Large Language Model - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 May 2012
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First Look: May 1

patterns are largely consistent with standard team-theory predictions; however, certain findings, such as a negative correlation between delegation and firm size, call for a consideration of agency costs, as well. Download the paper:... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

28 May 2012
Research & Ideas

A Pragmatic Alternative for Creating a Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy

frequently entails short-terms risks in order to create societal value. "Our analysis suggests that most companies rarely coordinate among the three theatres, let alone recognize the contributions of each to societal well-being," write Rangan, Chase, and Karim. Every... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

01 Mar 2021
Blog Post

Best Practices for Creating a Successful Virtual Internship

remote interns. “It's important to select projects which are important or notable to a large group. This ensures that many people in the organization are invested in the intern's success, and it widens the scope of available mentors who... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

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From Concept to Product | Baker Library

impossible.” (5) Polaroid camera models and films, Polaroid Corporation Annual Report, 1958. Polaroid Corporation Administrative Records, b. I.464, f. 22. Morse operated shifts around the clock so that the deep thinking and chain of... View Details

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4.6 HBS Campus Demonstration Policy | MBA

expression, to protect public safety, and to ensure that the research, teaching, work, and other activities of the School are able to continue without interference. While the Harvard Business School campus is largely open, it is also... View Details

19 Jan 2017
News

Finding Purpose in Profit

when her mother died of cancer at age 43. Consumed by grief, her father succumbed to drink and depression, and the family’s once-idyllic suburban life spiraled downward into poverty. Barely adolescent and lacking role models for success,... View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley; B corporations

16 Sep 2008
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First Look: September 16, 2008

behavior. We examine the role of experience over time in the emergence of the Gambler's Fallacy in binary prediction tasks. Theories of the Gambler's Fallacy and models of binary prediction suggest that recency bias, elicited by... View Details

01 Sep 2015
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Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2015

entrepreneurs actually go about producing transformative change. There are four key stages: understanding the world; envisioning a better future; building a model for change; and scaling the solution. The Debate over Jewish Achievement:... View Details

10 Mar 2021
News

New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books, Podcasts

money out there looking for interesting new businesses. On the face of it, it’s a match made in heaven, with lots of positives; but beware the negatives. Those investment decisions will shape the future of your business. The standard View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Mar 2019
News

The One That Got Away

for iPhone and Android. The timing was great as mobile apps were starting to take off. However, my Bessemer team and I became fixated on the pricing model and passed on the Series-A round. Just a few years later, the company sold to... View Details

22 Aug 2011
Research & Ideas

Getting to Eureka!: How Companies Can Promote Creativity

contrary. "As a manager of people, you should regard this as very good news," Amabile wrote in the Harvard Business Review. "The key to motivation turns out to be largely within your control." By setting clear,... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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2022 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

and their work focuses on building models of social systems and classifications that better align with lived experience. Robin has written on these topics for scholarly venues, for the Supreme Court, and in a variety of popular outlets,... View Details

01 Dec 2008
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Business at the Summit

calculation also comes into play. Ferguson faulted widely used mathematical risk models for failure to build in historical data reaching back more than five years. “The problem with only five years of data is precisely that it will lead... View Details

Keywords: leadership; alumni events; Centennial; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Finance; Management

02 Oct 2015
News

The ‘F’ Word

a team they trusted—and especially me. Our near-catastrophe became a source of guidance: Which decisions, large and small, would most likely preserve and strengthen the confidence of our backers? It has proven a useful guide then and in... View Details

Keywords: Walt Disney Studios

05 Nov 2013
First Look

First Look: November 5

models of Internet firms and contribute to inform the regulatory debate on consumer privacy. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/download.aspx?name=13-085.pdf Increased Speed Equals Increased Wait: The Impact of a... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Past Issues - Alumni

Now, serving as the nexus for a community of farmers, entrepreneurs, investors, and researchers, she feels entirely at home. Work of Art Trading private equity for the arts, Jason Price is incubating a world-class art center in New Haven, Connecticut—and developing an... View Details

12 Jun 2019
Research & Ideas

Investors Have More Than Money to Offer Entrepreneurs

product and need access to a buyer inside a potential large customer or trying to develop partnerships for your business (B2B or B2C), investors can provide invaluable insights on what drives particular companies, who the “real” decision... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Austin

24 Sep 2012
Research & Ideas

Why Do We Tax?

except in special circumstances. What alternative do you propose? A: Tagging is such a central implication of the standard model that, as tax scholars, we really must be able to explain its general rejection in real-world tax systems. If... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Legal Services

12 Dec 2017
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New Research and Ideas, December 12, 2017

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53587 The Real Exchange Rate, Innovation and Productivity By: Alfaro, Laura, Alejandro Cuñat, Harald Fadinger, and Yanping Liu Abstract—We evaluate manufacturing firms' responses to changes in the real exchange rate (RER)... View Details