Difference In Differences - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Mar 2017
News

What’s New in Educational Innovation? A Few Highlights

provides a thorough understanding of the principles of finance — a toolkit for making smart financial decisions. Negotiation Mastery Participants are introduced to analytical tools and interpersonal techniques for dealing effectively with View Details

31 Oct 2023
Blog Post

Climate Change Pioneers in the Class of 1978

HBS Reunions offer Alumni a chance to come together and learn from faculty and fellow alumni and find inspiration in the ways HBS and fellow alumni make a difference in the... View Details

Risks, Opportunities, And Investments In The Era Of Climate Change (ROICC)

The MBA course on "Risks, Opportunities, and Investments in an Era of Climate Change" is ideal for students who aspire to become entrepreneurs by starting their own company or joining a start-up that is driving innovation and solving challenges posed by climate change.... View Details

20 Aug 2024
Blog Post

Alumni and Students in Climate Networking Series: Boston

Moderator Mike Toffel explored different topics with the panelists, who offered their perspectives on the trends they’re seeing, as well as the challenges and opportunities that they face. Mitch Goldstein likened electricity to the early... View Details

21 Oct 2024
Research & Ideas

What Happens in Vegas Could Shape the Metaverse

how elevated footbridges connect competing resorts in Las Vegas today, a true metaverse could allow users to hop between different and even competing worlds, rather than confining them to separate closed-off... View Details

Keywords: by Scott Nover; Computer; Information Technology

01 Oct 2000
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After the Revolution: Putting the Internet in Perspective

a huge difference in economies," Nolan stated, adding that since drugstore.com entered the field, many more health-related Internet companies have followed. "Once a dot-com comes into an industry, the... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

March 2012 (Revised January 2013)
Case

Boston Children's Hospital: Measuring Patient Costs

By: Robert S. Kaplan, Mary L. Witkowski and Jessica A. Hohman

The case describes two pilot projects on applying activity-based costing to measuring the cost of treating patients. It presents process maps and financial data relating to the processes used during (1) an office visit to a plastic surgeon for three different diagnoses... View Details

Keywords: Health Care; Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing; Costing; Hospitals; Activity Based Costing and Management; Mathematical Methods; Health Industry

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01 Mar 2017
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In My Humble Opinion: Arunma Oteh (MBA 1990)

different ethnic groups in the country’s north, along with Indian, Chinese, European, and American expats. “My early exposure to people from diverse backgrounds is probably the reason I enjoy such... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

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Lessons from Jazz in the Live Online Classroom

Trumpeter Miles Davis is heralded as one the most influential jazz musicians ever, helping to drive forward major evolutions in the genre. While he has inspired scores of jazz musicians over the decades, a View Details

01 Dec 2014
Research & Ideas

The Big Influence of Small Countries in the United Nations Secretariat

years of the institution, it has been less of an indicator in more recent years, says Werker. Instead, the countries that seem to be overrepresented reflect a kind of "soft power," more adept at working behind the scenes View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

01 Sep 2021
Blog Post

Investing in Career Switchers - Cyril Straughn-Turner & Invesco US

spoke about my ability to do research and analysis, communication skills (verbal and written), and experience working with senior leaders,” he shared. “Working on a lot of different projects in consulting... View Details

Keywords: Real Estate

01 Feb 1997
News

Leading the Way In Negotiation and Decision Making

associate professors, Kathleen L. Valley, Robert J. Robinson, and George Wu, add to the unit's research portfolio through their differing yet complementary backgrounds. Valley examines conflicts in the... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

02 Jun 2010
What Do You Think?

How Do You Weigh Strategy, Execution, and Culture in an Organization’s Success?

Execution." This argues for a different way of formulating the questions. Several commented on the importance of the thought behind the questions, leading to yet another question: Are their important View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

14 Sep 2018
Blog Post

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

learn this past month? Regarding my classmates: 1. There’s a variety of STEM backgrounds I came in expecting everyone to be a software engineer, but fortunately, I was wrong. There’s a mix of different... View Details

05 Oct 2017
Blog Post

Working as a Software Engineer in Industrial Technology

about my previous research in Bayesian decision making, I've been able to work on projects at the Center for Brains, Minds and Machines to explore how Bayesian logic is being adapted to new computational models for human cognition. ... View Details

Keywords: Technology

07 Sep 2021
News

Summer Fellowship Recipient is a Changemaker in Tanzania

even bigger, we want to develop a suite of citizen engagement tools across different sectors,” DeBere says. “Our service doesn’t have to be just for health care. You can also think about it in the education... View Details

Keywords: April White

26 Aug 2024
Research & Ideas

Can AI Match Human Ingenuity in Creative Problem-Solving?

When ChatGPT and other large language models began entering the mainstream two years ago, it quickly became apparent the technology could excel at certain business functions, yet it was less clear how well artificial intelligence could handle more creative tasks. Sure,... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Information Technology; Information; Technology

19 Nov 2001
Research & Ideas

Wrapping Your Alliances In a World Wide Web

different ordering and return procedures and system interfaces to each distributor and direct manufacturer with whom they trade, causing them to spend valuable resources in back-office operations (50 percent... View Details

Keywords: by Andrew McAfee

November 2013 (Revised November 2014)
Case

Infection Control at Massachusetts General Hospital

By: Robert S. Huckman and Nikolaos Trichakis

The case explores the challenges facing Massachusetts General Hospital concerning the adoption of a new infection control policy, which promises to improve operational performance, patient safety, and profitability. The new policy requires coordination between... View Details

Keywords: Safety; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Integration; Health Care and Treatment; Policy; Health Industry; Boston