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Risk Preferences and the Role of Intuition Under Uncertainty
Baucells Alibés, Manel; Heukamp, FranzTechnical Note ADN-287-EDecision Analysis, EconomicsManagers typically make their decisions under many constraints (time, resources, skills, emotions, and ability to process vast information) that limit their "rationality." Therefore, they frequently rely on intuition when making decisions. This note describes some of the common mistakes of intuitive decision making. Learning about mistakes does not eliminate them but it does allow us to recognize situations in which a particular error is likely ...Starting at €8.20
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Las preferencias de riesgo y el papel de la intuición en la incertidumbre
Baucells Alibés, Manel; Heukamp, FranzTechnical Note ADN-287Decision Analysis, EconomicsLos directivos suelen tomar decisiones con muchas presiones (tiempo, recursos, emociones y capacidad para procesar toda la información), lo cual limita su "racionalidad". De ahí que a menudo confíen en la intuición. Este documento describe algunos de los errores más frecuentes asociados a la toma de decisiones intuitiva. Conocer dichos errores no los elimina, pero ayuda a reconocer las situaciones en las que es más probable que cometamos un error...Starting at €8.20
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La misión de las misiones corporativas
Álvarez Alvarez, José Luis; Mazza, CarmeloTechnical Note FHN-287Leadership and People ManagementThe note discusses the meaning, typologies and applications of corporate missions and their relationship with business strategiesStarting at €8.20
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Housing Prices in Barcelona
Carbó D.; Roses J.; Vázquez I.; Villavieja D.; Heukamp, FranzCase AD-287-EDecision Analysis, EconomicsReal estate price forecasting in the case of Barcelona. Based on ~600 data points.Starting at €8.20
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John Galliano: un éxito rebelde (A)
Rodríguez Fernández-Hidalgo, Enriqu; Susaeta Erburu, Lourdes; Pin Arboledas, José RamónCase DPO-287Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People ManagementJohn Galliano (28-11-1960) es un diseñador de moda de Gibraltar que ha ido creciendo en importancia gracias a su particular estilo. Para este diseñador, los años ochenta fueron una época de confusión. No cabe duda de que, en Dior, Galliano consiguió la libertad creativa que necesitaba.Starting at €8.20
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John Galliano: Defiant Success (A)
Rodríguez Fernández-Hidalgo, Enriqu; Susaeta Erburu, Lourdes; Pin Arboledas, José RamónCase DPO-287-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People ManagementJohn Galliano (11-28-1960) is a Gibraltarian fashion designer who has achieved growing importance due to his characteristic style. The 1980s were a period of confusion for him. There is no doubt that, at Dior, Galliano found the creative freedom that he needed.Starting at €8.20
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Subjective Decisions, Perception and Time
Baucells Alibés, Manel; García-Castro, RobertoTechnical Note ADN-288-EDecision Analysis, EconomicsRecently, the way people commonly deal with decisions involving time has become an important research topic for economists and psychologists alike. This note offers a summary of some of the main results, which have applications in understanding consumer behavior and also in everyday life to help us make better decisions. This note is based on the note "Time, Perception and Decision-Making" from Manel Baucells and Lucy Chatburn, ADN-264-E.Starting at €8.20
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Microsoft Excel Essentials I
Alegre, Inés; Serrano, Alejandro; Alonso, ClaraTechnical Note ADN-289-EDecision AnalysisThis technical note presents some useful functions of Microsoft (MS) Excel© that all managers should be familiar with. MS Excel is the tool of choice for most types of business computations as it is very powerful, yet simple enough to be easily used. Having a basic knowledge on how to perform calculations or draw graphs in a MS Excel spreadsheet is a useful skill that can be applied in many business situations. MS Excel has hundreds of formulas ...Starting at €8.20
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Counterfeits and E-Commerce: Why Even Build It?
Mani, Vidya; Thomas, Doug; Maiden, Stephen E.Case DARDEN-OM-1753-EService and Operations ManagementThis public-sourced case set in early 2021 examines the role counterfeiting has come to play in e-commerce, specifically at Amazon, which represents over one-third of the US online market. The case's protagonist is Amy Vega, who, along with Jason Larson, has cofounded a humidity-detection-device company with a product called the Hygro. Vega and Larson hope to sell the Hygro on leading e-commerce sites such as Amazon. But should they? Vega's res...Starting at €8.20
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Measuring Risk in Investment Projects: NPV at Risk
García-Castro, RobertoTechnical Note ADN-286-EDecision Analysis, FinanceNPV is based on the discount of expected, future cash flows. As such, it is subject to substantial uncertainty in real applications. This uncertainty is often neglected in some companies due to a lack of appropriate tools to manage it. One way to account for all the risk associated with a particular investment project is to use the probability distribution associated with the NPV (NPVAR), once the main uncertainties have been identified and measu...Starting at €8.20