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Table Manners: How can institutions cut waste at mealtimes?

Opening Act: Why don't famous friends always help?

Changing Horses: When are venture capitalists likely to replace a CEO?

Name Brand: Do leaders with distinctive names run distinctive businesses?

Go With The Flow: Why are companies whose earnings are out of sync with the rest of their industry more likely to misreport them?

Zero Pressure: Why are investors attracted to the number zero?

Devil In The Details: Can a few details transform your earnings forecast?

Uncharted Territory: Should you co-create a product with your supplier?

Holding All The Cards: Why do some companies thrive in volatile markets?

We Aim To Please: Can customer satisfaction make or break a firm?

Uncharted Territory: Should you co-create a product with your supplier?

Ground Rules: What payoff agreements benefit communities?

New And Improved: After a scandal, where do clients go next?

Uncharted Territory: Should you co-create a product with your supplier?

Star Student: How to turn top employees into coaches

Power Trip: How gaining power can undermine the ability to lead

Muscle Memory: What happens when the workplace is too comfortable?

Danger Zone: Why did areas that voted more for the President worry less about COVID-19?

Bending The Rules: Sometimes it's right to do the wrong thing

Hidden Costs: Avoiding taxes can have unintended consequences

A Spoonful Of Sugar: Why adding threats to your rules can backfire

Chain Reaction: How protest tactics end up influencing protesters

Threading The Needle: The paradox of successful overseas investments

Powder Keg: Social media and real life violent protests

Tuning In: How to orchestrate a great concert

Lip Service: What happens when the CFO sounds like the boss?

Rebels With Another Cause: The unexpected way company behavior guides activists’ choices

Law Of The Jungle: How short sellers keep the market healthy?

Reflection Connection: Is it possible to redirect the craving to shop?

To Do Or Not To Do: How mindful should you really be?

Foreign Exchange: What can firms in emerging markets learn from foreign investors?

Accidental Tourist: What if companies viewed the world as explorers do?

Double Dare: Why are male investors more inclined to take financial risks than female investors?

Chain Of Love: Why product superiority doesn't pay off.

Flexing Their Muscles: The complex influence of company owners.

Tree Of Life: Why you should savor what might have been?

Fertile Ground: What kind of manager recognizes creativity?

Acting The Part: Can shopping like a math wiz make you into one?

Bad Behavior: Is breaking the rules always wrong?

Mad Skills: When is anger persuasive, and when is it just off-putting?

Sea Of Decisions: How can your new product make a splash?

Shop 'Til You Drop: Where do you shop in a multichannel, multimedia world — and why?

A Day At The Races: Just showing up can count as a win.

Behind The Curtain: The secret power of surveys.