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  • 03 Aug 2010
  • First Look

First Look: August 3

substantial information about GMO products, they positively affect approval rates of GMOs by threatening the reputation of the regulatory agency. Our study further shows that firm and product uncertainty increases the impact of the social... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 27 Sep 2010
  • Research & Ideas

Customer Experts Lose Influence When Teams are Pressured

cope with uncertainty about their task, and I'm working on a theory piece delving into the conceptual foundations linking teams' context to their use of expertise from members and outsiders. In addition, I've just launched a research... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
  • September 2004
  • Article

Rational Overoptimism (and Other Biases)

By: Eric J. Van den Steen
Rational agents with differing priors tend to be overoptimistic about their chances of success. In particular, an agent who tries to choose the action that is most likely to succeed, is more likely to choose an action of which he overestimated, rather than... View Details
Keywords: Prejudice and Bias; Decision Choices and Conditions; Performance Expectations; Outcome or Result; Opportunities; Risk and Uncertainty; Failure; Success; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Personal Characteristics; Values and Beliefs; Ethics
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  • 10 Mar 2021
  • Blog Post

COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace

people’s expectations of self-scheduling could forever change work routines. As work continues to be more digitally enabled, and uncertainty shows no signs of abating, flexibility separates winners from losers. People might work harder... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
  • 17 Dec 2013
  • First Look

First Look: December 17

significant political and macro-economic uncertainty facing the industry. As part of the investment analysis a complete discounted cash flow analysis must be performed. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/search/212045-PDF-ENG View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 16 Apr 2013
  • First Look

First Look: April 16

technologies that allow books to be published, distributed, and sold to consumers electronically. New competitors like Amazon and Apple attacked the traditional industry structure, creating many uncertainties over the long-term viability... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Jan 2010
  • First Look

First Look: Jan. 12

authorities when they contemplate yours? Does the political ethos favor state control or privatization? Does a wrenching political transition foster managerial uncertainty and decision paralysis? And so on. Download the paper:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • March 2021 (Revised August 2024)
  • Case

Hotwire.com: Navigating Through Turbulence

By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Manny de Zarraga and Eric Levine
On September 10, 2001, after speaking at an industry conference at New York’s World Trade Center, Hotwire co-founder Spencer Rascoff boarded a flight from Newark to San Francisco. After returning home, Rascoff awoke the next morning to a phone call informing him that... View Details
Keywords: September 11; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Business Growth and Maturation; Disruption; Decisions; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Growth Management; Digital Platforms; Problems and Challenges; Risk and Uncertainty; Expansion; Internet and the Web; Leading Change; Leadership Style; Air Transportation Industry; Tourism Industry; San Francisco
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  • May 20, 2016
  • Comment

World Health Organization Lacks Leadership to Combat Pandemics

By: John A. Quelch
When it comes to emergency preparedness for pandemics, the World Health Organization is falling short. It has not provided prompt and clear leadership to the world in combating either the Ebola or Zika viruses. Its leadership has been low energy, its representatives... View Details
Keywords: Global Health; World Health Organization; World Bank; Pandemics; Emergency Preparedness; Experience and Expertise; Decisions; Forecasting and Prediction; Communication Strategy; Nonverbal Communication; Framework; Governance; Government and Politics; Health; Management; Practice; Problems and Challenges; Projects; Risk and Uncertainty; Human Needs; Civil Society or Community; Social Issues; Welfare or Wellbeing; Biotechnology Industry; Health Industry; Journalism and News Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Public Administration Industry; Tourism Industry; Transportation Industry; Travel Industry; Africa; Asia; Europe; Latin America; North and Central America; South America; West Indies
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  • 25 Sep 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, September 25, 2018

major acquisition program or reinvesting heavily in existing markets to enhance HCA's strong competitive position. These choices had to be made in the face of uncertainty about the future of healthcare regulation and tax policy following... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 14 Nov 2005
  • Research & Ideas

How Can Start Ups Grow?

economies where they are a novel phenomenon. Such entrepreneurs face more uncertainty than other entrepreneurs—they are embarking upon a new venture, in a new industry in economies that are emerging. The creative and founder-dependent... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Advertising
  • 20 Dec 2011
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First Look: December 20

teams are exacerbated when teams are leaderless, undermining performance. A longitudinal study of multicultural MBA study teams found that in the early stage of team formation, teams with a low average level of, but moderate degree of variance in, View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 12 Aug 2008
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First Look: August 12, 2008

styrene," but faces uncertainty regarding the operational, financial, and environmental implications of doing so. This case contains data to support quantitative analyses of financial, operational, and environmental issues including... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 18 Mar 2008
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First Look: March 18, 2008

acquisition payment. Targets that are concerned that the acquirer is potentially overvalued may be less willing to accept stock in an acquisition. A common investor can reduce this uncertainty about overvaluation. Hence, our evidence... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • Web

HBS - Financials | From the Chief Financial Officer

million, to support the School’s higher revenues and the increased level of activity on campus. While in any given year our largest expense—people—is always the same, the budget dynamics from one year to the next can be markedly different. In fiscal 2021, with the... View Details
  • 17 Jan 2012
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First Look: January 17

and limited to a short window of time. Consistent with theories of status, however, the effect of the prize is significantly larger when there is uncertainty about scientist and article quality. Download the paper:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 05 Oct 2010
  • First Look

First Look: October 5, 2010

However, most work has examined hiring for entry and mid-level positions, not senior management. Management positions differ in terms of the amount of uncertainty in identifying candidates qualified for the job, in the intensity of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 11 Aug 2009
  • First Look

First Look: August 11, 2009

Value: An Examination of Equity Betas and Bid-Ask Spreads Authors:Edward J. Riedl and George Serafeim Abstract Finance theory suggests that information risk—that is, the uncertainty regarding valuation parameters for an underlying... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 05 Sep 2007
  • First Look

First Look: September 5, 2007

for evaluating the different sources of uncertainty and their implications for various stakeholders of the firm when attempting a reorganization with creditors or considering opening a court-supervised reorganization under Chapter 11 of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • Web

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Antonio Moreno Spring 2026 Q4 1.5 Doing Business with China 2035: Navigating Uncertainty General Management William Kirby Spring 2026 Q3 1.5 Driving Profitable Growth Technology & Operations Management, Strategy Juan Alcacer , Raffaella... View Details