November 2013
Marketing
The Second-Mover Advantage
A primer on how late-entering companies can compete with pioneers.
Leadership
Corporate Culture—Not Lip Service—Counts
Establishing a bona fide “culture of integrity” can be costly for a corporation, but the economic returns are real.
October 2013
September 2013
Teamwork
What Big Pharma Wants in a Partner
For pharmaceutical companies looking to partner with biotech start-ups, scientist reputation and status play an important role.
Finance
A Crystal Ball for the Courtroom
A new model predicts the outcome of securities fraud class action lawsuits
Organizations
Doing Business in the Middle East
Americans and Middle Easterners approach negotiations differently
August 2013
Marketing
Good Customers, Bad Reviews
Deceptive product reviews aren’t always written by the enemy—or even in anger
Teamwork
Everyone Loves a Generalist
Specialists are undervalued, on sports teams and in the workplace
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?
July 2013
Finance
What Really Spurred the Great Recession?
Globalization and the U.S. dollar are as much to blame as banks.
June 2013
Organizations
Would You Like Your Bonus in Cash or Cake?
Less countable rewards can be more satisfying
Strategy
The Importance of Appearing Savvy
Women especially benefit from knowing market rates for car repairs
May 2013
April 2013
Policy
All Gain from Guaranteed Access to Key Goods and Services
A guaranteed minimum distribution system is optimal
March 2013
Economics
Who Wants to Be First Mate On a Sinking Ship?
Companies in financial distress have trouble attracting the talent they need to right themselves.
Social Impact
Managing the Reputational and Market Risks of Social Activism
Executives should understand how protesters actually affect financial performance.
Social Impact
Pinpointing the Value in CSR
The unexpected link between CSR spending and financial performance.
Social Impact
Being Smarter with CSR
This special issue devoted to corporate social responsibility (CSR), with articles written by our faculty, was published in conjunction with the Kellogg-Aspen Conference.
Social Impact
When and How to Drive Real Value with CSR
Executives can improve their bottom lines by using CSR in targeted circumstances.
Climate & Sustainability
The Hidden Drivers of Corporate Sustainability Initiatives
Understanding the impact of everyday interactions can help rally support for initiatives.
February 2013
Accounting
Managing Managers' Reputations
How managers’ concern for their reputations influences their disclosure of earnings forecasts.
Marketing
When Seeing Leads to Buying
Recent research indicates that seeing a new vehicle on the road can help sway some drivers to buy.
January 2013
Marketing
Buying and Selling Seasonal Goods
Decoding the dual dilemmas faced by customers and retailers.
Economics
What Gas Stations Tell Us about the Ups and Downs of Consumer Demand
How do industries react to demand shocks?
Finance
How Bankruptcy Spreads
The bankruptcy of a single airline can reduce collateral values industry-wide.
December 2012
Social Impact
The Price of Pollution
How much does environmental activism affect a corporation’s bottom line?
Operations
Outsourcing Contracts in Service Industries
A new model reveals a surprisingly simple pricing scheme for outsourced service contracts.
November 2012
Family Business
All in the Family
Grantmaking of family and non-family foundations differ in predictable ways.
Policy
Which Form of Government Is Best?
Democracies may not outlast dictatorships, but they adapt better.
Policy
Why Are Presidents Less Effective than Prime Ministers?
Using game theory to model political systems leads to surprising insights.
October 2012
Marketing
Balancing Results and Revenue
Tweaking keyword auctions to benefit search engines and Internet users.
September 2012
Leadership
Breaking Through the Glass Ceiling
Women lend women a helping hand to obtain top positions.
August 2012
Climate & Sustainability
The Low Cost of Capturing Carbon
A climate-friendly technology may be cheaper than we thought.
July 2012
Operations
Why You Should Accept Returns
Best handling of merchandise returns may be counterintuitive.
Human Behavior
Buying Behaviors of Emerging Middle Classes
How new consumers in developing nations choose their brands.
June 2012
Healthcare
When Hospitals Turn Away Ambulances
Uncovering flaws in a policy intended to prevent ER overcrowding.
Healthcare
Rebooting Employer-Sponsored Healthcare
Would employees be happier with more health plan choices?
Policy
Will Doctors Work Less Under “Obamacare”?
The effect of lower reimbursements on the medical workforce.
May 2012
April 2012
Politics & Elections
The Oprah Effect
Celebrity endorsement of political candidates can make a difference at the polls.
March 2012
Healthcare
Patients, Pricing, and Prescription Drugs
Maximizing social benefit from the Medicaid drug program.
