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- 18 Sep 2013
- Research & Ideas
Unspoken Cues: Encouraging Morals Without Mandates
attention to the human input into the system since so much moral decision-making is repeatedly delegated to individuals. The screening and hiring procedures need therefore be quite robust to ensure continuity. In addition, a lot of... View Details
- 16 Oct 2012
- First Look
First Look: October 16
organizations that have successfully tapped their data assets, diverse perspectives, and deep knowledge to build an organizational decision-making capability. The book introduces a model that utilizes the collective judgment of an... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 30, 2008
accounting information that helps improve their revenue positions, nonprofit hospitals expend resources on accounting information that facilitates decision-making related to operating efficiency and cost containment. Can Nanotechnology... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 Aug 2016
- Research & Ideas
Can Obamacare Be Saved?
operating in the commercial employer market. Commercial employers buy health insurance for pools of employees–sometimes thousands of them. The decision-makers are often skilled human resource specialists who can estimate risk, compare... View Details
- 03 Jun 2015
- What Do You Think?
Is the Time Right for Self-Management?
increasing complexity and unpredictability of our world is such that only a highly distributed decision-making structure will be able to adapt and respond effectively, she continued. "Most of us don't think a centralized planning... View Details
- 24 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Surprising Link Between Language and Corporate Responsibility
socially responsible a company was. Marquis and his fellow researchers based their inquiry on a similar study regarding individual decision-making done by UCLA economist Keith Chen. In a paper published in the American Economic Review in... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 03 Apr 2013
- What Do You Think?
Will Women Leaders Influence the Way We Work?
decision-making behaviors than men. They are, for example, said to be more willing to examine several sides of an issue before acting, more sensitive to the needs of others, and more inclusive and transparent in their communication of... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 02 Jul 2010
- What Do You Think?
Is Profit as a “Direct Goal” Overrated?
decision-making and even to the future and viability of capitalism. One debate concerned the primacy of profit as a goal. Deaver Brown led this argument by saying, "Profit is the only legitimate goal of a corporation ," pointing... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 07 Feb 2005
- What Do You Think?
If You Blink, Will You Miss?
practiced. According to Maris Martinsons, "There is strong evidence to suggest that selections a) within a specified domain of expertise, b) involving a small number of choices, and c) ranging from simple to a moderate level of complexity, can be made effectively... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 05 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 5, 2007
leading to a redefinition of the marketing role, the implementation of a "growth leader" profile and new decision-making processes to encourage innovation and risk. Finally, presents a critical decision point, as Transportation... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 11 Jul 2005
- Research & Ideas
The New International Style of Management
they can work together. "In a truly multicultural corporate environment, people strive to strike a balance between their own cultural core and being open to other value systems, communication styles, and decision-making... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
- 16 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
Marketing Wine to the World
other research are you working on? A: Well, my primary focus is not on industry dynamics. The focus of my research is organizational decision-making processes. At the moment, I'm conducting a large research project in which I'm... View Details
- 01 Feb 2012
- What Do You Think?
Is Support for Small Business Misplaced?
then the obvious answer (to the question) is NO!" Other comments emphasized values of small business for management development. David Lindsay commented that " managers evolve their wisdom through responsibility and View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 07 Aug 2007
- First Look
First Look: August 7, 2007
Participation describes front-line staff sharing decision-making authority with hierarchical superiors (e.g., managers). Collaboration refers to front-line staff respectfully working together by sharing information and coordinating... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 20 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 20
lines. Study 4 shows that the transaction utility of maximizing profits required greater compensation when resources were distributed across, in contrast to within, social categories. We discuss the ethical implications of these View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 20 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
Are Company Founders Underpaid?
always have to attract other resource providers—co-founders and non-founding hires on the human resources side, investors on the financial resources side—to the venture. To attract them, the founder has to give up things of value, most prominently equity stakes and... View Details
- 09 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Unconscious Executive
by our unconscious mind” Both decision-making methods have strengths and weaknesses, says Harvard Business School postdoctoral fellow Maarten Bos. Our conscious mind is pretty good at following rules, but our unconscious mind—our ability... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 26 Jun 2012
- First Look
First Look: June 26
and (b) develop a personal involvement in the deployment and interpretation of those tools in important decision-making forums. Based on experts' ability to combine and balance these two processes, we distinguish analytically among four... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Apr 2009
- Research & Ideas
Misgovernance at the World Bank
that reason, the Executive Board was created to oversee the operations and aid allocations. For its part, the Board of Executive Directors is the decision-making body of the World Bank's two primary component institutions: the... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 05 Dec 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, December 5, 2017
projects in the wake of this type of information. I also find evidence that firms overreact to failure news from closely related competitor projects. Finally, I investigate project- and firm-level characteristics that drive persistent differences in View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne