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- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Predictable Surprises
how can a CEO avoid making decisions that favor short-term results, even if those choices lead to predictable surprises? What I would like to take out of corporate decision-making are situations where a special-interest group within the... View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- Research & Ideas
'I Know Why You Voted for Trump' and Other Motivation Misperceptions
research team asked decision-makers to choose between two lightbulbs. The bulbs were equally matched on most dimensions, including price, wattage, and lifespan—all except for one feature: energy efficiency. One bulb was extremely... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 06 Jun 2005
- Research & Ideas
Don’t Listen to “Yes”
existence of passive leadership constitutes a substantial barrier to candid dialogue and debate within organizations. Leaders can and should take concrete steps to build conflict into their decision-making processes. For instance, they... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
A Measured Approach
sophisticated monitoring and evaluation tools that could make a huge difference in how organizations implement and modify their projects, but they simply weren’t being used by decision-makers on the ground. A big reason they decided to... View Details
Keywords: Lisa Scanlon Mogolov
- 14 Oct 2014
- News
When it comes to climate change, companies must prepare now
conservation efforts, but through strategy and innovation. Now is the time to learn about options, before greenhouse gas emissions get costlier. “Climate change is about decision-making under uncertainty. The firms that come out ahead... View Details
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Naiyya Saggi
strong systems of support and learning for me. The Social Enterprise Fellowship supported me in my internship with the UNICEF Headquarters in New York over the summer. Organizing the Harvard India Conference helped me establish contact with View Details
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Allie Corless
appetite. What are you most looking forward to in your career? The great thing about working for a startup is the autonomy and decision-making authority, which also comes with a high level of responsibility. In the short term, I am... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Advancing the cause of women’s leadership in business
world. Women are getting more management opportunities, says Lang. Still, significant progress needs to come in the boardroom and the C-Suite, where women continue to lag in key agenda-setting, decision-making roles. “Companies with more... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Q&A - Mark Fields
with them quickly. If you take the time to do the nemawashi process, the implementation of subsequent action is lightning fast. It wasn’t consensus decision-making so much as consensus-building, because at the end of the day, I had to... View Details
- 31 Oct 2018
- News
Pitching In for Female Leaders
positions. “Those of us who are very passionate about achieving gender equality know that empowering women is only part of the solution. And true parity can only be reached if those decision-makers at the top also buy in and understand... View Details
- 19 Oct 2012
- News
Past and Present
making decisions based on imperfect information,” he recalls, adding that it was important to keep an open mind and be willing to change one’s opinion. The kind of decision-making skills and flexibility that Sullivan learned through the... View Details
- 09 Dec 2015
- Research Event
How Do You Predict Demand and Set Prices For Products Never Sold Before?
these decisions would be easy to make if I knew what consumer demand will be,” Ferreira said. “The problem is that I have a lot of uncertainty in demand.” Ferreira believes that the trick to tactical decision-making lies in quantitative... View Details
- 27 Oct 2022
- News
John Middleton’s Big Swing
A recent article in the New York Times tracks the team’s World Series appearance back to the decision-making of principal owner John Middleton (MBA 1979). Specifically, the article notes that Middleton spent considerably to sign marquee... View Details
- 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM EDT, 30 Apr 2019
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HBS Online Scaling Ventures
Scaling Ventures is for startup founders and senior leaders who have achieved product-market fit and now need to successfully guide their company through cycles of rapid growth and organizational change. Program Dates: April 30, 2019 - June 18, 2019 (Every Tuesday from... View Details
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Lauren Booker
open your mouth and ninety people look back at you. With every case, you look at problems through the lens of the C-level executive; you get comprehensive insight into what leadership, judgment, and decision-making look like — you're... View Details
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IT Strategy: Empowering the Future of Generative AI Innovation at HBS | Information Technology
intelligence (GenAI) and an increasing availability of tools. With a desire to be at the forefront of this new technology, HBS IT launched a strategic initiative to evaluate opportunities and risks in order to ensure informed View Details
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Global Leadership Roundtables | Institute for Business in Global Society
sectors who are either topical experts or who have key decision-making authority within their organizations. This includes C-suite executives, entrepreneurs, executive directors of leading NGOs and civil society organizations, senior... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
New Releases
smart participants, but successful investing, whether direct or through syndicates and REITs, is a complicated undertaking. In The Real Estate Game: The Intelligent Guide to Decision-Making and Investment, HBS adjunct professor William J.... View Details
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Isaac Robinson | MBA
decision making more efficient. Professional goals: In the short term I hope to learn more about how collective decision-making is done, whether that be through votes in local government, through tokens in a DAO, or through prices in... View Details
- 26 Aug 2016
- News
Improving Wellness Through Better Nutrition
recovery and health maintenance plans. “Much of my job is to educate health care decision-makers about the importance of food in improving patient outcomes.” A “first-class Girl Scout” growing up, with parents who emphasized the... View Details