Leadership

Nice Guys Finish Last

Altruism may be rewarded with prestige, but seldom with leadership

Leadership

Dimensions of Diffusion

Company to company, business practices seldom remain the same

Strategy

Concrete Collusion

Economic data reveals little competition in Brazil’s cement industry

Policy

Patently Unfair

Large firms use amicus briefs in patent cases to their advantage

Marketing

When Memory Serves

Customers better remember low prices

Finance & Accounting

When Investors Disagree

Differing opinions influence financial market trading patterns

Strategy

Commissions, Kickbacks, and Consumers

Brokers responding to financial incentives can benefit consumers

Leadership

Downplaying Social Pain

Snubs and rejections hurt worse than others think they do

Finance & Accounting

Hiring and Firing at the Top

Industry conditions matter when looking to hire or fire a CEO

Sight Over Sound

Mode of communication matters in negotiations

Operations

A Surprising Secret to Netflix’s Runaway Success

A little uncertainty can go a long way

Opting Out, or Overlooking Discrimination?

How the framework of “free choice” can obscure the reality of gender inequality

Economics

Performing Best When It Matters Most

Critical ability is a key to success

Economics

Adding Friction to the Market

In employment, making hiring and firing easier is not always the way to go

Policy

The Financial Reporting Fast Lane

Unexpected reactions to real-time reporting

Economics

Riding the High Income Wave

High earners ride higher, but rougher, economic waves

Is Entrepreneurship Missing in Shanghai?

The start-up spirit is surprisingly lacking in the Chinese megacity

Economics

Where Busy Bees and Business Converge

The striking similarities between ecological and organizational networks

Finance & Accounting

Jumps in the Market Make for Jumpy Investors

Short-lived market events can have long-term effects on the appetite for risk

Finance & Accounting

Today’s Rising One-percenters

The growing gap between the very rich and everyone