Group Decision-making - Publications - Faculty & Research

04 Apr 2022
What Do You Think?

As Disney Board Chair, What Would You Advise CEO Bob Chapek Regarding 'Don’t Say Gay'?

governor would follow through on his intentions to sign it into law. The bill had taken on the moniker “Don’t Say Gay.” There had been “Say Gay” protests across Florida and the US by groups supportive of LGBTQ+ rights. Hundreds of Disney... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

04 Dec 2019
Book

Creating the Experimentation Organization

launched as new champion. Example of an experiment conducted by Booking.com; from Experimentation Works by Stefan Thomke. Discipline required In order for such an experiment to work, says Thomke, a company must be disciplined—having a testable hypothesis with a control... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

16 Apr 2013
First Look

First Look: April 16

& Private Equity: A Casebook, 5th edition provides an understanding of the ways in which private equity groups work. The casebook builds an understanding of the key distinctions in the industry and reviews and applies key ideas of... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

13 Apr 2021
Book

How Inclusive Managers Create Glass-Shattering Organizations

managers about the gender biases that influence hiring decisions. Companies should also anonymize resumes, diversify interview panels, and evaluate candidates as a group against a set of defined criteria. Integration. Create opportunities... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

13 Nov 2019
Research & Ideas

Don't Turn Your Marketing Function Over to AI Just Yet

how new products or services would perform at various prices or with different characteristics. The machine learning algorithms that might power such a device are, at least for now, incapable of producing such promising results. But what about tomorrow? According to a... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

21 Apr 2021
Research & Ideas

The Pandemic Conversations That Leaders Need to Have Now

Leadership It’s Time to Reset Decision-Making in Your Organization What Leaders Can Do to Fight the COVID Fog How Remote Work Changes What We Think About Onboarding Acknowledging that people are having a hard time whether or not they are... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg, Robin Abrahams, and Katherine Connolly Baden

13 Oct 2009
Research & Ideas

7 Lessons for Navigating the Storm

crisis—much like the one we're in now—is where a principled approach to leadership and decision-making is most needed. The leaders who successfully navigate their organizations through crises are ones who focused on their leadership... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

19 Sep 2016
Research & Ideas

Why Isn't Business Research More Relevant to Business Practitioners?

not see their role ‘as an enabler of direct public participation in decision-making through formats such as deliberative meetings, and do not believe there are personal benefits for investing in these activities.’ And yet if society is to... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Education

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

02 Feb 2004
What Do You Think?

Leadership: A Matter of Sustaining or Eliminating Groupthink?

listening and the collection of ideas and contrary opinions in the decision-making process followed by consensus, communication, and group action during the implementation stages. Why is it that leaders... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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

08 Jun 2011
Lessons from the Classroom

Twenty-first Century Skill: Trading Carbon Credits

parts and permutations—really works. A carbon trading simulation designed by Harvard Business School professor Peter Coles gives students the opportunity to experience firsthand the pressure-packed decision-making process and uncertainty... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Energy; Utilities

28 Sep 2009
Research & Ideas

Improving Accountability at the World Bank

Editor's Note: As an institution charged with fighting global poverty, the World Bank has found itself on the firing line of late. Critics cite a persistent lack of transparency and failure to include local insights in decision-making... View Details

Keywords: by Alnoor Ebrahim

24 Apr 2012
First Look

First Look: April 24

in this organization in whether or not employees are selected via channels that are likely to sort on the alignment of their preferences with organizational objectives. I find that employees selected through such channels are more likely to use View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

24 Jun 2008
First Look

First Look: June 24, 2008

taxonomy that assembles the field's knowledge about these decision-making bounds and organizes efforts toward deepening this knowledge and developing strategies for improvement. Specifically, we group five... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

17 Sep 2001
Research & Ideas

Is There Help for the Big Ticket Buyer?

decision making. The insider is the decision-maker at the point of a decision—emotions and all; the insider is prone to bias and regards each decision as one of a kind. The outsider is the decision-maker who... View Details

Keywords: by Max H. Bazerman

23 Sep 2008
First Look

First Look: September 23, 2008

increasingly successful claims of social scientists, backed by philanthropic foundations, on business education and the growing appeal of "scientific" approaches to decision-making and management. We also show that these... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

10 Jun 2002
Research & Ideas

Disruption: The Art of Framing

advertisers, and were heavily focused on interactive advertising options. The tendency for the established organization to assert control over the decision-making processes of the new venture kept these new capabilities from being... View Details

Keywords: by Clark Gilbert & Joseph L. Bower

09 May 2011
Research & Ideas

Moving From Bean Counter to Game Changer

Hall and Yuval Millo from the London School of Economics look at how these employees can use their own skills to become so-called frame-makers, part of their organizations' strategic decision-making teams. While their research focused on... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Banking

03 Sep 2014
What Do You Think?

Who Should Choose Your Boss?

of inputs to the decision-making process. For example, Yadeed Lobob commented that a dual board structure that included workers' representatives would help alleviate uncertainty around choosing an authentic leader. "Germany has such... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Food & Beverage

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