Decision Choice And Uncertainty - Publications - Faculty & Research

25 Feb 2020
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Research Brief: May I Ask Your Advice?

Research by Whillans and three HBS doctoral students—Jaewon Yoon, Hayley Blunden, and Ariella Kristal—found that people who go seeking advice receive information that’s far more useful than those who request... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

01 Mar 2012
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Cracks in the Foundation

actions to boost America's competitive standing-one decision at a time. That call to action lies at the heart of the School's new US Competitiveness Project, chaired by Porter and Rivkin View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

01 Aug 2022
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As the World Shifts, So Should Leaders

16 Dec 2016
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An Environmental Epiphany

philanthropic foundation, it struck me how much we could benefit from importing in that community, the management skills, and rational decision making, and the logic that I had... View Details

01 Dec 2001
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A Close-Up Look at the Men behind the Empire

successful firm until the 1930s. Revson wouldn't have stood out as someone who was bound for success. Noyce, however, showed extraordinary intelligence at an early age, and Walton had a natural ability to motivate. Each of these people... View Details

Keywords: Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices

01 Apr 2001
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The Natural Advantage

After a long career in marketing and management with top U.K. and international companies, Alan Heeks (MBA 1976) turned over a new leaf in 1990. He set up the Wessex Foundation, an educational charity whose... View Details

Keywords: Crop Production; Agriculture; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

01 Mar 2016
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Research Brief: The Benefits of Bias

Every year, specially chosen committees help the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) decide how to allocate massive—totaling more than $24 billion in 2014—competitive federal grants for medical research. But the evaluators on the various committees come from... View Details

Keywords: Erin Peterson

01 Dec 2022
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Road to Recovery

biggest barrier—and this sounds crazy—is the lack of a billing code for contingency management.” A participant who remains substance-free and follows a treatment plan can earn up to $100 a month (up to $599 per year) for making healthy... View Details

Keywords: April White; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

01 Jun 2008
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A Binary Formula

kind of leadership. “Since the investment and R&D decisions you make today are often not easily quantifiable and not coming to fruition for fifteen to twenty years, special... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; science; research; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

12 Feb 2014
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The Next Best Thing to a Steve Jobs

Keywords: innovation; management

01 Mar 2025
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On The Case: The Base Factor

hypothesis and action,” Ascarza says. Data's Evolution “The toughest challenge in case writing is deciding what to show and what to tell. The decisions should be based on what... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

28 Feb 2014
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The First Five Years: Omowale Casselle (MBA 2009)

traffic retail locations, that will help consumers trial, discover, and ultimately make more informed choices about their most important purchase decisions in health, wellness,... View Details

Keywords: General Merchandise Stores; Retail Trade

15 Dec 2024
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On The Case

HBS. What these three cases illustrate is the mindset, talents, and courage it takes for leaders to make the tough choices required to live their intentions and values. This... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

01 Jun 2020
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Meal Plan

will be like when Inspire’s restaurants reopen? CC: The industry as a whole is entering a new phase of uncertainty as we begin to consider what dining-in looks like. Inspire has restaurants all over the country, so for us it’s going to be... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; restaurants; COVID-19; pandemic; recovery; Food Services and Drinking Places; Food Services and Drinking Places; Food Services and Drinking Places; Food Services and Drinking Places

01 Dec 2008
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Lesson from the Fall

precisely what Enron lacked in its governance practices: Sustained attention to the qualitative objectives and ethical standards of the organization; Balanced incentives that reward and penalize results... View Details

Keywords: Malcolm S. Salter; Oil and Gas Extraction; Oil and Gas Extraction; Oil and Gas Extraction; Oil and Gas Extraction

01 Sep 2007
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HBS Launches Unique Deferred-Admission Program

the new program — before arriving on campus. “No other business school offers anything similar,” says Dee Leopold (MBA ’80), managing director of MBA Admissions and Financial Aid. “This is a bold program that is trying to do three things:... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

01 Jun 2007
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Alumni Books

Success Leads to Failure (and What to Do about It) by Michael E. Raynor (DBA ’00) (Doubleday Publishing) Managers make choices with far-reaching consequences based on assumptions about an uncertain future. This collision between... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Jun 2015
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Research Brief: If State Pensions Clean Up Their Books, Who Pays?

When the financial crisis hit in 2008, it became apparent that many states had played fast and loose with their pension funding. Some states slashed benefits, others contemplated bankruptcy. You might think state governments, burned badly... View Details