Marketing
Peeking Inside the Wallet
How much do consumers spend on their credit cards?
Researchers: Yuxin Chen and Joel H. Steckel
November 1, 2012
Finance & Accounting
The Risk of Risk Avoidance
Firms with high managerial ownership may invest too cautiously
Researchers: Vasia Panousi and Dimitris Papanikolaou
October 1, 2012
Leadership
Flattery's Dark Side
Why you may want to consider how much you compliment
Researchers: Sun Hyun Park, James D. Westphal and Ithai Stern
October 1, 2012
Operations
How Much Is Your Customer's Time Worth?
If you are in fast food, a surprising amount
Researchers: Gad Allon, Awi Federgruen and Margaret Pierson
October 1, 2012
Finance & Accounting
Why Debt Markets Collapse
Information is key
Researchers: Michael J. Fishman and Jonathan A. Parker
October 1, 2012
Marketing
Balancing Results and Revenue
Tweaking keyword auctions to benefit search engines and Internet users
Researchers: Song Yao and Carl F. Mela
October 1, 2012
Leadership
Breaking Through the Glass Ceiling
Women lend women a helping hand to obtain top positions
Researchers: David A. Matsa and Amalia R. Miller
September 4, 2012
September 4, 2012
Marketing
Are Numbers Gendered?
What they reveal about the human mind
Researchers: James Wilkie and Galen Bodenhausen
September 4, 2012
Leadership
Is There a Female Leadership Style?
Data suggests the answer is “Yes”
Researchers: David A. Matsa and Amalia R. Miller
September 4, 2012
Careers
Leveling the Playing Field
Small tweaks help first-generation college students succeed
Researchers: Nicole Stephens, Stephanie A. Fryberg, Hazel Rose Markus, Camille S. Johnson and Rebecca Covarrubias
September 4, 2012
Politics & Elections
Braggarts Become Leaders
Women at a disadvantage when competing for leadership positions
Researchers: Ernesto Reuben, Pedro Rey-Biel, Paola Sapienza and Luigi Zingales
September 4, 2012
More than Risk Management
Non-hedging derivatives broadly used, but also broaden risks
Researchers: Hariom Manchiraju, Spencer Pierce and Swaminathan Sridharan
August 3, 2012
Finance & Accounting
Housing’s Albatross
Negative equity weighs on the market
Researchers: Brian Melzer
August 3, 2012
Policy
The Low Cost of Capturing Carbon
A climate-friendly technology may be cheaper than we thought
Researchers: Özge İşlegen and Stefan J. Reichelstein
August 3, 2012
Economics
Who Wins with the Smart Grid?
Uncertain economics cloud the grid’s future
Researchers: Luciano de Castro and Joísa Dutra
August 3, 2012
Leadership
Mastering Motivation
Finding a better way to work toward your goals
Researchers: Andrea Bonezzi, Miguel Brendl and Matteo De Angelis
August 3, 2012
Volatile Assets
Why we know less about bonds than we thought
Researchers: Torben Andersen and Luca Benzoni
July 2, 2012
Operations
Why You Should Accept Returns
Best handling of merchandise returns may be counterintuitive
Researchers: Jeffrey D. Shulman, Anne T. Coughlan and R. Canan Savaskan-Ebert
July 2, 2012
