Decision Choices And Conditions - Publications - Faculty & Research

05 May 2020
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“Walking a Tightrope”

In this episode of Skydeck, contributor April White speaks to WuDunn about what led to the fragile economic conditions of blue-collar America, what solutions are being developed to address those issues, and... View Details

01 Sep 2017
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History’s Lessons

exchange of letters in which the publisher defended Carson’s source material and its decision to issue the book, Velsicol backed away from its warnings. No lawsuits against Silent Spring were filed before or... View Details

Keywords: Abraham Lincoln; Ernest Shackelford; Rachel Carson

01 Apr 1996
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Technology for Learning's Sake

for classroom discussion. Recently augmented by advances in technology, his concept is leading to a significant shift in the nature of case discussion and classroom dynamics. Starting in 1991, Bhide asked students in his Entrepreneurial... View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg; photo by David Zadig

01 Mar 2013
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Sizing Up Social Impact

sometimes we don't." BEFORE: Infrastructure investments made by the Millennium Challenge Corporation in Ghana targeted poor road conditions and a lack of reliable electricity in rural areas. Photo courtesy... View Details

01 Mar 2023
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Happy Monday

doesn’t mean 32. It means that there are no expectations that people will work on Fridays unless they want to. The goal is to offer people the flexibility and choice as to how they spend their time. A policy... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Apparel Manufacturing; Manufacturing

01 Apr 2001
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Big Deals: Project Finance Helps Mitigate Risk in Large-Scale Investments

careful allocation of risks and returns among the various parties so that they have incentives to manage efficiently. Also important is the possibility for adjustments in risk allocation and responsibilities... View Details

01 Mar 2013
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Making Change

residence in more than 30 states, and I couldn't marry the person of my choice in all but a handful of states. I knew that at the current pace of change, it could be years before I would have the same rights... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; housing; gay rights; diabesity; disability; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services

01 Oct 1998
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New Releases

Smart Choices by John S. Hammond, Ralph L. Keeney, and Howard Raiffa (Harvard Business School Press) Decision-making is a major part of life for every human being. Where should you live? Which house should... View Details

30 Apr 2021
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Revealing the Rules

Courtesy Gorick Ng Courtesy Gorick Ng A first-generation college student and professional, Gorick Ng became a self-taught master of trial and error from an early age. When he was 14, his mother—a single... View Details

12 Jul 2019
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The Birth of a Silicon Valley Blockbuster

conditions and we know that it’s going to work incredibly well. And so that has allowed us to continue to have a pace of innovation that matches consumer internet companies,... View Details

01 Dec 2012
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50 Years & Counting

found that in joint evaluations, people are much more deliberative in their thinking. If you give people a choice between two or more individuals, then they tend to use the performance-based evidence available to them View Details

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

19 Jun 2017
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Can Neuroscience Find You the Perfect Job?

out with that mission, and I wouldn't even consider it a social mission, Dan, because what I really-- it still sort of aligns with the original mission of making hiring more scientific, which is-- quite frankly, you're making an... View Details

15 Jun 2021
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From Das’s Desk

digitally, remotely, and effectively with our alumni. Just like a classic HBS business case, the School assessed a sudden, unanticipated challenge, sought out the opportunities in the crisis, and moved... View Details

Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services

01 Apr 2000
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Books

the formation of funds to the investment of the funds in operating companies to the liquidation of those investments. A wide range of topics is considered, including the structure of venture partnerships, how venture capitalists oversee firms, how they are compensated,... View Details

Keywords: Amy E. Dean

01 Sep 2018
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Ask the Expert: Delivering the Goods

private companies, the USPS has to have even its best ideas reviewed by regulators and contested by competitors. But inevitably making tough choices about technology to create new services has to be... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

01 Dec 2013
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Your Own Medicine

fibrosis treatment. Williams got into pharma by chance. After working in investment banking before and after HBS, he took a job at the consulting firm Corporate Decisions (now Oliver Wyman). One of his first... View Details

Keywords: Morrell, Daniel; biomedicine; biopharmaceutical company; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

18 Nov 2021
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Strength in Numbers

attention to mental health, it was data that shaped the Goodness Web itself: One in five adults in the United States suffers from a mental health illness each year, and 46 percent will have a mental health View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Jun 2020
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Unleashed

create the conditions that allow everyone else in an organization to realize their own potential and power. When done well, as the authors explain in the following excerpt, leadership is about creating an... View Details