Randomized Field Experiment - Publications - Faculty & Research

05 Dec 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, December 5, 2017

strength of the country, is increasingly failing to provide stable policy decisions addressing the issues Sweden is facing. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53584 October 2017 Review of Economics and Statistics A View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

11 Dec 2007
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First Look: December 11, 2007

a founder of neoclassical thought, Irving Fisher was also an active participant in the field of economic forecasting. Fisher made theoretical contributions to the understanding of economic fluctuations, popularized the use of index... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Sheila Lirio Marcelo

“I was always intrigued by that.“ With pressure from her Asian parents to pursue a law career, Marcelo applied to Harvard Law School but deferred her acceptance. She wasn’t sure she wanted to be a lawyer and instead she took a litigation consulting job that... View Details

15 Dec 2024
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Back at the Ranch

to do this work, so whether we’re building fences or moving pallets of minerals or taking care of cattle, we try to give them a ton of free manpower. In return, we get a lot of knowledge and experience that’s super valuable,” Minden says.... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; photos by Adler and Vance Jacobs; Animal Production and Aquaculture; Agriculture

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Photograph Albums - Photography Collections - Historical Collections

Aviation Meet, 1910 WK 764B B74 1 volume, 150 prints This volume contains photographs of the Harvard-Boston Aviation Meet held September 3 to September 13, 1910. Included are photographs taken for the Boston Globe on the aviation field... View Details

29 Jul 2020
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To New Beginnings: Reflecting on Transitioning Careers and Starting a Family while at HBS

chance to fulfill a lifelong dream. I had to take it. With the support of my chain of command, I decided to pursue my MBA, and I separated from the military in April of 2018. It was scary at the time to leave a job I was good at and felt a connection to in order to... View Details

04 Sep 2019
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Advancing Diagnostics that Can Save Lives

their way to developing a technology that rapidly identifies the molecular markers of cancer, there is a lot of work to be done to bring a product to market. Kelley points out that one of the key dilemmas Aikili faces is not unique to them. “A question that echoes... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

22 Aug 2011
Research & Ideas

Getting to Eureka!: How Companies Can Promote Creativity

strength. Through a 10-day field experiment involving over 500 high-powered computer programmers, the researchers sought to determine just how employees would respond to working in environments somewhat... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

22 Feb 2022
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Lessons Learned from My HBS Career Journey in Environmental Sustainability

a battery startup, and this experience along with the conversations I had with HBS Career & Professional Development (CPD), convinced me to pursue an internship at a battery startup. Exploring the Startup Space Finding a startup role,... View Details

Keywords: Energy / Cleantech

02 May 2016
Research & Ideas

Why People Don’t Vote--and How a Good Ground Game Helps

to put off until it is too late. The researchers recruited volunteers to perform some 20,000 direct door-to-door visits to random households. They found that just providing information on how to register wound up increasing registration... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Communications; Public Relations

05 May 2009
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First Look: May 5, 2009

knowledge. Using a multi-method field study across two professional service firms to refine and test the proposed model, I also find that only the use of client-specific expertise (not the expertise of high-status members) enhances... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

19 Apr 2016
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April 19, 2016

a friend likes a brand, in the offline sense. Taken together, five experiments and two meta-analyses (N > 14,000) suggest that turning “liking” into improved brand attitudes and increased purchasing by either consumers or their friends... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

13 Dec 2017
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Skydeck Live: What Really Motivates American Voters?

working to understand their motivations and tracking their reactions to cultural and political events. Her unique insights have made her a regular on CNN and a fixture on the pages of the Boston Globe. And Hessan and I discussed her View Details

08 Mar 2019
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Reclaiming Feminism: A Celebration of International Women’s Day

experience and enjoy the beauty of diversity and never thinks that he is superior or inferior to anyone else because of those differences. More importantly, I want him to feel empowered to change the status quo when he realizes it... View Details

01 Sep 2017
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The Biggest Industry You’ve Never Heard Of

a blue-haired magician named LeBlanc across the Fields of Justice, hurling spells at the enemy’s minions. He narrates the chaotic game, often profanely, as he and his four teammates confront their opponents, another team of gamers. Each... View Details

Keywords: April White; illustration by Brian Stauffer; esports; Twitch; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

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2.1.3 Classroom Recording, Photography & Social Media | MBA

2.1.3 Classroom Recording, Photography & Social Media The case and field methods, the hallmark pedagogies of Harvard Business School, are rooted in candid classroom discussion, relying on the open exchange of information and ideas, and... View Details

06 Sep 2016
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The Solution That Doesn’t Get Discussed About How to Get More Women On Corporate Boards

challenge (or as we might more aptly call it, the opportunity) becomes how many to add to the board, not which one. There is a logic to this. It is not easy for women to rise through the corporate or partnership or government or academic ranks to reach an View Details

24 Dec 2013
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First Look: December 24

linguistic, value)-are core to explaining field re-emergence. Although new or discontinuous technologies tend to displace older ones, legacy technologies that are seemingly "dead" can re-emerge, thrive, and even co-exist with... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

12 Jul 2011
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First Look: July 12

experiment to examine the effect of management fiduciary duties on equity‐debt conflicts. A 1991 Delaware bankruptcy ruling changed the nature of corporate directors' fiduciary duties in firms incorporated in that state. This change... View Details