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Corporate Social Activism | Marketing
Research 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
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Policy | AccountingA 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
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
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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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Online Polarization | StrategyNew research shows how competition galvanizes identity and emotion to drive supporters and critics apart.22 May
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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
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
Workplace Psychology | Organizational Behavior
Where people locate their sense of self influences their decision making.
October 04
Market Game Theory | Operations
A declining customer base may look like bad news. But when less committed consumers leave gradually, companies can sometimes raise prices for loyal customers and increase profits.
September 29
Healthcare | Marketing
A study of the 2007 Avandia controversy reveals how specialists and generalists responded differently to contradictory information.
September 29
Product Marketing | Marketing
For products that require new skills, a first trial can turn curiosity into frustration. Marketers may need to reduce the learning curve, not simply get the product into consumers’ hands.
September 29
