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- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Leading the Way In Negotiation and Decision Making
chair of the Negotiation and Decision Making unit. Indeed, the field has grown so important that in 1994 HBS became the first major business school to require a full negotiation course for MBAs. In that popular new course, which draws on... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 2013
- Working Paper
The Effect of Delegation of Decision Rights and Control: The Case of Lending Decisions for Small Firms
By: J. Bouwens and P. Kroos
- 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.)
- February 2007
- Article
How Managers' Everyday Decisions Create—or Destroy—Your Company's Strategy
By: Joseph L. Bower and Clark Gilbert
Bower, Joseph L., and Clark Gilbert. "How Managers' Everyday Decisions Create—or Destroy—Your Company's Strategy." Harvard Business Review 85, no. 2 (February 2007).
- 2023
- Working Paper
Senior Team Emotional Dynamics and Strategic Decision Making at a Platform Transition
By: Timo O. Vuori and Michael L. Tushman
Based on an inductive case study, we develop an emotional-temporal process model of an incumbent’s
strategic decision making at a platform transition. We describe the senior team’s emotional response to
this transition and the impact of these emotions on their... View Details
Vuori, Timo O., and Michael L. Tushman. "Senior Team Emotional Dynamics and Strategic Decision Making at a Platform Transition." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 23-054, March 2023.
- 2005
- Introduction
A Decision Perspective on Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
By: M. H. Bazerman
Bazerman, M. H. "A Decision Perspective on Negotiation and Conflict Resolution." Introduction to Negotiation, Decision Making, and Conflict Management. 3 vols. Edited by M. H. Bazerman. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2005.
- 1998
- Book
Smart Choices: A Practical Guide to Making Better Decisions
By: John S. Hammond, Ralph L. Keeney and Howard Raiffa
Hammond, John S., Ralph L. Keeney, and Howard Raiffa. Smart Choices: A Practical Guide to Making Better Decisions. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1998, Finnish ed. (Paperback: Broadway Books, 2002; Translations: Arabic, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish.)
- 2012
- Chapter
Using Decision Errors to Help People Help Themselves
By: George Loewenstein, Leslie John and Kevin G. Volpp
Loewenstein, George, Leslie John, and Kevin G. Volpp. "Using Decision Errors to Help People Help Themselves." Chap. 21 in The Behavioral Foundations of Public Policy, edited by Eldar Shafir, 361–379. Princeton University Press, 2012.
- January 1992
- Case
Calling For Cash: The Massachusetts Lottery 900-Number Decision
Greyser, Stephen A. "Calling For Cash: The Massachusetts Lottery 900-Number Decision." Harvard Business School Case 592-076, January 1992.
- January 1982
- Article
Empirical Analysis of the Commercial Loan Classification Decision
By: Robert S. Kaplan and J. Richard Dietrich
Kaplan, Robert S., and J. Richard Dietrich. "Empirical Analysis of the Commercial Loan Classification Decision." Accounting Review 57 (January 1982): 18–38.
- 06 Jan 2025
- News
Reshaping the Future of Work with Decision Intelligence
- Article
Computer-Aided Deliberation: Model Management and Group Decision Support
By: J. F. Nunamaker, L. M. Applegate and B. R. Konsynski
Nunamaker, J. F., L. M. Applegate, and B. R. Konsynski. "Computer-Aided Deliberation: Model Management and Group Decision Support." Operations Research 36, no. 6 (November–December 1988).
- June 2012
- Teaching Note
Boeing 737 Manufacturing Footprint: The Wichita Decision (TN)
By: Willy Shih and Margaret Pierson
- June 2010 (Revised December 2013)
- Supplement
Hang Lung Properties and the Chengdu Decision (B)
By: John D. Macomber, Michael Shih-Ta Chen and Keith Chi-Ho Wong
Second phase of auction for a prime retail development parcel in Chengdu, China. Competition forces the firm to revisit all of its land purchase criteria. Hang Lung Properties is known for rigorous due diligence, for discipline in buying property, and for good... View Details
Keywords: Geographic Location; Auctions; Bids and Bidding; Infrastructure; Competitive Strategy; Valuation; Real Estate Industry; Chengdu
Macomber, John D., Michael Shih-Ta Chen, and Keith Chi-Ho Wong. "Hang Lung Properties and the Chengdu Decision (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 210-092, June 2010. (Revised December 2013.)
- October 2002 (Revised December 2003)
- Supplement
Group Process in the Challenger Launch Decision (C)
By: Amy C. Edmondson and Laura Feldman
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Edmondson, Amy C., and Laura Feldman. "Group Process in the Challenger Launch Decision (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 603-072, October 2002. (Revised December 2003.)
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Raiffa Honored for Life’s Work in Decision Analysis
HBS professor emeritus Howard Raiffa, a pioneer in the field of decision analysis,is the recipient of this year’s Thomas C. Schelling Award. The award is given annually by Harvard’s Kennedy School to an individual whose intellectual work... View Details
- 2009
- Chapter
Organizational Design: Balancing Search and Stability in Strategic Decision Making
By: Jan Rivkin and Nicolaj Siggelkow
Managers often must make decisions that depend on decisions in other parts of the organization. These interactions create a network of interdependent choices and make strategizing difficult. In this chapter, the authors explore the intersection between organizing and... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Design; Strategy; Balance and Stability
Rivkin, Jan, and Nicolaj Siggelkow. "Organizational Design: Balancing Search and Stability in Strategic Decision Making." In The Network Challenge: Strategy, Profit, and Risk in an Interlinked World, edited by Paul R. Kleindorfer and Yoram Wind. Wharton School Publishing, 2009.
- October 2024
- Article
Strategic Decision Making at Platform Transitions: The Case of Nokia (2010-2011).
By: Timo O. Vuori and Michael Tushman
We studied Nokia’s decision to adopt the Windows platform in 2011 to induce new theory on the emotional dynamics of incumbent firms’ strategic decision making at platform transitions. We find that platform companies’ entry into an established industry activates a... View Details
Vuori, Timo O., and Michael Tushman. "Strategic Decision Making at Platform Transitions: The Case of Nokia (2010-2011)." Strategic Management Journal 45, no. 10 (October 2024): 2018–2062.
- August 2021
- Article
Hoping for the Worst? A Paradoxical Preference for Bad News
By: Kate Barasz and Serena Hagerty
Nine studies investigate when and why people may paradoxically prefer bad news—e.g., hoping for an objectively worse injury or a higher-risk diagnosis over explicitly better alternatives. Using a combination of field surveys and randomized experiments, the research... View Details
Keywords: Decision Avoidance; Difficult Decisions; Judgment And Decision Making; Medical Decision-making; Decision Making; Behavior
Barasz, Kate, and Serena Hagerty. "Hoping for the Worst? A Paradoxical Preference for Bad News." Journal of Consumer Research 48, no. 2 (August 2021): 270–288.