Uncertainty - Publications - Faculty & Research

17 Aug 2020
Research & Ideas

What the Stockdale Paradox Tells Us About Crisis Leadership

however ill-equipped or prepared we are.” This is where Admiral Stockdale comes in. LEADING IN TIMES OF UNCERTAINTY More Stories in This Series How Remote Work Changes What We Think About Onboarding What Leaders Can Do to Fight the COVID... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams

09 Nov 2016
HBS Seminar

Robert A. Miller, Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University

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Courses - Entrepreneurship

under conditions of profound uncertainty and do so while balancing great risks against potentially attractive rewards. Moreover, they operate without the benefit of well-defined processes for making such choices and with few resources. As... View Details

The Contract Year Phenomenon in the Corner Office: An Analysis of Firm Behavior During CEO Contract Renewals

This paper investigates how executive employment contracts influence corporate financial policies during the final year of the contract term, using a new, hand-collected data set of CEO employment agreements. On the one hand, the impending... View Details

15 May 2024
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A Major Roadblock for Autonomous Cars: Motorists Believe They Drive Better

Think you’re a better driver than most people? You’re not alone. And you may be one reason self-driving cars haven’t taken off. About 77 percent of participants surveyed in a new study rated themselves superior to automated vehicles, while 60 percent thought other... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Transportation; Auto

14 Feb 2022
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Curiosity, Not Coding: 6 Skills Leaders Need in the Digital Age

Leading through uncertainty takes not only good judgment, but also the emotional resilience to shake off self-doubt and fear. While digital natives and digital-first executives have experienced the benefits of "failing quickly and often,"... View Details

Keywords: by Linda A. Hill, Ann Le Cam, Sunand Menon, and Emily Tedards; Technology

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Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

becomes riskier the marginal benefit of increasing equity beta declines. They find that leverage is inversely related to asset beta, including upside asset beta. See Malcolm’s other research here and Jeffrey’s other research here . More Info The Pass-through of View Details

02 Sep 2009
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Information Risk and Fair Value: An Examination of Equity Betas and Bid-Ask Spreads

Keywords: by Edward J. Riedl & George Serafeim; Banking

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Professor Hiatt’s research is aimed at discovering how institutional factors can affect sector growth and technology development and adoption by mediating and moderating uncertainty. His work encompasses two related research questions:

1) How can... View Details

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Professor Huang examines the micro-foundations of entrepreneurship: the individual-level decision-making processes that influence entrepreneurs’ ability to acquire resources that they need, yet lack, especially financial capital. Deploying a variety of methods from... View Details

22 Nov 2010
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Seven Strategy Questions: A Simple Approach for Better Execution

will offer a menu of techniques to foster commitment to achieving shared goals. Or, if rewarding self-interest is more appropriate for your business, I will explore alternative approaches you should employ. 7. What Strategic Uncertainties... View Details

Keywords: by Robert Simons

February 2016 (Revised February 2017)
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Alvogen

By: Daniel Isenberg and William Kerr

Alvogen is a young Icelandic generic pharmaceutical company, whose CEO believes that his global strategy will give them an edge in this competitive industry.
Robert Wessman, Alvogen’s CEO, was also previously the CEO of Actavis, another Icelandic generics... View Details

Keywords: Pharmaceutical Companies; Generic Drugs; Entrepreneurship; Globalization; Risk and Uncertainty; Pharmaceutical Industry; Iceland

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13 May 2010
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Just Say No to Wall Street: Putting A Stop to the Earnings Game

Keywords: by Joseph Fuller & Michael C. Jensen; Financial Services

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Jillian has an interest in understanding the effect of high worker autonomy and uncertainty on operational metrics. Her research attempts to empirically explore the relationship between efficiency, resource utilization, and quality in hospital settings.... View Details

06 Jun 2016
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Skills and Behaviors that Make Entrepreneurs Successful

higher Vision and influence Significantly higher Comfort with uncertainty Significantly higher Assembling and motivating a team No significant difference No significant difference Efficient decision making No significant difference No... View Details

Keywords: by HBS Working Knowledge

04 Oct 2011
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organizational processes among corporations and nonprofits. Read the paper: http://www.people.hbs.edu/cmarquis/GolfingAlone_FINAL.pdf Regulatory Uncertainty and Corporate Response: How China's Environmental Enforcement Is Catching Up to... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

05 Feb 2019
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New Research and Ideas, February 5, 2019

January 2019 Perspectives on Psychological Science Educating Leaders Who Make a Difference in the World By: Amabile, Teresa M. Abstract— No abstract available. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55580 January 2019 Journal of Peace... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

August 2018
Article

Creative Sparks or Paralysis Traps? The Effects of Contradictions on Creative Processing and Creative Products

By: Goran Calic and Sébastien Hélie

Paradoxes are an unavoidable part of work life. The unusualness of attempting to simultaneously satisfy contradictory imperatives can result in creative outcomes that simultaneously satisfy both imperatives by inducing search for, and selection of, novel and useful... View Details

Keywords: Creativity; Cognition and Thinking; Business or Company Management; Performance

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February 2017
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JCDecaux, 2016: Global Leader ... Again

By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth

In 2016, JCDecaux was number one in the world in outdoor advertising. This was a far cry from the situation in 2003; at that time, JCDecaux had been unseated by Clear Channel from the number-one spot that it had held for decades, and it was fighting for second place... View Details

Keywords: JCDecaux; Clear Channel Outdoor; OUTFRONT Media; Lamar Advertising Company; Jean-François Decaux; Jean-Charles Decaux; Outdoor Advertising; Street Furniture; Airports; Billboards; Bicycles; Digital Devices; Digital Marketing; Bidding; Advertising; Advertising Campaigns; Acquisition; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; Business Organization; Family Business; For-Profit Firms; Joint Ventures; Design; Price; Profit; Revenue; Geographic Location; Geographic Scope; Global Range; Globalization; Global Strategy; Globalized Firms and Management; Multinational Firms and Management; Globalized Markets and Industries; Government Legislation; Business History; Human Resources; Laws and Statutes; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Marketing; Brands and Branding; Marketing Channels; Marketing Strategy; Product Marketing; Demand and Consumers; Supply and Industry; Operations; Distribution; Infrastructure; Logistics; Product; Product Design; Production; Organizational Structure; Property; Public Ownership; Renting or Rental; Problems and Challenges; Business and Community Relations; Business and Government Relations; Family and Family Relationships; Sales; Situation or Environment; Luxury; Strategy; Business Strategy; Commercialization; Competition; Competitive Advantage; Competitive Strategy; Consolidation; Corporate Strategy; Customization and Personalization; Expansion; Segmentation; Mobile Technology; Wireless Technology; Air Transportation; Bicycle Transportation; Rail Transportation; Transportation Networks; Advertising Industry; France; Paris

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July–August 2013
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Leadership Lessons from the Chilean Mine Rescue

By: Faaiza Rashid, Amy C. Edmondson and Herman B. Leonard

Three years ago, when a cave-in at the San José mine in Chile trapped 33 men under 700,000 metric tons of rock, experts estimated the probability of getting them out alive at less than 1%. Yet, after spending a record 69 days underground, all 33 were hoisted up to... View Details

Keywords: Leadership; Crisis Management; Learning; Mining; Mining Industry; Chile

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