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- 24 Oct 2016
- Research & Ideas
Bernie Madoff Explains Himself
in history. “Madoff is an extreme case in many ways, but in other ways, he is just someone who fell prey to biases and the tendency to rationalize” Madoff’s phone-time allowance was limited, and he saved much of it for his conversations... View Details
- 02 Jun 2022
- Research & Ideas
Blissful Thinking: When It Comes to Finding Happiness, 'Your Dreams Are Liars'
and that’s what happened—catalytically—in the science of happiness. Morrell: You’ve been deep in this topic for almost two decades. How have you seen the field evolve and change? Brooks: It’s become a lot more cognitive and... View Details
Keywords: by Dan Morrell
- 07 Aug 2013
- What Do You Think?
Is There Still a Role for Judgment in Decision-Making?
reasoning, no more human 'interference' replacing hordes of managers. What will one do with those?" Yan Song reminded us that, "As long as there is still mystery and new discovery to be made in life, human judgment will remain indispensable." Are we... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Oct 2014
- What Do You Think?
Is Too Much Focus a Problem?
available (searching for the lost key at night under the street light where the light is better), limiting options to what's placed in front of us, biases regarding information or its sources, undue trust in a complex system whether or... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 08 Feb 2021
- Book
How to Make the World Better, Not Perfect
concept of “maximal sustainable yield”—that is, the amount of goodness that a person can achieve over time without depleting their ability to do good in the future. He argues that mistakes and biases in our thinking keep us from realizing... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 10 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
The Negotiator’s Secret: More Than Merely Effective
modest role biases can blow up potential deals. Suppose a plaintiff believes he has a 70 percent chance of winning a million-dollar judgment, while the defense thinks the plaintiff has only a 50 percent chance of winning. This means that,... View Details
Keywords: by James K. Sebenius
- 06 Jul 2009
- What Do You Think?
Are You Ready to Manage in an Irrational World?
(personal and individual) biases and all becomes 'rational' again for management purposes." Ron Palmer observed that the discussion "adds weight to the ideas that we need new and better tools for managing complexity ." Tony... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 31 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
When Not to Trust Your Gut
In past issues of this newsletter, we have highlighted a variety of psychological biases that affect negotiators, many of which spring from a reliance on intuition. Of course, negotiators are not always affected by bias; we often think... View Details
Keywords: by Max H. Bazerman & Deepak Malhotra
- 14 Jun 2011
- First Look
First Look: June 14
case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/611069-PDF-ENG Strengths Become Weaknesses: Cognitive Biases in Founder Decision-Making Noam Wasserman and Kyle AndersonHarvard Business School Note 811-068 This... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Nov 2013
- First Look
First Look: November 26
media coverage can exacerbate investor biases and that it is the primary mechanism that makes window-dressing effective. Publisher's link: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1934978 August 2013 Emotion Botsourcing and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
Are We Thinking Too Little, or Too Much?
shortcuts and heuristics, and therefore they're susceptible to biases and mistakes. The implication is that if maybe they thought more, they'd do better. "And then there's this whole stream of research about ways in which you should... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 05 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 5, 2007
Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-006.pdf Why We Aren't as Ethical as We Think We Are: A Temporal Explanation Authors:Ann E. Tenbrunsel, Kristina A. Diekmann, Kimberly A. Wade-Benzoni, and Max H. Bazerman Abstract This paper explores the View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 07 Jun 2011
- First Look
First Look: June 7
operates. Through text narrative, cases, and readings, the authors skillfully examine the development of strategy, organizational capabilities, and management challenges for operating in the global economy. Preview the book:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 27
opportunity; explains how the approach mitigates cognitive biases that otherwise can contribute to poor decisions; and considers conditions that are best suited for lean startup methods. Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 25 Oct 2004
- Research & Ideas
Planning for Surprises
benefit. The area of decision bias has grown as an important lens of analysis in many areas of business, from finance to marketing to negotiations. We also believe that cognitive biases explain why we allow... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 05 Jul 2004
- Research & Ideas
Radical Change, Entrepreneurial Opportunity
technical variation that, over time, gets resolved, and we tend to see what has been called a "dominant design." I am interested in the interplay between that technical variation and cognitive variation as both manufacturers and... View Details
- 25 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 25, 2016
enhanced creativity and reduced intergroup bias. In contrast, the present work uncovers a potential downside of foreign experiences: increased immoral behavior. We propose that broad foreign experiences (i.e., experiences in multiple foreign countries) foster not only... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Aug 2012
- First Look
First Look: August 28
Side of the Vote: Biased Voters, Social Information, and Information Aggregation Through Majority Voting Authors: Rebecca B. Morton, Marco Piovesan, and Jean-Robert Tyran Abstract We experimentally investigate information aggregation... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 20, 2008
download available at this time. Behavioral Aspects of Price Setting, and Their Policy Implications Author:Julio J. Rotemberg Abstract This paper starts by discussing consumers' cognitive and emotional reaction to posted prices.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 25 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 25, 2007
We Are: A Temporal Explanation Authors:A.E. Tenbrunsel, K.A. Diekmann, K.A. Wade-Benzoni, and M.H. Bazerman Publication:In Research in Organizational Behavior, edited by B. M. Staw and Arthur P. Brief, in press Abstract This paper explores the View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace