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- 18 Jun 2012
- Research & Ideas
Better by the Bunch: Evaluating Job Candidates in Groups
New research suggests that organizations wishing to avoid gender stereotyping in the hiring or promotion process-and employ the most productive person instead—should evaluate job candidates as a group, rather than one at a time. “The...
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by Maggie Starvish
- September 2002 (Revised October 2002)
- Case
Oklahoma VISION Project
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Susan Saltrick
Describes the two-year-old pilot phase of a public/private initiative in Oklahoma called the Virtual Internet School in Oklahoma Network (VISION) project. VISION was a first-of-its-kind, standards-based, vendor-neutral technology infrastructure developed to enable...
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Keywords:
Measurement and Metrics;
Internet and the Web;
Performance Evaluation;
Technological Innovation;
Partners and Partnerships;
Service Delivery;
Innovation and Management;
Entrepreneurship;
Education;
Information Technology Industry;
Education Industry;
Oklahoma;
Western United States
Applegate, Lynda M., and Susan Saltrick. "Oklahoma VISION Project." Harvard Business School Case 803-015, September 2002. (Revised October 2002.)
- 11 Aug 2011
- Lessons from the Classroom
Perfecting the Project Pitch
five-minute sales pitch for a project. It's an elaboration on the classic "elevator pitch" exercise in which entrepreneurs must come up with a 60-second presentation that tells the story of their product, company, or project as...
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by Dennis Fisher
- March 1990 (Revised October 1999)
- Case
Turner Construction Company: Project Management Control Systems
By: Robert L. Simons and Hilary Weston
After providing a brief overview of Turner Construction Co.'s structure and project work, the case gives a detailed description of its project management control system, the IOR system. In addition to explaining the mechanics of the IOR system, the case identifies the...
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Mission and Purpose;
Cost Management;
Performance Evaluation;
Risk Management;
Strategic Planning;
Planning;
Management Systems;
Management Teams;
Construction Industry
Simons, Robert L., and Hilary Weston. "Turner Construction Company: Project Management Control Systems." Harvard Business School Case 190-128, March 1990. (Revised October 1999.)
- 19 Jun 2014
- Working Paper Summaries
Wisdom or Madness? Comparing Crowds with Expert Evaluation in Funding the Arts
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by Ethan R. Mollick & Ramana Nanda
- Web
Courses - Private Capital Project
investment challenges, identify growth opportunities, and optimize capital returns in a complex investment environment. HBS Online Courses Alternative Investments The Alternative Investments course covers the essentials for evaluating...
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- June 2014
- Supplement
Intuit Inc.: Project AgriNova PowerPoint Supplement
In late 2008, a team from Intuit's office in Bangalore, India, is evaluating an opportunity to launch a new venture that would use SMS to deliver crop price information to farmers in India. The case describes the structure of Indian agriculture and the problems...
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Corporate Venturing;
Entrepreneurship;
Research;
Business Ventures;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Information Technology Industry;
Bangalore
Eisenmann, Thomas R. "Intuit Inc.: Project AgriNova PowerPoint Supplement." Harvard Business School PowerPoint Supplement 814-125, June 2014.
- Article
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...
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Crowdfunding;
Arts;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Entrepreneurship;
Investment;
Fine Arts Industry;
Technology Industry
Mollick, Ethan, and Ramana Nanda. "Wisdom or Madness? Comparing Crowds with Expert Evaluation in Funding the Arts." Management Science 62, no. 6 (June 2016): 1533–1553.
- 2015
- Working Paper
The Impact of Funds: An Evaluation of CDC 2004-12
By: Josh Lerner, Ann Leamon, Steve Dew and Dong Ik Lee
CDC was founded in 1948 as part of the U.K. government's efforts to develop the economic resources of Britain's remaining colonies. Since then, CDC has pursued a series of strategies to "do good without losing money," as its original mission was phrased. Its approach...
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Lerner, Josh, Ann Leamon, Steve Dew, and Dong Ik Lee. "The Impact of Funds: An Evaluation of CDC 2004-12." Working Paper, October 2015.
- October 1981 (Revised June 1985)
- Case
Vicks Health Care Division: Project Scorpio (B)
Reveals that Vicks chose a multi-condition positioning for the product. Describes testing of name and concept, and extensively reports on a four-city test market. Students are expected to evaluate both the design and results of the test, and face options ranging from...
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Yip, George S., and Jeffrey R Williams. "Vicks Health Care Division: Project Scorpio (B)." Harvard Business School Case 582-040, October 1981. (Revised June 1985.)
- 2015
- Working Paper
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...
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Mollick, Ethan, and Ramana Nanda. "Wisdom or Madness? Comparing Crowds with Expert Evaluation in Funding the Arts." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 14-116, May 2014. (Revised January 2015, August 2015.)
- September 1988
- Case
Vicks Health Care Division: Project Scorpio (D)
Reveals that Vicks chose a multi-condition positioning for the product. Describes testing of name and concept, and extensively reports on a four-city test market. Students are expected to evaluate both the design and results of the test, and face options ranging from...
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Kosnik, Thomas J. "Vicks Health Care Division: Project Scorpio (D)." Harvard Business School Case 589-008, September 1988.
- April 1999 (Revised March 2002)
- Case
Aluminum Smelting in South Africa: Alusaf's Hillside Project
With prices at all-time lows at the beginning of 1994, South Africa's sole primary aluminum producer--Alusaf--is considering building the world's largest greenfield smelter. Using cost estimates in this case, students can evaluate the relative cost position of this...
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Keywords:
Metals and Minerals;
Analysis;
Markets;
Profit;
Capital;
Industrial Products Industry;
South Africa
Corts, Kenneth S. "Aluminum Smelting in South Africa: Alusaf's Hillside Project." Harvard Business School Case 799-130, April 1999. (Revised March 2002.)
- January 2001 (Revised May 2010)
- Case
BP Amoco (A): Policy Statement on the Use of Project Finance
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Michael Kane
Following the BP/Amoco merger in December 1998, CFO David Watson asked Bill Young to recommend when and under what circumstances the firm should use external project finance instead of internal corporate funds to finance new capital investments. As part of this...
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Esty, Benjamin C., and Michael Kane. "BP Amoco (A): Policy Statement on the Use of Project Finance." Harvard Business School Case 201-054, January 2001. (Revised May 2010.)
- October 2021
- Article
Judgment Aggregation in Creative Production: Evidence from the Movie Industry
By: Hong Luo, Jeffrey T. Macher and Michael Wahlen
We study a novel, low-cost approach to aggregating judgment from a large number of industry experts on ideas that they encounter in their normal course of business. Our context is the movie industry, in which customer appeal is difficult to predict and investment costs...
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Judgment Aggregation;
Quality Uncertainty;
Creative Industry;
Project Evaluation And Selection;
Creativity;
Film Entertainment;
Judgments;
Motion Pictures and Video Industry
Luo, Hong, Jeffrey T. Macher, and Michael Wahlen. "Judgment Aggregation in Creative Production: Evidence from the Movie Industry." Management Science 67, no. 10 (October 2021): 6358–6377.
- Web
1.17 Field Based Learning/Independent Projects - MBA
the maximum limit of 9 non-classroom credits in the year and no more than 6 IP credits in either term. Grading Independent Projects will receive a grade of Pass, Low Pass or Fail. “Pass” represents satisfactory performance and will not...
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- August 2022 (Revised August 2023)
- Case
Sweet Teez Bakery: Projecting the Dough’s Rise
By: Emily R. McComb, Mel Martin and Amy Klopfenstein
In 2021, the HBS Impact Investment Fund student team met with entrepreneur Teresa Maynard, who had applied for a $25,000 impact investment loan. The students thought the former Harvard Data Scientist’s bakery business, Sweet Teez Bakery, showed promise. Maynard had...
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Keywords:
Impact Investment;
Entrepreneurship;
Social Entrepreneurship;
Finance;
Investment;
Goods and Commodities;
Financial Reporting;
Small Business;
Food and Beverage Industry;
United States;
Massachusetts
McComb, Emily R., Mel Martin, and Amy Klopfenstein. "Sweet Teez Bakery: Projecting the Dough’s Rise." Harvard Business School Case 223-004, August 2022. (Revised August 2023.)
- 2022
- Working Paper
Are Experts Blinded by Feasibility?: Experimental Evidence from a NASA Robotics Challenge
By: Jacqueline N. Lane, Zoe Szajnfarber, Jason Crusan, Michael Menietti and Karim R. Lakhani
Resource allocation decisions play a dominant role in shaping a firm’s technological trajectory and competitive advantage. Recent work indicates that innovative firms and scientific institutions tend to exhibit an anti-novelty bias when evaluating new projects and...
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Evaluations;
Novelty;
Feasibility;
Field Experiment;
Resource Allocation;
Technological Innovation;
Competitive Advantage;
Decision Making
Lane, Jacqueline N., Zoe Szajnfarber, Jason Crusan, Michael Menietti, and Karim R. Lakhani. "Are Experts Blinded by Feasibility? Experimental Evidence from a NASA Robotics Challenge." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 22-071, May 2022.
- October 2016
- Article
Looking Across and Looking Beyond the Knowledge Frontier: Intellectual Distance and Resource Allocation in Science
By: Kevin J. Boudreau, Eva Guinan, Karim R. Lakhani and Christoph Riedl
Selecting among alternative innovative projects is a core management task in all innovating organizations. In this paper, we focus on the evaluation of frontier scientific research projects. We argue that the "intellectual distance" between the knowledge embodied in...
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Knowledge;
Innovation;
Novelty;
Evaluation;
Resource Allocation;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Innovation and Management;
Science-Based Business;
Experience and Expertise
Boudreau, Kevin J., Eva Guinan, Karim R. Lakhani, and Christoph Riedl. "Looking Across and Looking Beyond the Knowledge Frontier: Intellectual Distance and Resource Allocation in Science." Management Science 62, no. 10 (October 2016).
- April 12, 2022
- Article
Evaluation of Individual and Ensemble Probabilistic Forecasts of COVID-19 Mortality in the United States
By: Estee Y. Cramer, Evan L. Ray, Velma K. Lopez, Johannes Bracher, Andrea Brennen, Alvaro J. Castro Rivadeneira, Michael Lingzhi Li and et al.
Short-term probabilistic forecasts of the trajectory of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States have served as a visible and important communication channel between the scientific modeling community and both the general public and decision-makers. Forecasting models...
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Keywords:
COVID-19;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Health Pandemics;
Mathematical Methods;
Partners and Partnerships
Cramer, Estee Y., Evan L. Ray, Velma K. Lopez, Johannes Bracher, Andrea Brennen, Alvaro J. Castro Rivadeneira, Michael Lingzhi Li, and et al. "Evaluation of Individual and Ensemble Probabilistic Forecasts of COVID-19 Mortality in the United States." e2113561119. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 119, no. 15 (April 12, 2022). (See full author list here.)