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- June 2005
- Article
Compensatory Transfers in Two-Player Decision Problems
By: Jerry R. Green
This paper presents an axiomatic characterization of a family of solutions to two-player quasi-linear social choice problems. In these problems the players select a single action from a set available to them. They may also transfer money between... View Details
Green, Jerry R. "Compensatory Transfers in Two-Player Decision Problems." International Journal of Game Theory 33, no. 2 (June 2005): 159–180.
- January 2007 (Revised May 2008)
- Case
National Logistics Management: Founder Decisions
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Elizabeth Collins
Scott Taylor, CEO & founder of NLM, is a serial entrepreneur faced with an important decision. As his industry consolidates, he knows that his company must grow quickly, yet he believes he has reached the limit of what organic growth can achieve. Should he accept the... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Startups; Decision Choices and Conditions; Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development Strategy; Supply and Industry; Supply Chain
Applegate, Lynda M., and Elizabeth Collins. "National Logistics Management: Founder Decisions." Harvard Business School Case 807-125, January 2007. (Revised May 2008.)
- 08 Aug 2022
- News
Decisions Don’t Have to Be Either-Or
- 05 Aug 2010
- News
Google Wave Decision Shows Strong Innovation Management
- January 1991 (Revised June 1993)
- Case
Decision Analysis and the Risk Profile
By: Paul A. Vatter
Vatter, Paul A. "Decision Analysis and the Risk Profile." Harvard Business School Case 191-110, January 1991. (Revised June 1993.)
- 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
Bartlett, Christopher A., and Meg Glinska. "Microsoft's Vega Project: Matt MacLellan's Decision." Harvard Business School Case 301-002, August 2000.
- 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
Coffman, Katherine Baldiga, Scott Kostyshak, and Perihan O. Saygin. "Choosing and Using Information in Evaluation Decisions." Working Paper, February 2025.
- March 2002
- Case
Akamai's Underwater Options (B): The Decision
By: Brian J. Hall, Houston Lane and Jonathan Lim
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Hall, Brian J., Houston Lane, and Jonathan Lim. "Akamai's Underwater Options (B): The Decision." Harvard Business School Case 902-195, March 2002.
- 2003
- Other Unpublished Work
Compensatory Transfers in Two-Player Decision Problems
By: Jerry R. Green
- June 2011 (Revised September 2011)
- Case
Two Key Decisions for China's Sovereign Fund
By: Robert C. Pozen and Xiaoyu Gu
The China Investment Corporation (CIC) was China's sovereign wealth fund (SWF), established with $200 billion of registered capital in September 2007 to diversify China's foreign exchange holdings and increase risk-adjusted returns on those assets. CIC was unusual in... View Details
Keywords: Business Subsidiaries; Business Growth and Maturation; Decisions; Capital; Investment Banking; Investment Funds; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Ownership; Business and Shareholder Relations; Risk and Uncertainty; Wealth; Expansion; Financial Services Industry; China; United States
Pozen, Robert C., and Xiaoyu Gu. "Two Key Decisions for China's Sovereign Fund." Harvard Business School Case 311-137, June 2011. (Revised September 2011.)
- November – December 1969
- Article
Systems Analysis for Social Decisions
By: Joseph L. Bower
Bower, Joseph L. "Systems Analysis for Social Decisions." Operations Research 17, no. 6 (November–December 1969): 927–940.
- January 1997
- Background Note
Simulation as a Decision Aid
By: Roy D. Shapiro
A brief introduction to simulation--what it is, why it's used, etc. Meant to set context for a first class on simulation. A rewritten version of an earlier note. View Details
Shapiro, Roy D. "Simulation as a Decision Aid." Harvard Business School Background Note 697-062, January 1997.
- July 2007 (Revised May 2008)
- Case
Central Bank: The ChexSystemsSM QualiFile® Decision
By: Dennis Campbell, Francisco de Asis Martinez-Jerez, Peter Tufano and Emily McClintock
The "Central Bank" series analyzes the use of information and product design for managing the counterparty risk of newly acquired customers. Central Bank, a mid-sized regional U.S. bank, was attempting to grow its customer base by increasing the number of new checking... View Details
Keywords: Central Banking; Knowledge Management; Customer Satisfaction; Risk Management; Risk and Uncertainty; Decision Making; Banking Industry; United States
Campbell, Dennis, Francisco de Asis Martinez-Jerez, Peter Tufano, and Emily McClintock. "Central Bank: The ChexSystemsSM QualiFile® Decision." Harvard Business School Case 208-029, July 2007. (Revised May 2008.)
- 2005
- Book
Negotiation, Decision Making, and Conflict Management
By: M. H. Bazerman
Bazerman, M. H., ed. Negotiation, Decision Making, and Conflict Management. 3 vols. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2005.
- 1995
- Book
Introduction to Statistical Decision Theory
By: John W. Pratt, Howard Raiffa and Robert Schlaifer
Pratt, John W., Howard Raiffa, and Robert Schlaifer. Introduction to Statistical Decision Theory. MIT Press, 1995.
- 2012
- Working Paper
Private and Public Decisions in Social Dilemmas: Evidence from Children's Behavior
Substantial research with adult populations has found that selfish impulses are less likely to be pursued when decisions are publicly observable. To the best of our knowledge, however, this behavioral regularity has not been systematically explored as potential... View Details
Keywords: Research; Age Characteristics; Behavior; Decisions; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Announcements; Situation or Environment
Houser, Daniel, Natalia Montinari, and Marco Piovesan. "Private and Public Decisions in Social Dilemmas: Evidence from Children's Behavior." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 12-073, February 2012.
- January 2024
- Background Note
Making Strategic Choices
By: Jan W. Rivkin
This note lays out a process that students and business leaders can follow to make well-integrated sets of strategic choices. View Details
Rivkin, Jan W. "Making Strategic Choices." Harvard Business School Background Note 724-447, January 2024.
- 26 Aug 2002
- Research & Ideas
High-Stakes Decision Making: The Lessons of Mount Everest
and insufficient confidence on the other. Leaders must act decisively when faced with challenges, and they must inspire others to do so as well. A lack of confidence can enhance anticipatory regret, or the apprehension that individuals... View Details
Keywords: by Michael A. Roberto
- Article
Price and Quality Decisions by Self-Serving Managers
By: Marco Bertini, Daniel Halbheer and Oded Koenigsberg
We present a theory of price and quality decisions by managers who are self-serving. In the theory, firms stress the price or quality of their products, but not both. Accounting for this, managers exploit any uncertainty about the cause of market outcomes to credit... View Details
Keywords: Causal Reasoning; Self-serving Bias; Strategic Orientation; Managerial Decision-making; Price; Quality; Decision Making; Theory
Bertini, Marco, Daniel Halbheer, and Oded Koenigsberg. "Price and Quality Decisions by Self-Serving Managers." International Journal of Research in Marketing 37, no. 2 (June 2020): 236–257.