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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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Workplace Dynamics | Peer-Reviewed Research
What makes a firefighter plunge into a burning building?
August 06
Public Spaces | Features
Where do urbanites go to celebrate, grieve and protest?
July 30
Branding | Peer-Reviewed Research
Redesigning your logo? Here's what to do.
July 30
Investor Behavior | Peer-Reviewed Research
Most stocks with a high chance of jackpot payoffs earn abnormally low returns.
July 22
Global Experience | Features
Rice Business Editor Claudia Kolker treks to Scotland to find the connections between wide open spaces there and in Texas.
July 22
Innovation | Features
Space architect Constance Adams left the earth too early. She left us with instructions.
July 16
Institutional Investors | Peer-Reviewed Research
How did one court decision transform corporate ownership in America?
July 09
Comic Relief | Peer-Reviewed Research
How creating a sense of disgust can unleash bad behavior.
July 06
Branding | Features
What happens when a brand we know (or think we know) and love turns out to be something altogether different?
July 05
