Cognition and Thinking - Publications - Faculty & Research

13 Jul 2010
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First Look: July 13

PublicationsHow Will You Measure Your Life? Authors:Clayton M. Christensen Publication:Harvard Business Review 88, nos. 7-8 (July-August 2010) An abstract is unavailable at this time. Read the Article: http://hbr.org/2010/07/how-will-you-measure-your-life/ar/1 The... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

07 Mar 2022
Research & Ideas

Effective Leaders Share the Spotlight with Their Teams

During a 2017 Amgen earnings call, CEO Robert Bradway began answering an analyst’s question, then turned to colleague Sean Harper and said, “Sean, I'll let you talk about the specifics.” Bradway’s simple act of calling on Harper to add... View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

2019
Working Paper

Veil-of-Ignorance Reasoning Favors the Greater Good

By: Karen Huang, Joshua D. Greene and Max Bazerman

The “veil of ignorance” is a moral reasoning device designed to promote impartial decision-making by denying decision-makers access to potentially biasing information about who will benefit most or least from the available options. Veil-of-ignorance reasoning was... View Details

Keywords: Policy-making; Procedural Justice; Ethics; Decision Making; Fairness

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06 Jul 2023
News

Lessons from Major League Baseball's Game-Changing Innovations

regulations, including a pitch clock, larger bases, and restriction on defensive shifts. READ MORE Dan Morrell: Let's go back to the genesis of some of the changes that were ruled out this season, right?- View Details

04 Sep 2013
What Do You Think?

How Relevant is Long-Range Strategic Planning?

this month, the topic is strategy planning and organization. Conventional thinking and organization that has encouraged us to seek sustainable competitive advantage in the past... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

30 Nov 2015
Research & Ideas

Donors Are Turned Off by Overhead Costs. Here’s What Charities Can Do

their ability to carry out core missions. “Most people donating money wouldn’t choose to contribute to the salary of the organization’s CEO” “As nonprofits try so hard to pare down their overhead expenses, they end up feeding the expectation that the overhead ratio can... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

Rebel Talent

Rebels have a bad reputation. We think of them as troublemakers, outcasts, contrarians: those colleagues, friends, and family members who complicate seemingly straightforward decisions, create chaos, and disagree when everyone else is in agreement. But in truth,... View Details

04 May 2015
Research & Ideas

Need to Solve a Problem? Take a Break From Collaborating

a mix of open floors, private spaces, and movable surfaces. "Architects have designed our workspaces flexibly so that we can change them and use them in different ways," Bernstein says. "But... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Video Game; Web Services

02 Aug 2011
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First Look: August 2

attractiveness? How do you think about risk and reward in angel investing? Is it possible for angel funds to be too big? Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/811046-PDF-ENG View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

09 Jan 2020
Book

Rethinking Business Strategy in the Age of AI

control specialists. A lot of people think of this as disruption, like the taxi industry is being disrupted by Uber. It’s not disruption. Rather, it’s a completely different kind of firm. This hasn’t happened in more than 100 years. Firms... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

16 Oct 2017
Research & Ideas

The Most Successful Startups Have Hands-On Founders

many firms can improve. And if we can get people to manage better, we think they can keep more employees and be more successful.” Through social interactions with other... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

10 Jan 2018
Blog Post

8 Tips to Help You Prepare for the Case Method

professor could ask follow-up questions to bring out the nuances in your answer. While being cold called isn’t exactly the most pleasant experience in the world, it is a great opportunity to lay out the framework for the case and... View Details

05 Mar 2009
What Do You Think?

How Frank or Deceptive Should Leaders Be?

trends present special challenges or pressing needs for greater honesty, candor, and transparency in the future? In discussing management issues, we often conclude that "it all depends." Does that kind of View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

10 May 2010
Research & Ideas

What Top Scholars Say About Leadership

differences in leadership across task, culture, and identity. We don't offer a simple answer. Like any complex phenomena, scholars are in the earliest stages of beginning to understand the complexities of leadership. "What we View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Education

09 Jun 2022
Blog Post

The MBA Class of 2022 Looks Back

way of working itself out. Don’t be so stressed or focused on things so much that you trade off quality time with your peers and enjoying your time. Two years may seem like a long time, but it’s short! Think... View Details

30 Jul 2013
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First Look: July 30

programs requires more than providing accessible, affordable care; it requires understanding what makes both end users and providers tick. By understanding the cognitive processes underlying our choices... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

21 Jul 2021
Research & Ideas

What Does an ESG Score Really Say About a Company?

Receiving more information can clarify the complex, but not when it comes to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) scores. A recent study shows that the more information a company discloses about its ESG practices, the more rating agencies disagree on how well... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

Web

Leadership Initiative - Leadership

multinational environments she has built a reputation for innovative strategic thinking and transformational leadership. Most recently, Ann served as Wētā FX’s Global Head of Talent View Details

01 Sep 2023
News

Returning to the Roots

It’s not a role he sought or expected. But when his brother died of a brain tumor late last year, Florent Latour (MBA 1999) became CEO of Maison Louis Latour, a winemaker established in 1797 in the Burgundy region of France. The 11th generation of his family to lead... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; wine; entrepreneurship; family business; innovation; climate change; Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing

25 Jan 2010
Research & Ideas

A Macroeconomic View of the Current Economy

productivity. Moss also includes numerous tools for interpreting big-picture economic developments. We asked Moss to talk about the book and some of the events now taking place on the macroeconomic horizon. Sean Silverthorne: What's the... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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