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The Boss Has the Wrong Idea

By: Katherine B. Coffman, Alison Wood Brooks, Judith A. Clair, Katherine Chen, Manuela Collis and Kathleen L. McGinn
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  • | Language:English
  • | Pages:34
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Abstract

Teaching Note for HBS Nos. 920-023 and 920-024.

Citation

Coffman, Katherine B., Alison Wood Brooks, Judith A. Clair, Katherine Chen, Manuela Collis, and Kathleen L. McGinn. "The Boss Has the Wrong Idea." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 920-053, March 2020.
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Katherine B. Coffman

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Alison Wood Brooks

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Kathleen L. McGinn

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