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- 02 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 2, 2016
Abstract—Seven experiments explore people's decisions to share or withhold personal information and the wisdom of such decisions. When people choose not to reveal information—to be "hiders"—they are judged negatively by others (experiment 1). These negative... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Jan 2011
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 11
that people make in their everyday lives—from choosing yogurts to choosing religions to choosing spouses—research in judgment and decision making has taken many forms. We suggest, however, that much of this research has been conducted... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- February 2022 (Revised May 2022)
- Case
Jaypee Infratech and the Indian Bankruptcy Code
By: Kristin Mugford, William Vrattos and Radhika Kak
In 2016, India passed a new bankruptcy law (IBC) to counter a brewing bank crisis and increased corporate distress. Homebuilder Jaypee Infratech, one of India largest distressed companies (the “dirty dozen”) began restructuring under the IBC in 2017. Two years later,... View Details
Keywords: Restructuring; Decisions; Judgments; Voting; Developing Countries and Economies; Financial Crisis; Public Sector; Asset Pricing; Borrowing and Debt; Corporate Finance; Credit; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Debt Securities; Bonds; Investment Return; Price; Government Legislation; Laws and Statutes; Bids and Bidding; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Risk and Uncertainty; Valuation; Real Estate Industry; India; Delhi
Mugford, Kristin, William Vrattos, and Radhika Kak. "Jaypee Infratech and the Indian Bankruptcy Code." Harvard Business School Case 222-071, February 2022. (Revised May 2022.)
- 30 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 30
judgment tasks and underweighting of rare events in decisions from experience. The current paper presents three laboratory experiments and a field study that explore this pattern. The results suggest that the overestimation and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 5, 2019
case:https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/619024-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 619-027 From Beirut With Love (B): The Last Judgment No abstract available. Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 09 Jul 2013
- Research & Ideas
Catching Up With Boards--Jay Lorsch
just get rid of that CEO and go find another one? I think that depends upon the judgment of the directors and their understanding of why a particular strategy is not successful. But the board certainly has a responsibility to be in the... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
- 11 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: ’The Future of Boards’
judgment and be loyal to the corporation. As one director told us, "Our board lawyers say, 'You know, the board members are not supposed to be making the management decisions. You're just supposed to be comfortable that the management is... View Details
Keywords: by Jay Lorsch
- 13 Jun 2012
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: A Startup Takes On the Credit Ratings Giants
giant that's been in business for nearly a century decides to assign a triple-A rating to a product that should be triple-C. The effects of such errors in judgment are far-reaching. Ratings are used by a variety of people and entities:... View Details
- August 1993
- Case
Applichem (A) (Abridged)
By: Janice H. Hammond and Gary P. Pisano
Applichem manufactures the same chemical product in four plants, each of which is located in a different country. The company has completed a major study comparing the productivity and performance of these plants. Using the data from the study, students must decide... View Details
Keywords: Business or Company Management; Management Practices and Processes; Performance Productivity; Performance Efficiency; Performance Evaluation; Strategy; Judgments; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Business Exit or Shutdown; Chemical Industry
Hammond, Janice H., and Gary P. Pisano. "Applichem (A) (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 694-030, August 1993.
- 28 Aug 2012
- First Look
First Look: August 28
dispute and a trend analysis of over 400 total WTO disputes, I find that the WTO dispute settlement process is helping to legitimize the institution of free trade through its public display of rational authority and neutral expertise. At the same time, dispute panels... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 May 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 1, 2018
concise chapters, leading authorities and up-and-coming scholars explore fundamental issues and current controversies. The volume systematically reviews the empirical evidence base and presents influential theories of moral judgment and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
Creating Leaders for Science-Based Businesses
for fifteen to twenty years, special intuition and judgment are required," he observes. "Compared with operations, marketing, and strategy, we don't really know as much about how to manage research or value it, especially when... View Details
- 11 Sep 2006
- Research & Ideas
Negotiating When the Rules Suddenly Change
judgment or tactical execution. Having a metric in place that rates your priorities and weighs tradeoffs will enable you to make good decisions on the fly. Axiom #3: Learn And Adapt Bolstering your capacity to sense and respond is key to... View Details
- 22 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 22
more profitable lending, their power is muted by both deferred compensation and the limited liability typically enjoyed by credit officers. Second, we present direct evidence that incentive contracts distort judgment and beliefs, even... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 28, 2009
Working PapersNo Harm, No Foul: The Outcome Bias in Ethical Judgments (revised) Authors:Francesca Gino, Don A. Moore, and Max H. Bazerman Abstract We present six studies demonstrating that outcome information biases ethical View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 23 Mar 2021
- Book
Succeeding in the New Work-from-Anywhere World
leads to serendipitous discoveries about one another—like how a colleague always makes a cappuccino on Fridays at four o’clock sharp—in the remote format, you have to make a point of sharing these kinds of quirks and habits. Of course, self-disclosure also requires... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 04 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 4, 2016
familiar logic for rule utilitarianism beyond the realm of individual ethics and as a specific version of a broader argument made for centuries by theorists from Hume to Hayek. I also provide evidence of an example in which real-world policy View Details
- 10 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Hard Numbers on Social Investments
team observed that members who invested in deals that were also receiving capital from professional investors fared better, as did those who joined other IC members in investing, as opposed to those who were the single IC investor in a deal. In other words, relying on... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
- 12 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 12, 2008
Experiment 2 demonstrates that effects of indirect agency cannot be explained by perceived lack of foreknowledge or control on the part of the primary agent. Experiment 3 indicates that reflective moral judgment is sensitive to indirect... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Jan 2003
- Research & Ideas
Fixing Corporate Governance: A Roundtable Discussion at Harvard Business School
people on campus to meet with our students. That kind of interaction would make a deep and valuable impression. Hall: We need to show our students how incremental errors of judgment can lead down a slippery slope to a whole heap of... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons