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Aug 2022
25m 51s

Decisions Don’t Have to Be Either-Or

Harvard Business Review
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Making business decisions often means choosing one path over another. And psychology research shows that our brains are wired to make either-or choices. But Wendy Smith, management professor at the University of Delaware, and Marianne Lewis, dean of the University of Cincinnati Lindner College of Business, argue for moving beyond tradeoffs. The researchers t ... Show More
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