Generalized Additive Model - Publications - Faculty & Research

22 Mar 2016
First Look

March 22, 2016

Information Systems Research Open Content, Linus' Law, and Neutral Point of View By: Greenstein, Shane, and Feng Zhu Abstract—The diffusion of the Internet and digital technologies has enabled many organizations to use the open-content production View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

29 Sep 2022
News

Securing a Resilient Future for Senegal

strategy also included a financing and guarantee mechanism that would provide additional liquidity to companies, for payment of salaries and other fixed costs. Diagne was head of the guarantee committee that reviewed all financing... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

09 Dec 2015
Research Event

When Hosts Attack: The Competitive Threat of Online Platforms

innovations before bringing them to market. The general lesson for any company that depends on distribution partners: Be wary. As Zhu told the audience at Future Assembly: “Before you build your business View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Retail; Technology; Web Services

01 Apr 2025
Blog Post

Alumni in Climate Networking Series: Miami

Kanter highlighted how this model builds natural constituencies of support by addressing the health impacts of diesel exhaust on children who often stand near bus tailpipes. Highland's innovative financing View Details

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Tools | New Venture Competition

economy, as well as how to skillfully and resiliently adapt models as understanding of these needs changes. Testing Your Social Venture: Iterating Based on Market Feedback How do you test and iterate your idea? Social entrepreneurs and... View Details

30 Jun 2020
Book

Capitalism Is More at Risk Than Ever

The book Capitalism at Risk first appeared in 2011. The problems it identified with social inequality, global trade strife, and environmental degradation have only accelerated by 2020. The new edition of Capitalism at Risk, subtitled How Business Can Lead, is expanded... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Jun 2011
News

Undergrads Tackle Business Research

the seeds for the next generation of HBS faculty,” says HBS professor Mihir Desai, the program’s chair. PRIMO is one of HBS’s new initiatives to expand the School’s collaborative efforts with the University, a key goal of Dean Nitin... View Details

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Working at Harvard Business School | Employment

Amenities Shad Hall, centrally located on the school’s campus, is available to HBS employees, students, alumni and partners. Shad offers over 50 group fitness classes per week and personal trainers that provide more than 1300 training sessions per year. In View Details

21 Apr 2003
Research & Ideas

Are Crummy Products Your Next Growth Opportunity?

How's this for a mission statement: We make crummy products for non-consumers. But if you think that's the idea for an "F" paper in business school, you haven't been paying attention to success stories ranging from Henry Ford's first View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

25 Sep 2015
Blog Post

4 Challenges All Early-Stage Startups Face

all of which we felt were viable and exciting, by treating every moment of the day as a brainstorming opportunity. In addition to white-boarding during in-person meetings, we maintained an on-going group text where we would jot down ideas... View Details

23 Mar 2010
First Look

First Look: March 23

(1990) and Petersen-Rajan (1995) models of information acquisition in credit markets. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-077.pdf Strategies to Fight Ad-sponsored Rivals Authors: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Feng Zhu... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Dec 2003
News

Business Answers the Call

Despite increased attention to public education in recent years, today’s schools are still not producing graduates equipped to meet the demands of the 21st-century economy, many business leaders contend. Most Americans seem to agree. Although they View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

21 Aug 2012
First Look

First Look: August 21

ability distributions as endogenous to current taxes. We model this endogeneity, calibrate the model to match estimates of the intergenerational transmission of earnings ability in the United States, and use... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Apr 1999
News

AASU Looks Ahead

alumni, and business leaders. Those who attended the gathering, held in mid-February, heard from two keynote speakers: entrepreneur George Fraser, the author of Success Runs in Our Race, and General Gary Cooper, chairman and CEO of... View Details

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Business of Ideas - Course Catalog

How do idea generators and the businesses surrounding them create and capture value? How do different distribution models impact perception? This course complements RC BGIE, offering students a social and... View Details

16 Aug 2010
Lessons from the Classroom

HBS Introduces Marketing Analysis Tools for Managers

technique. Also included in each toolkit is a spreadsheet supplement that contains sample problems; interactive graphs and tables that illuminate the concept visually; and a prebuilt Excel model that guides users in conducting... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert

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Business at the Base of the Pyramid - Course Catalog

the base of the pyramid encompasses 5.0 of the 7.5 billion people in the world. In most nations, it accounts for the largest aggregate expenditure of the economy, yet continues to be significantly underserved. This makes possible innovative, disruptive View Details

10 Mar 2015
Research & Ideas

The Surprising Winners and Losers in the Retail Revolution

Look at the business model. Walmart catapulted into a $400-billion-plus company by luring customers into stores with groceries at very low margins, reaping the benefits of additional trips, which generated... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail

10 Jul 2000
Research & Ideas

IT Links for Boundaryless Companies

in the vacuum?" These are important question to ask, said Upton, amid the emergence of extranets, the fastest growing segment on the 'Net and potentially the most important in terms of transforming business. "We're developing new business View Details

Keywords: by Kenneth Liss

16 May 2011
Research & Ideas

What Loyalty? High-End Customers are First to Flee

domestic bank operating in more than 20 states from 2002 to 2006. In addition to proving what earlier models only hinted at—that new challengers offering high levels of service can siphon off the best... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

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