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- September 8, 2015
- Article
Making Better Decisions in Your Family Business
By: Josh Baron, Rob Lachenauer and Sebastian Ehrensberger
Family businesses face complex decisions, from CEO succession to business strategies. A "four-room" model helps structure decision-making in these businesses: Owner Room (ownership goals and board election), Board Room (performance monitoring and CEO appointment),... View Details
Keywords: Family Business; Decisions; Business Strategy; Goals and Objectives; Management Succession; Talent and Talent Management
Baron, Josh, Rob Lachenauer, and Sebastian Ehrensberger. "Making Better Decisions in Your Family Business." Harvard Business Review (website) (September 8, 2015).
- 1999
- Article
Broadening Behavioral Decision Research: Multiple Levels of Processing
By: D. L. Medin and M. H. Bazerman
Medin, D. L., and M. H. Bazerman. "Broadening Behavioral Decision Research: Multiple Levels of Processing." Psychonomic Bulletin & Review 6 (1999): 533–546.
- July 1982 (Revised March 1984)
- Background Note
Why Preference Curves are Useful for Risky Decisions
By: David E. Bell
Bell, David E. "Why Preference Curves are Useful for Risky Decisions." Harvard Business School Background Note 183-030, July 1982. (Revised March 1984.)
- 2013
- Working Paper
Inequality and Decision Making: Imagining a New Line of Inquiry
By: David Moss, Anant Thaker and Howard Rudnick
The substantial increase in inequality in the United States over the past three decades has provoked considerable debate, with some analysts characterizing rising inequality as among the greatest threats facing the nation and others dismissing it as little more than a... View Details
Keywords: Equality and Inequality; Income; Decision Making; Government and Politics; Economics; United States
Moss, David, Anant Thaker, and Howard Rudnick. "Inequality and Decision Making: Imagining a New Line of Inquiry." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 13-099, June 2013.
- December 1989
- Case
Managerial Decision Making and Ethical Values, Course Module
By: Kenneth E. Goodpaster and Thomas R. Piper
Goodpaster, Kenneth E., and Thomas R. Piper. "Managerial Decision Making and Ethical Values, Course Module." Harvard Business School Case 2-313, December 1989.
- September 2021
- Article
Gender Stereotypes in Deliberation and Team Decisions
By: Katherine B. Coffman, Clio Bryant Flikkema and Olga Shurchkov
We explore how groups deliberate and decide on ideas in an experiment with communication. We find that gender biases play a significant role in which group members are chosen to answer on behalf of the group. Conditional on the quality of their ideas, individuals are... View Details
Keywords: Gender Differences; Stereotypes; Teams; Economic Experiments; Gender; Prejudice and Bias; Groups and Teams; Perception
Coffman, Katherine B., Clio Bryant Flikkema, and Olga Shurchkov. "Gender Stereotypes in Deliberation and Team Decisions." Games and Economic Behavior 129 (September 2021): 329–349.
- September 2018
- Teaching Note
National Storage Affiliates: The REIT IPO Decision
By: Charles F. Wu and Arthur R. O. Sobral
Teaching Note for HBS No. 219-026. View Details
- January 1993
- Case
Burlington Northern: The ARES Decision (B), Abridged
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Keywords: Rail Industry
Kaplan, Robert S. "Burlington Northern: The ARES Decision (B), Abridged." Harvard Business School Case 193-090, January 1993.
- April 2008
- Teaching Note
Central Bank: The ChexSystemsSM QualiFile® Decision (TN)
By: Dennis Campbell and Francisco de Asis Martinez-Jerez
Teaching Note for [208029]. View Details
- 01 Jun 1987
- Conference Presentation
Group Decision Support Systems: Determinants of Success
By: D. Vogel, J. F. Nunamaker, L. M. Applegate and B. R. Konsynski
- Article
Pitfall or Scaffolding? Starting-point Pull in Configuration Decision Making
By: Eliran Halali, Yoella Bereby-Meyer and David Leiser
In configuration problems, such as the construction of a weekly study schedule, decision makers must assemble a combination of parts under a set of constraints. Interactions may be present between the parts, and more than a single objective function may exist, such as... View Details
Halali, Eliran, Yoella Bereby-Meyer, and David Leiser. "Pitfall or Scaffolding? Starting-point Pull in Configuration Decision Making." Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition 39, no. 2 (March 2013): 502–514.
- October 1994
- Supplement
Frito-Lay, Decision Support System Software: Windows Network Version
Applegate, Lynda M. "Frito-Lay, Decision Support System Software: Windows Network Version." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 195-727, October 1994.
- June 1995
- Supplement
Frito-Lay, Decision Support System Software: Macintosh Network Version
Applegate, Lynda M. "Frito-Lay, Decision Support System Software: Macintosh Network Version." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 195-726, June 1995.
- February 2006
- Article
Earnings Manipulation, Pension Assumptions, and Managerial Investment Decisions
By: Daniel B. Bergstresser, Mihir A. Desai and Joshua Rauh
Bergstresser, Daniel B., Mihir A. Desai, and Joshua Rauh. "Earnings Manipulation, Pension Assumptions, and Managerial Investment Decisions." Quarterly Journal of Economics 121, no. 1 (February 2006): 157–195.
- May 2004 (Revised October 2007)
- Background Note
Best Practices: Decision Making Among Venture Capital Firms
By: G. Felda Hardymon, Josh Lerner and Ann Leamon
Describes investment decision-making processes, based on interviews with 56% of the top 38 venture capital firms in the country. Discusses some implications for the future growth of the industry. View Details
Hardymon, G. Felda, Josh Lerner, and Ann Leamon. "Best Practices: Decision Making Among Venture Capital Firms." Harvard Business School Background Note 804-176, May 2004. (Revised October 2007.)
- December 2010 (Revised March 2011)
- Case
The Euro in Crisis: Decision Time at the European Central Bank
By: J. Gunnar Trumbull, Dante Roscini and Diane Choi
This case traces the origins and evolution of the European Central Bank, with attention to its 2010 decision concerning the purchase of Greek sovereign debt. View Details
Keywords: Financial Crisis; Borrowing and Debt; Currency; Central Banking; Financial Management; Sovereign Finance; Policy; Crisis Management; Europe; Greece
Trumbull, J. Gunnar, Dante Roscini, and Diane Choi. "The Euro in Crisis: Decision Time at the European Central Bank." Harvard Business School Case 711-049, December 2010. (Revised March 2011.)
- Research Summary
Real Options and Financial Decisions Under Uncertainty
Marc L. Bertoneche is developing material relevant to the business world in this field. He is particularly interested in applying the Real Option approach to Brand Valuation. View Details
- August 2023 (Revised May 2024)
- Case
Morphic Therapeutic: Making the Initial Pipeline Decisions
By: Satish Tadikonda and Ananya Zutshi
- 2006
- Conference Presentation
Coordinating Centralized Information and Decentralized Decision Making
By: Ranjay Gulati
- 01 Jun 2015
- Video