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Make Better Decisions
Davenport, Thomas H.Article HBS-R0911L-ELeadership and People ManagementTraditionally, decision making in organizations has rarely been the focus of systematic analysis. That may account for the astounding number of recent poor calls, such as decisions to invest in and securitize subprime mortgage loans or to hedge risk with credit default swaps. Business books are rich with insights about the decision process, but organizations have been slow to adopt their recommendations. It's time to focus on decision making, Dav...Starting at €8.20
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The Wisdom of Your In-House Crowd
Davenport, Thomas H.Article HBS-F1205E-ELeadership and People ManagementLeadership missteps are proliferating--perhaps because of the cognitive limitations of individuals. One antidote is multiple perspectives. Another is better information gathering. Gradually we are learning to tap the superior judgment of organizations.Starting at €8.20
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Data Scientist: The Sexiest Job of the 21st Century
Davenport, Thomas H.; Patil, D.J.Article HBS-R1210D-ELeadership and People ManagementBack in the 1990s, computer engineer and Wall Street "quant" were the hot occupations in business. Today data scientists are the hires firms are competing to make. As companies wrestle with unprecedented volumes and types of information, demand for these experts has raced well ahead of supply. Indeed, Greylock Partners, the VC firm that backed Facebook and LinkedIn, is so worried about the shortage of data scientists that it has a recruiting team...Starting at €8.20
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Cognizant 2.0: Embedding Community and Knowledge Into Work Processes
Eccles, Robert G.; Davenport, Thomas H.Case HBS-410084-ELeadership and People ManagementKnowledge management has been a high priority for Cognizant Technology Solutions since its inception since its global delivery model requires the global sharing of knowledge. Its first major tool was called the Knowledge Management Appliance but as Web 2.0 tools came into wider use, this evolved into what the company called "Cognizant 2.0" (C2) which was designed to ensure that the KM Appliance capabilities for storing documents and participative...Starting at €8.20