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Representative Democracy and the Implementation of Majority-Preferred Alternatives
In this paper, we contrast direct and representative democracy. In a direct democracy, individuals have the opportunity to vote over the alternatives in every choice problem the population faces. In a representative democracy, the population commits to a candidate ex... View Details
Coffman, Katherine Baldiga. "Representative Democracy and the Implementation of Majority-Preferred Alternatives." Social Choice and Welfare 46, no. 3 (March 2016): 477–494.
- June 28, 2011
- Article
Using Implementation Intentions Prompts to Enhance Influenza Vaccination Rates
By: Katherine L Milkman, John Beshears, James J. Choi, David Laibson and Brigitte C. Madrian
We evaluate the results of a field experiment designed to measure the effect of prompts to form implementation intentions on realized behavioral outcomes. The outcome of interest is influenza vaccination receipt at free on-site clinics offered by a large firm to its... View Details
Keywords: Behavioral Economics; Nudge; Libertarian Paternalism; Public Health; Flu Shot; Behavior; Consumer Behavior; Health Care and Treatment; Cognition and Thinking
Milkman, Katherine L., John Beshears, James J. Choi, David Laibson, and Brigitte C. Madrian. "Using Implementation Intentions Prompts to Enhance Influenza Vaccination Rates." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 108, no. 26 (June 28, 2011): 10415–10420.
- March 1998
- Teaching Note
Chemical Bank: Implementing the Balanced Scorecard TN
By: Krishna G. Palepu and Kenneth A. Merchant
Teaching Note for (9-195-210). (Not listed on case). View Details
Keywords: Banking Industry
- March 2009 (Revised August 2010)
- Case
The Posse Foundation: Implementing a Growth Strategy
The Posse Foundation selected high-potential, non-traditional students to attend selective colleges as part of a group of 10 from the same city. The organization had developed an ambitious growth plan, but because it focused on the most selective colleges, the pool of... View Details
Keywords: Diversity; Higher Education; Social Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development Strategy; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Personal Development and Career; Partners and Partnerships; Nonprofit Organizations; Education Industry
Childress, Stacey M., and Andrea Michelle Alexander. "The Posse Foundation: Implementing a Growth Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 309-056, March 2009. (Revised August 2010.)
- September 2007
- Case
Reading Rehabilitation Hospital: Implementing Patient-Focused Care (B)
By: Roy D. Shapiro
Shapiro, Roy D. "Reading Rehabilitation Hospital: Implementing Patient-Focused Care (B)." Harvard Business School Case 608-071, September 2007.
- May 1999 (Revised July 2000)
- Teaching Note
Reading Rehabilitation Hospital: Implementing Patient-Focused Care TN
By: Jody H. Gittell and Sandra J. Sucher
Teaching Note for (9-898-172). A rewritten version of an earlier teaching note. View Details
- 1 Nov 1985
- Conference Presentation
Implementing Model Extraction in a Model Manager
By: Lynda M. Applegate and G. Klein
Keywords: Management
- September 1997 (Revised January 1998)
- Teaching Note
Indianapolis: Implementing Competition in City Services TN
By: William J. Bruns Jr.
Teaching Note for (9-196-099). View Details
- November 2009
- Teaching Note
RL Wolfe: Implementing Self-Directed Teams (Brief Case)
By: David A. Garvin and Elizabeth Collins
Teaching Note for 4063 View Details
- July 2011
- Case
Barrick Gold: Implementing a Transition to IFRS
By: David F. Hawkins and Angel R. Solis
Barrick Gold must change from Canadian – GAAP to IFRS. Case covers the transition. View Details
Hawkins, David F., and Angel R. Solis. "Barrick Gold: Implementing a Transition to IFRS." Harvard Business School Case 112-009, July 2011.
- 2000
- Working Paper
The Process of Strategy Development and Implementation
By: Clayton M. Christensen and Tara Donovan
- 2000
- Book
Performance Measurement and Control Systems for Implementing Strategy
By: R. Simons
Simons, R. Performance Measurement and Control Systems for Implementing Strategy. Prentice Hall, 2000.
- January 2025
- Article
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System Implementations and Corporate Misconduct
By: Jonas Heese and Joseph Pacelli
This study examines whether enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementations are associated with reductions in corporate misconduct. Specifically, we study the relation between staggered facility-level rollouts of ERP systems and facility-level regulatory violations... View Details
Heese, Jonas, and Joseph Pacelli. "Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System Implementations and Corporate Misconduct." Accounting Review 100, no. 1 (January 2025): 291–315.
- August 1999
- Teaching Note
Egon Zehnder International: Implementing Practice Groups TN
By: Michael Y. Yoshino, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Cate Reavis
Teaching Note for (9-398-052). View Details
- September 1987
- Background Note
Establishing Strategic Direction: Appraising and Implementing Strategy
By: James L. Heskett
Heskett, James L. "Establishing Strategic Direction: Appraising and Implementing Strategy." Harvard Business School Background Note 388-030, September 1987.
- November 1985
- Case
Paine Webber (B): Implementing a Corporate Strategy
By: Dwight B. Crane and Robert G. Eccles Jr.
Crane, Dwight B., and Robert G. Eccles Jr. "Paine Webber (B): Implementing a Corporate Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 286-034, November 1985.
- September 1999
- Case
Hewlett-Packard Global Alliance Program (C): Implementing Change
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Alida Zweidler-McKay
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Alida Zweidler-McKay. "Hewlett-Packard Global Alliance Program (C): Implementing Change." Harvard Business School Case 300-016, September 1999.
- December 2013
- Case
Clique Pens: The Writing Implements Division of U.S. Home
By: Frank V. Cespedes and James Kindley
The Clique Pens Writing Implements division of U.S. Home is a manufacturer of a full line of pens, pencils, markers, and art supplies. Despite solid sales, division president Elise Ferguson has seen gross margins drop from 42% in 2010 to just over 36% in 2012 as a... View Details
Keywords: Production; Marketing Strategy; Distribution Channels; Compensation and Benefits; Sales; Manufacturing Industry; Consumer Products Industry
Cespedes, Frank V., and James Kindley. "Clique Pens: The Writing Implements Division of U.S. Home." Harvard Business School Brief Case 914-525, December 2013.
- May 2008
- Journal Article
Future Lock-in: Future Implementation Increases Selection of 'Should' Choices
By: Todd Rogers and Max Bazerman
People often experience tension over certain choices (e.g., they should reduce their gas consumption or increase their savings, but they do not want to). Some posit that this tension arises from the competing interests of a deliberative “should” self and an affective... View Details
Rogers, Todd, and Max Bazerman. "Future Lock-in: Future Implementation Increases Selection of 'Should' Choices." Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes 106, no. 1 (May 2008): 1–20.
- September 28, 2021
- Editorial
A Guide to Implementing the 4-Day Workweek
By: A.V. Whillans and Charlotte Lockhart
As organizations continue to explore a variety of flexible work options, one promising avenue is the four-day workweek: The standard 40 hours per week is reduced to 32 hours, with the same pay and the same productivity expectations. Research suggests reducing hours can... View Details
Keywords: Workweek; Stress; Employees; Health; Performance Productivity; Organizational Change and Adaptation
Whillans, A.V., and Charlotte Lockhart. "A Guide to Implementing the 4-Day Workweek." Harvard Business Review (website) (September 28, 2021).