Organizations
It’s Election Season. Here Comes the Morally Charged Language.
In the U.S., presidential candidates across the political spectrum lean on value-laden rhetoric—but emphasize different values.
Marketing
Podcast: Why Canada Goose Soared and Shinola Sputtered
Luxury is dominated by older brands. So what happens when newer entrants try to break through? In the second of two bonus episodes, we show what can go right—and wrong.
Entrepreneurship
Could Generative AI Out-Entrepreneur Humans? Maybe, but Here's What Matters More.
3 tips to help you understand what that means for you as a business-builder.
Marketing
Podcast: So You Want to Be a Luxury Brand
So opulent! So exclusive! In the first of two bonus episodes, we explore everything that helps brands like Ferrari and Manolo Blahnik scream luxury.
Entrepreneurship
Take 5: How to Sell Your Startup from the Start
Advice from our experts on pitching your idea—and yourself.
Finance & Accounting
The More Investors Know, the More Executives Disclose
CEOs are likelier to volunteer bad news when the public better understands their personal motives for maximizing short-term stock prices.
Finance & Accounting
When Crypto Went Mainstream—and Drove Up Housing Prices
Many Americans have cryptocurrency in their portfolios and treat it much like any other investment.
Organizations
Knowing Your Boss’s Salary Can Make You Work Harder—or Slack Off
Your level of motivation depends on whether you have a fair shot at getting promoted yourself.
Policy
Why Do Long Wars Happen?
War is a highly inefficient way of dividing contested resources—yet conflicts endure when there are powerful incentives to feign strength.
Podcast: The Case for Admitting (Some) Flaws at Work
On this episode of The Insightful Leader: Why showing vulnerability can actually be a boon for leaders.
Organizations
Social-Media Algorithms Have Hijacked “Social Learning”
We make sense of the world by observing and mimicking others, but digital platforms throw that process into turmoil. Can anything be done?
Organizations
Podcast: Platforms Are Experimenting on Their Users … a Lot. Is That Okay?
On this episode of The Insightful Leader: Opaque algorithms on platforms like LinkedIn, Uber, and TaskRabbit have more power than ever. It’s starting to impact livelihoods.
Careers
Take 5: Not So Fast!
A little patience can lead to better ideas, stronger organizations, and more-ethical conduct at work.
Strategy
How Autocracies Unravel
Over time, leaders grow more repressive and cling to yes-men—a cycle that’s playing out today in Putin’s Russia.
Finance & Accounting
Want to Find the Next Big Company? IP Offers a Clue.
A company’s early efforts to protect its intellectual property are a good signal that it intends to grow—one of many lessons from a wide-ranging investigation of U.S. IP practices.
Marketing
As Data Privacy Improves, Small Advertisers Could Get Squeezed
Lauded as a win for consumers, new protections could have unintended consequences. “There’s no privacy ‘free lunch’ here.”
Entrepreneurship
Could Aligning with a Star Help Your Brand?
Celebrity brands are on the rise. Here’s what to know before you pursue a famous business partner.
Marketing
How Data Tracking Is Changing—and What That Means for You
Tech companies are phasing out cookies. Will consumers finally see meaningful privacy protections?
Economics
Youth Unemployment and China’s Economic Future
For decades, China’s growth has followed the pattern of advanced economies, with rising incomes and educational attainment, shrinking family size, and growing female labor-force participation. But across these and other dimensions, the economy now appears to be going backward.
Operations
ChatGPT Has Arrived. What’s a Manager to Do?
4 tips for leading a team in an age of generative AI.