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CEO Compensation | Accounting

Short-Term CEO Pay Isn’t Always a Mistake

When companies break loan terms, boards adjust CEO pay to focus on stabilizing finances.

6 Mar

• 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

  
• 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

  

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

• AI | Finance

  Teaching Finance in the Age of AI

  In November 2025, Professor Kerry Back received the Financial Management Association’s Innovation in Teaching Award for building an MBA course that trains students to apply artificial intelligence and coding to finance.

  6 Jan

  
• Data Centers | Strategy

  What Really Drives Data Center Location Decisions in the U.S.?

  A new study shows a divided geography: some facilities cluster in cities for speed and access, while others move to rural regions in search of scale and lower costs.

  12 Dec

  

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