Policy

Looking Good for the Regulators

Efforts to avoid regulator scrutiny come with downsides

What Big Pharma Wants in a Partner

For pharmaceutical companies looking to partner with biotech start-ups, scientist reputation and status play an important role

Finance & Accounting

A Crystal Ball for the Courtroom

A new model predicts the outcome of securities fraud class action lawsuits

Marketing

When Two Products Are Less Than One

Why Bundling Can Sometimes Hurt Sales

Organizations

Doing Business in the Middle East

Americans and Middle Easterners approach negotiations differently

Policy

Freed from Employment Lock

Obamacare may lead people to choose to leave the labor market.

Marketing

Good Customers, Bad Reviews

Deceptive product reviews aren’t always written by the enemy—or even in anger

Everyone Loves a Generalist

Specialists are undervalued, on sports teams and in the workplace

Economics

The Risks and Rewards of Experience Abroad

Do past international investments help or hurt a company’s chances of succeeding in a new market?

Finance & Accounting

Who Does Better Business in China?

Foreign investors can do just fine

Operations

Shop Online, Pick Up in Store?

The option helps companies’ sales in a surprising way

Economics

How to Win at Risk

A Q&A with Russell Walker about risk management

Social Impact

The Games Companies and Activists Play

When is corporate activism most effective?

Finance & Accounting

What Really Spurred the Great Recession?

Globalization and the U.S. dollar are as much to blame as banks.

The Coworker Network

How companies can use social networks to learn who knows what

Strategy

Maximizing Happy

What happens when we put effort toward intangible goals like happiness?

Organizations

Would You Like Your Bonus in Cash or Cake?

Less countable rewards can be more satisfying

Strategy

The Importance of Appearing Savvy

Women especially benefit from knowing market rates for car repairs

Finance & Accounting

When Booms Go Bust

The housing market is finally on the upswing. Will it last?

Economics

Is the Sunk Cost Fallacy Actually Smart Business?

It is a mistake—but a useful one