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- October 2024
- Article
Strategic Decision Making at Platform Transitions: The Case of Nokia (2010-2011).
By: Timo O. Vuori and Michael Tushman
We studied Nokia’s decision to adopt the Windows platform in 2011 to induce new theory on the emotional dynamics of incumbent firms’ strategic decision making at platform transitions. We find that platform companies’ entry into an established industry activates a... View Details
Vuori, Timo O., and Michael Tushman. "Strategic Decision Making at Platform Transitions: The Case of Nokia (2010-2011)." Strategic Management Journal 45, no. 10 (October 2024): 2018–2062.
- March 2009
- Article
Trade-offs in Staying Close: Corporate Decision Making and Geographic Dispersion
By: Augustin Landier, Vinay Nair and Julie Wulf
We document the role of geographic dispersion on corporate decision-making. Our findings include: (i) geographically dispersed firms are less employee friendly; (ii) dismissals of divisional employees are less common in divisions located closer to corporate... View Details
Keywords: Business Divisions; Business Headquarters; Decision Choices and Conditions; Geographic Location; Employees; Resignation and Termination; Retention
Landier, Augustin, Vinay Nair, and Julie Wulf. "Trade-offs in Staying Close: Corporate Decision Making and Geographic Dispersion." Review of Financial Studies 22, no. 3 (March 2009): 1119–1148.
- 10 May 2011
- Working Paper Summaries
The Impact of Forward-Looking Metrics on Employee Decision Making
- August 2008
- Teaching Note
Information Use by Managers in Decision Making: A Team Exercise (TN)
By: Amy C. Edmondson and Ann Cullen
Teaching Note for [609028]. View Details
- August 1993 (Revised December 1997)
- Background Note
Decision Analysis
Describes decision analysis, a systemic approach for analyzing decision problems. A running example illustrates problem structuring (decision trees), probability assessment and endpoint evaluation, folding back the tree as a method of analysis, and sensitivity... View Details
Wu, George. "Decision Analysis." Harvard Business School Background Note 894-004, August 1993. (Revised December 1997.)
- Web
Behavioral Economics for Managerial Decision Making - Course Catalog
HBS Course Catalog Behavioral Economics for Managerial Decision Making Course Number 2236 Associate Professor Joshua Schwartzstein Spring; Q3Q4; 3.0 credits 28 Sessions Project Course Description Effective... View Details
- 2011
- Other Unpublished Work
The Impact of Forward-Looking Metrics on Employee Decision Making
By: Pablo Casas-Arce, Francisco de Asis Martinez-Jerez and V.G. Narayanan
Decision Leadership
DECISION LEADERSHIP is a passionate argument that leaders are, above all, decision architects. They pursue truth over power. When they do, their decisions are more ethical, accounting for broad constituencies and diverse perspectives. Their approach to any task is... View Details
- November 2022 (Revised February 2024)
- Exercise
Managing Customer Retention at Teleko
By: Eva Ascarza
This exercise aims to teach students about 1) Targeting Policies; and 2) Algorithmic decision making, and 3) Retention management. View Details
Ascarza, Eva. "Managing Customer Retention at Teleko." Harvard Business School Exercise 523-005, November 2022. (Revised February 2024.)
- December 2004 (Revised March 2006)
- Background Note
Decision Trees
By: Robin Greenwood and Lucy White
This case introduces decision analysis. Using a simple example, it illustrates the use of probability trees and decision trees as tools for solving business problems. View Details
Keywords: Decision Making
Greenwood, Robin, and Lucy White. "Decision Trees." Harvard Business School Background Note 205-060, December 2004. (Revised March 2006.)
- Research Summary
Managerial Decision Analysis
By: David E. Bell
David E. Bell and Arthur Schleifer, Jr. are concluding a multiyear project aimed at producing more field-oriented case material for the Managerial Economics course, specifically, materials on decision, data, and risk analysis. A series of case- and textbooks (with... View Details
- Blog
Making the Decision to Attend: Our Participants Share Their Stories
right time? Many find it challenging to make time for education but, once they attend, they discover that for significant career development this time is important to reenergize and gain a broader perspective. "It was a difficult View Details
- 29 Aug 2016
- News
Make better decisions by using stress to your advantage
- August 2016
- Article
Asymmetric Effects of Favorable and Unfavorable Information on Decision-making Under Ambiguity
By: Alexander Peysakhovich and Uma R. Karmarkar
Most daily decisions involve uncertainty about outcome probabilities arising from incomplete knowledge, i.e., ambiguity. We explore how the addition of partial information affects these types of choices using theoretical and empirical methods. Our experiments in both... View Details
Keywords: Ambiguity; Decision Making; Outcomes; Information; Decision Choices and Conditions; Outcome or Result
Peysakhovich, Alexander, and Uma R. Karmarkar. "Asymmetric Effects of Favorable and Unfavorable Information on Decision-making Under Ambiguity." Management Science 62, no. 8 (August 2016).
- February 2003
- Background Note
Leading Teams
This note which describes the architecture and processes that characterize effective teams, begins by detailing the steps involved in designing a team, from diagnosing the complexity, interdependence, and objectives of the task to harnessing the key resources teams... View Details
Keywords: Communication; Decision Making; Leadership; Managerial Roles; Performance Effectiveness; Groups and Teams
Polzer, Jeffrey T. "Leading Teams." Harvard Business School Background Note 403-094, February 2003.
- 2012
- Book
Judgment Calls: Twelve Stories of Big Decisions and the Teams That Got Them Right
By: Thomas H. Davenport and Brook Manville
This book includes twelve detailed stories of organizations that have successfully tapped their data assets, diverse perspectives, and deep knowledge to build an organizational decision-making capability. The book introduces a model that utilizes the collective... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Judgment; Decision-making; Decisions; Organizational Structure; Business Processes
Davenport, Thomas H., and Brook Manville. Judgment Calls: Twelve Stories of Big Decisions and the Teams That Got Them Right. Harvard Business Review Press, 2012. (Publisher's Weekly Top 10 Business Book of 2012.)
- December 2002
- Guest Column
Bringing Research on Judgement and Decision Making to Public Policy
By: M. H. Bazerman
Bazerman, M. H. "Bringing Research on Judgement and Decision Making to Public Policy." APS Observer (December 2002). (short piece.)
- 2003
- Book
Negotiation Analysis: The Science and Art of Collaborative Decision Making
By: Howard Raiffa, John Richardson and David Metcalfe
Raiffa, Howard, John Richardson, and David Metcalfe. Negotiation Analysis: The Science and Art of Collaborative Decision Making. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2003.
- May, 2019
- Article
Who Would You Like to Work With?: Use of Individual Characteristics and Social Networks in Team Formation Systems
By: Diego Gomez-Zara, Matthew Paras, Marlon Twyman, Jacqueline N. Lane, Leslie A. DeChurch and Noshir Contractor
People and organizations are increasingly using online platforms to assemble teams. In response, HCI researchers have theorized frameworks and created systems to support team assembly. However, little is known about how users search for and choose teammates on these... View Details
Gomez-Zara, Diego, Matthew Paras, Marlon Twyman, Jacqueline N. Lane, Leslie A. DeChurch, and Noshir Contractor. "Who Would You Like to Work With? Use of Individual Characteristics and Social Networks in Team Formation Systems." Art. 659. CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Proceedings (May, 2019).