Publications

21 Jul 2009
First Look

First Look: July 21

Working PapersIn Favor of Clear Thinking: Incorporating Moral Rules into a Wise Cost-Benefit Analysis Authors:Max H. Bazerman and Joshua D. Greene Abstract Bennis, Medin, and Bartels (2009) have... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Latin America - Global Activities 2021

frequently encountered other leaders who share her experience and her perspective as a woman and a mother. That’s why one particular case, “Karen Bruck: Growing Managers at MercadoLibre,” has resonated with her. The new case, written by... View Details

March 2021 (Revised August 2021)
Case

Nayana Mawilmada: Transforming Urban Development in Sri Lanka

By: Joshua D. Margolis and Mahima Rao-Kachroo

In February 2018, Nayana Mawilmada (Nayana), investment head for the Sri Lankan government’s ambitious $40 billion Megapolis project, must weigh an attractive job offer to move from the public sector to the private sector. A massive government project aimed at... View Details

Keywords: Change Management; Transformation; Decision Making; Public Sector; Experience and Expertise; Strategic Planning; Work-Life Balance; Transportation; Risk and Uncertainty; Power and Influence; Personal Development and Career; Real Estate Industry; Rail Industry; Transportation Industry; South Asia; Sri Lanka; Boston; Virginia; United States

Educators

December 2012
Article

How Much Is Sweat Equity Worth?

By: Christopher Marquis and Joshua D. Margolis

The article presents a case study of a business decision related to the valuing of sweat equity in a start-up business. One man starts a premium vodka business, bringing in his cousin at an early stage, but with no initial discussion of the eventual split of equity or... View Details

Keywords: Valuation; Ownership Stake; Business Startups

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July 2012
Supplement

Feedback and Coaching Workshop

By: Joshua D. Margolis and Anthony Mayo

October 2008 (Revised January 2011)
Case

Lawrence Trinh: Venturing to Vietnam

By: Joshua D. Margolis and Rachel Gordon

Should Lawrence Trinh pursue his aspiration of working in Vietnam—and if so, what set of principles and practices should he adopt if he encounters corruption? These are questions that reverberate for many students who wish to work in emerging markets and other contexts... View Details

Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Ethics; Investment; Leadership Development; Emerging Markets; Personal Development and Career; Welfare; Financial Services Industry

June 2003 (Revised August 2003)
Case

George McClelland at KSR (B)

By: Joshua D. Margolis and Ayesha Kanji

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Computer Industry; Technology Industry

March 1991
Teaching Note

Jonah Creighton (A) and (B), Teaching Note

By: Anne Donnellon and Joshua D. Margolis

Teaching Note for (9-490-090) and (9-490-091). View Details

01 Sep 2005
News

GE’s Immelt Urges MBAs to Dream Big, Work Hard

address by student speaker Brian Kreiter (MBA ’05) and by the presentation of the class’s awards for teaching excellence to Assistant Professor Francisco de Asís Martínez-Jerez (Accounting and Control),... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

October 1999
Article

Toward an Ethics of Organizations

By: Joshua D. Margolis and Robert A. Phillips

Keywords: Ethics; Organizations

January–February 2015
Article

The Art of Giving and Receiving Advice

By: David A. Garvin and Joshua D. Margolis

The article looks at giving and receiving advice as an element of organizational leadership and managerial ability. It suggests that the skills related to these actions, such as self-awareness and diplomacy, are not innate talents but can be learned. It lists problems... View Details

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January 2013 (Revised October 2019)
Technical Note

Guide to ISDL Reflections

By: Joshua D. Margolis and Sandra J. Sucher

Educators

November 1991
Supplement

Micom Caribe (B)

By: David M. Upton and Joshua D. Margolis

Describes the outcome of the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing Industry

May 1994 (Revised March 1995)
Teaching Note

Bernd Sterzel at the IVth Medizinische Klinik (A), (B), and (C) TN

By: Linda A. Hill and Joshua D. Margolis

Teaching Note for (9-493-059), (9-493-060), and (9-493-061). View Details

Keywords: Health Industry