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Business ownership: by gender, race and ethnicity
Where can I find data on U.S. businesses by gender, race, and ethnicity? U.S. Census Bureau: The Survey of Business Owners (SBO) provides the only comprehensive, regularly collected source of information on... View Details
- Forthcoming
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Differentiating on Diversity: How Disclosing Workforce Diversity Influences Consumer Choice
By: Maya Balakrishnan, Jimin Nam and Ryan W. Buell
Companies are facing increased pressure to “walk the talk” on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in their operations. One specific call-to-action from stakeholders is the public disclosure of EEO-1s. Companies with 100+ employees are federally mandated to annually... View Details
Balakrishnan, Maya, Jimin Nam, and Ryan W. Buell. "Differentiating on Diversity: How Disclosing Workforce Diversity Influences Consumer Choice." Production and Operations Management (forthcoming). (Pre-published online March 7, 2024.)
- 17 Nov 2015
- HBS Seminar
Kevin Boudreau, Harvard Business School, London Business School
- September–October 2024
- Article
Where Data-Driven Decision-Making Can Go Wrong
By: Michael Luca and Amy C. Edmondson
When considering internal data or the results of a study, often business leaders either take the evidence presented as gospel or dismiss it altogether. Both approaches are misguided. What leaders need to do instead is conduct rigorous discussions that assess any... View Details
Luca, Michael, and Amy C. Edmondson. "Where Data-Driven Decision-Making Can Go Wrong." Harvard Business Review 102, no. 5 (September–October 2024): 80–89.
- 18 Sep 2012
- Working Paper Summaries
Risky Business: The Impact of Property Rights on Investment and Revenue in the Film Industry
- October 2009
- Journal Article
Testing the Commitment Hypothesis in Contractual Settings: Evidence from Soccer
By: Oriol Carbonell and Diego A. Comin
This paper designs and implements an empirical test to discern whether the parties to a contract are able to commit not to renegotiate their agreement. We study optimal contracts with and without commitment and derive an exclusion restriction that is useful to identify... View Details
Carbonell, Oriol, and Diego A. Comin. "Testing the Commitment Hypothesis in Contractual Settings: Evidence from Soccer." Art. 1. Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports 5, no. 4 (October 2009).
- 2020
- Working Paper
Engineering Serendipity: When Does Knowledge Sharing Lead to Knowledge Production?
By: Jacqueline N. Lane, Ina Ganguli, Patrick Gaule, Eva C. Guinan and Karim R. Lakhani
We investigate how knowledge similarity between two individuals is systematically related to the likelihood that a serendipitous encounter results in knowledge production. We conduct a natural field experiment at a medical research symposium, where we exogenously... View Details
Keywords: Cognitive Similarity; Knowledge Creation; Knowledge Sharing; Knowledge Dissemination; Relationships
Lane, Jacqueline N., Ina Ganguli, Patrick Gaule, Eva C. Guinan, and Karim R. Lakhani. "Engineering Serendipity: When Does Knowledge Sharing Lead to Knowledge Production?" Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 20-058, November 2019. (Revised July 2020.)
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Making It Possible to Explore and Grow
work she started in the summer by doing an independent study analyzing data that had been collected and conducting more in-depth interviews with founders. “The insights will be useful both to VCs View Details
- 22 Aug 2024
- Blog Post
LM Wind Power Test and Validation Center
In January 2024, Professors Willy Shih and Mike Toffel led 45 HBS MBA students on site visits to witness the energy transition and innovative sustainable production activities throughout Denmark View Details
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Challenges and Opportunities in the Restaurant Industry
taverns,buffets & cafeterias -social media marketing and restaurant apps -brand management Mintel - consumer market studies and primary and secondary View Details
- 14 Jul 2015
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First Look: July 14, 2015
big hype. As is usually the case, the truth is somewhere between these two extremes. This article highlights the potential impact of big data on business practices in three broad areas: applications, methods, View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Faculty - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
HBS ISC Resources Resources Video Courses Data Events & Presentations Frameworks News Publications Courses Faculty Faculty Michael Porter , chair of the Workshop, is the Bishop William Lawrence University Professor based at Harvard... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
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Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2017
institutions, the authors note how business needs to use data and analytics to their advantage, to deal with such issues as reconciling different data View Details
- 27 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
New Research: Surviving Bankruptcy, Useful Economics, and Retirement
Deregulation does not necessarily lead to lower prices to consumers.” Judging Foreign Startups Nataliya Langburd Wright, Rembrand Koning, and Tarun Khanna “Can accelerators and investors pick the most... View Details
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Credential of Leadership, Impact, and Management in Business | HBS Online
Concepts Develop a robust set of vital and forward-looking business skills to grow as a leader Engage with a global cohort of like-minded peers and build a network that lasts... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
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Faculty and Alumni Books for March 2014
the customers who use them); adapts to new data as they become available; and has been applied to over 850 businesses acquired and integrated in one Fortune 150 company, ITW,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2024
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Decoding the Promise and Perils of Generative AI
ChatGPT burst into the public consciousness on November 30, 2022. Within two months, the generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) software, which leverages a large language model (LLM) to produce human-like, text-based conversations, had reached an estimated 100... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 2006
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Measuring the Effect of Multimarket Contact on Competition: Evidence from Mergers Following Radio Broadcast Ownership Deregulation
By: Joel Waldfogel and Julie Wulf
This paper examines the effects of multimarket contact on advertising prices in the U.S. radio broadcasting industry. While it is in general difficult to measure the effect of multimarket contact on competition, the 1996 Telecommunications Act substantially relaxed... View Details
Keywords: Marketing Communications; Markets; Geographic Location; Advertising; Ownership; Price; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; United States
Waldfogel, Joel, and Julie Wulf. "Measuring the Effect of Multimarket Contact on Competition: Evidence from Mergers Following Radio Broadcast Ownership Deregulation." Art. 17. Contributions B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy 5, no. 1 (2006).
- 16 May 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Ideas and Research, May 16
workers and managers in what to expect, 4) set up a support system, 5) tailor methods for managing careers, 6) scale the program, 7) mainstream the program. The work for managers will be harder, but the... View Details
Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty
- 15 Nov 2016
- News
HBS and SEAS Explore Opportunities for Innovative Thinking
highlighted existing partnerships, and explored ways to foster innovation even before two-thirds of SEAS moves to its new campus adjacent to HBS and the Harvard Innovation Labs in 2020. More than 100 HBS... View Details