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Current Research Projects
1. Freedom and Openness in Scientific Research
This is a joint project with Philippe Aghion, Scott Stern, and Fiona Murray. It analyzes the effects of shifts in the availability of genetically modified mice for follow-on research. ... View Details
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A Field Experiment on Search Costs and the Formation of Scientific Collaborations
By: Kevin Boudreau, Tom Brady, Ina Ganguli, Patrick Gaule, Eva C. Guinan, Anthony Hollenberg and Karim R. Lakhani
We present the results of a field experiment conducted at Harvard Medical School to understand the extent to which search costs affect matching among scientific collaborators. We generated exogenous variation in search costs for pairs of potential collaborators by...
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Keywords:
Search Costs;
Cost;
Marketplace Matching;
Groups and Teams;
Science;
Collaborative Innovation and Invention
Boudreau, Kevin, Tom Brady, Ina Ganguli, Patrick Gaule, Eva C. Guinan, Anthony Hollenberg, and Karim R. Lakhani. "A Field Experiment on Search Costs and the Formation of Scientific Collaborations." Review of Economics and Statistics 99, no. 4 (October 2017): 565–576.
- 27 Feb 2012
- Research & Ideas
When Researchers Cheat (Just a Little)
that don't affect the results can cast a shadow on the credibility of academic research. In research to be published in a forthcoming issue of Psychological Science, John and coauthors George Loewenstein (Carnegie Mellon) and Drazen...
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- 07 Sep 2011
- News
Judging success in funding medical research
- October 2023
- Article
Laboratory Safety and Research Productivity
By: Alberto Galasso, Hong Luo and Brooklynn Zhu
Are laboratory safety practices a tax on scientific productivity? We examine this question by exploiting the substantial increase in safety regulations at the University of California following the shocking accidental death of a research assistant in 2008....
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Keywords:
Economics Of Science;
Risk Perception;
Safety Regulations;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Working Conditions;
Safety;
Performance Productivity
Galasso, Alberto, Hong Luo, and Brooklynn Zhu. "Laboratory Safety and Research Productivity." Art. 104827. Research Policy 52, no. 8 (October 2023).
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Faculty & Research
patient portal messaging. Higher message volumes have largely persisted, reflecting a new normal. Prior work has documented lower message use by patients who belong to minoritized racial and ethnic groups, but research has not examined...
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- 14 May 2019
- Working Paper Summaries
Do Experts Listen to Other Experts? Field Experimental Evidence from Scientific Peer Review
- January 2004 (Revised February 2005)
- Background Note
A Note on Methodological Fit in Management Field Research
By: Amy C. Edmondson and Stacy McManus
To use in doctoral-level management courses on the design of field research methods. Advocates the importance of fit, or internal consistency, among the different elements of a field research project. Although the scientific method provides an essential framework for...
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Edmondson, Amy C., and Stacy McManus. "A Note on Methodological Fit in Management Field Research." Harvard Business School Background Note 604-072, January 2004. (Revised February 2005.)
- November 1994 (Revised December 1995)
- Case
Scripps Research Institute, The: November 1993 (Abridged)
By: Josh Lerner
In November 1993, Dr. Richard Lerner, president of the Scripps Research Institute, faces the challenge of maintaining his organization's financial and scientific vitality. A proposed cooperative venture with Sandoz has attracted considerable criticism. Meanwhile, a new...
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Keywords:
Joint Ventures;
Financing and Loans;
Policy;
Management;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Problems and Challenges;
Research;
Nonprofit Organizations
Lerner, Josh. "Scripps Research Institute, The: November 1993 (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 295-068, November 1994. (Revised December 1995.)
- 08 Feb 2017
- HBS Seminar
Andrew Mao, Microsoft Research
- 29 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
Faculty Symposium Showcases Breadth of Research
An internal event held each May, the annual Faculty Research Symposium affords the opportunity for a few Harvard Business School faculty to share their latest research with an audience of doctoral students,...
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- 04 Jul 2016
- Research & Ideas
Is Your Org Chart Stuck in a Rut? Try a Scientific Experiment
line.” Bernstein believes the key to breaking that cycle may lie in research partnerships that help organizations conduct more field experiments. Just as many companies test out new products with “a/b” testing, they might also take an...
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by Carmen Nobel
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Finance - Faculty & Research
and skills complement each other, and who work well together: a) to produce a broad range of finance-related research that is published in top-tier scientific and practitioner journals, and that addresses...
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- Editorial
Zeroing Out on zero-COVID
By: William C. Kirby
China’s culture reveres science, yet operates under a government that often defines what “science” is and is not. China’s “zero-COVID” policy has created a bifurcated scientific community that threatens international collaboration in science and technology. A...
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Keywords:
COVID;
Scientific Community;
World Health Organization;
Pseudoscience;
Governance;
Government and Politics;
Health;
Research and Development;
Social Media;
China
Kirby, William C. "Zeroing Out on zero-COVID." Science 376, no. 6597 (June 2, 2022): 1026.
- 18 Jun 2001
- Research & Ideas
When In-House Research Isn’t Enough
initiatives." As the research process progresses, outside factors continue to make their mark, including scientific advances licensed from academia and even product teams acquired and brought in from...
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by Jim Aisner
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Labs Enable Large-scale Research
Illustrations from VectorStock.com The Digital, Data, and Design Institute at Harvard (D^3) aims to supercharge HBS’s research agenda by applying a lab-based model similar to that used by the scientific...
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- 09 Apr 2015
- News
Peltz’s Attacks on DuPont Threaten America’s Research Edge
- 23 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Market Research Meets the “People Factor”
Deshpandé in the introduction to Using Market Knowledge. Though managers make decisions based on professional experience and common sense, scientific research will continue to play a key role in shaping...
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by Martha Lagace
- April 5, 2023
- Article
We Need an Operation Warp Speed for Long COVID
By: Esther K. Choo and Scott Duke Kominers
With millions of people affected and at least $1 trillion of economic value at stake, long COVID is our next national health emergency.
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Keywords:
COVID;
COVID-19;
COVID-19 Pandemic;
Scientific Research;
Policy;
Health Policy;
Innovation;
Science;
Public Finance;
Public Health;
Health Disorders;
Health Care and Treatment;
Human Capital
Choo, Esther K., and Scott Duke Kominers. "We Need an Operation Warp Speed for Long COVID." Scientific American (website) (April 5, 2023).
- 2007
- Chapter
Collaborative R&D in Management: The Practical Experience of Fenix and TruePoint in Bridging the Divide Between Scientific and Managerial Goals
By: Michael Beer and Niclas Adler
The gap between theory and practice has been of concern to both practitioners and academics, yet other than pleas to close the gap with more accessible writing by academics and more interest in research by practitioners few systematic efforts have been made to close...
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Keywords:
Transformation;
Knowledge Management;
Management;
Goals and Objectives;
Performance Effectiveness;
Performance Improvement;
Practice;
Research and Development;
Social and Collaborative Networks;
Theory;
Value;
United States
Beer, Michael, and Niclas Adler. "Collaborative R&D in Management: The Practical Experience of Fenix and TruePoint in Bridging the Divide Between Scientific and Managerial Goals." In Handbook of Collaborative Management Research, edited by A. B. Shani, N. Adler, N. Mohrman, W. A. Pasmore, and B. Stymne. Sage Publications, 2007.