Publications

15 Jul 2020
Video

The HBS Health Minute: Thinking Outside the Building to Meet Unmet Health Needs

Article

How to Use Heuristics for Differential Privacy

By: Seth Neel, Aaron Leon Roth and Zhiwei Steven Wu

We develop theory for using heuristics to solve computationally hard problems in differential privacy. Heuristic approaches have enjoyed tremendous success in machine learning, for which performance can be empirically evaluated. However, privacy guarantees cannot be... View Details

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17 Jan 2013
News

Social Impact Investing Will Be the New Venture Capital

February 2006 (Revised February 2007)
Case

Barry Riceman at NetD (A)

Brandon Fogg must solve two seemingly unrelated problems in his management of creative R&D professionals. First, despite having hired brilliant research professionals, his firm is having problems commercializing their ideas. Second, his most brilliant engineer has... View Details

Keywords: Intellectual Property; Knowledge Management; Contracts; Research and Development; Creativity; Commercialization

07 Nov 2012
News

To Lead Change as an Incumbent, Obama Needs New Allies

23 Oct 2013
News

Stop Relying On Experts For Innovation

05 Aug 2010
News

Re-mastering business education

27 Oct 2009
First Look

First Look: October 27

U.S. business cycles lead over medium-term fluctuations in Mexico; and (3) why Mexican consumption is not less volatile than output. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-029.pdf Publications Marginality and Problem View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

15 Mar 2018
News

Regeneron Talent Search Winners Cure Pessimism

20 Nov 2006
Research & Ideas

Open Source Science: A New Model for Innovation

Oftentimes, somebody else can make sense of both what the problem has been and what people are proposing as solutions, and can come up with a better answer. I also read a book by Dava Sobel about the longitude prize [Longitude: The True... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

April 1997
Case

Romeo Engine Plant (Abridged)

By: Robert S. Kaplan and Amy P. Hutton

A newly reopened automobile engine plant has been organized along total quality and teamwork principles. Employees now solve problems and ensure quality, rather than watch parts being produced. New operating and financial systems have been installed to promote... View Details

Keywords: Cost Accounting; Cost Management; Groups and Teams; Employees; Performance Improvement; Auto Industry

24 Oct 2013
News

Business School Professor Examines 'Cheater's High'

When Best Isn't Good Enough, Start Something New

Innovation, in cities and other contexts, often involves adaptation and repurposing, a program scaled to another place or a private sector tool tweaked for public use. But starting from scratch and doing something truly new can sometimes be the key to solving... View Details

21 Jan 2021
Video

Harnessing Entrepreneurship to Revamp Democracy

November 1993 (Revised March 1997)
Case

Romeo Engine Plant

By: Amy P. Hutton and Robert S. Kaplan

A newly reopened automobile engine plant has been organized along total quality and teamwork principles. Employees now is to solve problems and ensure quality, rather than watch parts being produced. New operating and financial systems have been installed to promote... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Motivation and Incentives; Management Practices and Processes; Groups and Teams; Performance Efficiency; Performance Improvement; Manufacturing Industry; Auto Industry