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  Credit & Lending | Peer-Reviewed Research
    
              
    
              
    
  Everyday 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
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Emerging Markets | Peer-Reviewed ResearchIn 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
 
    
  CEO Compensation
    
              
    
              
    
  Professor 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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Corporate Disclosures | Peer-Reviewed ResearchIn years with strong performance, corporate disclosures are more helpful for stock price discovery — in bad news years, not so much.15 Aug
 
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  School ties are good for connected investors and even better for CEO salaries.
    
          
    
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  Workplace Psychology | Peer-Reviewed Research
    
              
    
              
    
  Disgust can be a powerful self-protective force—but can lead to unethical behavior.
    
          
    
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  Startups | News Feed
    
              
    
              
    
  Entrepreneur helps fellow professionals keep their houses in order.
    
          
    
    July 27
      
    
  Professional Sports | Features
    
              
    
              
    
  Why selling a team can break hearts across a whole city.
    
          
    
    July 22
      
    
  Unplugging | News Feed
    
              
    
              
    
  No TVs. No cell phones. No gadgets. Just good old-fashioned quality time. 
    
          
    
    July 18
      
    
  Business Ethics | Peer-Reviewed Research
    
              
    
              
    
  Ethical expertise is a teachable skill.
    
          
    
    July 16
      
    
  Online Shopping | Features
    
              
    
              
    
  Will home delivery be the future of food shopping?
    
          
    
    July 09
      
    
  Investing | Peer-Reviewed Research
    
              
    
              
    
  To build long-term value, keep customers — and employees — satisfied.
    
          
    
    June 18