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- 18 Sep 2007
- Working Paper Summaries
Modularity, Transactions, and the Boundaries of Firms: A Synthesis
Keywords: by Carliss Y. Baldwin
- 2025
- Working Paper
Productivity Beliefs and Efficiency in Science
By: Fabio Bertolotti, Kyle R. Myers and Wei Yang Tham
We develop a method to estimate producers’ productivity beliefs in settings where output quantities and input prices are unobservable, and we use it to evaluate allocative efficiency in the market for science. Our model of researchers’ labor supply shows that their... View Details
Bertolotti, Fabio, Kyle R. Myers, and Wei Yang Tham. "Productivity Beliefs and Efficiency in Science." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 25-063, June 2025.
- Article
Integrating: A Managerial Practice that Enables Implementation in Fragmented Health Care Environments
By: Michaela J. Kerrissey, Patricia Satterstrom, Nicholas Leydon, Gordon Schiff and Sara J. Singer
How some organizations improve while others remain stagnant is a key question in health care research. This inductive qualitative study examines primary care clinics implementing improvement efforts in order to identify mechanisms that enable implementation despite... View Details
Keywords: Organization And Management Theory; Quality Improvement; Health Care and Treatment; Performance Improvement; Integration; Cooperation
Kerrissey, Michaela J., Patricia Satterstrom, Nicholas Leydon, Gordon Schiff, and Sara J. Singer. "Integrating: A Managerial Practice that Enables Implementation in Fragmented Health Care Environments." Health Care Management Review 42, no. 3 (July–September 2017): 213–225.
- 2015
- Working Paper
Blinded by Experience: Prior Experience, Negative News and Belief Updating
By: Bradley R. Staats, Diwas S. KC and Francesca Gino
Traditional models of operations management involve dynamic decision-making assuming optimal (Bayesian) updating. However, behavioral theory suggests that individuals exhibit bias in their beliefs and decisions. We conduct both a field study and two laboratory studies... View Details
Keywords: Behavioral Operations; Egocentric Bias; Experience; Healthcare Operations; Prejudice and Bias; Behavior; Operations; Decision Making; Health Care and Treatment
Staats, Bradley R., Diwas S. KC, and Francesca Gino. "Blinded by Experience: Prior Experience, Negative News and Belief Updating." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 16-015, August 2015.
- 2015
- Working Paper
Wisdom or Madness? Comparing Crowds with Expert Evaluation in Funding the Arts
By: Ethan Mollick and Ramana Nanda
In fields as diverse as technology entrepreneurship and the arts, crowds of interested stakeholders are increasingly responsible for deciding which innovations to fund, a privilege that was previously reserved for a few experts, such as venture capitalists and... View Details
Mollick, Ethan, and Ramana Nanda. "Wisdom or Madness? Comparing Crowds with Expert Evaluation in Funding the Arts." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 14-116, May 2014. (Revised January 2015, August 2015.)
- May 2013 (Revised March 2014)
- Case
Hubei Lantian (A)
By: David F. Hawkins, Michael Shih-Ta Chen and Nancy Hua Dai
Emily Wang, an analyst with Future Securities, a Shanghai-based investment firm, is given the task of making stock purchase recommendations to her supervisor from a number of Chinese common stocks. One stock in particular, Hubei Lantian Co., Ltd. (Hubei Lantian),... View Details
Hawkins, David F., Michael Shih-Ta Chen, and Nancy Hua Dai. "Hubei Lantian (A)." Harvard Business School Case 113-118, May 2013. (Revised March 2014.)
- March 2013
- Article
Breaking Them in or Eliciting Their Best? Reframing Socialization around Newcomers' Authentic Self-expression
By: Daniel M. Cable, Francesca Gino and Brad Staats
Socialization theory has focused on enculturating new employees such that they develop pride in their new organization and internalize its values. Drawing on authenticity research, we propose that the initial stage of socialization leads to more effective employment... View Details
Keywords: Socialization; Authenticity; Self-Expression; Best Self; Outsourcing; Employee Retention; Organizational Culture; Retention; Identity; Customer Satisfaction
Cable, Daniel M., Francesca Gino, and Brad Staats. "Breaking Them in or Eliciting Their Best? Reframing Socialization around Newcomers' Authentic Self-expression." Administrative Science Quarterly 58, no. 1 (March 2013): 1–36.
- April 2004 (Revised November 2004)
- Background Note
Why Complex Systems Fail
Operationally excellent organizations create competitive opportunities for themselves that are not available to their peers. One view of the manager's competitive dilemma is to pick the right position for his organization, differentiating it, for example, as a... View Details
Spear, Steven J., and Bryce LaPierre. "Why Complex Systems Fail." Harvard Business School Background Note 604-083, April 2004. (Revised November 2004.)
- 29 Nov 2012
- HBS Seminar
Chris Dellarocas, Boston University
Rational Habit Formation
Regular handwashing with soap is believed to have substantial impacts on child health in the developing world. Most handwashing campaigns have failed, however, to establish and maintain a regular practice of handwashing. Motivated by scholarship that suggests... View Details
Glass Half Broken
Why the gender gap persists and how we can close it. For years women have made up the majority of college-educated workers in the United States. In 2019, the gap between the percentage of women and the percentage of men in the workforce was the smallest on... View Details
- Profile
Davida Bynum
system in our classroom. Throughout the year, we learned about the science and technology of astronauts, robotic engineering, and mission control specialists which culminated into a final “mission” and week-long field trip at NASA’s Space... View Details
- 01 Feb 2021
- Blog Post
Choosing the Right Student Loan
to successfully pay off debt in a relatively short time frame. If you’re planning to go into a field that does not offer that level of salary, there are several options available to you to help you manage your debt. For example,... View Details
- 06 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
Cheese Moving: Effecting Change Rather Than Accepting It
uniquely tailored to that person. But there may be another reason. In the field of business, there is rarely an insight or idea that is entirely new. And yet, many great ideas that have been around for a long time have still not been... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- Web
Founder - Entrepreneurship
class on your venture: Independent Project Field X (provides funding) Entrepreneurial Sales 101 Startup Operations (provides funding) Launching Technology Ventures (LTV) Get pro bono legal support for your startup: Pitch to Harvard Law... View Details
- 17 Dec 2013
- First Look
First Look: December 17
good weather. When the weather is bad, individuals appear to focus more on their work than on alternate outdoor activities. We investigate the proposed relationship between worse weather and higher productivity through four studies: (1) View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- Fast Answer
Bloomberg: comparative returns
How can I get comparative returns in Bloomberg? To compare returns of up to six securities or indices type COMP and hit GO. In amber fields type in the full tickers (including appropriate yellow key) for specific securities or indices.... View Details
- Web
Life at Harvard - Doctoral
Living in Boston Boston offers opportunities to collaborate with leading scholars across all fields and disciplines. Start your journey in Harvard Square, one of the world's great crossroads, and make your way to Central Square, home to... View Details
- Web
Agents of Change: The Founding of the AASU - The Golden Age of Black Business
success within a black economy, which developed in response to the nation's rise of two worlds of race." 4 African Americans who attended HBS during this time went on to make significant contributions in diverse fields and in their... View Details
- 15 May 2007
- Working Paper Summaries