Working Knowledge

Working knowledge is a series of applied articles created as part of a periodical of the Harvard Business School. This series includes the following articles:

Understanding the 'Want' vs. 'Should' Decision - July 16, 2007

Film Rentals and Procrastination: A Study of Intertemporal Reversals in Preferences and Intrapersonal Conflict - June 28, 2007

Leading and Creating Collaboration in Decentralized Organizations - June 5, 2007

I'll Have the Ice Cream Soon and the Vegetables Later: Decreasing Impatience over Time in Online Grocery Orders - May 15, 2007

Behavioral Decision Research, Legislation, and Society: Three Cases - January 31, 2007

Future Lock-in: Or, I'll Agree to Do the Right Thing...Next Week - December 22, 2006

When Not to Trust Your Gut - July 31, 2006

Maximizing Joint Gains: Transaction Utility Within and Between Groups - July 5, 2006

Looking Behind Bad Decisions - January 30, 2006

The Potential Downside of Win-Win - June 27, 2005

Planning for Surprises - October 25, 2004

Three Steps for Crisis Prevention - April 7, 2003 

Most Accountants Aren't Crooks—Why Good Audits Go Bad - December 9, 2002 

Is There Help for the Big Ticket Buyer? - September 17, 2001

Is Government Just Stupid? How Bad Decisions Are Made - September 4, 2001

Five Questions for Max Bazerman - September 4, 2001

The Emerging Art of Negotiation - May 23, 2000