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- 08 Jun 2012
- Working Paper Summaries
Location Choices Under Strategic Interactions
Keywords:
by Juan Alcacer
- April 1996 (Revised March 2008)
- Exercise
Canonical Decision Problems
Involves seven canonical decision problems--basic problems in management that arise with surprising frequency. Although these exercises are simplified versions of these problems, they have been written to preserve the "essence" of the decision situations. The problems...
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"Canonical Decision Problems." Harvard Business School Exercise 396-308, April 1996. (Revised March 2008.)
- 15 Oct 2019
- Working Paper Summaries
Vote Choice Formation and the Minimal Effects of TV Debates: Evidence from 61 Elections in 9 OECD Countries
- September 2012
- Article
Food Choices of Minority and Low-Income Employees: A Cafeteria Intervention
By: Douglas E. Levy, Jason Riis, Lillian M. Sonnenberg, Susan J. Barraclough and Anne N. Thorndike
Background: Effective strategies are needed to address obesity, particularly among minority and low-income individuals.
Purpose: To test whether a two-phase point-of-purchase intervention improved food choices across racial, socioeconomic (job... View Details
Keywords:
Working Conditions;
Safety;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Competitive Advantage;
Cost
Levy, Douglas E., Jason Riis, Lillian M. Sonnenberg, Susan J. Barraclough, and Anne N. Thorndike. "Food Choices of Minority and Low-Income Employees: A Cafeteria Intervention." American Journal of Preventive Medicine 43, no. 1 (September 2012): 240–248.
- Article
The Influence of Standards on Judgment and Choices
By: A. E. Tenbrunsel, K. A. Wade-Benzoni, D. M. Messick and M. H. Bazerman
Tenbrunsel, A. E., K. A. Wade-Benzoni, D. M. Messick, and M. H. Bazerman. "The Influence of Standards on Judgment and Choices." Academy of Management Journal 43, no. 5 (October 2000): 854–866.
- 1997
- Mimeo
International Competition and the Efficient Choice of Technology
By: Christian H.M. Ketels
- July 1997
- Article
Choice in Computer-Mediated Environments
By: John A. Deighton
Deighton, John A. "Choice in Computer-Mediated Environments." Marketing Letters 8, no. 3 (July 1997).
- Article
Making Choices Without Deliberating
Keywords:
Decision Choices and Conditions
Dijksterhuis, Ap, Maarten W. Bos, Loran F Nordgren, and Rick B. Van Baaren. "Making Choices Without Deliberating." Science 312, no. 5779 (June 9, 2006): 1472.
- April 1995
- Article
Perceptions of Fairness in Interpersonal and Individual Choice Situations
By: M. H. Bazerman, S. B. White and G. F. Loewenstein
Bazerman, M. H., S. B. White, and G. F. Loewenstein. "Perceptions of Fairness in Interpersonal and Individual Choice Situations." Current Directions in Psychological Science 4, no. 2 (April 1995): 39–43.
- 2016
- Other Teaching and Training Material
Organizational Behavior Reading: Decision Making
By: Francesca Gino, Max Bazerman and Katherine Shonk
This Reading argues that decision making is systematically flawed and introduces methods to improve decision-making effectiveness. The Essential Reading section covers the rational decision-making model and three important ideas that challenge it: Herbert Simon's...
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Gino, Francesca, Max Bazerman, and Katherine Shonk. "Organizational Behavior Reading: Decision Making." Core Curriculum Readings Series. Boston, MA: Harvard Business Publishing 8383, 2016. Electronic.
- 2012
- Working Paper
Private and Public Decisions in Social Dilemmas: Evidence from Children's Behavior
Substantial research with adult populations has found that selfish impulses are less likely to be pursued when decisions are publicly observable. To the best of our knowledge, however, this behavioral regularity has not been systematically explored as potential...
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Keywords:
Research;
Age Characteristics;
Behavior;
Decisions;
Games, Gaming, and Gambling;
Announcements;
Situation or Environment
Houser, Daniel, Natalia Montinari, and Marco Piovesan. "Private and Public Decisions in Social Dilemmas: Evidence from Children's Behavior." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 12-073, February 2012.
- July 2017
- Article
The Impact of 'Display-Set' Options on Decision-Making
By: Uma R. Karmarkar
The way a choice set is constructed can have a significant influence on how individuals perceive and evaluate their options and make decisions between them. Here, I examine whether a “display set” of visible but unavailable options can exert these same types of...
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Keywords:
Decision Making Process;
Heuristics;
Similarity;
Categorization;
Marketing Insight;
Marketing;
Choice;
Choice Architecture;
Choice Sets;
Display;
Retail;
Consumer Behavior;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Decisions;
Decision Making;
Retail Industry;
Consumer Products Industry
Karmarkar, Uma R. "The Impact of 'Display-Set' Options on Decision-Making." Journal of Behavioral Decision Making 30, no. 3 (July 2017): 744–753.
- 1 May 2007
- Conference Presentation
The Tao of Choice in Leading: How empowerment through choice affects leadership perceptions
By: Roy Y.J. Chua and S. S. Iyengar
- August 2021
- Article
Hoping for the Worst? A Paradoxical Preference for Bad News
By: Kate Barasz and Serena Hagerty
Nine studies investigate when and why people may paradoxically prefer bad news—e.g., hoping for an objectively worse injury or a higher-risk diagnosis over explicitly better alternatives. Using a combination of field surveys and randomized experiments, the research...
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Keywords:
Decision Avoidance;
Difficult Decisions;
Judgment And Decision Making;
Medical Decision-making;
Decision Making;
Behavior
Barasz, Kate, and Serena Hagerty. "Hoping for the Worst? A Paradoxical Preference for Bad News." Journal of Consumer Research 48, no. 2 (August 2021): 270–288.
- March 2018
- Case
McKinsey & Company: Early Career Choices (A)
By: Prithwiraj Choudhury, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Nathaniel Schwalb
This case profiles the early career choices faced by three McKinsey associates. The (A) case profiles the dilemma faced by each individual and sets up the class discussion.
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Keywords:
Early Career Experiences;
Career Progression;
Experiences;
Personal Development and Career;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Consulting Industry
Choudhury, Prithwiraj, Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Nathaniel Schwalb. "McKinsey & Company: Early Career Choices (A)." Harvard Business School Case 618-034, March 2018.
- March 2014
- Article
Information Environment and the Investment Decisions of Multinational Corporations
By: Nemit O. Shroff, Rodrigo S. Verdi and Gwen Yu
This paper examines how the external information environment in which foreign subsidiaries operate affects the investment decisions of multinational corporations (MNCs). We hypothesize and find that the investment decisions of foreign subsidiaries in country-industries...
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Keywords:
Capital Budgeting;
Multinational Firms;
Cross-border Frictions;
Agency Frictions;
Transparency;
Financial Reporting Quality;
Information Quality;
Information;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Investment
Shroff, Nemit O., Rodrigo S. Verdi, and Gwen Yu. "Information Environment and the Investment Decisions of Multinational Corporations." Accounting Review 89, no. 2 (March 2014): 759–790.
- 2023
- Working Paper
Senior Team Emotional Dynamics and Strategic Decision Making at a Platform Transition
By: Timo O. Vuori and Michael L. Tushman
Based on an inductive case study, we develop an emotional-temporal process model of an incumbent’s
strategic decision making at a platform transition. We describe the senior team’s emotional response to
this transition and the impact of these emotions on their...
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Vuori, Timo O., and Michael L. Tushman. "Senior Team Emotional Dynamics and Strategic Decision Making at a Platform Transition." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 23-054, March 2023.
- 23 Jun 2023
- HBS Case
This Company Lets Employees Take Charge—Even with Life and Death Decisions
by management layers, making independent decisions about everything from where to buy bandages to how to discipline a nurse who slacks off. “Working in an organization that trusts you and cares for you makes...
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- 2023
- Working Paper
The Complexity of Economic Decisions
By: Xavier Gabaix and Thomas Graeber
We propose a theory of the complexity of economic decisions. Leveraging a macroeconomic framework of production functions, we conceptualize the mind as a cognitive economy, where a task’s complexity is determined by its composition of cognitive operations. Complexity...
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Gabaix, Xavier, and Thomas Graeber. "The Complexity of Economic Decisions." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 24-049, February 2024.
- 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...
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Keywords:
Management;
Leadership;
Income;
Social Entrepreneurship;
Race;
Lawsuits and Litigation;
Education;
Education Industry;
Seattle
Leschly, Stig. "Seattle Public Schools, 1995-2002 (C2): Race, Class, and School Choice." Harvard Business School Case 803-040, September 2002.