consensus - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Sep 2008
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Building a Better MBA

students how to think beyond information silos and to be more self-aware as leaders. It’s the “know how” that’s most valued in the business world, Datar and Garvin found in their research. How to bridge the “knowing-doing” gap became a focal point of discussion. By the... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

28 Sep 2010
First Look

First Look: September 28, 2010

information environment. We find that after mandatory IFRS adoption, consensus forecast errors decrease for firms that mandatorily adopt IFRS relative to forecast errors of other firms. We also find decreasing forecast errors for... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

15 Dec 2015
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The Year in Ideas 2015

useful when collecting information on a problem, Assistant Professor Ethan Bernstein and his fellow researchers found, but it can be detrimental in solving the problem, leading people to a consensus before all the solutions are explored.... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna, Christine Lejeune, Dan Morrell, and April White

01 Apr 1996
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Stewards of the Seventh Generation

natural resources of a similar kind - if, say, the money from tree harvesting were used to plant more trees. It's very difficult to achieve consensus on these issues." Richard H.K. Vietor, Senator John Heinz Professor of Environmental... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso, Garry Emmons, Linda Goodspeed, and Elaine Gottlieb

20 Aug 2007
Research & Ideas

HBS Cases: Using Investor Relations Proactively

management discussions. Going forward, MacLeod imagined this information could also influence BP's strategic decisions. When we talked to his BP colleagues, we clearly saw a consensus on how useful the "outside" voice was for... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Energy; Utilities

05 Feb 2008
First Look

First Look: February 5, 2008

No abstract is available at this time. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-057.pdf Managing Functional Biases in Organizational Forecasts: A Case Study of Consensus Forecasting in Supply Chain Planning Authors:Rogelio... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Dec 2019
News

John McArthur

his remarkable career as a scholar, teacher, and administrator and culminating with his appointment as the School’s seventh Dean. McArthur’s vision, passion, and unparalleled gift for building consensus transformed the School. “John felt... View Details

Keywords: Dean

30 Nov 2017
News

Happy Meals (Are Here Again)

again,” says Kempczinski. “That sort of approach doesn’t work.” But with about 2,000 US owner-operators, consensus was impossible. Unveiling the plan at the end of February in a warehouse in Chicago’s West Loop that had been transformed... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; photographed by Saverio Truglia

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Influence and Unrest”) studies the dynamics leading to the creation and fissuring of political consensus on institutions, broad policy orientations, and specific policies. It gives special attention to the role of information influencing... View Details

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