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Corporate Reputation | Strategy
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
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Corporate Social Activism | MarketingResearch offers a new framework to help CEOs decide if, when and how to engage in politics.14 Aug
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Safety and Compliance | StrategyMany 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
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
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Innovation | StrategyChina 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
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Innovation | FinanceA new study suggests regions trying to attract venture capital may need to start with commercializable university innovation.5 Jun
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Mergers and Acquisitions | Marketing
Conventional wisdom says companies must choose between cutting costs and keeping customers happy. Research shows that in a merger, doing both at once isn’t just possible — it's the only way to win.
November 14
Workplace Psychology | Organizational Behavior
Our imaginary, alternative self has a very real effect on how we work and live.
November 05
Stock Market | Accounting
Wall Street research has long been dismissed as repackaged PR. A new study finds it delivers something corporate releases don’t.
November 05
Institutional Investing | Accounting
When institutional investors race to act on private information, stock prices settle faster — and the cost of capital falls for everyone.
October 21
Leadership Succession | Strategy
Company performance and a female CEO’s job survival can suffer if her predecessor was male.
October 21
Faith and Work | Organizational Behavior
Religious beliefs can help and harm business In unexpected ways.
October 21
Workplace Psychology | Organizational Behavior
Throw out assumptions to better understand the impact of emotions on the workplace.
October 19
Workplace Psychology | Organizational Behavior
Do your work clothes influence how well you do your job?
October 19
Corruption | Finance
Political corruption doesn’t just taint government — it makes public investment more expensive for everyone who pays taxes.
October 16
Donation Behavior | Marketing
Research across 900 participants reveals a counterintuitive truth: for many of your best donors, public acknowledgment is beside the point.
October 07