Group Decision-making - Publications - Faculty & Research

18 Jul 2023
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The First Five Years: Brooke Biederman (MBA 2019)

What inspired you to launch Forby Entertainment Partners? I started working on film and TV shoots in New York City during college. My first boss, an executive producer, recommended Edward Jay Epstein’s book, The Hollywood Economist: The Hidden Financial Reality Behind... View Details

Keywords: Robert Bochnak

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Courses - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

develop knowledge and share case-based research that influences day-to-day practices and decision-making in today’s businesses, institutions, governments, and communities. Microeconomics of Competitiveness (MOC): Firms, Clusters, &... View Details

24 Jul 2007
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First Look: July 24, 2007

Marketing a Champion (A) Harvard Business School Case 507-065 In July 2004, a then 17-year-old Maria Sharapova won Wimbledon, arguably the most prestigious tennis tournament in the world. Max Eisenbud, Sharapova's agent at International Management View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Dec 2023
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The Exchange: Help Wanted

necessarily great from the perspective of the skills that are needed to manage complex organizations. I would be very, very cautious of making sure that you have a way of de-biasing your decision-making if you’re going after social... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

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2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

decision-making via the lessons from the case he wrote about GM's launch of Onstar. Participants left this presentation with an ability to identify and manage the unique challenges all companies face in pursuing new growth beyond their... View Details

15 Jul 2013
Research & Ideas

Five Imperatives for Improving Health Care

Huckman says. "We've long had our clinical decisions in the hands of physicians who have had, in most cases, at least seven years of post-baccalaureate medical training. These are often technical decisions that can be very nuanced. So how do we help consumers have... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Health

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HBR Classics - Alumni

Emotional Intelligence of Groups , Vanessa Urch Druskat and Steven B. Wolff Virtuoso Teams , Bill Fischer and Andy Boynton When Teams Cant Decide , Bob Frisch Assessing the Competitive Landscape Assessing the Competitive Landscape The... View Details

19 Jan 2023
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What Makes Employees Trust (vs. Second-Guess) AI?

about how an algorithm works—but following its advice based on trusting the people who designed and tested it—can lead to better decision-making and financial results for businesses, say researchers affiliated with the Laboratory for... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

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Online Management Course | HBS Online

Final Mission Leading Change at Fuerte Construction Featured Exercises Small group process analysis Peer feedback exercise 10-12 hrs Module 2 Shaping the Decision-Making Process Analyze the View Details

01 Nov 2020
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Good Leadership Is an Act of Kindness

Decision-Making in Your Organization What the Stockdale Paradox Tells Us About Crisis Leadership The COVID Two-Step for Leaders: Protect and Pivot Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged and Motivated According to a recent Gallup survey, less... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Susan Seligson

27 Apr 2016
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How the FBI Reinvented Itself After 9/11

reads like a tagline for a dramatic feature film. “He thought he was signing up to run a law enforcement agency,” Rivkin says. “He ended up with a job he didn’t sign up for. And God bless him, he pulled it off.” Mueller’s major challenge was also a major learning... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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Technology & Innovation - Faculty & Research

2024 Global Health Equity Challenge. Screeners received assistance from GPT-4, offering recommendations and, in some cases, rationale. We compared a human-only control group with two AI-assisted treatments: a black box AI and a narrative... View Details

21 Sep 2020
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Are You Sabotaging Your Own Company?

contemplated lies within the jurisdiction of the group or whether it might conflict with the policy of some higher echelon.” “To lower morale and with it, production, be pleasant to inefficient workers; give them undeserved promotions.... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

18 Oct 2022
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When Bias Creeps into AI, Managers Can Stop It by Asking the Right Questions

in a recent article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Harvard Business School professors Eva Ascarza and Ayelet Israeli suggest intervening at points along the algorithm’s decision-making chain using what they call... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

06 Jul 2023
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Home Economics

groups in India, it’s this last detail that is the sweetest: “I observed these young girls, on the periphery of the group, seeing women who are coming together to support each other. Women who are running businesses, women who are saving,... View Details

Keywords: April White

08 Oct 2020
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Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged and Motivated

How Remote Work Changes What We Think About Onboarding What Leaders Can Do to Fight the COVID Fog It’s Time to Reset Decision-Making in Your Organization What the Stockdale Paradox Tells Us About Crisis Leadership The COVID Two-Step for... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams

08 Aug 2005
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Decision Rights: Who Gives the Green Light?

Placing decision rights where these combined costs are minimal, the authors write, should lead to optimal decision-making efficiency and therefore better performance. Allocating decision rights in ways that maximize organizational... View Details

Keywords: by Peter Jacobs

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Business Fundamentals Course - CORe | HBS Online

with Essential Business Skills Learn how to contribute to key business discussions and drive strategic decision-making with this free guide. Access your free e-book Free CORe Flowchart Which Version of HBS Online's Credential of Readiness... View Details

19 Jul 2017
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Why Government 'Nudges' Motivate Good Citizen Behavior

systematically analyzed their effectiveness in terms of impact per dollar spent. Beshears is part of an informal group of behavioral scientists who, a few years ago, discussed doing just that. Spearheaded by UCLA’s Shlomo Benartzi, and... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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Online Business Analytics Course | HBS Online

critical for business success and I now feel confident that I have the foundations in place. I am looking forward to embracing this capability further in my career. Emily Hardy Sr. Director Traffic Generation & Web Analytics, adidas Group... View Details

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