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
Leadership
The All-Star Pitcher’s Advantage
An infographic illustrating the connection between pitcher status and umpire bias.
Researchers: Jerry Kim and Brayden King
April 7, 2014
Innovation
The First Eighteen Months
An interview with Rob Wolcott about surviving as a corporate innovator
Researchers: Robert Wolcott
April 7, 2014
Economics
The Sluggish Multitasker
Cognitive demands aside, multitasking can be inefficient and demoralizing
Researchers: Decio Coviello, Andrea Ichino and Nicola Persico
April 7, 2014
Policy
Red Ink, Red-Eyed Judges, and the High Costs of Crowded Bankruptcy Courts
The timing of a bankruptcy filing shapes the verdict and has consequences for all of us
Researchers: Benjamin Iverson
April 7, 2014
Leadership
Calling a Strike a Strike
In Major League Baseball, a pitcher’s star status leads to favorable calls
Researchers: Jerry Kim and Brayden King
April 7, 2014
Careers
Want to Work in Science? Men Have the Advantage
How gender discrimination affects hiring
Researchers: Ernesto Reuben, Paola Sapienza and Luigi Zingales
March 10, 2014
Social Impact
Corporate Activism Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
An interview about how social movements continue to shape corporate behavior.
Researchers: Brayden King and Klaus Weber
March 3, 2014
Organizations
For Long-Range Thinking, Imagine the Future Self
How to look beyond immediate perks
Researchers: Jean-Louis van Gelder, Hal Ersner-Hershfield and Loran Nordgren
March 3, 2014
How to Stop Worrying and Love the Robot That Drives You to Work
Discomfort about “botsourcing” can be reduced by manipulating the human-like attributes of machines.
Researchers: Adam Waytz
March 3, 2014
Careers
Status and the Social Network
Social status determines how individuals approach opportunity under job threat.
Researchers: Edward (Ned) Smith, Tanya Menon and Leigh Thompson
March 3, 2014
Social Impact
The Rise of Private Regulation in Global Commerce
Here’s how business leaders can address the resulting risks
Researchers: Daniel Diermeier
February 3, 2014
The Economic Case for Soaring CEO Pay
A new study suggests a method in the madness
Researchers: Anup Srivastava
February 3, 2014
Leadership
Will Work for Stock Options
A $1 CEO salary can signal confidence—or danger
Researchers: Sophia J. W. Hamm, Michael J. Jung and Clare Wang
February 3, 2014
