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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
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

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

Data Centers | Strategy

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

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

12 Dec
Social Ventures | Strategy

When Doing Good Comes With Stigma

For social ventures rooted in marginalized communities, sharing their origin story can deter mainstream customers due to fear of stigma transfer.

21 Nov

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Anastasiya Zavyalova

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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

Data Management | Strategy

Picture This

What does our growing ability to document personal life mean for business?

December 03

Foreign Policy | More

Worth It

How much should a leader get paid?

December 03

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

Investment Fraud | Accounting

Boiler Room

What you absolutely need to know about microcap stock scams.

November 12

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