Testing - Publications - Faculty & Research

19 Apr 2023
News

A Kick Start for Latin American Startups

head of operations). "NotCo is now selling in Burger King in several countries because of this intro. And they're starting to test in Starbucks," she says. "So there are a lot of things that we can do to help founders get started. We... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

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Patrick Mullane | About

portfolio. Before earning his MBA, Patrick served as a captain in a U.S. Air Force intelligence organization. He has also been an early employee of a technology startup, managed Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions’ Washington DC market, and... View Details

24 Jul 2017
Research & Ideas

People Have an Irrational Need to Complete 'Sets' of Things

HBS. The Canadian Red Cross puts pseudo-sets to the test The researchers proved the efficacy of pseudo-set framing through a series of laboratory and real-world field studies. In one study, they teamed up with the Canadian Red Cross, a... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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Becoming an Entrepreneur - Alumni

momentum, startups typically demonstrate proof of concept by developing the most basic version of their ideas to test their viability, collect data and make adjustments, and attract the interest of investors. Legal structure of company... View Details

30 Apr 2020
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Fighting Climate Change Requires a New Capitalism

Rebecca Henderson spent her young adult years living two lives. At work, she preached the risks of resisting change to MBA students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, drawing on lessons she learned while watching factories close as a management consultant.... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Energy

17 Aug 2021
Research & Ideas

Can Autonomous Vehicles Drive with Common Sense?

says, should not be: Should AVs acclimatize to humans or vice versa? Instead, we should be asking: What system is the safest? “In some cases, we may need to reconceive entire driving systems rather than just acclimatize drivers. AVs should push everyone to improve,” he... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Auto

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Research Computing Services - Faculty & Research

and matching Review of papers and assistance addressing reviewers' comments Identification and testing of new methods and approaches The expertise of RCS staff includes: Statistical analysis Predictive modeling Machine learning Natural... View Details

01 Jun 2015
Research & Ideas

The Surprising Benefits of Oversharing

to Answer. When John and colleagues tested these various conditions, they found that participants were much more likely to choose a dating partner who answered all the questions, rather than someone who chose not to answer. Surprisingly,... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

01 Dec 2016
News

In My Humble Opinion: Chip Brewer (MBA 1991)

Club. “It’s a course built on the Pine Barrens in southern New Jersey. It’s entirely surrounded by sand, a geologically very special spot that creates a phenomenal test of golf in beautiful, natural surroundings.” Closer to home: The... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

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Selected Digital Historical Resources – The Human Relations Movement – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

HBS Home HBS Index Contact Us A New Vision An Essay by Professors Michel Anteby and Rakesh Khurana Introduction The Hawthorne Plant Employee Welfare Illumination Studies and Relay Assembly Test Room Enter Elton Mayo Human Relations and... View Details

01 Dec 2023
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Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts

Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books The World’s Littlest Book on Climate: Ten Facts in Ten Minutes About CO2 By Mike Nelson, Pieter Tans, and Michael Banks (MBA 1983) Independently Published In this updated edition of the world’s smallest book on the world’s biggest... View Details

Keywords: podcasts

16 May 2024
News

On the Job

of the hardest jobs to test their stamina. While he didn’t get to do much fishing, Crisp did earn the respect of fellow mill workers and learned the value of hard labor. Peter Crisp: It turns out the mill where we were placed was in the... View Details

Keywords: first job; leadership; life experience; career lessons; Finance; Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining; Retail Trade

30 Oct 2017
Research & Ideas

Asking Questions Can Get You a Better Job or a Second Date

way to test in-person interaction. And there, perhaps, was revealed the ultimate proof that follow-up questions work. The top third of question askers got the most second dates. Researchers found that if a participant were to ask just one... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

26 Nov 2001
Research & Ideas

How Toyota Turns Workers Into Problem Solvers

system can require scores if not hundreds of person-work-years to be designed. No one person can be responsible for the design of a whole system. No one is either smart enough or long-lived enough to do the design work single handedly. Furthermore, we observe that... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston; Manufacturing; Transportation; Auto

23 Jun 2022
Research & Ideas

All Those Zoom Meetings May Boost Connection and Curb Loneliness

remote work. “There’s a huge value to real interactions even if they are occurring virtually,” says Goldenberg, who is a psychologist by training and an assistant professor at HBS. To test online experiences, the group took advantage of... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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Charlotte MacDonald

in a big company? In an advisory capacity? As an investor?" During the summer, Charlotte will test her assumptions within a smaller company, "ideally under one hundred people. I've been consulting with Fortune 500 companies for... View Details

Keywords: Consulting

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The overarching goal of my research is to produce works that are influential and informative to both academics and practitioners in the field of operations management. To accomplish this, I collaborate with industry partners who provide knowledge about their field,... View Details

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Software Tools - Research Computing Services

older) version of the needed one to be loaded. This has the potential to cause issues if a specific version is required. Be sure to look at the module’s requirements via module display [modulename] before assuming this will work. Or, at the very least, View Details

18 Dec 2013
HBS Case

Lessons from the Lance Armstrong Cheating Scandal

widespread and common. Of the top three finishers in the seven years Armstrong won the Tour de France, 20 out of 21 of them had doped at some point in their careers. (As the case notes, cycling legend Greg LeMond is a notable exception; he achieved three Tour victories... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Sports

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Negotiating - Alumni

and general salary surveys. Test your salary savvy with the "Salary I.Q." test, and find tips and strategies for salary negotiation. Salary.com Devoted to all aspects of salary and compensation, this site offers a "Salary Wizard" that... View Details

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