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  • 1995
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Introduction to Statistical Decision Theory

By: John W. Pratt, Howard Raiffa and Robert Schlaifer
Keywords: Mathematical Methods; Decision Making; Theory
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Pratt, John W., Howard Raiffa, and Robert Schlaifer. Introduction to Statistical Decision Theory. MIT Press, 1995.
  • March 2016
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Compass Group: The Ascension Health Decision

By: Ryan W. Buell
In 2012, Compass Group (Compass) was on the verge of closing a $2 billion deal with Ascension Health (Ascension), one of the largest healthcare systems in the United States. Under the deal, Compass would provide foodservice management and cleaning services for 86 of... View Details
Keywords: Operations Strategy; Sectorization; Operational Focus; Customer Compatibility; Service Operations; Service Delivery; Operations; Customer Focus and Relationships; Service Industry; Health Industry; United States
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Buell, Ryan W. "Compass Group: The Ascension Health Decision." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 616-705, March 2016.
  • 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
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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.
  • June 1997 (Revised February 2000)
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Walker and Company: Profit Plan Decisions

By: Robert L. Simons and Ramsey Walker
Ramsey Walker, a second-year MBA student, must decide how to control a family business as an absentee owner. After providing background details on the publishing industry, the case requires the reader to: 1) make a product segmentation decision; 2) prepare a profit... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Structure; Family and Family Relationships; Market Design; Management Systems; Planning; Profit; Performance Evaluation; Segmentation; Corporate Strategy; Investment Return; Publishing Industry
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Simons, Robert L., and Ramsey Walker. "Walker and Company: Profit Plan Decisions." Harvard Business School Case 197-084, June 1997. (Revised February 2000.)
  • 17 Dec 2020
  • Working Paper Summaries

How Do CEOs Make Strategy?

Keywords: by Mu-Jeung Yang, Michael Christensen, Nicholas Bloom, Raffaella Sadun, and Jan Rivkin
  • February 2006
  • Teaching Note

Alternative Choice Decision Analysis (TN)

By: David F. Hawkins, V.G. Narayanan, Michele Jurgens and Jacob Cohen
Keywords: Decision Making
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Hawkins, David F., V.G. Narayanan, Michele Jurgens, and Jacob Cohen. "Alternative Choice Decision Analysis (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 106-048, February 2006.
  • March 2025
  • Supplement

Nashton Partners and Its Search Fund Process (B)

By: Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff
Pre-abstract: Instructors should consider the timing of making videos available to students, as they may reveal key case details. View Details
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Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Nashton Partners and Its Search Fund Process (B)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 225-725, March 2025.
  • October 1980 (Revised April 1981)
  • Background Note

Structure of the U.S. Government Decision-Making Process

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." Harvard Business School Background Note 381-022, October 1980. (Revised April 1981.)
  • 2002
  • Chapter

Research on Interactions among Management Decisions

By: Jan W. Rivkin
Keywords: Decisions; Management Systems; Research
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Rivkin, Jan W. "Research on Interactions among Management Decisions." In The Interaction of Complexity and Management, edited by Michael R. Lissack. Westport: Quorum Books, 2002.
  • August 2018 (Revised September 2018)
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National Storage Affiliates: The REIT IPO Decision

By: Charles F. Wu, Max de la Bruyére and Gregory D. Himmel
In 2015, two years after founding National Storage Affiliates (NSA), Arlen Nordhagen and Tamara Fischer had an important decision to make. Should they proceed with NSA’s IPO? Although they had targeted to receive $15–17 a share, it was now apparent that the figure was... View Details
Keywords: Initial Public Offering; Problems and Challenges; Decision Making; Real Estate Industry
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Wu, Charles F., Max de la Bruyére, and Gregory D. Himmel. "National Storage Affiliates: The REIT IPO Decision." Harvard Business School Case 219-026, August 2018. (Revised September 2018.)
  • January 1991 (Revised June 1993)
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Decision Analysis and the Risk Profile

By: Paul A. Vatter
Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Decision Making
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Vatter, Paul A. "Decision Analysis and the Risk Profile." Harvard Business School Case 191-110, January 1991. (Revised June 1993.)
  • April 2009 (Revised August 2009)
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Backchannelmedia: Making Television 'Clickable'

By: Sunil Gupta, Kavita Shukla and Zachary Scott Clayton
Backchannelmedia (BCM), a three-year-old start-up, intended to completely disrupt the world of advertising by transforming the way Americans watched television. BCM had developed a technology to make television "clickable," enabling viewers to interact with the content... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Investment; Disruptive Innovation; Technological Innovation; Marketing Strategy; Partners and Partnerships; Competition
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Gupta, Sunil, Kavita Shukla, and Zachary Scott Clayton. "Backchannelmedia: Making Television 'Clickable'." Harvard Business School Case 509-026, April 2009. (Revised August 2009.)
  • 04 Feb 2010
  • What Do You Think?

What’s the Best Way to Make Careful Decisions?

instead concentrate on ways to make our own decision-making processes more transparent to others and to ourselves. Edward Hare put it this way: "Openness and honesty are the sunlight that's needed to... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • March 2016 (Revised February 2020)
  • Teaching Note

Compass Group: The Ascension Health Decision

By: Ryan W. Buell
In 2012, Compass Group (Compass) was on the verge of closing a $2 billion deal with Ascension Health (Ascension), one of the largest healthcare systems in the United States. Under the deal, Compass would provide foodservice management and cleaning services for 86 of... View Details
Keywords: Operations Strategy; Sectorization; Operational Focus; Customer Compatibility; Service Operations; Service Delivery; Operations; Customer Focus and Relationships; Service Industry; Health Industry; United States
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Buell, Ryan W. "Compass Group: The Ascension Health Decision." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 616-046, March 2016. (Revised February 2020.)
  • August 1994
  • Case

Saturn Corp.'s Module II Decision

In the Spring of 1994, Saturn Corp. was setting sales records by attracting more than 25,000 buyers per month. Saturn officials believed there was a long-term opportunity to sell 400,000 to 500,000 cars per year in the United States and selected international markets.... View Details
Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Production; Expansion; Manufacturing Industry; Auto Industry; Retail Industry; Tennessee; United States
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McGahan, Anita M., and Greg Keller. "Saturn Corp.'s Module II Decision." Harvard Business School Case 795-011, August 1994.
  • 03 Nov 2016
  • Cold Call Podcast

You're Fired: Managing Gray-Area Decisions

Keywords: Re: Joseph L. Badaracco
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Decisions about Medication Use and Cancer Screening across Age Groups in the United States

By: Kathleen M. Fairfield, Bethany S. Gerstein, Carrie A. Levin, Vickie Stringfellow, Heidi Wierman and Mary McNaughton-Collins
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To describe decision process and quality for common cancer screening and medication decisions by age group.

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We included 2941 respondents to a national Internet survey who made at least one decision about colorectal, breast,... View Details
Keywords: Screening; Decision Making; Health Care and Treatment; Health Testing and Trials
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Fairfield, Kathleen M., Bethany S. Gerstein, Carrie A. Levin, Vickie Stringfellow, Heidi Wierman, and Mary McNaughton-Collins. "Decisions about Medication Use and Cancer Screening across Age Groups in the United States." Patient Education and Counseling 98, no. 3 (March 2015): 338–343.
  • 2025
  • Working Paper

Choosing and Using Information in Evaluation Decisions

By: Katherine Baldiga Coffman, Scott Kostyshak and Perihan O. Saygin
We use a controlled experiment to study how information acquisition impacts candidate evaluations. We provide evaluators with group-level information on performance and the opportunity to acquire additional, individual-level performance information before making a... View Details
Keywords: Discrimination; Beliefs; Stereotypes; Gender; Prejudice and Bias; Selection and Staffing; Performance Evaluation
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Coffman, Katherine Baldiga, Scott Kostyshak, and Perihan O. Saygin. "Choosing and Using Information in Evaluation Decisions." Working Paper, February 2025.
  • August 2000
  • Case

Microsoft's Vega Project: Matt MacLellan's Decision

By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Meg Glinska
Supplements the case. Designed as an in-class handout. View Details
Keywords: Decisions
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Bartlett, Christopher A., and Meg Glinska. "Microsoft's Vega Project: Matt MacLellan's Decision." Harvard Business School Case 301-002, August 2000.
  • 16 Jul 2007
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Understanding the ‘Want’ vs. ’Should’ Decision

should purchase the used Toyota Camry. How consumers weigh those decisions is crucial information for retailers, and is the subject of recent research by Harvard Business School doctoral candidates Todd Rogers and Katy Milkman, in... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Retail; Entertainment & Recreation
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