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Financial Markets | Peer-Reviewed Research
A new study finds that “look-ahead bias” makes trading strategies appear highly profitable in published research, even though they fail in the real world.
7 Nov
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Credit & Lending | Peer-Reviewed ResearchEveryday retail purchases can help banks identify trustworthy borrowers who lack traditional credit histories, expanding access to credit for millions of unbanked people worldwide.24 Oct
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Customer-Based Strategy | Peer-Reviewed ResearchHiring a dedicated customer liaison can steer teams toward stronger collaboration and higher product adoption.10 Oct
Emerging Markets | Peer-Reviewed Research
In nascent markets, breakthrough products like clean cookstoves can save lives. But lasting impact does not come from donations. It comes from the “knowledge intermediaries” that build a market infrastructure to get these products into homes.
26 Sep
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CEO CompensationProfessor John Barry’s research offers a fresh perspective on executive compensation.12 Sep
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Work Motivation | Peer-Reviewed ResearchProfessor Mijeong Kwon’s research finds that loving your work can be valuable — but treating it as the only “right” reason to pursue a career can cause harm.29 Aug
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Bureaucratic timesucks are weighing down our teachers and principals.
September 08
Management | Peer-Reviewed Research
A new mathematical model can help transplant centers make decisions about when to move forward with a matching donor and when to wait.
August 23
Accounting | Peer-Reviewed Research
Bellwether companies play a surprising role.
July 21
Lending | Peer-Reviewed Research
What kinds of patents tend to be accepted as collateral?
July 10
Marketing | Peer-Reviewed Research
How well-placed reminders help consumers build sustainable habits.
June 09
Corporate Responsibility | Peer-Reviewed Research
“Social mandates” can make a company’s response seem more genuine.
May 22
Finance | Peer-Reviewed Research
A new lens may lead to insights on default risk.
April 10
Discrimination | Peer-Reviewed Research
It matters how we talk about social and economic disparities.
March 13
Customer Management | Expert Opinion
Opinion by Professor Vikas Mittal
February 21
Technology and Consumers | Expert Opinion
Opinion by Professor Vikas Mittal
February 21
