Leadership
Book Excerpt from Invent, Reinvent, Thrive
Larry Levy reinvented his real estate business as a restaurant business, but his biggest success came when he reinvented again
Researchers: Lloyd Shefsky
August 4, 2014
Leadership
Is Constant Reinvention the Key to Success?
An interview with Lloyd Shefsky about Invent, Reinvent, Thrive.
Researchers: Lloyd Shefsky
August 4, 2014
Economics
Online Brands Show Their Stuff Offline
Building brick-and-mortar showrooms can have big payoffs for online retailers.
Researchers: David Bell, Santiago Gallino and Antonio Moreno-Garcia
August 4, 2014
Leadership
Pump Up the Jams and Feel Powerful
The right background music can affect how you construe information and your willingness to take initiative.
Researchers: Dennis Hsu, Li Huang, Loran Nordgren, Derek D. Rucker and Adam D. Galinsky
August 4, 2014
Policy
The Hidden Benefits of Unemployment Insurance
A pioneering study reveals that the benefits of unemployment insurance include reductions in mortgage defaults and improved access to credit.
Researchers: Joanne W. Hsu, David A. Matsa and Brian Melzer
August 4, 2014
Leadership
Are Bean Counters More Selfish?
Emphasizing a “calculative mindset” encourages people to act more selfishly and less ethically when making decisions.
Researchers: Long Wang, Chen-Bo Zhong and J. Keith Murnighan
July 7, 2014
Strategy
Finding the Right Justifiers
In B2B sales, suppliers and purchasers can work together to streamline nonstrategic purchasing for the good of both parties.
Researchers: James C. Anderson, James A. Narus and Marc Wouters
July 7, 2014
Marketing
How to Achieve Focused Growth
An interview with Sanjay Khosla and Mohan Sawhney about their new book, Fewer, Bigger, Bolder.
Researchers: Sanjay Khosla and Mohanbir S. Sawhney
July 7, 2014
Policy
A Fine Fiscal Balance
A conversation with Jan Eberly on sustainable fiscal policy.
Researchers: Janice C. Eberly
July 7, 2014
Policy
More Insurers, Lower Premiums?
Evidence from U.S. health insurance marketplaces.
Researchers: Leemore S. Dafny, Jonathan Gruber and Christopher Ody
July 7, 2014
Marketing
Bright Lights, Big Feelings
Emotional responses intensify when you turn up the lights.
Researchers: Alison Jing Xu and Aparna Labroo
June 2, 2014
Policy
Does Immigration Increase Crime?
Nationwide statistics suggest no impact on violent crime.
Researchers: Jörg L. Spenkuch
June 2, 2014
Marketing
Parents, Listen Up! (Kids, Never Mind!)
Marketers should tout the health benefits of their food products to parents—but shouldn’t let children get wind of them.
Researchers: Michal Maimaran and Ayelet Fishbach
June 2, 2014
Strategy
Bonus Chapter from Roadside MBA: Profitable Growth in the Heartland
What happens when three economists hit the road in search of strategy insights from small- and medium-sized businesses?
Researchers: Michael J. Mazzeo, Paul Oyer and Scott Schaefer
June 2, 2014
Strategy
An Interview with Mike Mazzeo about Roadside MBA
Backyard lessons for entrepreneurs, executives, and small business owners.
Researchers: Michael J. Mazzeo, Paul Oyer and Scott Schaefer
June 2, 2014
Marketing
Excessive Expectations
How trumpeting your product as the absolute best might set you up for a fall.
Researchers: Jingjing Ma and Neal J. Roese
May 5, 2014
Politics & Elections
Happy Voters or Happy Outcomes?
In corporations, academia, and the papal conclave, transparent voting and voter privacy interact in surprisingly complex ways.
Researchers: Ronen Gradwohl
May 5, 2014
Marketing
Cookies, Cocktails, and Charitable Giving
Remind potential donors of the luxuries they could purchase instead—and watch donations rise.
Researchers: Jennifer Savary, Kelly Goldsmith and Ravi Dhar
May 5, 2014
Marketing
The Customers You Do Not Want
If these “harbingers of failure” love what you do, you are in trouble
Researchers: Eric T. Anderson, Song Lin, Duncan I. Simester and Catherine E Tucker
May 5, 2014
