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David Austen-Smith
Jeanne M. Brett
Alexander Chernev
David Dranove
Andrea Eisfeldt
Timothy Feddersen
Karsten Hansen
Robert Korajczyk
Angela Y. Lee
Beverly Walther
Articles
February 17, 2023
Don’t Panic! Tools for Dialing Down Workplace Stress
Beyond taking a personal toll, stress can reduce productivity. Here’s what managers can do.
Carter Cast
February 23, 2023
Take 5: How Fear Influences Our Decisions
Our anxieties about the future can have surprising implications for our health, our family lives, and our careers.
Chethana Achar, David A. Matsa, Derek D. Rucker, Dimitris Papanikolaou, Cynthia S. Wang, Gregory Carpenter and and coauthors
March 1, 2023
At Their Best, Self-Learning Algorithms Can Be a “Win-Win-Win”
Lyft is using ”reinforcement learning” to match customers to drivers—leading to higher profits for the company, more work for drivers, and happier customers.
Sébastien Martin
March 1, 2023
A Novel Strategy for Fighting Discrimination on Online Platforms
Profile pictures build trust on peer-to-peer platforms—but they can also breed discrimination. Small changes to profile photos could make a difference.
Susan Athey, Dean Karlan, Emil Palikot and Yuan Yuan
March 1, 2023
Leaders, Don’t Be Afraid to Admit Your Flaws
We prefer to work for people who can make themselves vulnerable, a new study finds. But there are limits.
Li Jiang, Leslie John, Reihane Boghrati and Maryam Kouchaki
March 3, 2023
For Students with Disabilities, Discrimination Starts Before They Even Enter School
Public-school principals are less welcoming to prospective families with disabled children—particularly when they’re Black.
Lauren Rivera and András Tilcsik
March 6, 2023
Podcast: Workers Are Stressed Out. Here’s How Leaders Can Help.
On this episode of The Insightful Leader: You can’t always control what happens at work. But reframing setbacks, and instituting some serious calendar discipline, can go a long way toward reducing stress.
Carter Cast
March 8, 2023
Marketers, Don’t Be Too Hasty to Act on Data
Don’t like the trends you’re seeing? It’s tempting to take immediate action. Instead, consider a hypothesis-driven approach to solving your problems.
Derek D. Rucker and Aparna Labroo
March 16, 2023
What Went Wrong at Silicon Valley Bank?
And how can it be avoided next time? A new analysis sheds light on vulnerabilities within the U.S. banking industry.
Erica Xuewei Jiang, Gregor Matvos, Tomasz Piskorski and Amit Seru
March 16, 2023
Podcast: "It's Hard to Regulate U.S. Banks!"
Silicon Valley Bank spectacularly collapsed—and a new analysis suggests that its precarious situation is not as much of an outlier as we’d hope. On this episode of The Insightful Leader, we learn what went wrong and what should happen next.
Gregor Matvos
April 1, 2023
We Prefer Authentic Products. But What Conveys “Authenticity”?
Invoking a company’s history can help—and research points to a new way of doing this.
Chelsea Galoni, Brendan Strejcek and Kent Grayson
March 22, 2023
3 Things to Keep in Mind When Delivering Negative Feedback
First, understand the purpose of the conversation, which is trickier than it sounds.
Brooke Vuckovic
April 1, 2023
Why Are Products Marketed to Women Sometimes More Expensive?
A new study upends popular assumptions about the “pink tax.”
Sarah Moshary, Anna Tuchman and Natasha Bhatia
April 1, 2023
How Marriages Are Exacerbating Income Inequality
Marriage patterns can account for 40 percent of rising inequality, according to a new study.
Almar Frederik, Benjamin Friedrich, Ana Reynoso, Bastian Schulz and Rune Vejlin
April 1, 2023
Take 5: Research-Backed Tips for Scheduling Your Day
Kellogg faculty offer ideas for working smarter and not harder.
Maryam Kouchaki, Maria Ibanez, Nicola Persico, Robert L. Bray, Jan A. Van Mieghem, Itai Gurvich and and coauthors
April 3, 2023
Podcast: Is There a Right Way to Monitor Worker Productivity?
On this episode of The Insightful Leader, we consider the benefits and drawbacks of keeping a very close eye on employees.
Thomas N. Hubbard, Sarit Markovich and Hatim Rahman
April 5, 2023
To Better Understand Your Customers, Think Like a “Consumer Anthropologist”
Engaging consumers in their natural habitat helps you glean insights that would never be visible in a spreadsheet.
Gina Fong
April 17, 2023
Podcast: How to Discuss Politics When You Disagree
Talking politics in this polarized climate is a dicey proposition. On this episode of The Insightful Leader, an expert in the psychology of persuasion offers tips on how to approach the topic constructively.
Jacob D. Teeny
April 21, 2023
Banning China from Owning U.S. Farmland Will Achieve Nothing
A new bipartisan bill would prohibit anyone associated with “foreign adversaries” like China from purchasing U.S. farmland. While protecting the U.S. food system and making farmland more affordable to domestic producers by limiting foreign ownership may seem plausible on paper, the reality is more complicated.
Nancy Qian
May 1, 2023
Podcast: How to Tell Compelling Stories with Data Visualizations
We’re back with an episode from the archives. On this episode of The Insightful Leader: a blueprint for making strong (and honest) arguments with data.
Steven Franconeri
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