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  • February 2014
  • Article

Gender Differences in Willingness to Guess

By: Katherine Baldiga Coffman
We present the results of an experiment that explores whether women are less willing than men to guess on multiple-choice tests. Our test consists of practice questions from SAT II subject tests; we vary whether a penalty is imposed for a wrong answer and the salience... View Details
Keywords: Behavioral Decision Making; Microeconomic Behavior; Education Systems; Behavior; Decision Choices and Conditions; Gender; Economics
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Coffman, Katherine Baldiga. "Gender Differences in Willingness to Guess." Management Science 60, no. 2 (February 2014): 434–448.
  • February 1991
  • Case

Burlington Northern: The ARES Decision (A)

By: Julie H. Hertenstein and Robert S. Kaplan
Burlington Northern's decision whether to invest in ARES, an automated train control system, is a ($350 million) strategic investment in information technology. Although set in a service industry (railroad) the issues around this decision arise in many organizations... View Details
Keywords: Investment; Rail Transportation; Information Technology; Competitive Strategy; Performance Evaluation; Performance Effectiveness; Cost vs Benefits; Technology Adoption; Technological Innovation; Customers; Quality; Rail Industry
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Hertenstein, Julie H., and Robert S. Kaplan. "Burlington Northern: The ARES Decision (A)." Harvard Business School Case 191-122, February 1991.
  • 08 Aug 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Decision Rights: Who Gives the Green Light?

How a company decides who is authorized to make what types of decisions can have a profound effect on its business, both in terms of everyday effectiveness and the bottom line. Consider the experience of one... View Details
Keywords: by Peter Jacobs
  • 01 Jun 2002
  • News

Ads Improve Consumer Decisions

in fact we believe consumers are generally ill-informed about products, there's a utility cost to the individual of not receiving ads,” says Anand. “Imagine a world where there's no advertising — essentially we'd be making some very... View Details
Keywords: Laura Singleton (MBA 1988)
  • 1988
  • Other Unpublished Work

Structure of the U.S. Government Decision Making Process - HBS Technical Note - See professor

By: J. Ronald Fox
Keywords: Decision Making; Government and Politics; United States
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Fox, J. Ronald. "Structure of the U.S. Government Decision Making Process - HBS Technical Note - See professor." May 1988.
  • 1 Feb 2008
  • Lecture

The Devil Wears Prada: The Effect of Exposure to Luxury Goods on Ethical Decision Making

By: Roy Y.J. Chua and X. Zou
Keywords: Luxury; Ethics; Decision Making
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Chua, Roy Y.J., and X. Zou. "The Devil Wears Prada: The Effect of Exposure to Luxury Goods on Ethical Decision Making." Lecture at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, February 1, 2008.
  • October 2000 (Revised December 2000)
  • Exercise

Participant and Leader Behavior: Group Decision Simulation (C)

This series provides the instructions for a group decision-making simulation in which students experience four different methods for leading a group decision process. In the simulation, all students work in groups, with one person designated as the team leader. All... View Details
Keywords: Groups and Teams; Decision Making
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"Participant and Leader Behavior: Group Decision Simulation (C)." Harvard Business School Exercise 301-028, October 2000. (Revised December 2000.)
  • October 2000 (Revised December 2000)
  • Exercise

Participant and Leader Behavior: Group Decision Simulation (E)

This series provides the instructions for a group decision-making simulation in which students experience four different methods for leading a group decision process. In the simulation, all students work in groups, with one person designated as the team leader. All... View Details
Keywords: Groups and Teams; Decision Making
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"Participant and Leader Behavior: Group Decision Simulation (E)." Harvard Business School Exercise 301-030, October 2000. (Revised December 2000.)
  • 31 Oct 2014
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Identifying the Biases Behind Your Bad Decisions

  • 29 Oct 2013
  • News

How Anxiety Can Lead Your Decisions Astray

  • October 2000 (Revised December 2000)
  • Exercise

Participant and Leader Behavior: Group Decision Simulation (D)

This series provides the instructions for a group decision-making simulation in which students experience four different methods for leading a group decision process. In the simulation, all students work in groups, with one person designated as the team leader. All... View Details
Keywords: Groups and Teams; Decision Making
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"Participant and Leader Behavior: Group Decision Simulation (D)." Harvard Business School Exercise 301-029, October 2000. (Revised December 2000.)
  • October 2000 (Revised December 2000)
  • Exercise

Participant and Leader Behavior: Group Decision Simulation (F)

This series provides the instructions for a group decision-making simulation in which students experience four different methods for leading a group decision process. In the simulation, all students work in groups, with one person designated as the team leader. All... View Details
Keywords: Groups and Teams; Decision Making
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"Participant and Leader Behavior: Group Decision Simulation (F)." Harvard Business School Exercise 301-049, October 2000. (Revised December 2000.)
  • February 2015
  • Supplement

The Affordable Care Act (D): Making a Decision on the Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Tax Exclusion

By: Joseph L. Bower and Michael Norris
In the summer of 2009, a meeting is called in the White House to discuss the impact of changing the rules on the employer-sponsored health insurance tax exclusion. View Details
Keywords: Health Care; Health Care Policy; Health; Government and Politics; Health Industry; United States
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Bower, Joseph L., and Michael Norris. "The Affordable Care Act (D): Making a Decision on the Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Tax Exclusion." Harvard Business School Supplement 315-035, February 2015.
  • 30 Jan 2006
  • Research & Ideas

Looking Behind Bad Decisions

political science to explain drivers behind the crafting of public policy. Now Bazerman and coauthors Jonathan Baron and Katherine Shonk are looking into the psychology of decision making to provide a fuller... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
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Grant uses a combination of laboratory and field experiments to harness consumers' cognitive and affective resources to increase their well-being. Consumers make countless daily decisions in the pursuit of happiness -- whether and how to spend or save their money, what... View Details
Keywords: Well-being; Judgment And Decision Making; Health; Prosocial Behavior
  • 2021
  • Working Paper

When Does Uncertainty Matter?: Understanding the Impact of Predictive Uncertainty in ML Assisted Decision Making

By: Sean McGrath, Parth Mehta, Alexandra Zytek, Isaac Lage and Himabindu Lakkaraju
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McGrath, Sean, Parth Mehta, Alexandra Zytek, Isaac Lage, and Himabindu Lakkaraju. "When Does Uncertainty Matter?: Understanding the Impact of Predictive Uncertainty in ML Assisted Decision Making." Working Paper, January 2021.
  • December 1971 (Revised November 1975)
  • Background Note

Note on Decision Analysis

By: Paul W. Marshall
Keywords: Decision Making; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques
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Marshall, Paul W. "Note on Decision Analysis." Harvard Business School Background Note 172-221, December 1971. (Revised November 1975.)
  • 2006
  • Working Paper

Too Hot to Handle? Engaging in Hot Conflict to Make Better Decisions and Build Resilient Management

By: Amy C. Edmondson and Diana M. Smith
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Edmondson, Amy C., and Diana M. Smith. "Too Hot to Handle? Engaging in Hot Conflict to Make Better Decisions and Build Resilient Management." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 06-030, January 2006. (Revised July 2006.)
  • 03 Nov 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Making Money Making Movies

Universal that produce and distribute movies. More and more, fears of piracy impact decisions that industry executives make regarding release strategies. However, a different picture emerges for theatrical... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls; Entertainment & Recreation; Motion Pictures & Video
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The Best of Both Worlds: Integrating Conscious and Unconscious Thought Best Solves Complex Decisions

Two studies address the debate over whether conscious or unconscious mental processes best handle complex decisions. According to Unconscious Thought Theory (Dijksterhuis & Nordgren, 2006), both modes of thinking have particular advantages: conscious thought can follow... View Details
Keywords: Forecasting and Prediction; Values and Beliefs; Information; Knowledge Management; Management Skills; Management Style; Measurement and Metrics; Success; Research; Cognition and Thinking; Personal Characteristics; Perception
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Nordgren, Loran F., Maarten W. Bos, and Ap Dijksterhuis. "The Best of Both Worlds: Integrating Conscious and Unconscious Thought Best Solves Complex Decisions." Journal of Experimental Social Psychology 47, no. 2 (March 2011): 509–511.
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