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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

15 Aug 2011
Research & Ideas

A New Model for Business: The Museum

we understand the role and appreciate that an expert who functions as our decision-making proxy makes for a much better museum-going experience” But Harvard Business School's Ray Weaver says that what Groupon is up to is much more... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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Ryu Kawano

shifted authority and decision-making from headquarters to local offices. After interviewing people in the pilot office, it became clear that not only was it working, it was a necessary step for such a rapidly growing organization — they... View Details

19 Oct 2012
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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

Keywords: genealogy; Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services; Information

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

23 Sep 2021
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Confronting Sustainability in Business; Pro-Bono Consulting for Black-Owned Companies

Series kicked off September 15 with HBS Professor George Serafeim, who talked about his Impact-Weighted Accounts Project at HBS. Impact-weighted accounts offer a tool for measuring a company’s external impacts on society and the environment, “to be able to factor into... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

07 Jun 2011
First Look

First Look: June 7

behavioral decision-making literature. In particular, we highlight three cognitive barriers that impede sound individual decision making that have particular relevance to behaviors impacting the environment. First, despite claiming that... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

23 Sep 2020
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Alumni Consider Election Reform; Clubs Explore Parenting by Case Method

to make up relevant stories of their own,” she says. “This is not prescriptive. I’m not a child development expert. I’m deploying the case methodology to help parents engage with their child. The goal is to engage your child so he/she can become a thoughtful View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

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Building and Sustaining a Successful Enterprise - Course Catalog

practical every-day business situations, understand why things happen the way they do, and exercise better decision-making when they encounter similar circumstances in their jobs and careers. Course Content and Organization: The course... View Details

23 Feb 2011
First Look

First Look: Feb. 23

examine a class of dynamic decision-making processes that involve endogenous commitment. Our analysis is relevant to group decision-making settings as well as to hierarchical View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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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
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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

16 Dec 2020
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Faculty Books Published in 2020

Experiments by Michael Luca and Max H. Bazerman In The Power of Experiments: Decision-Making in a Data Driven World, Michael Luca and Max Bazerman explore the value of experiments, and the ways in which they can improve organizational... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

10 Apr 2013
Research & Ideas

Learning Curve: Making the Most of Outsourcing

extremely important in this setting. Many scans are submitted by hospitals in emergency situations, so quicker analyses may lead to faster decision-making and better patient outcomes. The outsourcing firms, of course, also benefit by... View Details

Keywords: by Paul Guttry; Health

21 Mar 2011
Research & Ideas

Are We Thinking Too Little, or Too Much?

at all than those shoppers who sampled only 6 flavors; considering too many options made it too hard to choose one.) The Underthinker The problem is that time-crunched managers often swing too far to the other end of the decision-making... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

03 Apr 2007
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First Look: April 3, 2007

drug discovery organization at Wyeth Pharmaceuticals and focuses on the decisions to: (1) centralize decision-making within drug discovery and (2) institute numerical metrics—jointly affecting all R&D scientists—for the progression of... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

19 Jan 2022
In Practice

7 Trends to Watch in 2022

that prioritize shareholder value maximization and short-term financial gains, largely at the expense of employee, climate, and societal welfare, have contributed to this crisis of power concentration. Power sharing entails giving workers a seat and a vote in their... View Details

Keywords: by HBS News

09 Jul 2024
Research & Ideas

Chance Encounters: What's at Stake in Return-to-Office Decisions

rare opportunity to reimagine the workplace. What does the landscape look like now, and how strategic is the decision-making around office space? Maria Roche: I think there was a lot more experimentation earlier, in terms of letting... View Details

Keywords: by Jen McFarland Flint, HBS Alumni Bulletin

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