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Neuroscience reveals how to make fear appeals more effective.
July 7, 2016

Can Neuroscience Make Your Message Stickier?

A cutting edge technique pinpoints how our brains react to fear appeals in marketing.

Even a construction startup needs tech knowledge.
July 7, 2016

How to Make Your Startup Tech-Savvy

No matter the industry, it is important for entrepreneurs to be able to talk tech.

Lower earning workers in a "knowledge hierarchy" reach for opportunity
July 5, 2016

Why Income Inequality among White Collar Workers Is Growing

Top earners benefit most from “knowledge hierarchies” in organizations.

Chapter 7 bankruptcy causing business real estate to sit empty.
July 5, 2016

Chapter 7 vs. Chapter 11: Which Bankruptcy System Is Better?

In certain markets, forcing companies to liquidate could cause offices and factories to sit empty.

Investing in eco-friendly practices and eco activities improves operating performance
July 1, 2016

Can Going Big on Eco-friendly Practices Really Pay Off?

The case for doing even more than swapping out lightbulbs.

Commercial break allows television viewer to change channels.
July 1, 2016

Hate Commercial Breaks? Here’s Why You Shouldn’t

There’s a hidden value to ads during TV shows.

Trust dictates which climbing guides lead Everest ascents.
July 1, 2016

Video: How We Signal Trust in the Workplace

From innovating Oreos to scaling Everest, communicating trust can build your business.

Chicago's Open Data Portal helps improve operational efficiency.
June 20, 2016

How Open Data Is Changing Chicago

A Q&A with Chicago’s chief data officer about the power of big data.

Startup marketing plans are designed and formulated to take R&D innovation into account
June 8, 2016

Three Tips for Designing a Startup’s Marketing Plan

Even in R&D-focused industries, you don’t need to rely on a heavyweight to swoop in and buy your innovation.

People's views on inequality depend on whether they support social hierarchies.
June 7, 2016

Why Do You See the World as More Fair Than I Do?

The amount of racism or classism you perceive likely depends on how much you favor social hierarchies.

Shopper moves from outlet store to retail store.
June 7, 2016

Does Opening an Outlet Store Hurt Existing Sales?

New research challenges the notion that lower quality product lines dilute your brand.

CEO appointments are met differently for women than men.
June 7, 2016

Appointing a Female CEO? Beware of Media Attention

Investors are skittish when new CEOs get lots of press, but only when those leaders are women.

A new model predicts stock performance better than CAPM
June 6, 2016

Your Investment Tool Is Failing You

A new tool offers smart investors an improvement over the CAPM.

Ownership of a professor's intellectual property shifts to the university.
June 6, 2016

What Happens to Innovation When the Financial Incentives Change?

There are ways to split the pie that encourage innovation.

Medical device startups receive tips for entrepreneurs on designing for the environment.
June 6, 2016

Can Your Invention Take the Heat?

An infant HIV test offers lessons for entrepreneurs designing for tough conditions.

A family business tries to innovate across generations.
May 11, 2016

What It Takes for a Family Business to Innovate

The key is balancing a C-Suite skill set with an “F-Suite” mindset.

May 10, 2016

Video: Are You Making the Wrong First Impression?

When building trust, it is not enough to demonstrate competence.

Use your competitive advantage to grow your business.
May 10, 2016

Four Steps to Strategically Grow Your Business

Look beyond the usual suspects to identify your company’s next market.

A customer weighs the environmental benefit of a green product.
May 9, 2016

Shh! Don’t Tell the Customers that Their Solar Panels Will Save Them Money

Green marketers should stick to a single message. But which one?

An entrepreneur decides whether to pick an angel investor.
May 9, 2016

Keeping the Angels at Bay

Startups should be wary of accepting too much money from angel investors.

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