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- 15 Dec 2015
- News
The Year in Ideas 2015
to explore.) PLUS: Alumni experts on what big ideas we’ll see in 2016. The experiment started with weather balloons attached to Styrofoam beer coolers, each with a wireless router inside. It was proof of concept for an ambitious endeavor... View Details
- 01 May 2007
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First Look: May 1, 2007
organization members. Building on existing research about the management of multiple identity organizations, we report results from a longitudinal field study of lower-level members of a multiple identity organization and develop a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Profile
Gerald Chertavian
founded that helps economically disadvantaged young adults gain skills for professional careers. Chertavian’s inspiration for Year Up stems from his experience as a volunteer in the Big Brother Big Sister program. After earning a degree... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Finance Conference Explores Research Methodologies
While HBS scholars have long appreciated the value of field-based research, the broader academic community in the field of finance has been slower to accept this method of inquiry. Field-based research, which closely studies the actions... View Details
- 05 Dec 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, December 5, 2017
strength of the country, is increasingly failing to provide stable policy decisions addressing the issues Sweden is facing. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53584 October 2017 Review of Economics and Statistics A View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Dec 2007
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First Look: December 11, 2007
a founder of neoclassical thought, Irving Fisher was also an active participant in the field of economic forecasting. Fisher made theoretical contributions to the understanding of economic fluctuations, popularized the use of index... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 21 Nov 2024
- Blog Post
How Alumni Can Recruit When They Aren’t Recruiters
questions. Although many of these fields are optional when posting a job, filling them out can minimize questions from students. Be honest about salary levels/grades, and timelines for interviews and decision making It may feel like... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 31 Aug 2010
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First Look: August 31
Furthermore, a third experiment shows that people tend to discount the wrongness of crossing ethical boundaries to hurt or help others when the action restores equity. The Private Equity Advantage: Leveraged Buyout Firms and Relationship... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Michael Son
asphalt that could be applied without heating, Mike found market adoption difficult. "Let's just say I faced ‘entrenched interests,'" Mike says, warily. "The experience exposed me to the real world — of practical things you... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
New Art
other depicts three old men in party hats dangling their feet into an open grave. “Mixing provocative, thoughtful art in amongst the students enriches the learning experience and sparks creative thinking,” says Schwartz, president and CEO... View Details
- 02 May 2016
- Research & Ideas
Why People Don’t Vote--and How a Good Ground Game Helps
to put off until it is too late. The researchers recruited volunteers to perform some 20,000 direct door-to-door visits to random households. They found that just providing information on how to register wound up increasing registration... View Details
- 02 Jun 2011
- Research & Ideas
Signing at the Top: The Key to Preventing Tax Fraud?
cheat based on our lab and field studies; we thought it was now time to examine how to prevent people from cheating." The key, according to the researchers, lies in increasing ethical salience: inducing people to pay greater attention to... View Details
- 21 Nov 2024
- Blog Post
Thoughts on the JD/MBA From a Recent Grad
for the District of Columbia. Here, she highlights experiences unique to JD/MBA students. Why Pursue a Joint Degree Program? JD/MBA programs are ideal for those with varied interests wishing to explore career paths in both business and... View Details
- 14 Dec 2011
- Research & Ideas
The New Measures for Improving Nonprofit Performance
How can nonprofit leaders address such conflicting demands? Harvard Business School Working Knowledge recently spoke with two leaders in the field of nonprofit performance management. Mario Morino is cofounder and chairman of Venture... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 14 Nov 2017
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New Research and Ideas: November 14, 2017
typically treat their costs as tightly guarded secrets. In six studies, we tested the effect of firm disclosure of the costs to produce a product (i.e., cost transparency) on purchase interest. We began with a natural field View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
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2017 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
exploration of innovation in instruction. Applied Theatre is an evolving field where various methodologies, skills, or practices native to theater disciplines are applied in non-theatrical settings. This practice facilitates View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- Blog Post
Lessons Learned from My HBS Career Journey in Environmental Sustainability
a battery startup, and this experience along with the conversations I had with HBS Career & Professional Development (CPD), convinced me to pursue an internship at a battery startup. Exploring the Startup Space Finding a startup role,... View Details
Keywords: Energy / Cleantech
- 08 Oct 2013
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First Look: October 8
http://ssrn.com/abstract=2332106 It's Not the Size of the Gift; It's How You Present It: New Evidence on Gift Exchange from a Field Experiment By: Gilchrist, Duncan, Michael Luca, and Deepak Malhotra... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Jan 2013
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First Look: Jan. 29
as well as recent articles that help give the reader a sense of where the field is headed and where likely opportunities for future research lie. This article seeks to strike an equilibrium among the variety of perspectives that exist in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Making Change
Citizen Year — SEF 2009 honoree Global Citizen Year is disrupting the traditional path to college and creating a new generation of global leaders through a "bridge" year of service learning and leadership training in Africa, Latin America, and Asia. After high school,... View Details