Operations
How to Predict Demand for Your New Product
Relying on manager expertise and market research may not be enough.
Researchers: Kejia Hu, Jason Acimovic, Francisco Erize, Doug Thomas and Jan A. Van Mieghem
March 10, 2017
Leadership
Getting More Women into the C-Suite Means Keeping Them in the Talent Pipeline
How to support women through three “pivot points” in their careers.
Researchers: Sally Blount
March 10, 2017
Strategy
How Bell’s Became So Many People’s Local Beer
A Q&A with CEO Laura Bell on preserving company culture while growing aggressively.
Researchers: Michael J. Mazzeo and Laura Bell
March 9, 2017
Finance & Accounting
How Risk Aversion Motivates Executives
Incentivizing leaders with too much stock promotes caution—and encourages underperformance.
Researchers: Todd A. Gormley and David A. Matsa
March 8, 2017
Social Impact
To Stop ISIS Recruitment in Western Countries, Promote Assimilation
An outsized number of radicalized recruits come from prosperous, egalitarian nations where Muslims feel isolated.
Researchers: Efraim Benmelech and Esteban Klor
March 8, 2017
Even YouTube Stars Need the Traditional Media Spotlight
Sure Netflix and e-readers have upended distribution, but creative industries still rely on legacy media.
Researchers: Paul Hirsch and Daniel A. Gruber
March 8, 2017
Leadership
Take 5: How Leaders Can Stamp Out Bad Behavior and Create a Culture of Integrity
Practical tips to reign in an unethical boss and encourage employees to do the right thing.
Researchers: Maryam Kouchaki, Derek D. Rucker, J. Keith Murnighan, Paola Sapienza, Dylan Minor and Nicola Persico
March 6, 2017
Marketing
The Secret to Ulta Beauty’s Success: Joy
A Q&A with Ulta’s marketing head on how consumer insights helped a brick-and-mortar chain thrive in the age of Amazon.
Researchers: Eric Leininger and David Kimbell
March 6, 2017
Economics
School Shootings Rise and Fall with the Unemployment Rate
Researchers set out to quantify gun violence at U.S. schools and made a surprising discovery.
Researchers: Adam Pah, John Hagan, Andrew L. Jennings, Aditya Jain, Kat Albrecht, Adam J. Hockenberry and Luis A. Nunes Amaral
March 6, 2017
Organizations
The Psychology Behind Fake News
Cognitive biases help explain our polarized media climate.
Researchers: Adam Waytz
March 6, 2017
Marketing
Podcast: How to Steer Your Company Through a Twitter Firestorm
Plus, engage your customers by establishing your company’s audio brand.
Researchers: Timothy Calkins and Steve Milton
February 13, 2017
Take 5: How to Nurture Your Work Relationships
Ways to improve negotiations and better manage conflict at the office.
Researchers: Jeanne M. Brett, Eli J. Finkel, Thomas Lys, Leigh Thompson, Aparna Labroo and Martin Lariviere
February 7, 2017
Policy
Companies Want to Hire the Best Employees. Can Changes to the H-1B Visa Program Help?
The current lottery is not optimal for top foreign applicants or the companies that want to hire them.
Researchers: Daniel Aobdia
February 6, 2017
Finance & Accounting
Why Are We So Quick to Borrow When the Value of Our Home Rises?
The reason isn’t as simple as just feeling wealthier.
Researchers: Anthony DeFusco
February 3, 2017
Leadership
Are Your Employees Putting the Company's Interests First?
A new tool measures a firm’s “stewardship climate.”
Researchers: Donald O. Neubaum, Christopher H. Thomas, Clay Dibrell and Justin B. Craig
February 3, 2017
Organizations
Should You Hire Someone with a Criminal Record?
Companies that give ex-offenders a fresh start may be rewarded with employees who stick around.
Researchers: Dylan Minor, Nicola Persico and Deborah M. Weiss
February 3, 2017
Entrepreneurship
Finding the Right Partner Can Make or Break Your Startup
A Q&A on why you should “date before you marry” with an entrepreneur who took the plunge.
Researchers: Benjamin F. Jones and Nicole Staple
February 3, 2017
Innovation
Four Tips to Persuade Others Your Idea Is a Winner
Want to shake up the status quo? Use psychology to your advantage.
Researchers: Loran Nordgren
February 3, 2017
Policy
What Volkswagen's Emissions Scandal Can Teach Us about Why Companies Cheat
Tighter standards may backfire in industries with fierce competition.
Researchers: Kejia Hu and Sunil Chopra
February 2, 2017
Policy
Why Are We So Quick to Excuse Drunken Behavior?
From criminal sentencing to corporate indiscretions, we hold people less accountable when alcohol is involved.
Researchers: Kelly Goldsmith, Hal Ersner-Hershfield and Chelsea Galoni
January 6, 2017
