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- June 2010 (Revised December 2013)
- Case
Hang Lung Properties and the Chengdu Decision (A)
By: John D. Macomber, Michael Shih-Ta Chen and Keith Chi-Ho Wong
A residential real estate developer competes in a heated auction for a prime retail development site in the interior of China during the 2009 boom. Total project cost might be in excess of $1 billion U.S. for over 4,000,000 square feet of building. Hang Lung Properties... View Details
Keywords: Buildings and Facilities; Decision Choices and Conditions; Investment Return; Geographic Location; Auctions; Bids and Bidding; Infrastructure; Valuation; Real Estate Industry; Chengdu
Macomber, John D., Michael Shih-Ta Chen, and Keith Chi-Ho Wong. "Hang Lung Properties and the Chengdu Decision (A)." Harvard Business School Case 210-089, June 2010. (Revised December 2013.)
- 2013
- Working Paper
Inequality and Decision Making: Imagining a New Line of Inquiry
By: David Moss, Anant Thaker and Howard Rudnick
The substantial increase in inequality in the United States over the past three decades has provoked considerable debate, with some analysts characterizing rising inequality as among the greatest threats facing the nation and others dismissing it as little more than a... View Details
Keywords: Equality and Inequality; Income; Decision Making; Government and Politics; Economics; United States
Moss, David, Anant Thaker, and Howard Rudnick. "Inequality and Decision Making: Imagining a New Line of Inquiry." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 13-099, June 2013.
- 28 Apr 2022
- Blog Post
Harvard Team Wins Second Place in MIINT Impact Investing Competition
On March 24, five teams of Harvard students came together to pitch innovative impact investment opportunities in early-stage social enterprises. The students were participants in a hands-on impact investing program called Turner MIINT... View Details
- Web
Statement on Supreme Court Decision | About
Statement on Supreme Court Decision Harvard University leadership, including Dean Srikant Datar, address the Harvard community after the Supreme Court delivered its decision in Students for Fair Admissions... View Details
- 12 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
It’s Time To Relaunch Your Remote Team
make sure everyone is on the same page about the most fundamental questions. “While team launches set the course of a group at the moment it comes together, relaunches act as resets.” Reassess available... View Details
Keywords: by Tsedal Neeley
- 30 Aug 2018
- Blog Post
My Difficult Decision to Leave Google for HBS
apply came from talking to HBS alumni. While each individual had unique experiences and found varying degrees of career success, not one regretted the decision to attend. I never detected a single trace of regret. That might not be the... View Details
- 2003
- Class Lecture
Defining Moments: A Framework for Moral Decisions
Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr. "Defining Moments: A Framework for Moral Decisions." Boston: Harvard Business School Publishing Class Lecture, 2003. Electronic. (Faculty Lecture: HBSP Product Number 2861C.)
- 06 Sep 2021
- News
Tom Eisenmann: Startups and their Wrong Decisions
- February 2018
- Article
Laboratory Evidence on the Effects of Sponsorship on the Competitive Preferences of Men and Women
By: Nancy R. Baldiga and Katherine Baldiga Coffman
Sponsorship programs have been proposed as one way to promote female advancement in competitive career fields. A sponsor is someone who advocates for a protégé, and in doing so, takes a stake in her success. We use a laboratory experiment to explore two channels... View Details
Keywords: Economics; Behavior And Behavioral Decision Making; Laboratory Experiment; Competition; Organizations; Gender; Behavior
Baldiga, Nancy R., and Katherine Baldiga Coffman. "Laboratory Evidence on the Effects of Sponsorship on the Competitive Preferences of Men and Women." Management Science 64, no. 2 (February 2018): 888–901.
- 18 Jan 2016
- News
Why Sleeping on a Decision May Not Help You
- July 1999 (Revised March 2000)
- Teaching Note
Walker and Company: Profit Plan Decisions TN
By: Robert L. Simons and Indra Reinbergs
Teaching Note for (9-197-084). View Details
- 01 Jun 1987
- Conference Presentation
Group Decision Support Systems: Determinants of Success
By: D. Vogel, J. F. Nunamaker, L. M. Applegate and B. R. Konsynski
- July 2013 (Revised January 2014)
- Case
Experience! The Finger Lakes: The Groupon Partnership Decision
By: Lynda M. Applegate, Chekitan S. Dev, Gabriele Piccoli and Arnold B. Peinado
In 2010, Experience! The Finger Lakes (ExperienceFLX), a tour operator offering guided tours and concierge services in the Finger Lakes region of New York State, was at a crossroads. The business was poised for growth, and its owners, Laura and Alan Falk, were... View Details
Applegate, Lynda M., Chekitan S. Dev, Gabriele Piccoli, and Arnold B. Peinado. "Experience! The Finger Lakes: The Groupon Partnership Decision." Harvard Business School Case 814-010, July 2013. (Revised January 2014.)
- 11 Mar 2020
- News
Making It Rain
all the airlines at Logan that snow is expected in 45 minutes exactly, versus a 20 percent chance of snow in the next hour, they can make decisions that will help them save a lot of money by, for example,... View Details
Keywords: Lisa Scanlon Mogolov
- July 2008
- Article
Harnessing Our Inner Angels and Demons: What We Have Learned About Want/Should Conflicts and How That Knowledge Can Help Us Reduce Short-Sighted Decision Making
By: Katherine L. Milkman, Todd Rogers and Max Bazerman
Although observers of human behavior have long been aware that people regularly struggle with internal conflict when deciding whether to behave responsibly or indulge in impulsivity, psychologists and economists did not begin to empirically investigate this type of... View Details
Milkman, Katherine L., Todd Rogers, and Max Bazerman. "Harnessing Our Inner Angels and Demons: What We Have Learned About Want/Should Conflicts and How That Knowledge Can Help Us Reduce Short-Sighted Decision Making." Perspectives on Psychological Science 3, no. 4 (July 2008).
- 2007
- Working Paper
Harnessing Our Inner Angels and Demons: What We Have Learned About Want/Should Conflicts and How That Knowledge Can Help Us Reduce Short-Sighted Decision Making
By: Katherine L. Milkman, Todd Rogers and Max H. Bazerman
Although observers of human behavior have long been aware that people regularly struggle with internal conflict when deciding whether to behave responsibly or indulge in impulsivity, psychologists and economists did not begin to empirically investigate this type of... View Details
Milkman, Katherine L., Todd Rogers, and Max H. Bazerman. "Harnessing Our Inner Angels and Demons: What We Have Learned About Want/Should Conflicts and How That Knowledge Can Help Us Reduce Short-Sighted Decision Making." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 08-020, September 2007.
- Research Summary
Making Machine Learning Models Interpretable
I work on developing various tools and methodologies which can help decision makers (e.g., doctors, managers) to better understand the predictions of machine learning models. View Details
- 09 Feb 2015
- Research & Ideas
Professional Networking Makes People Feel Dirty
than networking to make friends. (Gino, for instance, recalled colleagues using copious amounts of complimentary hand sanitizer after work-related dinners.) The team also posited that networking felt ickier... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- October 2019
- Article
Making Sense of Recommendations
By: Michael Yeomans, Anuj Shah, Sendhil Mullainathan and Jon Kleinberg
Computer algorithms are increasingly being used to predict people's preferences and make recommendations. Although people frequently encounter these algorithms because they are cheap to scale, we do not know how they compare to human judgment. Here, we compare computer... View Details
Keywords: Recommender Systems; Artificial Intelligence; Interpretability; Information Technology; Forecasting and Prediction; Decision Making; Attitudes
Yeomans, Michael, Anuj Shah, Sendhil Mullainathan, and Jon Kleinberg. "Making Sense of Recommendations." Journal of Behavioral Decision Making 32, no. 4 (October 2019): 403–414.
- October 2023
- Case
Making Progress at Progress Software (A)
By: Katherine Coffman, Hannah Riley Bowles and Alexis Lefort
In this case, the Human Capital team at Progress Software has identified that some employees have a hard time understanding how to advance within Progress. This realization leads the team to develop several major people-process innovations: the introduction of... View Details
Keywords: Leading Change; Organizational Culture; Performance Evaluation; Prejudice and Bias; Personal Development and Career; Human Capital; Employee Relationship Management; Technology Industry; Bulgaria
Coffman, Katherine, Hannah Riley Bowles, and Alexis Lefort. "Making Progress at Progress Software (A)." Harvard Business School Case 924-010, October 2023.