Strategy
How to Design Contests That Motivate Employees
From innovation challenges to sales competitions, contests offer a powerful way to incentivize teams and individuals.
Researchers: Jeffrey Ely, George Georgiadis, Sina Khorasani and Luis Rayo
June 1, 2021
Economics
U.S. Firms Are Investing Heavily in Innovation, Yet Economic Productivity Has Slowed. Why?
The answer may lie in how pharmaceutical companies are targeting their R&D spending.
Researchers: Efraim Benmelech, Janice C. Eberly, Joshua Krieger and Dimitris Papanikolaou
June 1, 2021
Healthcare
Taking the Pulse of the Changing U.S. Healthcare Ecosystem
As healthcare gets more complex—and more expensive—business models are adapting to address misaligned interests and incentives.
Researchers: Craig Garthwaite
May 17, 2021
Organizations
4 Ways Leaders Can Defend Their Organizations Against Cybersecurity Threats
Former NSA Director Adm. Michael Rogers on why your company could be a target—and what you should do about it.
Researchers: Michael Rogers
May 11, 2021
Healthcare
How Regulating Hospital Prices Can Impact Patient Care
There are tangible benefits for quality of care when hospitals compete for higher-paying patients.
Researchers: Craig Garthwaite, Christopher Ody and Amanda Starc
May 10, 2021
Policy
Why Spending Big on U.S. Infrastructure Makes Sense
A Kellogg professor explains the new appetite for large public investment—and how the American Jobs Act would deliver.
Researchers: David A. Besanko
May 4, 2021
Operations
How the Pandemic Will (and Won’t) Change Companies’ Operations
From stocking grocery store shelves to pricing plane tickets, here’s what to expect.
Researchers: Martin Lariviere
May 3, 2021
Marketing
When It Comes to Investing in Product Innovation, Large CPG Companies Could Learn a Lot from Their Smaller Competitors
New research suggests that, instead of aiming for big breakthroughs, large companies should focus on incremental but meaningful improvements.
Researchers: Marcel Corstjens, Gregory Carpenter and Tushmit Hasan
May 3, 2021
Organizations
Why Highly Esteemed Leaders Are Surprisingly Likely to Fumble Their Next Project
Organizations should be leery of putting high-status leaders beyond scrutiny.
Researchers: Balazs Szatmari, Dirk Deichmann, Jan Van Den Ende and Brayden King
May 3, 2021
Social Impact
How Do Immigrant Students Affect Their Classmates' Academic Performance?
While previous studies suggested a negative impact, new, more precise research shows these students often boost their U.S.-born peers’ test scores
Researchers: David Figlio, Paola Giuliano, Riccardo Marchingiglio, Umut Ozek and Paola Sapienza
May 3, 2021
Organizations
Companies Are Adding More Women to Their Boards. What’s Driving the Change?
“When your largest shareholders create a ruckus, you listen.”
Researchers: Todd A. Gormley, Vishal K. Gupta, David A. Matsa, Sandra Mortal and Lukai Yang
May 3, 2021
Social Impact
Why Companies Should Engage with Activists
As calls for social change grow louder, corporations that stay silent risk alienating both customers and employees.
Researchers: Brayden King
April 28, 2021
Finance & Accounting
Bonds. Corporate Bonds.
Corporate bond markets have proven remarkably resilient during the pandemic—and companies with strong credit are poised to benefit.
Researchers: Efraim Benmelech
April 26, 2021
Finance & Accounting
It’s Time for Central Banks to Start Issuing Their Own Digital Currencies. Yes, Even the Fed.
The case for why central banks and policymakers must jump in the race now or risk getting left behind.
Researchers: Axel Wieandt
April 23, 2021
Organizations
How Leaders Can Truly Improve Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Their Organizations
Two professors share research-backed tips for rethinking your recruiting efforts and getting the most out of diversity training.
Researchers: Ivuoma Ngozi Onyeador and Lauren Rivera
April 14, 2021
Marketing
Podcast: How to Tell Compelling Stories with Data Visualizations
On this episode of The Insightful Leader: a blueprint for making strong (and honest) arguments with data.
Researchers: Steven Franconeri
April 7, 2021
Operations
One Healthcare System’s Race to Distribute the COVID-19 Vaccine
A chief medical officer and a supply-chain expert discuss the nuances of the rollout.
Researchers: Achal Bassamboo and Ashwani Bhatia
April 1, 2021
Policy
How Debit Cards Are Helping Low-Income Households Save—and Benefiting Their Neighbors Too
A federal initiative in Mexico had huge spillover effects.
Researchers: Pierre Bachas, Paul Gertler, Sean Higgins and Enrique Seira
April 1, 2021
Economics
To Escape Jim Crow–Era Discrimination and Violence, Some Black Men Passed as White. But How Many?
Hundreds of thousands, according to a new study of Census data. Doing so provided some economic benefits but came at a great personal cost.
Researchers: Ricardo Dahis, Emily Nix and Nancy Qian
April 1, 2021
Innovation
Keep Brainstorming—Your Best Ideas Are Still to Come
The common (and mistaken) belief that we generate our best ideas early can actually squash creativity.
Researchers: Brian Lucas and Loran Nordgren
April 1, 2021
