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Organizations
Social-Media Algorithms Have Hijacked “Social Learning”
We make sense of the world by observing and mimicking others, but digital platforms throw that process into turmoil. Can anything be done?
Marketing
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Finance & Accounting
When Crypto Went Mainstream—and Drove Up Housing Prices
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Policy
Why Do Long Wars Happen?
War is a highly inefficient way of dividing contested resources—yet conflicts endure when there are powerful incentives to feign strength.
Finance & Accounting
The More Investors Know, the More Executives Disclose
CEOs are likelier to volunteer bad news when the public better understands their personal motives for maximizing short-term stock prices.
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Strategy
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Finance & Accounting
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Marketing
As Data Privacy Improves, Small Advertisers Could Get Squeezed
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Entrepreneurship
Could Aligning with a Star Help Your Brand?
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Marketing
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Economics
Youth Unemployment and China’s Economic Future
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Policy
The Supreme Court Ended Race-Conscious Admissions. A Sociologist Who Studies Bias in Elite Spaces Is Worried about the Ramifications.
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Why U.S. Regional Banks Are Still in Crisis
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Careers
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Organizations
Is There a Bot Behind That Tweet?
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