Outcome-based Technology Education - Publications - Faculty & Research

September 2018
Article

Aggregation of Consumer Ratings: An Application to Yelp.com

By: Weijia Dai, Ginger Jin, Jungmin Lee and Michael Luca

Because consumer reviews leverage the wisdom of the crowd, the way in which they are aggregated is a central decision faced by platforms. We explore this "rating aggregation problem" and offer a structural approach to solving it, allowing for (1) reviewers to vary in... View Details

Keywords: User Generated Content; Crowdsourcing; Yelp; Social and Collaborative Networks; Information; Internet and the Web; Learning; Mathematical Methods; E-commerce

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01 Dec 2006
News

HBS Honors Four Alumni

Currently the chairman of Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Philip Yeo has for many years overseen the planning and implementation of the key drivers of Singapore’s remarkable economic successes. Now Yeo is pushing... View Details

Keywords: Educational Services; Educational Services

01 Mar 2008
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Innovation, Inc.

additional applications for the technology that Fuji had developed for the analog film market. So instead of focusing only on digital imaging, the obvious substitute for analog photography, Fuji now has the opportunity to branch out into... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Mary Tripsas; Educational Services; Educational Services; Educational Services

21 Jul 2023
Blog Post

Malcolm McClain (MBA/MPP 2023) Named First RISE Career Fellow

utilizes their MBA skills to bring significant value and capacity to both the business and its community. Leading into his first year at HBS, McClain was a Summer Fellow with the Harlem Children’s Zone, an education non-profit that aims... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

03 Sep 2024
Blog Post

Business of Animal Protection Club

Are you interested in connecting with other HBS MBA students dedicated to tackling climate change? Student Clubs are a vital part of the HBS Community experience that support the school's mission to educate leaders who make a difference... View Details

01 Jun 2000
News

Going Public: Scott C. Bolick

impression, they marked a turning point in Bolick's education as a leader. Bolick was born in Germany and grew up in an Army family that moved every couple of years. In his five-year career as an Army officer, in two years as a consultant... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry

01 Mar 2015
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Clubs Hopping

technology that included Sequoia Capital partner Todd Cozzens (PMD 60, 1990), who invests in digital health companies. What trends does Carter see disrupting health care? Health and wellness insights driven by cognitive computing. Carter... View Details

Keywords: April White; Health, Social Assistance

01 Jun 2007
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Alumni Books

M.R. Covey (MBA ’89) with Rebecca R. Merrill (Free Press) Covey argues that trust is a hard-edged economic driver, a learnable, measurable skill that makes organizations more profitable, people more promotable, and relationships more energizing. He shows business,... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Apr 1996
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HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

happening on campus, in particular the arrival of the January cohort and the extraordinary advances in the uses of technology in the School's programs. Most of the January meeting involved working in Alumni Association committees that... View Details

Keywords: Cathy Connett

16 Oct 2014
News

Innovating for International Aid

monitored refugee camps and volunteered in AIDS orphanages. He spent eight years as president of Aim High, an educational organization focused on inner-city, disadvantaged children. He was also cofounder of a Gates Foundation–funded... View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman

23 Sep 2020
News

HBS Action Plan for Racial Equity

that Dean Nohria has committed $25 million over the next 10 years to the plan—and that the School will seek additional support from donors to sustain the plan over time. “To be true to our mission,” said Dean Nohria, “we must enlist the full spectrum of human talent... View Details

01 Dec 2010
News

This Is What I Do

says Bailey. “If we lose these, we have nothing.” Accordingly, green technology and sustainability are not just nice add-ons but business imperatives. Yet traditional bottom-line considerations pertain as well: “As is typical in remote,... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; time travel; Health, Social Assistance; Accommodation; Hospitality; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Apparel Manufacturing; Manufacturing

September 2014
Article

The Interrelationships Between Brand and Channel Choice

By: Scott Neslin, Kenshuk Jerath, Anand Bodapati, Eric T. Bradlow, John A. Deighton, Sonja Gensler, Leonard Lee, Elisa Montaguti, Rahul Telang, Raj Venkatesan, Peter C. Verhoef and Z. John Zhang

We propose a framework for the joint study of the consumer's decision of where to buy and what to buy. The framework is rooted in utility theory where the utility is for a particular channel/brand combination. The framework contains firm actions, the consumer search... View Details

Keywords: Brand Choice; Channel Choice; Utility Theory; Marketing; Decision Choices and Conditions; Consumer Behavior; Learning; Information Technology Industry; Information Technology Industry; Information Technology Industry; Information Technology Industry; Information Technology Industry

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01 Dec 2010
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The Transformers

interest in social enterprise “is part of a much deeper shift in terms of truly educating leaders who can make a difference in the world,” he adds. Susan Wolf Ditkoff (MBA ’01), a partner at Bridgespan and a member of the HBS Alumni... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

27 Sep 2006
Research & Ideas

Report From Egypt: Studying Global Influences

government to create a new educational program that happened also to make new relationships and gain new business. One of the companies gave employees two hours a week to tutor at a school and was influential in raising standards for... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

06 Sep 2004
What Do You Think?

How Do We Prepare for a World Without Cheap Oil?

Summing Up Is the end of cheap oil a challenge to the world? Yes. Will it affect our standard of living adversely? Not likely. At least that is the verdict of most of the large number of respondents to this month's column who rely on assumed human ingenuity combined... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

11 Jan 2000
Lessons from the Classroom

New Game, New Rules: Developing Managers for a Competitive World

The Program for Global Leadership assembles senior executives from organizations worldwide who participate and interact in a unique, multi-phased educational process. The program's unusual structure helps them to gain fresh insight about... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

01 Dec 2016
News

HBS Alumni On Leading Their Alma Mater

at an inflection point. How can the modern educational institution encourage innovation and experimentation? What are the practical steps you take? SG: I recently met with the IT Strategy Board—a governance group overseeing information... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

22 Nov 2011
News

A Storybook Beginning

Risher: E-reading the African story “Treasure of the Trees” at the Kade Primary School in Ghana. Courtesy David Risher If you’ve just read Curious George Visits the Library and desperately want to get your hands on Curious George Goes to the Beach, being a second... View Details

Keywords: Educational Services; Educational Services; Educational Services; Educational Services

01 Mar 2018
News

Excellence At The Intersection Of Disciplines

Across Harvard University, rapid innovation and technological change, among other factors, are prompting important collaborations that enhance learning and deepen understanding. Under the mantle of “One Harvard,” students, faculty... View Details

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