Strategy
Finding the Right Performance Incentives to Motivate Employees
Some incentive schemes encourage hard work—others reward those who game the system.
Policy
Christine Lagarde on Income Inequality, Brexit, and the Power of M&Ms
A Q&A with the IMF managing director and Kellogg’s Sergio Rebelo.
Social Impact
When Companies Praise Good Behavior, They May Encourage the Exact Opposite
Why giving customers credit for altruistic purchases can backfire.
Marketing
Concerns about Scarcity Make Us Want to Be Better People
When we think we have too little, we will spend more on self-improvement.
Data Analytics
How to Use Data Visualization to Improve Your Business
Understanding how our minds read visualizations can help answer your organization’s most important questions.
Organizations
Video: When Expectations Clash, Is the Problem Cultural?
You’ll do well to understand where others are coming from.
Careers
How to Nurture Your Superstar Employees
Focus on these three traits to help your top performers flourish—and stick around.
Finance & Accounting
Beefing Up Collateral Laws Could Encourage Banks to Lend
In many emerging economies, businesses without real estate struggle to access credit.
Data Analytics
Podcast: Think You Understand Why Ideas Go Viral? Big Data May Change Your Mind
From tweets to scientific discoveries, human behavior is surprisingly predictable.
Marketing
Remaking Marketing Organizations for a Data-Driven World
A Q&A with United Airlines’ CMO on how to avoid becoming “an artifact of a prior era.”
Operations
How Offering a Ship-to-Store Option Comes at a Cost
It delights customers, but managing inventory becomes more complicated.
Leadership
Six Tools for Communicating Complex Ideas
Business leaders need to know how to make their information stick.
Policy
Does the H-1B Visa Program Hurt American Workers?
At least in one industry, these applicants appear to take jobs others do not want.
Video: It’s Okay to Be Vulnerable
From negotiations to PR crises, transparency may make you feel uncomfortable. But it can earn trust.
Leadership
How to Help Prevent the Powerful from Abusing Their Privilege
High expectations for ethical behavior can keep powerful people in line.
Leadership
How to Be a Good Boss: Start by Understanding Why You Want to Lead
Research explores the pros and cons of two distinct leadership styles.
Economics
Disposable Income Is Rising in Africa. What Happens Next?
A Q&A about growth trends in African markets.
What Does It Take to Foster a “Culture of Responsibility” like the U.S. Army’s?
An inside look at why soldiers line up to take the blame.
Strategy
Video: Let Virtue Build Your Bottom Line
Trustworthiness pays off, especially in the midst of uncertainty.
