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A special anniversary issue dedicated to artificial intelligence and how it is reshaping the way we work, decide and lead.
Gig Economy | More Business Wisdom
New research finds sexual harassment can affect gig workers’ well-being and job performance, while access to collective support may help reduce harm.
9 Nov
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AI | Accounting
During her Rice Business Ph.D. (Accounting ’26), Marcela Aguilar built a generative AI mentor called Mia that gives microentrepreneurs what big companies take for granted: a thinking partner for every business decision.
6 Nov
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Customer Satisfaction | MarketingResearch links customer satisfaction to 12 measures of company performance, including customer metrics, accounting measures and stock market outcomes.23 Oct
Work Motivation | Organizational Behavior
Shannon Sciarappa studies how people engage with work after leaving a profession they once considered a “calling.” Here’s how leaders can help make career passion sustainable.
9 Oct
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Leadership | Organizational BehaviorThree organizational behavior scholars on outgrowing familiar strengths, managing from the middle and navigating the limits of control.25 Sep
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Credit & Lending | More Business Wisdom
U.S. consumers and businesses are now facing a future of more expensive borrowing.
16 Sep
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Social Ventures | Strategy
For social ventures rooted in marginalized communities, sharing their origin story can deter mainstream customers due to fear of stigma transfer.
November 21
Investing | Finance
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.
November 07
Credit & Lending | Marketing
Everyday retail purchases can help banks identify trustworthy borrowers who lack traditional credit histories, expanding access to credit for millions of unbanked people worldwide.
October 24
Customer-Based Strategy | Organizational Behavior
Hiring a dedicated customer liaison can steer teams toward stronger collaboration and higher product adoption.
October 10
Emerging Markets | Strategy
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.
September 26
CEO Compensation | Finance
Professor John Barry’s research offers a fresh perspective on executive compensation.
September 12
Work Motivation | Organizational Behavior
Professor 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.
August 29
Corporate Disclosures | Accounting
In years with strong performance, corporate disclosures are more helpful for stock price discovery — in bad news years, not so much.
August 15
Crisis Resilience | Operations
New research shows how to tap customer support when times get tough.
July 31
AI | Organizational Behavior
Gen AI tools like ChatGPT can spark creativity at work — but only if employees think strategically in real time.
July 18
