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# Jennifer Jordan

**Profile.** Jennifer Jordan is a **psychologist and professor at IMD in Switzerland**, specializing in leadership and behavior. She is the third co-author of *"What Companies Get Wrong About Decision Rights"* with [[entity-lindy-greer]] and [[entity-maxim-sytch]].

**Role in this source.** Co-author of the decision-rights research; her psychology background informs the emphasis on *actual human behavior* over theoretical design.

**Attributed contributions in this vault:**
- [[framework-decision-rights-mistakes]] — the four failure modes.
- [[claim-roles-before-goals-turf-wars]], [[claim-static-raci-ignored]], [[claim-raci-misunderstood]].
- [[quote-why-frameworks-fail]].

> **Enrichment note:** Her IMD faculty profile (psychologist and management scholar) is consistent with the behavioral framing of the decision-rights argument.

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# Jennifer Jordan

**Profile.** Jennifer Jordan is a professor of **leadership and ethics at IMD Business School (Switzerland)**. Her research spans power, ethical behavior, and leadership dynamics.

**Role in this source.** Co-author (with [[entity-lindy-greer|Lindy Greer]] and [[entity-maxim-sytch|Maxim Sytch]]) of *What Companies Get Wrong About Decision Rights*; her expertise in power dynamics informs the article's treatment of power sharing in [[concept-co-created-racis]] and the temporary leveling of hierarchy in [[concept-flat-mode]].

**Attributed contributions (jointly authored):**
- The quotes [[quote-conversation-starters]] and [[quote-tailoring-roles]]
- The frameworks [[framework-four-mistakes]], [[framework-raci-meeting-execution]], and [[framework-raci-conflict-resolution]]
- All five claims, including [[claim-latent-raci-disagreement]] and [[claim-senior-leaders-over-accountable]]
- The contrarian insights [[contrarian-raci-as-conversation]], [[contrarian-inclusion-reduces-buy-in]], and [[contrarian-four-decisions-a-year]]