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- 30 Jan 2006
- Research & Ideas
Looking Behind Bad Decisions
African government take a stand against an effective AIDS treatment drug? The inability of government to make wise tradeoffs—give up small losses for much larger gain—has been investigated by HBS professor Max Bazerman and his research... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
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Truth Tests and Utility Tests: Private Sector Decision Makers' Frames of Reference for Social Science Research
By: Rohit Deshpandé
Deshpandé, Rohit. "Truth Tests and Utility Tests: Private Sector Decision Makers' Frames of Reference for Social Science Research." Social Science Quarterly 67, no. 1 (March 1986): 39–52.
- 16 Jul 2007
- Research & Ideas
Understanding the ‘Want’ vs. ’Should’ Decision
should purchase the used Toyota Camry. How consumers weigh those decisions is crucial information for retailers, and is the subject of recent research by Harvard Business School doctoral candidates Todd... View Details
- January 1985
- Case
Business Research Corp. (A)
Contains a description of a decision confronting an entrepreneur: which of two investment proposals should he accept to fund the creation and marketing of a database that comprises the full text of research reports produced by Wall Street investment banking firms? The... View Details
Keywords: Strategy; Cost vs Benefits; Valuation; Investment Banking; Negotiation Participants; Negotiation Deal; Financing and Loans; Financial Strategy; Corporate Finance; Service Industry
Sahlman, William A. "Business Research Corp. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 285-089, January 1985.
- Web
Faculty & Research
in settings with differential attrition, it may substantially increase power. We include a “cookbook'' and code that should allow other researchers to use remote sensing for yield estimation and program evaluation. Citation Related Cole,... View Details
- 2022
- Other Teaching and Training Material
Organizational Behavior Reading: Managing Differences
By: Robin Ely and Colleen Ammerman
This reading provides principles and practices managers can draw upon to leverage differences in social identities - such as gender and race - to create more effective work relationships, teams, and organizations. The Essential Reading's first section draws upon... View Details
Keywords: Diversity; Groups and Teams; Prejudice and Bias; Identity; Management Practices and Processes
Ely, Robin, and Colleen Ammerman. "Organizational Behavior Reading: Managing Differences." Core Curriculum Readings Series. Boston, MA: Harvard Business Publishing 8394, 2022.
- December 2008
- Article
Behavioral Frontiers in Choice Modeling
We review the discussion at a workshop whose goal was to achieve a better integration among behavioral, economic, and statistical approaches to choice modeling. The workshop explored how current approaches to the specification, estimation, and application of choice... View Details
Keywords: Mathematical Methods; Integration; Goals and Objectives; Decision Choices and Conditions; Problems and Challenges; Business Processes; Customers; Behavior; Economics
Adamowicz, Wiktor, David Bunch, Trudy Ann Cameron, Benedict G.C. Dellaert, Michael Hanneman, Michael Keane, Jordan Louviere, Robert Meyer, Thomas J. Steenburgh, and Joffre Swait. "Behavioral Frontiers in Choice Modeling." Marketing Letters 19, nos. 3/4 (December 2008): 215–219.
- 15 Mar 2013
- News
Take Your 'Emotional Temperature' Before Making Decisions
- 11 Aug 2014
- Working Paper Summaries
Decision Making Under Information Asymmetry: Experimental Evidence on Belief Refinements
Keywords: by William Schmidt & Ryan W. Buell
- 11 Jan 2008
- Working Paper Summaries
See No Evil: When We Overlook Other People’s Unethical Behavior
- Research Summary
Principal Research Interests
My research is principally focused on nineteenth- and twentieth-century subjects, with an emphasis on economic and especially financial history. I am interested in the role of banks and capital markets in the process of economic development as well as in the political... View Details
- February 2014 (Revised May 2016)
- Case
The Rawlinsons: Facing Life and Career Decisions as a Couple
By: Boris Groysberg and Kerry Herman
The Rawlinsons, a young, ambitious, career-minded couple, are considering their life and career goals. They are both successful, have aspirations to serve in public office, and are negotiating important career choices as a couple. View Details
Keywords: Talent Management; Career Management; Career Planning; Organizational Behavior; Work/life Balance; Work/family Balance; Careers; Talent and Talent Management; Human Capital; Work-Life Balance; Personal Development and Career; United States
Groysberg, Boris, and Kerry Herman. "The Rawlinsons: Facing Life and Career Decisions as a Couple." Harvard Business School Case 414-002, February 2014. (Revised May 2016.)
- 2010
- Book
One Strategy: Organization, Planning, and Decision Making
By: Steven Sinofsky and Marco Iansiti
Learn from the concepts, capabilities, processes, and behaviors that aligned around one strategy with the hard-won, first-person wisdom found in One Strategy. Challenging traditional views of strategy and operational execution, this book - written by Microsoft... View Details
Sinofsky, Steven, and Marco Iansiti. One Strategy: Organization, Planning, and Decision Making. NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2010.
- Teaching Interest
Changing the Game: Negotiation and Competitive Decision Making
High-stakes business negotiations challenge your wits, your confidence, and your capacity for clear reasoning under intense pressure. Changing the Game leverages the latest research to your advantage, helping you prepare for complex... View Details
- 06 Jul 2015
- News
The Myth of Rational Decision Making
- February 2014
- Article
Gender Differences in Willingness to Guess
We present the results of an experiment that explores whether women are less willing than men to guess on multiple-choice tests. Our test consists of practice questions from SAT II subject tests; we vary whether a penalty is imposed for a wrong answer and the salience... View Details
Keywords: Behavioral Decision Making; Microeconomic Behavior; Education Systems; Behavior; Decision Choices and Conditions; Gender; Economics
Coffman, Katherine Baldiga. "Gender Differences in Willingness to Guess." Management Science 60, no. 2 (February 2014): 434–448.
- October 2001 (Revised March 2002)
- Background Note
Implicit Predictors of Consumer Behavior
By: Gerald Zaltman, Nancy Puccinelli, Kathryn A. Braun and Fred W Mast PHD
An important distinction is drawn in psychology between explicit and implicit knowledge. Explicit knowledge refers to consciously held beliefs about an individual or object that often draws on the remembering of experiences in the past. In contrast, implicit knowledge... View Details
Keywords: Forecasting and Prediction; Values and Beliefs; Knowledge Sharing; Consumer Behavior; Opportunities; Cognition and Thinking
Zaltman, Gerald, Nancy Puccinelli, Kathryn A. Braun, and Fred W Mast PHD. "Implicit Predictors of Consumer Behavior." Harvard Business School Background Note 502-043, October 2001. (Revised March 2002.)
- 26 Jan 2012
- Working Paper Summaries
Behavioral Ethics: Toward a Deeper Understanding of Moral Judgment and Dishonesty
Keywords: by Max H. Bazerman & Francesca Gino
- 05 Jan 2021
- Cold Call Podcast
Using Behavioral Science to Improve Well-Being for Social Workers
Keywords: Re: Ashley V. Whillans
- Web
Predoctoral Research Associates | Research Associates
process by scholars who have been in their shoes. They apply a variety of methods to a broad range of faculty-led research projects and studies in the areas of management, organizational behavior, finance, strategy, and View Details