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December 1, 2024

Online Sports Betting Is Draining Household Savings

Most impacted are the bettors who can least afford it, new research shows.

December 1, 2024

When Our Work Is Disrupted, the Story We Tell Matters

Pandemic-era lab, school, and daycare closures threatened the careers of people in “up or out” professions. Employees benefited from the opportunity to frame these productivity lapses as temporary and out of their control.

December 1, 2024

Half of All Species Might Face Extinction. Could Biodiversity Bonds Help?

Maybe. But don’t expect investors to cut governments a break.

December 1, 2024

How Should Investors Price a Block Trade?

These off-market trades have their advantages, but the terms can be hard to manage.

December 1, 2024

Feeling Outraged? Think Twice Before Hitting “Share.”

Misinformation fuels outrage—which in turn leads to mindless social-media shares, a new study finds.

November 26, 2024

Podcast: The AI Risks Your Business Should Avoid

On this episode of The Insightful Leader, why your trade secrets may not be safe, and other considerations.

November 15, 2024

The Goldilocks Approach to Searching for Something New

Whether it’s the right dosage to a new drug or the right style of tennis racket for a novice player, it’s important to get your strategy right.

November 13, 2024

Why Firms Should Lean into Sustainability

“If companies don’t change, then they won’t exist in the future.”

November 12, 2024

Wage Inequality Decreased Dramatically in the 1940s. But Was This “Great Compression” a Mirage?

New research offers a stress test to a seminal economic finding.

November 12, 2024

Podcast: How Huy Fong’s Sriracha Went from Hot to Not

When missteps knocked the famous “rooster sauce” off its pedestal, a competitor seized the moment. On this episode of The Insightful Leader: why one brand sizzled and the other fizzled.

November 1, 2024

Why We Struggle to Hold Colleagues Accountable

Physician-led medical boards rarely took strict disciplinary action against doctors who overprescribed opioids. A new study explores why.

November 1, 2024

It Literally Pays to Love Your Work

When products or services are also a labor of love, customers perceive them as more valuable—and are willing to pay more.

November 1, 2024

What’s the Best Way for Large, Disparate Teams to Communicate?

Modular production has revolutionized manufacturing. But it’s critical to ensure the right information reaches the right people—without information overload.

October 30, 2024

Take 5: Doing Business in a Warming Climate

What should leaders understand about sustainability? A collection of the latest research and ideas from Kellogg faculty.

October 21, 2024

What Romantic Comedies Can Teach Us about Communication

From forgiving verbal gaffes to making risky overtures, these movies offer lessons that translate to the workplace.

October 16, 2024

Why Lower Real-Estate Commissions Mean Higher Home Prices

And why that’s a good thing for most buyers and sellers.

October 14, 2024

Podcast: Third-Party Cookies Are Crumbling. What’s a Marketer to Do?

New rules are making it harder to track customers’ online behaviors. On this episode of The Insightful Leader, we look at what this means for companies large and small.

October 11, 2024

AI Is Revolutionizing Science. Are Scientists Ready?

AI’s influence has already spread to nearly every discipline. But fully harnessing its impact will require better training for researchers.

October 8, 2024

The Perfect Purpose Statement Is Inspiring … and Credible

In an excerpt from her new book, Lead Bigger, former AT&T Business CEO Anne Chow explains the power of defining your company’s “why.”

October 1, 2024

Guilty as Charged—Unless the Judge Went to Your School

For firms facing securities litigation, their executives’ alma mater could mean the difference between innocence and guilt.

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