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December 7, 2015
Blinded by Statistical Significance
Putting too much stock in an arbitrary threshold may lead to bad decisions.
Blakeley B. McShane and David Gal
December 7, 2015
How We Shop Differently on Our Phones
What’s in your cart? Depends on the device you are using.
Rebecca Jen-Hui Wang, Edward Malthouse and Lakshman Krishnamurthi
December 7, 2015
Tips for Building an Analytics Team
How to hire and keep data analytics superstars.
Eric T. Anderson, Dan Wagner, Leslie Hampel and Scott Jones
November 2, 2015
To Grow Your Company, Create Products from Services
For service-based businesses, scaling requires a strategy shift.
Mohanbir S. Sawhney
November 2, 2015
When Retail Prices Cross the Line
Manufacturers should be strategic in enforcing minimum advertised price policies.
Ayelet Israeli, Eric T. Anderson and Anne T. Coughlan
November 2, 2015
Scaling Tips for Business Growth
A focus on your company’s unique capabilities can lead to sustainable growth.
Michael J. Mazzeo
October 15, 2015
5 Ways to Attract and Retain Data Scientists
How directly contributing to the business can help analytics talent thrive.
Eric Leininger
October 5, 2015
What Do Customers Pay When Wholesale Prices Change?
Increases and decreases are not passed through the same way.
Blakeley B. McShane, Chaoqun Chen, Eric T. Anderson and Duncan I. Simester
October 5, 2015
When to Pass the Hat
Strategic timing can help startups get the most from their fundraising.
Joe Dwyer
September 8, 2015
No Contract? No Problem
How the Kenyan flower industry thrives in the absence of formal contracts.
Rocco Macchiavello and Ameet Morjaria
September 8, 2015
Four Ways Cuba Can Become More Business-Friendly
What will it take to make the country attractive to investors?
Benjamin F. Jones and Russell Walker
July 6, 2015
Making Data Work Harder for You— Podcast Transcript
A strategic approach to data analytics starts with asking the right questions.
Florian Zettelmeyer and Eric T. Anderson
June 2, 2015
Can Wikipedia Be Trusted?
Crowdsourced Wikipedia entries are more biased than Encyclopaedia Britannica articles.
Shane Greenstein and Feng Zhu
May 1, 2015
Collaborating to Save Lives
For an integrated healthcare organization, culture is the key to operational efficiency.
Leemore S. Dafny and William Ocasio
May 1, 2015
The Ultimate Data Set
Computational social science aims to discover universal facts.
Brian Uzzi
May 1, 2015
A Leader's Guide to Data Analytics
A working knowledge of data science can help you lead with confidence.
Florian Zettelmeyer
March 2, 2015
To Bluff or Not to Bluff
Game theory says it’s pure mathematics. But human psychology matters, too.
Ehud Kalai and Kent Grayson
February 2, 2015
Using Data to Call the Shots
Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey talks leadership, decision making, and crunching numbers in the NBA.
Daryl Morey
January 5, 2015
What Will It Take to Regulate the Stock Markets?
Better data and better cooperation are needed.
Torben Andersen
December 1, 2014
Understanding How Stock Traders Forage for Profit
Day traders behave like bees when deciding what to buy and sell.
Serguei Saavedra, R. Dean Malmgren, Nicholas Switanek and Brian Uzzi
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