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
July 18, 2023
Wage Garnishment in the U.S. Is More Common Than You Might Think
A new study offers a first look at the impact of collecting defaulted debts directly from worker’s paychecks.
Anthony DeFusco, Brandon Enriquez and Maggie Yellen
July 21, 2023
ChatGPT Has Arrived. What’s a Manager to Do?
4 tips for leading a team in an age of generative AI.
Robert L. Bray
July 27, 2023
Youth Unemployment and China’s Economic Future
For decades, China’s growth has followed the pattern of advanced economies, with rising incomes and educational attainment, shrinking family size, and growing female labor-force participation. But across these and other dimensions, the economy now appears to be going backward.
Nancy Qian
August 1, 2023
Could Aligning with a Star Help Your Brand?
Celebrity brands are on the rise. Here’s what to know before you pursue a famous business partner.
Paul Earle Jr.
August 1, 2023
How Data Tracking Is Changing—and What That Means for You
Tech companies are phasing out cookies. Will consumers finally see meaningful privacy protections?
Guy Aridor
August 1, 2023
As Data Privacy Improves, Small Advertisers Could Get Squeezed
Lauded as a win for consumers, new protections could have unintended consequences. “There’s no privacy ‘free lunch’ here.”
Nils Wernerfelt, Anna Tuchman, Bradley Shapiro and Robert Moakler
August 3, 2023
Want to Find the Next Big Company? IP Offers a Clue.
A company’s early efforts to protect its intellectual property are a good signal that it intends to grow—one of many lessons from a wide-ranging investigation of U.S. IP practices.
Filippo Mezzanotti and Timothy Simcoe
August 10, 2023
How Autocracies Unravel
Over time, leaders grow more repressive and cling to yes-men—a cycle that’s playing out today in Putin’s Russia.
Georgy Egorov and Konstantin Sonin
August 10, 2023
Take 5: Not So Fast!
A little patience can lead to better ideas, stronger organizations, and more-ethical conduct at work.
Swaminathan Sridharan, Daniel Barron, Michael Powell, Loran Nordgren and Benjamin F. Jones
August 14, 2023
Podcast: Platforms Are Experimenting on Their Users … a Lot. Is That Okay?
On this episode of The Insightful Leader: Opaque algorithms on platforms like LinkedIn, Uber, and TaskRabbit have more power than ever. It’s starting to impact livelihoods.
Hatim Rahman
August 16, 2023
Social-Media Algorithms Have Hijacked “Social Learning”
We make sense of the world by observing and mimicking others, but digital platforms throw that process into turmoil. Can anything be done?
William Brady, Joshua Conrad Jackson, Björn Lindström and M.J. Crockett
August 28, 2023
Podcast: The Case for Admitting (Some) Flaws at Work
On this episode of The Insightful Leader: Why showing vulnerability can actually be a boon for leaders.
Maryam Kouchaki
September 1, 2023
Why Do Long Wars Happen?
War is a highly inefficient way of dividing contested resources—yet conflicts endure when there are powerful incentives to feign strength.
Sandeep Baliga and Tomas Sjöström
September 1, 2023
When Crypto Went Mainstream—and Drove Up Housing Prices
Many Americans have cryptocurrency in their portfolios and treat it much like any other investment.
Darren Aiello, Scott R. Baker, Tetyana Balyuk, Marco Di Maggio, Mark J. Johnson and Jason D. Kotter
September 1, 2023
Knowing Your Boss’s Salary Can Make You Work Harder—or Slack Off
Your level of motivation depends on whether you have a fair shot at getting promoted yourself.
Erika Deserranno, Philipp Kastrau and Gianmarco León-Ciliotta
September 5, 2023
The More Investors Know, the More Executives Disclose
CEOs are likelier to volunteer bad news when the public better understands their personal motives for maximizing short-term stock prices.
Jung Min Kim
September 6, 2023
Take 5: How to Sell Your Startup from the Start
Advice from our experts on pitching your idea—and yourself.
Neal J. Roese, Carter Cast, Craig Wortmann, Rick Desai and Efosa Ojomo
September 18, 2023
Podcast: So You Want to Be a Luxury Brand
So opulent! So exclusive! In the first of two bonus episodes of our series, “Insight Unpacked: Extraordinary Brands and How to Build Them,” we explore everything that helps brands like Ferrari and Manolo Blahnik scream luxury.
Gregory Carpenter
September 22, 2023
Could Generative AI Out-Entrepreneur Humans? Maybe, but Here's What Matters More.
3 tips to help you understand what that means for you as a business-builder.
David Schonthal
September 25, 2023
Podcast: Why Canada Goose Soared and Shinola Sputtered
Luxury is dominated by older brands. So what happens when newer entrants try to break through? In the second of two bonus episodes of our series, “Insight Unpacked: Extraordinary Brands and How to Build Them,” we show what can go right—and wrong.
Gregory Carpenter
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