Decision Making Teams - Publications - Faculty & Research

Francesco Cavarero, chief information officer of Miroglio Fashion, Italy’s third-largest retailer of women’s apparel, was trying to bring analytical rigor to the company’s forecasting and inventory management decisions. But fashion is inherently hard to predict. Can... View Details

Keywords: Inventory Management; Demand Forecasting; Artificial Intelligence; Machine Learning; Forecasting and Prediction; Operations; Management; Decision Making; AI and Machine Learning; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Fashion Industry

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September 1984
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Diffusing Innovations When the Users are not the Choosers: The Case of Dentists

By: D. A. Leonard

Keywords: Innovation and Invention; Decision Choices and Conditions; Health

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February 2003
Case

Jeff Sloane (A)

Traces the career decision-making process of Jeff Sloane, an MBA student, from his second year of graduate school through five (plus) years post-graduation. Sloane encounters many significant challenges, including the adverse effects of a faltering economy, the tragedy... View Details

Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Personal Development and Career

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04 Jun 2021
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When an Educated Guess Beats Data Analysis

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How to Apply | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

availability and decision timeline into consideration before making financial commitments. Once submitted, budget amounts cannot be increased. Program Deadlines Fall Projects September 20, 2024, 12:00 noon:... View Details

01 Jun 2007
News

Power Trip

MAYO: Since the 1970s, the MBA has become a necessary credential to pursue the inside track to corporate power. So much of what business schools teach is focused on making the right managerial decisions at a... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

October 1992 (Revised October 1993)
Case

MCI Communications Corporation: National Accounts Program (Condensed)

By: Frank V. Cespedes

Concerns the early stages of a major-account program at MCI, a telecommunications firm seeking to penetrate the corporate-account market. Among the issues are: 1) coordination of field sales efforts with national account selling efforts; 2) sales strategy for major... View Details

Keywords: Accounting; Decision Choices and Conditions; Training; Compensation and Benefits; Management Practices and Processes; Marketing Strategy; Groups and Teams; Sales

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15 Aug 2019
Blog Post

Stan Chang: “A Guided Experience into the World of Entrepreneurship”

responsible for decisions at the feature level. But at a smaller company, I’ve been given a larger mandate; I’m responsible for the entire product, to come up with plans to lead teams through the design,... View Details

Keywords: Technology; Entrepreneurship

05 Nov 2012
Research & Ideas

What Wall Street Doesn’t Understand About International Trade

Making the best international trading decisions may be as easy as taking a stroll around the local neighborhood. A recent research paper states that it's possible to predict whether a US firm will trade with... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

01 Jun 2014
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2014

Important Life Decisions by Jaja Jackson (MBA 1999) and Jennifer Grimes (Jennifer Grimes) The authors demonstrate that it is really how we make important decisions that will... View Details

24 Sep 2020
Research & Ideas

Financial Meltdowns Are More Predictable Than We Thought

The team studied trends in outstanding credit, stock market values, and home prices from 1950 to 2016 for 42 countries. They found the potential for a financial crisis was highest in years when both stock prices and non-financial business... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Financial Services

01 Jun 2013
News

Leaning In to Gender Equity

Sheryl Sandberg (MBA 1995) In Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead (Knopf), Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg (MBA 1995) recalls her first performance review with CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Stop trying to please everyone, he counseled. "If you do please everyone, you aren't... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

August 2021
Case

Precision Paint Co.

By: Iavor I. Bojinov, Chiara Farronato, Janice H. Hammond, Michael Parzen and Paul Hamilton

Describes a marketing director about to launch a new process for demand forecasting. Provides data that allow students to do a multivariable regression analysis. A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details

Keywords: Regression; Prediction; Forecasting; Data Science; Analysis; Forecasting and Prediction

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