Take 5: How to Start Off Strong
Tips for plotting your first move, whether you’re negotiating a deal, paying off debt, or starting your workday.
Researchers: Carter Cast, Blakeley B. McShane, Thomas Lys, Leigh Thompson and Rima Touré-Tillery
January 3, 2020
Take 5: How to Be a Savvy Holiday Shopper
Kellogg researchers explain the psychology of consumer decision-making.
Researchers: Achal Bassamboo, Ulf Bockenholt, Alexander Chernev, Ata Jami, Michal Maimaran, Blakeley B. McShane and Yuval Salant
December 6, 2019
Take 5: Holiday Shopping
Our faculty explain the reasoning behind some common shopping scenarios.
Researchers: Ulf Bockenholt, Alexander Chernev, Lakshman Krishnamurthi, Martin Lariviere and Blakeley B. McShane
December 5, 2017
When Are Consumers Most Likely to Feel Overwhelmed by Their Options?
Research points to four predictors of “choice overload.”
Researchers: Blakeley B. McShane, Ulf Bockenholt, Alexander Chernev and Joseph Goodman
October 3, 2017
Podcast: Start the New Year Motivated for Success
Tips for achieving your personal and business goals.
Researchers: Blakeley B. McShane, Miguel Brendl, Eli J. Finkel and Sunil Chopra
January 4, 2017
Blinded by Statistical Significance
Putting too much stock in an arbitrary threshold may lead to bad decisions.
Researchers: Blakeley B. McShane and David Gal
December 7, 2015
What Do Customers Pay When Wholesale Prices Change?
Increases and decreases are not passed through the same way.
Researchers: Blakeley B. McShane, Chaoqun Chen, Eric T. Anderson and Duncan I. Simester
October 5, 2015
Starting Off 2015 Right
Staying motivated to achieve personal and business growth.
Researchers: Blakeley B. McShane, Eli J. Finkel, Miguel Brendl and Sunil Chopra
January 5, 2015
To Beat Debt, Consider Starting Small
Paying down smaller balances first may motivate you to become debt free
Researchers: David Gal and Blakeley B. McShane
January 8, 2014
A Crystal Ball for the Courtroom
A new model predicts the outcome of securities fraud class action lawsuits
Researchers: Blakeley B. McShane, Oliver Watson, Tom Baker and Sean Griffith
September 2, 2013
When Seeing Leads to Buying
Recent research indicates that seeing a new vehicle on the road can help sway some drivers to buy.
Researchers: Blakeley B. McShane, Eric T. Bradlow and Jonah Berger
February 1, 2013
The Specifics of Sleep
Using statistics to understand sleep better
Researchers: Blakeley B. McShane, Allan Pack, Raymond J. Galante, Shane T. Jensen, Nirinjini Naidoo, Abraham J. Wyner and Michael Biber, Megan Ferber, Jia Hua Hu, John Zimmerman, Greg Maislin, Jacqui Cater, Paul Worley
June 4, 2012
One, Two, Three Stats and More at the Old Ballgame
Identifying baseball’s best players and most reliable statistics
Researchers: James Piette, Shane T. Jensen, Blakeley B. McShane, Alexander Braunstein and Abraham J. Wyner
July 5, 2011