Consensual Assessment Technique - Publications - Faculty & Research

10 Oct 2000
Research & Ideas

Cross-Sector Collaboration: Lessons from the International Trachoma Initiative

studies in the early 1990s. This interaction intensified through their collaboration on the Moroccan Pilot. This incremental engagement process also enabled them to undertake a due diligence assessment of each other to View Details

Keywords: by Diana Barrett, James Austin & Sheila McCarthy

05 Dec 2012
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Should Managers Bother Listening to Predictions?

for a while The technique of continuous forecasting was there, we just needed to adopt and tailor it. continuous forecasting/budgeting/planning requires more effort to think about the future than the former once-a-year event." The... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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Strategic Financial Analysis Online Course | HBS Online

modified DuPont ratios 8-10 hrs Module 4 Valuation Assess the pros and cons of different valuation methods, examine how to apply them in investing, and apply valuation theory and techniques to publicly... View Details

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Tools & Resources | Institute for Business in Global Society

economic policy (pdf) This report highlights the growing consensus among leaders that strategic industrial policies are essential for addressing key national challenges, offering insights on designing effective government actions that... View Details

06 Jun 2005
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Don’t Listen to “Yes”

decisions. But conflict does not mean browbeating. In his new book, Why Great Leaders Don't Take Yes for an Answer: Managing for Conflict and Consensus (Wharton School Publishing), Roberto describes the toll on organizations when leaders... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

18 Oct 2004
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The Bias of Wall Street Analysts

analysts perform is assessing the need for external financing to fund operations. Thus, analysts are already intimately aware of what financing needs a company is likely to have. Accordingly, in periods leading up to a need to go to... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen; Financial Services

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Institutions, Macroeconomics, and the Global Economy - Course Catalog

framework can be used to evaluate how globalization is likely to change the performance of specific markets and thus assess the associated risks and opportunities. Course Content and Organization Most of the cases and class discussions... View Details

01 Jun 2010
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MBAs on a Mission

young alumni whose stories follow: the chance to make good on making a difference. Andrew Murphy: At the World Wildlife Fund, building consensus at the intersection of conservation issues and global markets: “In places with sensitive... View Details

Keywords: Sarah Auerbach;Deborah Blagg;Julia Hanna; Corporate Services; Management; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

04 Oct 2004
Research & Ideas

Start to Measure Your E-commerce Success

payoffs of e-commerce operational and capital investments are necessary to demonstrate the value creation of e-commerce initiatives and to obtain additional resources for critical e-commerce projects. The measures are essential to monitor the key performance drivers... View Details

Keywords: by Marc J. Epstein

22 Jul 2008
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First Look: July 22, 2008

David M. Upton Abstract This paper examines how a company sets out to build an operations-based advantage. In particular, we investigate the implementation of a lean operating system at an Indian software services firm. By studying the attempted introduction and impact... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

08 Jan 2001
Research & Ideas

Can Japan Compete? [Part Two]

go off on your own and create something different. With consensus decision making and shared responsibility for everything, nobody feels responsible. In our book, we discuss how Japanese companies need to adopt more business unit... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace & Hilah Geer

24 Apr 2012
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First Look: April 24

Instruments Authors:Melissa A. Valentine, Ingrid M. Nembhard, and Amy C. Edmondson Abstract Objective. To identify and review survey instruments used to assess dimensions of teamwork, a vital input to delivering quality care, so as to... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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Board Diversity Network: 2024 Fall Events Recap - Blog: RGE Report

(such as cybersecurity expertise or experience with CEO transitions) in a new member, but it’s still important to show broad leadership capabilities, including that you know how to build consensus and be a thoughtful, action-oriented team... View Details

11 Sep 2018
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New Research and Ideas, September 11, 2018

demand information that the dealer obtains through the initial assessment and subsequent learning in the selling process. With the dealer's average net profit per car in the estimation sample being around $1150, the initial View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

22 Nov 2016
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November 22, 2016

November 2016 Quarterly Journal of Economics Stereotypes By: Bordalo, Pedro, Katherine Baldiga Coffman, Nicola Gennaioli, and Andrei Shleifer Abstract—We present a model of stereotypes based on Kahneman and Tversky's representativeness heuristic. A decision maker View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Oct 1999
News

Four Promoted to Full Professor

activity in Europe and Asia and how managers can use restructuring techniques to help the stock market more accurately value their companies. Gilson, who was previously on the finance faculty at the University of Texas at Austin, has... View Details

01 Jun 2007
News

Alumni Books

Thomas J. Bolam (MBA ’64) (McFarland & Co.) The Bolams examine 407 commercial films that include an American president as a character. They summarize each president’s administration and discuss its films, giving plot summaries, credits, descriptions of the president’s... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

15 Apr 2013
Research & Ideas

Solving the Search vs. Display Advertising Quandary

those questions are incredibly complex. Gupta and his colleagues solve them using a technique called "persistence modeling." Simply put (and the calculations are anything but simple), you first calculate the expected effect of... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Advertising

02 Jan 2013
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Should We Rethink the Promise of Teams?

Summing Up Under what conditions do teams, introverts, and innovation go together? Properly structured and led, teams can support innovative thinking that depends on contributions from both extroverts and introverts. That's the consensus... View Details