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- 2025
- Chapter
Leapfrog Leaders: Accelerating Systems Leadership Skills
By: Laura Cabrera, Derek Cabrera and Hise O. Gibson
We need leaders who can execute at the Strategic, Operational, and Tactical (SOT) levels. But, research shows it takes time for skills to develop at all three levels—too much time. Why does it take too much time? First, because expertise is borne of experience. An... View Details
Keywords: DSRP; VCML; Strategy; Operations; Leadership Development; Decision Making; Organizational Structure
Cabrera, Laura, Derek Cabrera, and Hise O. Gibson. "Leapfrog Leaders: Accelerating Systems Leadership Skills." In The Routledge Handbook of Systems Thinking, edited by Derek Cabrera, Laura Cabrera, and Gordon Midgley. London: Routledge, forthcoming.
- 21 Dec 2018
- News
A Four-Point Plan for Teresa May
Two years post-Brexit vote, Britain’s Prime Minister is faced with the unenviable task of negotiating what the controversial plan will actually look like for her fellow citizens. In this New York Times opinion piece, HBS professor Deepak Malhotra offers a four-point... View Details
- 05 Dec 2012
- What Do You Think?
Should Managers Bother Listening to Predictions?
identify fairly reliable predictions from the guesses." Others identified people as the weak point in the process. Adam Hartung commented that " everyone should be evaluating trends and making forecasts they use to guide... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 12 Dec 2019
- Research & Ideas
How to Turn Down the Boil on Group Conflict
Even as polarized political discussion appears to have frozen the possibility of compromise, new research suggests that divided sides can come together on many issues to make decisions. “Our research finds that inaccurate beliefs really... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- March 2018
- Supplement
Chewy.com (B)
By: Jeffrey F. Rayport and Matthew G. Preble
Cohen and Chewy’s other board members decided to fully insource order fulfilment and commenced building an order fulfilment center near its 3PL partner’s facility. As soon as the 3PL learned that Chewy would be managing its own order fulfillment; however, it decided to... View Details
Keywords: Pet Food; Pet Products; Retail; Growth and Development Strategy; Service Operations; Decision Choices and Conditions; E-commerce; Retail Industry; Service Industry
Rayport, Jeffrey F., and Matthew G. Preble. "Chewy.com (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 818-105, March 2018.
- October 2011
- Supplement
Chris and Alison Weston (B)
By: Sandra J. Sucher and Celia Moore
Chris and Alison Weston describe their trial process and time in prison. View Details
Sucher, Sandra J., and Celia Moore. "Chris and Alison Weston (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 612-020, October 2011.
- March 2009
- Teaching Note
Antegren: A Beacon of Hope (TN)
Teaching Note for [408025], [408026], [408027], and [408028]. View Details
- 2008
- Working Paper
Signaling Firm Performance Through Financial Statement Presentation: An Analysis Using Special Items
By: Edward J. Riedl and Suraj Srinivasan
This paper investigates whether managers' presentation of special items within the financial statements reflects economic performance or opportunism. Specifically, we assess special items presented as a separate line item on the income statement (income statement... View Details
Keywords: Financial Reporting; Financial Statements; Decision Choices and Conditions; Corporate Disclosure; Performance
Riedl, Edward J., and Suraj Srinivasan. "Signaling Firm Performance Through Financial Statement Presentation: An Analysis Using Special Items." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-031, September 2008. (Conditionally accepted at Contemporary Accounting Research.)
- 5 Aug 2005 - 10 Aug 2005
- Conference Presentation
The effects of choice, goal, and creative self-efficacy on divergent thinking and creative outcomes
By: Roy Y.J. Chua and S. S. Iyengar
- October 2006 (Revised April 2008)
- Case
Ben Walter
By: Andre F. Perold and David S. Scharfstein
Ben Walter is thinking of purchasing Butler Lumber and needs to decide how he would run the business and how much to pay for it. View Details
Perold, Andre F., and David S. Scharfstein. "Ben Walter." Harvard Business School Case 207-070, October 2006. (Revised April 2008.)
- May 2000 (Revised July 2000)
- Case
U.S. Export-Import Bank and the Three Gorges Dam (A), The
By: George C. Lodge and Cate Reavis
Describes the dilemma Martin Kamarck faced as president of the Export-Import Bank in whether to provide U.S. companies financing for China's Three Gorges Dam project. View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Risk and Uncertainty; Financing and Loans; International Finance; Construction Industry; Energy Industry; China; United States
Lodge, George C., and Cate Reavis. "U.S. Export-Import Bank and the Three Gorges Dam (A), The." Harvard Business School Case 900-017, May 2000. (Revised July 2000.)
- 1996
- Article
A Segment-Level Model of Category Volume and Brand Choice
By: William R. Dillon and Sunil Gupta
Dillon, William R., and Sunil Gupta. "A Segment-Level Model of Category Volume and Brand Choice." Marketing Science 15, no. 1 (1996): 38–59.
- 28 Jan 2014
- News
When Rising Revenue Spells Trouble
- November 1974 (Revised November 1977)
- Background Note
Developing Forecasts with the Aid of Regression Analysis
By: Paul A. Vatter
Vatter, Paul A. "Developing Forecasts with the Aid of Regression Analysis." Harvard Business School Background Note 175-105, November 1974. (Revised November 1977.)
- December 2023
- Article
Brokerage Relationships and Analyst Forecasts: Evidence from the Protocol for Broker Recruiting
By: Braiden Coleman, Michael Drake, Joseph Pacelli and Brady Twedt
In this study, we offer novel evidence on how the nature of brokerage-client relationships can influence the quality of equity research. We exploit a unique setting provided by the Protocol for Broker Recruiting to examine whether relaxed broker non-compete agreement... View Details
Keywords: Brokers; Analysts; Forecasts; Bias; Protocol; Investment; Research; Forecasting and Prediction
Coleman, Braiden, Michael Drake, Joseph Pacelli, and Brady Twedt. "Brokerage Relationships and Analyst Forecasts: Evidence from the Protocol for Broker Recruiting." Review of Accounting Studies 28, no. 4 (December 2023): 2075–2103.
- 2020
- Working Paper
Do Judge-Lawyer Relationships Influence Case Outcomes?
By: Tianwang Liu and David Hao Zhang
We examine whether law school alumni relationships between the lawyers and judges affect case outcomes. We show that in the context of medical malpractice lawsuits in Florida, the plaintiff lawyer sharing the same law school as the judge increases the chances of... View Details
Liu, Tianwang, and David Hao Zhang. "Do Judge-Lawyer Relationships Influence Case Outcomes?" Working Paper, October 2020.
- October 14, 2019
- Article
The CEO's Guide to Retirement
By: Bill George
Some CEOs remain in the role too long, hurting investors, employees, and their own legacy. The author sees a frequent reason for that: CEOs don’t know how to identify the optimal time to retire, and they procrastinate because they can’t imagine what they will do after... View Details
George, Bill. "The CEO's Guide to Retirement." Harvard Business Review 97, no. 6 (November–December 2019): 64–68.
- Article
Cut from the Same Cloth: Similarly Dishonest Individuals Across Countries
By: Heather E. Mann, Ximena Garcia-Rada, Lars Hornuf, Juan Tafurt and Dan Ariely
Norms for dishonest behaviors vary across societies, but whether this variation is related to differences in individuals’ core tendencies toward dishonesty is unknown. We compare individual dishonesty on a novel task across 10 participant samples from five countries... View Details
Keywords: Morality; Decision-making; Dishonesty; Cultural Psychology; Country; Decision Making; Culture
Mann, Heather E., Ximena Garcia-Rada, Lars Hornuf, Juan Tafurt, and Dan Ariely. "Cut from the Same Cloth: Similarly Dishonest Individuals Across Countries." Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology 47, no. 6 (July 2016): 858–874.
- March 2012 (Revised September 2014)
- Supplement
Clarks at a Crossroads (B)
By: John A. Davis and Suzanne Stroh
Clarks (B) summarizes the results of the shareholders vote described in the (A) case. View Details
Davis, John A., and Suzanne Stroh. "Clarks at a Crossroads (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 812-114, March 2012. (Revised September 2014.)
- 1979
- Chapter
Dilemmas of Participation: Issues in Organization Design and Management
By: R. M. Kanter
Kanter, R. M. "Dilemmas of Participation: Issues in Organization Design and Management." In Proceedings of the Second National Seminar on Individual Rights in the Corporation, edited by Alan F. Westin and Stephan Salisbury. New York: Educational Fund for Individual Rights, 1979. (Also in National Forum, spring 1982.)