by Ethan R. Mollick - Publications - Faculty & Research

19 Jun 2014
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Wisdom or Madness? Comparing Crowds with Expert Evaluation in Funding the Arts

Keywords: by Ethan R. Mollick & Ramana Nanda

12 May 2015
Research & Ideas

How Crowds and Experts Kickstart the Arts

Philosophers have talked by turns about both the "wisdom" and "madness" of crowds. But when it comes to assessing and funding the arts, just how wise are crowds—and how does their wisdom compare to that of art experts? HBS Associate... View Details

Keywords: Re: Ramana Nanda; Entertainment & Recreation

10 Jun 2014
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First Look: June 10

Publications August 2013 pub Cannibalization and Option Value Effects of Secondary Markets: Evidence from the U.S. Concert Industry By: Bennett, Victor Manuel, Robert Seamans, and Feng Zhu Abstract—We examine how reducing search frictions in secondary markets affects... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

22 Nov 2023
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Humans vs. Machines: Untangling the Tasks AI Can (and Can't) Handle

Lakhani, the Dorothy and Michael Hintze Professor of Business Administration at HBS, and Fabrizio Dell'Acqua, a postdoctoral research fellow at HBS. They are joined by Boston Consulting Group’s François Candelon, Lisa Krayer, and Saran... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Information Technology; Technology

30 Dec 2013
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Most Popular Articles of 2013

in New-Employee Orientation Employee orientation programs ought to be less about the company and more about the employee, according to new research by Daniel M. Cable, Francesca Gino, and Bradley R. Staats.... View Details

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2023
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Navigating the Jagged Technological Frontier: Field Experimental Evidence of the Effects of AI on Knowledge Worker Productivity and Quality

By: Fabrizio Dell'Acqua, Edward McFowland III, Ethan Mollick, Hila Lifshitz-Assaf, Katherine C. Kellogg, Saran Rajendran, Lisa Krayer, François Candelon and Karim R. Lakhani

The public release of Large Language Models (LLMs) has sparked tremendous interest in how humans will use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to accomplish a variety of tasks. In our study conducted with Boston Consulting Group, a global management consulting firm, we examine... View Details

Keywords: Large Language Model; AI and Machine Learning; Performance Efficiency; Performance Improvement

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17 Nov 2015
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November 17, 2015

April 5–6, 2013 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In its call for the submission of theoretical and empirical papers for the symposium, the NBER noted that the global financial crisis of 2007–2008 and its aftermath have focused attention on the growing use of leverage View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Organizational Behavior - Doctoral

Snedeker Leah H. Somerville Elizabeth S. Spelke Tomer D. Ullman Adaner Usmani Jocelyn Viterna Mary C. Waters John R. Weisz Christopher Winship Xiang Zhou Current HBS Faculty Julie Battilana Max H. Bazerman David E. Bell View Details

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Strategy - Doctoral

first year typically by working with a faculty member. By their third and fourth years, most students are launched on a solid research and publication stream. The dissertation may take the form of three... View Details

29 Aug 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 29

revealed that the last words of death-row inmates were more positive and less negative than the simulated last words of noninmates—and also that these last words were less negative than poetry written by death-row inmates. Together, these... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Accounting & Management - Doctoral

Sunderam Charles C.Y. Wang Emily Williams Yuan Zou Current HBS Faculty & Students by Interest Accounting Brian K. Baik Shirley Lu Ethan C. Rouen Balanced scorecard Srikant M. Datar Robert S. Kaplan V.G.... View Details

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Placement - Doctoral

studies, are uniquely individualized. Factors like departmental fit, location preferences, dual career choices, and family needs shape these decisions. We celebrate when students secure a position that brings them joy! Students are supported throughout their job search... View Details

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Stories

C. Weinzierl (Joseph and Jacqueline Elbling Professor of Business Administration Senior Associate Dean, Chair, MBA Program); Julia B. Austin (Senior Lecturer of Business Administration); Arthur C. Brooks (Professor of Management Practice); Ranjay Gulati (Paul View Details

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Live from Klarman Hall - Alumni

Harvard Business School Mitchell Weiss (MBA 2004) Richard L. Menschel Professor of Management Practice Harvard Business School Co-Intelligence Ethan Mollick Associate Professor Wharton School of the... View Details

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Healthy Outcomes - Managing the Future of Work

02 Mar 2019 | Business Insider Axiom Business Book Awards 2019 Results 20 Feb 2019 | Axiom Business Book Awards Global Migration & Offshore Outsourcing William R. Kerr 19 Feb 2019 | Stanford Social Innovation Review The $4.8 trillion... View Details

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Accounting & Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Ranjani Krishnan and Frank Moers. Ethan C. Rouen : Selected as a 2015 AAA/Deloitte/J. Michael Cook Doctoral Consortium Fellow by the American Accounting Association. Ethan C.... View Details

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Faculty & Research - Race, Gender & Equity

H. Hammond Nien-he Hsieh Jon M. Jachimowicz Summer R. Jackson Rosabeth M. Kanter Rembrand M. Koning Anthony Mayo Kathleen L. McGinn Kristin W. Mugford Kyle R. Myers Das Narayandas Michael I. Norton Lakshmi... View Details

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Technology & Innovation - Faculty & Research

Experiment on Generative AI Reshaping Teamwork and Expertise By: Fabrizio Dell'Acqua, Charles Ayoubi, Hila Lifshitz, Raffaella Sadun , Ethan Mollick, Lilach Mollick, Yi Han, Jeff Goldman, Hari Nair, Stew Taub and Karim View Details

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Faculty & Researchers - Managing the Future of Work

de Chalendar. Managing Talent Pipelines in the Future of Work , Harvard Business School case, 2019. With William R. Kerr, Manjari Raman and Carl Kreitzberg. The Caring Company: How Employers Can Cut Costs And Boost Productivity View Details

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Wisdom or Madness? Comparing Crowds with Expert Evaluation in Funding the Arts

By: Ethan Mollick and Ramana Nanda

In fields as diverse as technology entrepreneurship and the arts, crowds of interested stakeholders are increasingly responsible for deciding which innovations to fund, a privilege that was previously reserved for a few experts, such as venture capitalists and... View Details

Keywords: Crowdfunding; Arts; Decision Choices and Conditions; Entrepreneurship; Investment; Fine Arts Industry; Technology Industry

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