Authors
David Austen-Smith
Jeanne M. Brett
Alexander Chernev
David Dranove
Andrea Eisfeldt
Timothy Feddersen
Karsten Hansen
Robert Korajczyk
Angela Y. Lee
Beverly Walther
Articles
October 7, 2013
To Motivate, Better to Take Away Than to Give
The right way to frame incentives
Kelly Goldsmith and Ravi Dhar
November 4, 2013
Corporate Culture—Not Lip Service—Counts
Establishing a bona fide “culture of integrity” can be costly for a corporation, but the economic returns are real
Luigi Guiso, Paola Sapienza and Luigi Zingales
November 4, 2013
Powering Through the Interview
A powerful mindset can help applicants land the job
Joris Lammers, David Dubois, Derek D. Rucker and Adam D. Galinsky
November 4, 2013
The Second-Mover Advantage
A primer on how late-entering companies can compete with pioneers.
Venkatesh Shankar and Gregory Carpenter
November 4, 2013
A Virtuous Mix Allows Innovation to Thrive
The right mixture balances conventionality, novelty, and collaboration
Brian Uzzi, Satyam Mukherjee, Michael Stringer and Benjamin F. Jones
December 9, 2013
Acquiring the Competition
Does Obamacare encourage healthcare providers to consolidate?
David Dranove
December 9, 2013
Plenty of Costs, Plenty of Benefits
A Q&A with Craig Garthwaite about the new insurance exchanges
Craig Garthwaite
December 9, 2013
Rich and Unhappy—and Fine with Unethical Behavior?
Ethics, income, and feelings of well-being influence each other in unpredictable ways
Long Wang and J. Keith Murnighan
December 13, 2013
A Year at the FTC
Combinations, conduct, and competition in healthcare
Leemore S. Dafny
January 8, 2014
Pain and Pleasure in Persuasion
When framing messages, don’t forget that emotions rule
Miguel Brendl and Prashant Malaviya
January 8, 2014
To Beat Debt, Consider Starting Small
Paying down smaller balances first may motivate you to become debt free
David Gal and Blakeley B. McShane
January 8, 2014
Making the Grade
Some students are disadvantaged in the culture of higher education—but there may be a simple remedy
Nicole Stephens, MarYam Hamedani and Mesmin Destin
January 8, 2014
Statistics That Hurt
Racial discrimination still affects Black workers’ wages
Roland G. Fryer Jr., Devah Pager and Jörg L. Spenkuch
February 3, 2014
Do Former Soldiers Make Better CEOs?
Chief executives with military experience perform better under pressure and are much less likely to commit corporate fraud
Efraim Benmelech and Carola Frydman
February 3, 2014
Will Work for Stock Options
A $1 CEO salary can signal confidence—or danger
Sophia J. W. Hamm, Michael J. Jung and Clare Wang
February 3, 2014
The Economic Case for Soaring CEO Pay
A new study suggests a method in the madness
Anup Srivastava
February 3, 2014
The Rise of Private Regulation in Global Commerce
Here’s how business leaders can address the resulting risks
Daniel Diermeier
March 3, 2014
Status and the Social Network
Social status determines how individuals approach opportunity under job threat.
Edward (Ned) Smith, Tanya Menon and Leigh Thompson
March 3, 2014
How to Stop Worrying and Love the Robot That Drives You to Work
Discomfort about “botsourcing” can be reduced by manipulating the human-like attributes of machines.
Adam Waytz
March 3, 2014
For Long-Range Thinking, Imagine the Future Self
How to look beyond immediate perks
Jean-Louis van Gelder, Hal Ersner-Hershfield and Loran Nordgren
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