Publications

fall 2001
Article

Finding the Right CEO: Why Boards Often Make Poor Choices

By: Rakesh Khurana

Keywords: Management; Governance; Decision Choices and Conditions

02 Apr 2015
Research & Ideas

Digital Initiative Summit: Big Messages, Small Screens, Many Choices

Again, hardly anyone raised a hand. "And that's the problem," Balis said. Other Articles In This Series Big Messages, Small Screens, Many Choices Companies Must Forget—and Borrow The Business of Crowdsourcing Freeing Patient Data to... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Advertising

1984
Article

The Development of Choice Tactics in Low Involvement Situations

By: Mary Zimmer and Rohit Deshpandé

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1979
Chapter

The Effects of Increased Choice on Television Viewing Behavior

By: K. Hardy, J. Quelch, I. Spencer and H. Munro

Research Summary

Implementation, Mechanism Design, Matching Theory, Game Theory, Social Choice

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July 1990 (Revised August 1994)
Case

U.S. Auto Industry: Scenarios and Choices for the 1990s

By: Malcolm S. Salter

Asks students to prepare a capacity utilization scenario for the U.S. auto industry in 1992 and to propose proper courses of action for Ford and General Motors in the face of globalizing competition. The subject is "corporate strategy in an overcapacitized world."... View Details

Keywords: Globalization; Business or Company Management; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Auto Industry; United States

April 1994
Case

Uruguay Round of the GATT: Choices in U.S. Trade Policy

By: Louis T. Wells Jr.

Keywords: Trade; Policy; United States

1 Aug 1985
Conference Presentation

Social Influences on Creativity: Interactive Effects of Reward and Choice

By: Teresa M. Amabile

Keywords: Creativity; Social Psychology; Motivation and Incentives; Decision Choices and Conditions

Other Unpublished Work

Risk Aversion, Risk Premium and the Choice of Capital Projects

By: S. Datar, R. Banker and B. Gopi

Keywords: Risk Management; Cost vs Benefits; Infrastructure

Article

Labor Supply Flexibility and Portfolio Choice in a Life-Cycle Model

By: Zvi Bodie, Robert C. Merton and William Samuelson

November 1989 (Revised December 1989)
Case

Loblaw Companies Ltd. President's Choice G.R.E.E.N.: Something Can Be Done

By: Ray A. Goldberg

1999
Working Paper

Understanding the Influence of Environmental Standards on Judgements and Choices

By: Ann E. Tenbrunsel, Kimberly A. Wade-Benzoni, David M. Messick and Max Bazerman

2001
Book

Appendix to 'Strategic Asset Allocation: Portfolio Choice for Long-Term Investors'

By: Luis M. Viceira and John Y. Campbell

Keywords: Strategy; Resource Allocation; Assets; Decision Choices and Conditions; Investment

1994
Other Unpublished Work

The Value Choices in State and Local Spending: A Workbook

By: Dutch Leonard and Monica Friar

Keywords: Spending; Local Range; Cost vs Benefits

January 2011
Article

Let the Right One In: A Microeconomic Approach to Partner Choice in Mutualisms

By: Marco Archetti, Francisco Ubeda, Drew Fudenberg, Jerry R. Green, Naomi E. Pierce and Douglas W. Yu

One of the main problems impeding the evolution of cooperation is partner choice. When information is asymmetric (the quality of a potential partner is known only to himself), it may seem that partner choice is not possible without signaling. Many mutualisms, however,... View Details

Keywords: Microeconomics; Strategy; Partners and Partnerships; System; Problems and Challenges; Information; Economics; Theory; Cost; Decision Choices and Conditions; Cooperation

April 2001
Article

Optimal Portfolio Choice for Long-Horizon Investors with Nontradable Labor Income

By: Luis M. Viceira

June 2016
Article

When Doctors Go to Business School: Career Choices of Physician-MBAs

By: Damir Ljuboja, Brian W. Powers, Benjamin Robbins, Robert S. Huckman, Krishna Yeshwant and Sachin Jain

There has been substantial growth in the number of physicians pursuing Master of Business Administration (MBA) degrees over the past decade, but there is continuing debate over the utility of these programs and the career outcomes of their graduates. The authors... View Details

Keywords: Medical Education; MD; MBA; Physicians; Executive Education; Training; Personal Development and Career; Health Care and Treatment; Health Industry; United States

September 2002
Case

Seattle Public Schools, 1995-2002 (C2): Race, Class, and School Choice

Presents the decision by the Federal Court of Appeals for the ninth Circuit in the spring of 2002 to invalidate Seattle's use of race as a factor in allocating space in Seattle's oversubscribed schools. Summarizes the posture and content of the litigation, including... View Details

Keywords: Management; Leadership; Income; Social Entrepreneurship; Race; Lawsuits and Litigation; Education; Education Industry; Seattle