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Demand for nurses outpaces supply, which can be bad for patients.
April 4, 2017

What Happens to Patient Care When There Are Not Enough Nurses?

The impact can be significant, especially in nursing homes.

By matching historical sales data with appropriate product life cycle curves, one can reduce new product forecasting errors.
March 10, 2017

How to Predict Demand for Your New Product

Relying on manager expertise and market research may not be enough.

A craft brewer balances business sense and brewing knowledge.
March 9, 2017

How Bell’s Became So Many People’s Local Beer

A Q&A with CEO Laura Bell on preserving company culture while growing aggressively.

A CEO's risk aversion encourages underperformance.
March 8, 2017

How Risk Aversion Motivates Executives

Incentivizing leaders with too much stock promotes caution—and encourages underperformance.

The digital revolution hasn't upended traditional media - yet.
March 8, 2017

Even YouTube Stars Need the Traditional Media Spotlight

Sure Netflix and e-readers have upended distribution, but creative industries still rely on legacy media.

How to act ethically at work and avoid unethical behavior
March 6, 2017

Take 5: How Leaders Can Stamp Out Bad Behavior and Create a Culture of Integrity

Practical tips to reign in an unethical boss and encourage employees to do the right thing.

A woman uses beauty products.
March 6, 2017

The Secret to Ulta Beauty’s Success: Joy

A Q&A with Ulta’s marketing head on how consumer insights helped a brick-and-mortar chain thrive in the age of Amazon.

Belief in fake news is about tribalism as much as truth.
March 6, 2017

The Psychology Behind Fake News

Cognitive biases help explain our polarized media climate.

A homeowner uses the value of their home to buy things.
February 3, 2017

Why Are We So Quick to Borrow When the Value of Our Home Rises?

The reason isn’t as simple as just feeling wealthier.

Employees are intrinsically motivated by a climate of stewardship.
February 3, 2017

Are Your Employees Putting the Company's Interests First?

A new tool measures a firm’s “stewardship climate.”

An ex-offender tries to get hired despite his criminal record.
February 3, 2017

Should You Hire Someone with a Criminal Record?

Companies that give ex-offenders a fresh start may be rewarded with employees who stick around.

Starting a company means finding the right cofounder.
February 3, 2017

Finding the Right Partner Can Make or Break Your Startup

A Q&A on why you should “date before you marry” with an entrepreneur who took the plunge.

Using the psychology of persuasion to sell a new idea.
February 3, 2017

Four Tips to Persuade Others Your Idea Is a Winner

Want to shake up the status quo? Use psychology to your advantage.

The Volkswagon emissions scandal may have been caused by tightening environmental regulations.
February 2, 2017

What Volkswagen's Emissions Scandal Can Teach Us about Why Companies Cheat

Tighter standards may backfire in industries with fierce competition.

Committing a property crime while drunk.
January 6, 2017

Why Are We So Quick to Excuse Drunken Behavior?

From criminal sentencing to corporate indiscretions, we hold people less accountable when alcohol is involved.

A customer receives a can of soup via a distribution channel.
January 6, 2017

How to Ensure Your Great New Product Reaches the Right Customers

Don’t neglect distribution-channel strategy: “disaster lurks around the corner if you don’t pay attention.”

Communicating with investors via corporate social media
January 5, 2017

When Companies Tweet, Investors Listen

Posting negative news on corporate social media might make investors uneasy and lead to bad press.

Countering the effects of launching a startup in a recession.
January 5, 2017

Businesses Born in a Recession Tend to Start Smaller and Stay Smaller

Yet there are ways business owners can counter these long-term effects.

A man bonds with his robot companion.
January 5, 2017

Need to Vent? Try Talking to a Robot.

Social robots can boost our self-esteem and offer a shoulder to cry on.

Entrepreneurs can use time constraints to their advantage.
January 4, 2017

Four Ways Innovators Can Use Time to Their Advantage

For creative success, here’s when to hustle and when to reflect.

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