Recommender Systems - Publications - Faculty & Research

11 May 2010
First Look

First Look: May 11

formulate recommendations going forward. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/710414-PDF-ENG Organization and Strategy at Millennium (A) Julie M. Wulf and Scott WaggonerHarvard Business School Case 710-415 This case... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Strategy Execution Online Course | HBS Online

systems for every dimension of business performance Identify and manage risks that could derail strategy execution Empower employees through proprietary frameworks like the Job Design Optimization Tool, which helps design high-performance... View Details

02 Mar 2009
Research & Ideas

When Goal Setting Goes Bad

governments create dysfunctional systems that can be predicted to lead to bad behaviors, I see the problem starting with the dysfunctional system. And I see the creating of optimal systems as a key... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

29 Oct 2019
Sharpening Your Skills

Robots in the Boardroom

artificial intelligence, and related technologies in the twenty-first century Making Sense of RecommendationsWe compare computer recommender systems to human recommenders in a... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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Strategy for Health Care Delivery - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Align your organization around a value-based strategy: Build a firm foundation for exploring and implementing strategy transformation Manage the issues that arise when implementing new approaches Lead strategic and organizational change to generate value Improve health... View Details

24 Oct 2011
Research & Ideas

The Yelp Factor: Are Consumer Reviews Good for Business?

In recent years, consumer review sites including Yelp, Citysearch, and TripAdvisor have become the first stop for recommendations on everything from dinner to dentists. Along the way, they've earned a loyal following from fans, but also... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Food & Beverage

10 May 2010
Research & Ideas

What Top Scholars Say About Leadership

Moss Kanter discussed in a preface to a collection of Follett's works, Follett was way ahead of her time. She was admittedly a utopian and romantic, but she had a profound appreciation for human relations and was one of the earliest View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Education

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Alternative Investments Course | HBS Online

course to your organization . Learner Stories 91% gained deeper expertise in specific areas The virtual, interactive platform was unique. I was continuously engaged with the course's material and learned a lot from my peers. Kaushal Khodifad Senior View Details

07 Jan 2019
Research & Ideas

The Better Way to Forecast the Future

come from diverse sources Chief among the recommendations from Grushka-Cockayne and her colleagues is aggregating several probability forecasts, typically from between five and 10 experts. Ideally, those experts should have some... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Air Transportation; Transportation

05 Feb 2019
News

The First Five Years: Karan Shah (MBA 2016)

our growth strategy to diversify the business portfolio. One of my key responsibilities is to ensure that everything we do has a well-documented system and process. A day at work could involve any or all of the activities I mentioned... View Details

14 Sep 2018
Blog Post

10 Things I Learned During My First Month in the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program

It was exciting to see how to apply what we learned in a real-life context. Many of my classmates felt they actually understood statistics for the first time thanks to the incredible faculty. 5. Systems and Controls A little more... View Details

07 May 2024
Blog Post

Opportunity to Offset Travel Emissions with Carbon Credits that Meet HBS Criteria

members of the Harvard Business School (HBS) community have asked HBS to provide carbon credit recommendations to offset their travel emissions. After exploring options, HBS is suggesting travelers consider the CNaught carbon credit... View Details

17 Sep 2013
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First Look: September 17

selection and recommendation incentives than their sell-side peers. We examine the selection and performance of stocks recommended by analysts at a large investment firm relative to those of sell-side... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

08 May 2012
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First Look: May 8

isolation, and as a consequence avoid deviating much-for any given subset-from the expected overall distribution of judgments. For instance, an interviewer who has already highly recommended three applicants on a given day may be... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

12 Oct 2011
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First Look: October 12

accountability reporting system is likely to be more useful if it (1) accommodates for a delegate's information advantage over her delegator, (2) produces periodic performance and position reports, and (3) has a mutually agreeable due... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

11 Aug 2003
Research & Ideas

Why Budgeting Kills Your Company

decoupling of the company's resource allocation process from the highest-value strategic opportunities. The answer, some experts say, is to dispense with budgets entirely. The answer, some experts say, is to dispense with budgets entirely—and replace them with a View Details

Keywords: by Loren Gary

27 Nov 2006
What Do You Think?

What’s to Be Done About Performance Reviews?

suggestions for how to improve them. Typical of these were Thad Juszczak's recommendation that "The process of performance feedback should be continuous." Continuous feedback is an antidote to Hany Derias' concern that "the... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

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Software Tools - Research Computing Services

typing ls /usr/local/bin or ls /usr/local/app , to see what else is in the default PATH. Additional Notes on PATHs By default, when you log in to your account, the default PATH variable , a Unix variable that defines where the system... View Details

11 Jun 2018
Research & Ideas

Why South Korea's Samsung Built the Only Outdoor Skating Rink in Texas

legal system is predicated on a jury of our peers deciding a case based on their own independent opinions, not on their warm feelings from the advertisement they saw on their way to the courthouse. To prevent unfair persuasion, Cohen... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Legal Services

03 Dec 2014
What Do You Think?

Can the Brilliant Jerk Be Managed Effectively?

month's question elicited responses across the spectrum of recommended ways of managing them. At one extreme was Sherpa, who said, "Any sort of 'brilliant jerk" is simply another form of psychopath. Psychopaths have no place in... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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