January 2010
Strategy
Membership Has Its Punishments
Loyalty programs dissuade firms from pricing products competitively
December 2009
Explaining Stock Price Drift
Trading costs lead the way
Marketing
Balance in Advertising
Tailored marketing messages can counter consumers’ negative emotions
November 2009
Policy
The Effects of Health On Wealth
Major illness leads to financial catastrophe for the uninsured
October 2009
Is Accounting that’s Good for General Motors Good for Detroit?
Business and government accounting practices diverge
Pyramidal Blind Spots
Perils of international joint ventures
September 2009
August 2009
Finance & Accounting
The Biochemistry of Financial Risk
Testosterone’s influence on financial decisions
July 2009
The Price of a Billable Hour
Social networks affect transaction costs
Banks, Bonds, and Accounting Quality
Poor financial reporting can determine your lending options
Finance & Accounting
Walking Away
Moral, social, and financial factors influence mortgage default decisions
June 2009
Driven Offshore
An unintended consequence of Sarbanes-Oxley
Operations
Global Dual Sourcing Strategies
Should you source your carbon fiber bicycle frames from Mexico or China?
May 2009
Marketing
What’s in a Message Frame?
Sharing the good and the bad leads to more persuasive messaging
Politics & Elections
The "Teddy Bear Effect" for Black CEOs
Black male CEOS are more successful when their facial features are perceived as less threatening.
April 2009
Living Outside the Box
Living abroad boosts creativity
The Global “Idea” Market
Innovation and international trade in technology
Organizations
Why Boycotts Succeed—and Fail
Identifying corporate vulnerabilities that can lead to damaged reputations
Walking the Walk
Creating a market orientation
March 2009
February 2009
January 2009
When Does One Good Deed Deserve Another?
The calculus of reciprocity
Data Analytics
Learning from Zillow and Zoots
Improved performance through service inventory management
December 2008
Finance & Accounting
Don’t Look Now
When it comes to monitoring your investments, putting off until tomorrow what you could do today can pay off
Economics
Seeing Profit Despite Misunderstood Pricing Strategy
Implications in real-world market situations
November 2008
Careers
Transparent Barriers
What is preventing racial minorities from attaining leadership positions in the corporate world?
Finance & Accounting
Does Function Follow Organizational Form?
Lending practices of large and small banks
October 2008
Science as Team Sport
Collaborating at a distance pays off
Seeing Is Believing, Unless It Isn’t
Loss of control makes the mind misperceive
Brand Scandal Spillover
When will a brand scandal spill over and how should competitors respond?
Organizations
When Does Coordination Require Centralization?
Contrary to expectations, decentralization might be the best strategy when the need for coordination among divisions is paramount
September 2008
Finance & Accounting
The VIX, CIV, and MFIV
Measuring up the accuracy of option-based predictors of volatility
Communicating the Risks of Investments in Intellectual Property
International financial reporting standards may be better than U.S. standards
Operations
Firm Size and Service Level
When is it advantageous for a service-oriented firm to differentiate itself along service-quality dimensions?
August 2008
Strategy
Own-Brand and Cross-Brand Retail Pass-Through
How much of a manufacturer’s promotional pricing gets passed through to the end customers?
July 2008
June 2008
Women and Math, the Gender Gap Bridged
Social equality frees women to match men
Innovation
Patent Protection and Innovation in Pharma
Do national patent laws stimulate domestic innovation in a global patenting environment?
May 2008
When Executives Sell
The influence of wealth diversification on contracting schemes
Finance & Accounting
The Promise, Perils, and Performance of Private Equity
The returns that institutional investors realize from private equity differ dramatically across institutions
April 2008
Cost-Sharing Agreements
A tax-saving device for multi-nationals
Leadership
Ingratiating Behavior Provides Alternative Path to the Boardroom
Talent and credentials are not all that matters
