Economics
Two Distinct Motivations Drive Violence against Americans in the Middle East
Lessons about cultural dominance have implications for the business world.
Researchers: Jim Sidanius, Nour Kteily, Shana Levin, Felicia Pratto and Milan Obaidi
August 3, 2015
Operations
Who Benefits from Airline Baggage Fees?
Customers hate them, but maybe they shouldn’t.
Researchers: Gad Allon, Achal Bassamboo and Martin Lariviere
August 3, 2015
Organizations
How a Restaurant Chain Keeps Its Independent Spirit
At Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises, growth begins with a learning mindset.
Researchers: William Ocasio
August 3, 2015
Finance & Accounting
Did Irrational Exuberance Cause Vegas’ Housing Bubble?
Why a city surrounded by open land saw prices spike.
Researchers: Charles Nathanson and Eric Zwick
August 3, 2015
Finance & Accounting
What Went Wrong at AIG?
Unpacking the insurance giant’s collapse during the 2008 financial crisis.
Researchers: Robert McDonald and Anna Paulson
August 3, 2015
Innovation
How to Tango With Startups
Kellogg’s BrandVoice partnership with Forbes looks at how venture thinking can spur innovation in corporate settings
Researchers: Mohanbir S. Sawhney, Carter Cast and David Schonthal
July 24, 2015
Leadership
Is Your Negotiation Strategy Wrong?
Six ways to get more of what you want.
Researchers: Margaret A. Neale and Thomas Lys
July 6, 2015
Innovation
Watson Is Just the Beginning
How machine learning will change education, product development, and decision-making.
Researchers: David Ferrucci
July 6, 2015
Is Your Company Culture Too Strong?
A diversity of viewpoints can help organizations weather disruption.
Researchers: Willemien Kets and Alvaro Sandroni
July 6, 2015
Entrepreneurship
Building the Right Team to Scale a Startup
Three crucial elements to growing your business.
Researchers: Daniel J. Weinfurter
July 6, 2015
When Collaboration Takes a Toll on Productivity
A look at the cost of collaboration among highly skilled workers.
Researchers: Jan A. Van Mieghem, Itai Gurvich, Lu Wang and Kevin J. O'Leary
July 6, 2015
Data Analytics
Can Computers Make Us Better Thinkers?
IBM Watson creator David Ferrucci on the thought partnership at the heart of machine learning.
Researchers: David Ferrucci and Brian Uzzi
July 6, 2015
Policy
The Economics of the Illegal Drug Market
An argument for sentencing dealers based on the purity of their product.
Researchers: Manolis Galenianos, Rosalie Liccardo Pacula and Nicola Persico
July 6, 2015
Finance & Accounting
Going Beyond “Buy Low, Sell High”
What is risky to short-horizon investors may not be risky to long-term investors.
Researchers: Avraham Kamara, Robert Korajczyk, Xiaoxia Lou and Ronnie Sadka
July 6, 2015
Data Analytics
Making Data Work Harder for You— Podcast Transcript
A strategic approach to data analytics starts with asking the right questions.
Researchers: Florian Zettelmeyer and Eric T. Anderson
July 6, 2015
Healthcare
Who Bears the Cost of the Uninsured? Nonprofit Hospitals.
When governments do not provide health insurance, hospitals must provide it instead.
Researchers: Craig Garthwaite, Tal Gross and Matthew J. Notowidigdo
June 22, 2015
Entrepreneurship
Overcoming the “Buzzsaw of Quiet” around Your Startup
Tips for how to optimize the product engine.
Researchers: Sean Johnson
June 15, 2015
The Risks of a Good Reputation
How reputation and trust function in commercial transactions and the sharing economy.
Researchers: Kent Grayson and Brayden King
June 2, 2015
Marketing
NASCAR Overhauls the Fan Experience
How the car-racing giant overcame flagging engagement.
Researchers: Eric T. Anderson
June 2, 2015
We Trust Reputation. Should We?
The power of reputation might expose us to greater risk.
Researchers: Gulnur Tumbat and Kent Grayson
June 2, 2015
