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Corporate Reputation | Strategy

The New Rules of Corporate Reputation

As corporate value has become more intangible, leaders have less control over how their organizations are perceived. Anastasiya Zavyalova explains what that means for reputation strategy.

28 Aug

Corporate Social Activism | Marketing

Silence Should Be the Default for CEOs on Politics

Research offers a new framework to help CEOs decide if, when and how to engage in politics.

14 Aug
Safety and Compliance | Strategy

Safety Isn’t a Sunk Cost — It’s a Business Asset

Many companies treat safety training as a compliance requirement. But new research shows that making safety a strategic priority can actually create value for employees, customers and shareholders.

31 Jul

Policy | Accounting

The 10-Q Rarely Breaks Earnings News. So Why Keep It?

A new SEC proposal would let companies report semiannually instead of quarterly. Four scholars make the case for letting companies choose their reporting cadence and for protecting safeguards.

17 Jul

Innovation | Strategy

A New Way To Interpret China’s Patent Boom

China now files more patents than any other nation. But a new measure of innovation shows that their technological catch-up is only happening in a few manufacturing sectors.

26 Jun
Innovation | Finance

How Public Research Attracts Private Investment

A new study suggests regions trying to attract venture capital may need to start with commercializable university innovation.

5 Jun

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Marketing | More Business Wisdom

Bending The Rules

Sometimes it's right to do the wrong thing.

April 13

Corporate Tax Structure | Accounting

Hidden Costs

Avoiding taxes can have unintended consequences.

April 06

Human Behavior | Organizational Behavior

Want People To Follow the Rules? Stop Explaining Them

The more perceived distrust people feel, the less likely they are to follow the rules.

March 30

Organizational Behavior | Strategy

Chain Reaction

How protest tactics end up influencing protesters.

March 23

Corporate Investment | Strategy

The Paradox of Successful Overseas Investments

The very traits that make global growth possible — size, age and ownership — can also make cultural distance harder to overcome.

March 16

Protests | Organizational Behavior

When Moral Outrage Spreads Online, Protest Violence Becomes More Likely

Spikes in moralizing social media posts can help predict when protests turn violent and that outrage becomes most dangerous when it’s actively validated by like-minded others.

March 02