Leadership & Careers

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

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

Maryam Kouchaki, Derek D. Rucker, J. Keith Murnighan, Paola Sapienza, Dylan Minor and Nicola Persico

School gun violence is linked to the unemployment rate, and can be seen as a symptom to a struggling economy.

March 6, 2017

School Shootings Rise and Fall with the Unemployment Rate

Researchers set out to quantify gun violence at U.S. schools and made a surprising discovery.

Adam Pah, John Hagan, Andrew L. Jennings, Aditya Jain, Kat Albrecht, Adam J. Hockenberry and Luis A. Nunes Amaral

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.

Adam Waytz

Relationships at work must be nurtured, too.

February 7, 2017

Take 5: How to Nurture Your Work Relationships

Ways to improve negotiations and better manage conflict at the office.

Jeanne M. Brett, Eli J. Finkel, Thomas Lys, Leigh Thompson, Aparna Labroo and Martin Lariviere

A highly skilled worker repairs the H-1B visa lottery machine.

February 6, 2017

Companies Want to Hire the Best Employees. Can Changes to the H-1B Visa Program Help?

The current lottery is not optimal for top foreign applicants or the companies that want to hire them.

Daniel Aobdia

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.”

Donald O. Neubaum, Christopher H. Thomas, Clay Dibrell and Justin B. Craig

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.

Dylan Minor, Nicola Persico and Deborah M. Weiss

A business leader communicates complex ideas to a circle of employees.

January 6, 2017

Take 5: Lead Better Teams, Engage More Customers, and Find Your Next Market

Kellogg professors offer tips to grow your career and your organization.

Leigh Thompson, William Ocasio, Harry M. Kraemer, Mitchell A. Petersen, Mohanbir S. Sawhney and Michael J. Mazzeo

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.

Sara Moreira

An uninsured person struggles to pay for hospital care.

January 5, 2017

Under the ACA, the Cost of Caring for the Uninsured Decreased for Hospitals

The benefit has come only in states that expanded Medicaid.

David Dranove, Craig Garthwaite and Christopher Ody

Self-reflection improves leadership over time

December 2, 2016

How Self-Reflection Can Make You a Better Leader

Setting aside 15 minutes a day can help you prioritize, prepare, and build a stronger team

Harry M. Kraemer

December 2, 2016

Is There a Better Way to Allocate Organs to Transplant Patients?

Two ideas for changing a system where people linger on waitlists while kidneys spoil.

Chaithanya Bandi, Nikolaos Trichakis, Phebe Vayanos and James Schummer

A person watches direct-to-consumer TV drug advertising.

December 2, 2016

The Hidden Benefits of TV Drug Ads

Patients and taxpayers benefit from controversial direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical advertising.

Michael Sinkinson and Amanda Starc

An origami hummingbird represents social impact investment strategies.

December 2, 2016

What Is the Future of Impact Investing?