Assessment - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Apr 1999
News

HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

club operations, development of continuing education, and the marketing of programs and services to alumni. Three committees have been formed to focus on these issues, and they are presently hard at work assessing the current status of... View Details

16 Sep 2024
Blog Post

Creating a Candidate-Centered Recruiting Process

they will be evaluating candidates on, how they will assess candidates, and who will be doing the evaluations. To create a more inclusive recruiting process for candidates with diverse abilities, be intentional about all three factors.... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

17 Nov 2009
First Look

First Look: Nov. 17

Working PapersUser, and Open Collaborative Innovation: Ascendent Economic Models Authors:Carliss Y. Baldwin and Eric von Hippel Abstract In this paper we assess the economic viability of innovation by producers relative to two... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

13 May 2013
Blog Post

3 Projects, 1 Priceless Picture

Foot View: My second project was with the Nike women’s business, called Women’s Training. My work with this team brought me one step closer to the product and the Nike consumer, allowing me to see Nike’s intense passion for meeting ‘her’ needs. View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail

01 Apr 1998
News

Professor Ramchandran Jaikumar Remembered

published widely in academic and professional journals and contributed to several books. He was a consultant to many companies and served on committees of the National Research Council and as an advisor to the Congressional Office of Technology View Details

01 Jun 2005
News

Better than Cash

and general management consulting services — all free of charge. “The five CAP volunteers assessed our agency carefully and gave me the kind of information I hadn’t had before,” says Alston-Follansbee. “They helped us realize that what we... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; CAP; HBS; nonprofits; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

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3.1 Student Accounts | MBA

on the Student Account. Any returned checks submitted as payment for students’ bills will be redeposited; there is a charge assessed for dishonored checks. If students’ scholarships/fellowships and loans are greater than the amount due on... View Details

09 Oct 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, October 9, 2018

gang-controlled neighborhoods on the South Side of Chicago as well as his career experiences in both the public and private sector. These include stints at Harvard Business School, McKinsey, Goldman Sachs, the Chicago Olympics bid, and in local government. He tries to... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

18 Oct 2016
First Look

October 18, 2016

Abstract—No abstract available. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51740 Android and Competition Law: Exploring and Assessing Google's Practices in Mobile By: Edelman, Benjamin, and Damien Geradin... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

24 Nov 2009
First Look

First Look: Nov. 24

in our uncertain world, sometimes an unethical action causes harm, and sometimes it does not. We argue that a rational assessment of ethicality should not depend on the identifiability of the victim of wrongdoing or the actual harm caused... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Sep 2003
News

Globalization Revisited

strategy sessions and throughout the halls of academe. They have always sounded with particular resonance at HBS, where, at a two-day colloquium last May, some sixty academics and practitioners gathered to assess the status of... View Details

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

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HBS - Financials | Statement of Activity & Cash Flows

73 64 71 Supplies & Equipment 10 10 12 Professional Services 53 46 59 Fellowships 57 53 57 University Assessments 27 21 26 Debt Service 2 2 3 Depreciation 45 46 45 Other Expenses 124 73 102 Total Expenses $908 $779 $831 Net Operating... View Details

17 Sep 2001
Research & Ideas

Is There Help for the Big Ticket Buyer?

agreement is reached. That is, what is your Best Alternative To a Negotiated Agreement, or BATNA (Fisher and Ury 1981)? By thinking about this alternative, you can better assess your reservation price, or the point above or below which... View Details

Keywords: by Max H. Bazerman

01 Sep 2018
News

HBS Fund Council

The HBS Fund Council was formed in 2016. Its members serve as ambassadors and champions of the HBS Fund with the broader HBS alumni community. These volunteer leaders also advocate and advise on the following priorities: Reunion Giving—Mentor and cultivate class... View Details

24 Apr 2014
News

Creating a mathematical method to understand consumer behavior in a digital world

homophily—the “birds-of-a-feather” tendencies of like-minded people? Only by understanding the relative impacts of these factors can companies develop effective marketing strategies. Studying the adoption of a mobile app in Japan, Gupta and colleagues devised a... View Details

06 May 2013
Research & Ideas

How Local Events Shake Up Corporate Philanthropy

research team looked at how major events affected the philanthropic activity of 2,571 firms in 157 metropolitan areas, between 1980 and 2006. In assessing the effects of natural disasters, the researchers anticipated two possibilities. On... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

04 Aug 2003
What Do You Think?

Are We Facing an Attitude Shortage?

pointed out that "So many managers are afraid that attitude is too soft, too difficult to assess and to use as a key hiring criteria." Saurabh Dwivedy commented that "...attitude, morals, ethics, and leadership skills are... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

02 Sep 2008
Research & Ideas

Indulgence vs. Regret: Investing in Future Memories

the indulgence scale; their assessment supported Keinan's findings.) "It's possible to motivate consumers to indulge and enjoy themselves by simply asking them what they think they will regret 10 years from now," she observes.... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

Career Coach

Sarah Bua

organizational leadership effectiveness across multiple industries and geographies Prior to coaching, Sarah worked at Polaris Venture Partners on the start-up of a new venture with two internationally recognized scientists from MIT. At Health Advances, she helped... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Entrepreneurship; Investment Banking; Financial Services (All); Investment Management; Financial Services (All); Private Equity; Financial Services (All); Venture Capital; Financial Services (All); Government; Health Care; Clean Technology; Energy

19 Jan 2023
Blog Post

11 Ways to Reengage Employees in the New Year

Resource ERGs: Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) are an important tool in helping employees feel connected and supported at work. However, ERG leaders are often faced with a daunting task of creating impactful programming with a very limited budget. View Details