where clustering may be important. We provide a general methodology for consistently estimating the variance of a large class of non-parametric estimators, including the simple matching estimator, in the presence of clustering.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne