Judgment And Decision Making - Publications - Faculty & Research

26 Jun 2000
Research & Ideas

Three Countries, Three Choices in Post-Soviet Eurasia

"Ukraine's national identity was too contested and fragmented regionally for the government to make a decisive break from the CIS and toward... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

24 Sep 2019
Research & Ideas

Do National Security Secrets Hold Back National Innovation?

rights to commercialize their ideas in exchange for disclosing the details of their inventions in the patent document itself. The system is designed to make information about cutting-edge technology available to other inventors, in order... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

November 1999 (Revised November 2000)
Case

International Business Machines Corporation (C)

By: David F. Hawkins

A financial analyst is examining IBM's 1998 tax note to understand better how the company's 1998 tax note was determined. Teaching purpose: Illustrates deferred tax accounting. View Details

Keywords: History; Earnings Management; Taxation; Decision Making; Business Model; Business Earnings; Information Infrastructure; Mathematical Methods; Private Sector; Accounting Audits; Accounting Industry; Computer Industry

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24 Jul 2018
Op-Ed

4 Ways Managers Can Exercise Their 'Agency' to Change the World

all-or-nothing situations. Build buy-in, recognizing that offering rational argument and inspiring passion are both essential for gaining and maintaining momentum. And develop... View Details

Keywords: by George Serafeim

18 Oct 2018
Research & Ideas

How to Use Free Shipping as a Competitive Weapon

retailer profitability, and the impact of each policy on customer decisions about the size of their shopping carts and whether to purchase from particular product categories.... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Retail

01 Aug 2019
What Do You Think?

Has the Twitter Age Left the Case Method Behind?

up in class.” But Jan G countered, “With proper facilitation, the learning you mention, of valuing diverse experiences, thought patterns and viewpoints for the corporation, should naturally happen Which View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Education

10 Jan 2008
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Operations Management

cross-functional coordination, and profitability management. Current product-tracking technology makes problem diagnosis much easier than the time of the original study. By and... View Details

03 Oct 2012
What Do You Think?

Can We Bring Back the “Industrial Commons” for Manufacturing?

industries, but on providing support for basic process-oriented innovation that can be utilized by competing companies in several industries. Managers who understand the importance of competing through innovation will fare best in the future Pisano View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Manufacturing

01 Oct 2001
What Do You Think?

Will Information Technology Really Turn Organizations Upside Down This Time?

the best tank operators can make better, more timely decisions than their superiors—but only under certain conditions. First, frontline tank commanders have to have the intelligence View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

05 Feb 2014
Research & Ideas

Can Putin Score Olympic Gold?

time zone difference between the United States and London. A five- to eight-hour difference meant events during the day could be recorded and edited in time to broadcast during primetime. While some... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Sports; Advertising

04 Mar 2002
Research & Ideas

Don’t Lose Money With Customers

systems are designed to track profitability only at the market and segment levels. Consequently, many managers are often forced to make important customer decisions based on... View Details

Keywords: by Peter K. Jacobs

February 2007 (Revised January 2008)
Supplement

Multifactor Models (CW)

By: Malcolm P. Baker

Keywords: Asset Pricing; Cost of Capital; Forecasting and Prediction; Investment Funds; Investment Return; Mathematical Methods; Performance Evaluation

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20 May 2016
Op-Ed

World Health Organization Lacks Leadership to Combat Pandemics

public advisories, and it is regarded as more of a policeman than a partner by national governments. Its many dedicated scientists produce useful reports on the global state of public health, but the WHO's bureaucracy impedes the View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch; Health

30 Dec 2013
HBS Case

HBS Cases: What Warren Buffett Saw in Newspapers

industry," he explains, "you have to make a bet on the future: Do you have a viable business strategy, and if so, is it one of growth, of maintenance, or of decline? Given your beliefs about the... View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg; Journalism & News; Publishing

17 Apr 2006
Research & Ideas

Resisting the Seductions of Success

where that motion took him."9 Tony's crime is a self-administered shock treatment. It wakes him up and makes him feel alive. The prospect of living two lives—as the dutiful Tony View Details

Keywords: by Joseph L. Badaracco Jr.; Entertainment & Recreation; Information; Publishing

07 Jan 2015
Research & Ideas

The Quest for Better Layoffs

3,100 employees were displaced. Company president Aaron Feuerstein immediately announced plans to rebuild the company—and to keep all the displaced employees on the payroll in the meantime. The media hailed him as a mensch. But in making... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Manufacturing

19 Mar 2006
Research & Ideas

Unlocking Your Investment Capital

risks? Robert C. Merton: The measurement and management of risk permeates all corporate activities and thus it is central to strategic decisions as well as tactical ones. The... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen; Financial Services

April 2025
Teaching Note

ZEISS: Commercializing Science

By: Maria P. Roche

Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 725-359. View Details

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21 Apr 2011
Research & Ideas

Searching for Better Practices in Social Investing

say, a cloud computing company. "I think the [venture philanthropy] model really does work," he said. "It's long term and makes it hard to see short-term results. But we can show mounting... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services