Publications

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July 2008 (Revised May 2009)
Teaching Note

The Springfield Nor'easters: Maximizing Revenues in the Minor Leagues (Brief Case)

By: Frank V. Cespedes, Christopher H. Lovelock and Laura Winig

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Keywords: Market Research; Quantitative Analysis; Consumer Marketing; Pricing Strategy; Price; Mathematical Methods; Marketing Channels

November 2012
Article

The Variance of Non-Parametric Treatment Effect Estimators in the Presence of Clustering

By: Samuel G. Hanson and Adi Sunderam

Non-parametric estimators of treatment effects are often applied in settings where clustering may be important. We provide a general methodology for consistently estimating the variance of a large class of non-parametric estimators, including the simple matching... View Details

Keywords: Treatment Effects; Matching Estimators; Clustering; Applications and Software; Mathematical Methods

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Global Reach | Baker Library

Harvard Business School,” HBS Annual Report , 1965. 1 Efforts by HBS to spread the teaching of case method instruction for the benefit of business education nationally led to the development of many of its international programs. In 1954,... View Details

02 Oct 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, October 2, 2018

behavior that have not been considered in previous research. First, customers who monitor product prices after purchase may initiate opportunistic returns because of price drops. Second, customers who anticipate a future return may strategically choose a payment View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

1972
Chapter

Sociotechnical and Cognitive Models

By: Stephen Allen and John J. Gabarro

Keywords: Cognition and Thinking; Mathematical Methods; Society; Technology

January 2008 (Revised April 2008)
Teaching Note

Pilgrim Bank (B): Statistics Review with Data Desk

By: Frances X. Frei

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Keywords: Banks and Banking; Mathematical Methods; Banking Industry

September 1993 (Revised August 2011)
Exercise

ExtendSim® Simulation Exercises in Process Analysis (B)

By: Roy D. Shapiro

Second set of exercises meant to be used with ExtendSim, a simulation package created by Imagine That, Inc. of San Jose, California, that allows students to investigate the impact of adding buffers to simple in-line processes with uncertain processing times. View Details

Keywords: Measurement and Metrics; Operations; Production; Mathematical Methods

2006
Chapter

Interorganizational Cooperation between Not-for-profit Organizations: A Relational Analysis

By: Julie Battilana and Metin Sengul

Keywords: Nonprofit Organizations; Cooperation; Mathematical Methods

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Academic Experience | MBA

decisively, and inspire those around you to achieve great things. The Case Method The case method brings leadership to life. Students step into the shoes of case protagonists, real business leaders, and... View Details

Working Paper

The Long-Run Dynamics of Electricity Demand: Evidence from Municipal Aggregation

By: Tatyana Deryugina, Alexander MacKay and Julian Reif

Economic theory suggests that demand is more elastic in the long run relative to the short run, but evidence on the empirical relevance of this phenomenon is scarce. We study the dynamics of residential electricity demand by exploiting price variation arising from a... View Details

Keywords: Energy; Demand and Consumers; Price; Policy; Mathematical Methods

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October 2005 (Revised January 2009)
Background Note

Corporate Valuation and Market Multiples

By: Timothy A. Luehrman

Provides a basic introduction to the use of market multiples for business valuation. Explains the method's reliance on the Law of One Price, sets forth the basic steps for using the method, and reviews some practical issues arising in its application. View Details

Keywords: Business Ventures; Price; Market Transactions; Mathematical Methods; Valuation

Educators

September 1989
Background Note

Introduction to Decision Making

By: Francis Aguilar

Describes the process of decision making (establish objectives, generate alternatives, and so on) emphasizing the human side of it (using rules of thumb, favoring one's own pet projects) yet demonstrating the role an analytic/quantitative contribution has to make. View Details

Keywords: Decision Making; Goals and Objectives; Mathematical Methods; Perspective

Educators

June 2008
Supplement

Marie Trellu-Kane at Unis-Cite

By: Michel Anteby and Julie Battilana

Video supplement to Marie Trellu-Kane at Unis-Cite (A). View Details

Keywords: Social Enterprise; Organizational Design; Mathematical Methods; Paris

1996
Thesis

Limits on Interest Rate Rules in Macroeconomic Models Governed by Price Stickiness and Rational Expectations

By: William R. Kerr

Keywords: Interest Rates; Macroeconomics; Mathematical Methods

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August 1991
Background Note

Industrial Market Research: Beta Test Site Management

By: Robert J. Dolan

Describes the role of BETA tests in the new product development process and presents guidelines for effective test program development. View Details

Keywords: Product Development; Mathematical Methods; Marketing

Educators

July 2002
Article

The Economist As Engineer: Game Theory, Experimental Economics and Computation As Tools of Design Economics

By: Alvin E Roth

Keywords: Game Theory; Economics; Mathematical Methods; Design