Everyone Loves a Generalist
Specialists are undervalued, on sports teams and in the workplace
Researchers: Long Wang and J. Keith Murnighan
August 5, 2013
Economics
The Risks and Rewards of Experience Abroad
Do past international investments help or hurt a company’s chances of succeeding in a new market?
Researchers: Susan E. Perkins
August 5, 2013
Finance & Accounting
Who Does Better Business in China?
Foreign investors can do just fine
Researchers: Yasheng Huang, Li Jin and Yi Qian
August 5, 2013
Operations
Shop Online, Pick Up in Store?
The option helps companies’ sales in a surprising way
Researchers: Santiago Gallino and Antonio Moreno-Garcia
July 1, 2013
Economics
How to Win at Risk
A Q&A with Russell Walker about risk management
Researchers: Russell Walker
July 1, 2013
Social Impact
The Games Companies and Activists Play
When is corporate activism most effective?
Researchers: Jose Miguel Abito, David A. Besanko and Daniel Diermeier
July 1, 2013
Finance & Accounting
What Really Spurred the Great Recession?
Globalization and the U.S. dollar are as much to blame as banks.
Researchers: Ravi Jagannathan, Mudit Kapoor and Ernst Schaumburg
July 1, 2013
The Coworker Network
How companies can use social networks to learn who knows what
Researchers: Paul Leonardi
June 3, 2013
Strategy
Maximizing Happy
What happens when we put effort toward intangible goals like happiness?
Researchers: Kelly Goldsmith, David Gal, Raj Raghunathan and Lauren Cheatham
June 3, 2013
Organizations
Would You Like Your Bonus in Cash or Cake?
Less countable rewards can be more satisfying
Researchers: Jingjing Ma and Neal J. Roese
June 3, 2013
Strategy
The Importance of Appearing Savvy
Women especially benefit from knowing market rates for car repairs
Researchers: Meghan Busse, Ayelet Israeli and Florian Zettelmeyer
June 3, 2013
Finance & Accounting
When Booms Go Bust
The housing market is finally on the upswing. Will it last?
Researchers: A. Craig Burnside, Martin Eichenbaum and Sergio Rebelo
May 5, 2013
Economics
Is the Sunk Cost Fallacy Actually Smart Business?
It is a mistake—but a useful one
Researchers: Sandeep Baliga and Jeffrey Ely
May 5, 2013
Entrepreneurship
Why Inventors Become Entrepreneurs
Tacit knowledge is critical for innovation
Researchers: Daniel Spulber
May 5, 2013
Economics
Teaming Up to Cash In
How does competition work in the venture capital industry?
Researchers: Yael V Hochberg, Michael J. Mazzeo and Ryan McDevitt
April 4, 2013
Policy
All Gain from Guaranteed Access to Key Goods and Services
A guaranteed minimum distribution system is optimal
Researchers: Xavier Calsamiglia, Teresa Garcia-Milà and Therese McGuire
April 3, 2013
Careers
Hirable Like Me
Interviewers favor applicants who remind them of themselves
Researchers: Lauren Rivera
April 3, 2013
Leadership
What Makes an “Act of God”?
Why some use religion to make sense of natural disasters
Researchers: Nicole Stephens
April 3, 2013
Marketing
To Defend or Not to Defend?
What to do when a competitor enters your industry
Researchers: Timothy Calkins
April 3, 2013
Marketing
That Brand Sells What?
How to take a successful brand into uncharted territory
Researchers: Tom Meyvis, Kelly Goldsmith and Ravi Dhar
March 13, 2013
