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January 1, 2025
What Drives Corporate Activism?
When companies take a public stance on contentious social issues, the impetus often comes from within.
Anna McKean and Brayden King
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December 9, 2024
How New CEOs Can Start Off on the Right Foot with Their Board
Building a constructive relationship requires setting expectations, communicating clearly, and holding each other accountable
Harry M. Kraemer
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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.
Lauren Rivera, Katherine Weisshaar and András Tilcsik
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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.
Killian L. McLoughlin, William Brady, Aden Goolsbee, Ben Kaise, Kate Klonick and M.J. Crockett
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November 13, 2024
Why Firms Should Lean into Sustainability
“If companies don’t change, then they won’t exist in the future.”
Brayden King and Klaus Weber
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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.
Ece Kaynak and Hatim Rahman
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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.
Eli J. Finkel
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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.”
Anne Chow
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September 10, 2024
The Unlikely Partners Growing the Market for Green Energy
The relationship between environmental activists and “dirty” energy companies can be contentious, but it can also benefit both sides.
Ion Bogdan Vasi and Brayden King
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September 9, 2024
5 Telltale Signs That a Photo Is AI-generated
For one, scour for details that defy the laws of physics.
Matthew Groh, Negar Kamali, Karyn Nakamura, Angelos Chatzimparmpas and Jessica Hullman
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September 1, 2024
Why We Shouldn’t Romanticize Failure
We expect people will learn from their setbacks. New research suggests the truth is more complicated.
Lauren Eskreis-Winkler, Kaitlin Woolley, Eda Erensoy and Minhee Kim
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August 5, 2024
How Algorithms Keep Workers Under Their Control
More than ever, even highly skilled workers find themselves being evaluated, rewarded, and punished by opaque algorithms. A new book, Inside the Invisible Cage, investigates.
Hatim Rahman
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August 1, 2024
Employees See Bias in the Workplace. Their Bosses Don’t.
People in positions of power are often unable to see inequities in their own organizations—even if they see it elsewhere.
Christopher To, Dylan Wiwad and Maryam Kouchaki
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July 30, 2024
Take 5: Work Is Changing. What Does the Future Hold?
Remote work, technology, and climate change are all set to transform the labor market. Here’s how.
Dimitris Papanikolaou, Bryan Seegmiller, Hyejin Youn, Sergio Rebelo, Jacopo Ponticelli, Hatim Rahman and and coauthors
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July 1, 2024
How to Spot Political Deepfakes
AI literacy—and a healthy dose of human intuition—can take us pretty far.
Matthew Groh
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June 11, 2024
Unique. Revolutionary. Fundamental. A Little Hype Can Help Scientists Win Grants.
“Promotional language is important not just for securing funding but for actually conveying the merits of good ideas.”
Hao Peng, Huilian Sophie Qiu, Henrik Barslund Fosse and Brian Uzzi
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June 1, 2024
Can Your Company Do Hybrid Better?
There is no single “best” policy, but it is critical to recognize the benefits of both in-person and remote work.
Benjamin Friedrich
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April 1, 2024
Why Artists Are Punished More Harshly Than Scientists for the Same Misconduct
It’s tough to separate the artist from the art, a new study finds—but easier to separate the scientist from the science.
Joseph J. Sieve and Jacob D. Teeny
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February 23, 2024
What’s at Stake in the UFC Antitrust Case?
The outcome of the mixed-martial-arts saga could have wide-ranging implications for the future of global sports entertainment.
Mark McCareins
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February 12, 2024
Organizations Are Complex. Complexity Science Can Help Us Understand Them.
You can’t study the behavior of a flock by looking at individual birds. It’s time to bring that holistic approach to the social sciences, too.
Benjamin F. Jones, Brian Uzzi and Dashun Wang
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