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Discrimination | Organizational Behavior

Why Anti-Asian Discrimination Is Often Overlooked at Work

New research shows that people rely on mental prototypes when discerning racial discrimination in the workplace — and Asian Americans are less likely to fit that template.
20 Feb
Asian woman holding a small mirror in her hand
  • Startups | Strategy

    Does Gender Diversity Attract Investors? It Depends.

    In startup accelerator programs, gender diversity alone doesn’t engage investors — what matters more is that founder and mentor teams align in their gender composition.
    6 Feb
    Line of blocks with men icons with a woman icon block removed
  • Negotiations | Finance

    How Do Firms Actually Use Hurdle Rates?

    New research shows how firms use hurdle rates differently in practice than finance theory predicts.
    23 Jan
    Hurdles on race track.
  • AI | Finance

    Teaching Finance in the Age of AI

    Professor Kerry Back received the 2025 Financial Management Association’s Innovation in Teaching Award. We sat down with him to talk about how AI is changing finance — and the way we teach it.
    6 Jan
    Classroom full of students

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Trade | Strategy

Playing The Long Game

Why President George H. W. Bush went to bat for NAFTA.
December 10
U.S. flag made up of painted baseball bats.
Negotiations | Organizational Behavior

Anger Management

Is it worthwhile to blow a gasket during a negotiation?
December 10
Bald eagle staring at camera
Data Management | Strategy

Picture This

What does our growing ability to document personal life mean for business?
December 03
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Foreign Policy | More

Worth It

How much should a leader get paid?
December 03
A row of eggs with an egg painted gold.
Opinion | More

Protect Me

How detaining children hurts the American workers who guard them
November 27
Young boy with a yellow backpack waiting for a bus.
Customer-Based Strategy | Marketing

When Self-Identity Sways the Deal

People who see themselves as independent are less likely to go for friends-and-family promotions.
November 27
Two people in a car overlooking a city
Investment Fraud | Accounting

Boiler Room

What you absolutely need to know about microcap stock scams.
November 12
Boiler room with fire burning
Strategy | Organizational Behavior

Every Company Runs on Competing Stories

Organizations sustain multiple, clashing narratives at once. Leaders who track the unofficial versions, instead of suppressing them, can spot risk earlier and find clearer paths to real change.
November 11
Two small dogs face off in the street
Social Media | Marketing

Tweetstorm

What’s at the heart of campaign word storms?
November 05
Storm clouds over a city
Capital Markets | Accounting

Paper Work

How can Mexico’s regulatory code strengthen its markets?
November 05
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