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March 11, 2016
Is Your Digital-Advertising Campaign Working?
If you are not running a randomized controlled experiment, you probably don’t know.
Brett Gordon, Florian Zettelmeyer, Neha Bhargava and Dan Chapsky
March 7, 2016
You Sent Us Business Haiku, Here Are Our Favorites
Kellogg Insight readers joined faculty in turning business wisdom into poetry.
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March 7, 2016
What Happens When a Company Loses a Patent?
A look at whether compulsory licensing can increase innovation.
Nicola Bianchi, Petra Moser and Joerg Baten

March 7, 2016
How a Family Business Can Capitalize on Its Unique Culture
You need a different playbook when the CEO is your sister.
John L. Ward

March 7, 2016
Think You’re Out of Creative Ideas? Think Again.
We downplay the importance of persistence in creative success.
Brian J. Lucas and Loran Nordgren

March 7, 2016
How Important Is User-Generated Content?
An episode of censorship in China sheds light on the power of customers talking about brands on social media.
Stephan Seiler, Song Yao and Wenbo Wang

February 8, 2016
Employees Are More Likely to Cheat on Their Way out the Door
The temptation to act unethically is plentiful in the gig economy.
Daniel J. Effron, Christopher J. Bryan and J. Keith Murnighan

February 1, 2016
Let Business Be Your Muse: Turn Your Workplace Wisdom into Haiku
Join Kellogg’s strategy faculty in putting your favorite lessons into verse.
David Dranove, Meghan Busse, Thomas N. Hubbard and Sarit Markovich

February 1, 2016
How to Protect Yourself from an Unethical Boss
To ward off immoral requests, take a lesson from vampire lore.
Sreedhari Desai and Maryam Kouchaki

February 1, 2016
Discovering the Value of the “Corporate” Entrepreneur
How one established company benefited from a dogged intrapreneur.
Gabriel Vehovsky

February 1, 2016
Marketing Goes Off-Script
Behind the scenes with three organizations that are successfully engaging customers.
Gregory Carpenter, Farhad Manjoo, Matt Simpson and Kathy Button Bell

January 14, 2016
"Nobody Asked for Uber"
Tim Calkins on profitable growth, strong brands, and delighting your customers.
Timothy Calkins

January 5, 2016
Why No One Boasts About Being in the Top 9
Find the right way to tout your ranking.
Mathew S Isaac, Aaron Brough and Kent Grayson

January 4, 2016
Should You Skip the Startup?
The case for entrepreneurship through acquisition.
Brad Morehead

January 4, 2016
Can the Private Sector Solve the U.S. Infrastructure Crisis?
Why it may take public-private partnerships to keep our bridges from crumbling.
David A. Besanko

January 4, 2016
Going Green Can Be Good for the Bottom Line
Sustainable operations and greater growth can go hand in hand.
Özge İşlegen

January 4, 2016
How Much Do You Trust a Talking Raisin?
For some audiences, a “spokesthing” is more persuasive than a spokesperson.
Rima Touré-Tillery and Ann L. McGill

December 7, 2015
Blinded by Statistical Significance
Putting too much stock in an arbitrary threshold may lead to bad decisions.
Blakeley B. McShane and David Gal

December 7, 2015
Who Else Is Affected by Activist Investors?
Debtholders are bystanders with a lot on the line.
Jayanthi Sunder, Shyam Sunder and Wan Wongsunwai

December 7, 2015
A Gentle Nudge Can Increase Participation in MOOCs
Reminders to collaborate benefit students in massive open online courses.
Dennis J. Zhang, Gad Allon and Jan A. Van Mieghem
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