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
September 1, 2025
Big Goals, Small Steps—Why Most Corporate Green Initiatives Fall Short
Despite making commitments to cut emissions, many companies are acting in the short term and underfunding projects.
Catrina Achilles, Peter Limbach, Michael Wolff and Aaron Yoon
September 2, 2025
Succession Is the Top Responsibility of a Board—Yet Many Avoid It
Boards need to view potential CEO successors as a priority and offer them opportunities for substantial board interaction.
Harry M. Kraemer
September 2, 2025
When a Rebrand Meets Backlash
Cracker Barrel’s attempt to modernize overlooked how the world of marketing has changed.
Timothy Calkins
September 5, 2025
Ready to Buy a House? Beware the Online Calculators.
Affordability and rent-vs-buy tools are easy to use but can be misleading. Here’s a holistic approach to making your decision.
Craig Furfine
September 18, 2025
Which Political Party Provides More Funding for Science?
Though both Republicans and Democrats have historically supported federal funding of research, one party has spent more.
Alexander C. Furnas, Nic Fishman, Leah Rosenstiel and Dashun Wang
September 17, 2025
Take 5: Personal Finance Isn’t Just Personal
Research and insights from Kellogg faculty show that our financial decisions can have ripple effects.
Lulu Wang, Sean Higgins, Sergio Rebelo, Benjamin Harris and Eli J. Finkel
October 1, 2025
Strong-Arm Leaders Often Get the Minority Vote
A study of voter preferences in the U.S. and Europe—across a wide range of races, ethnicities, and political affiliations—reveals why.
Krishnan Nair, Marlon Mooijman and Maryam Kouchaki
October 1, 2025
Free or Paid Subscription? For Online Platforms, It's a Dance.
Whether they are selling your data or selling you the product, companies have to wrestle with competition and privacy concerns.
Sarit Markovich and Yaron Yehezkel
October 1, 2025
In the Legalized Drug Industry, Stereotypes May Drive Sales
Conventional wisdom says that minority-owned branding limits your audience. That’s not the case for cannabis and psychedelics.
Chethana Achar, Nidhi Agrawal and Keyaira Lock
October 1, 2025
Work First or Family First?
A new model shows why women lag behind in leadership roles—and how two policies could help narrow the career gender gap.
Almar Frederik, Benjamin Friedrich, Ana Reynoso, Bastian Schulz and Rune M. Vejlin
October 1, 2025
Leaders, It’s Time to Stop Being Cozy
Four tips from a CEO to get out of your comfort zone and help your company fly.
Sanjay Khosla
October 1, 2025
Does Your Company Need a Chief AI Officer?
It’s the hot new C-suite role, but not every business needs the same strategy.
Birju Shah
October 7, 2025
Do Scientific Prizes Reward Innovation or Reputation?
Scientists who receive the Nobel Prize and other accolades do more-novel work both before and after winning, new research finds.
Chaolin Tian, Yurui Huang, Ching Jin, Yifang Ma and Brian Uzzi
October 13, 2025
Podcast: When We Get Too Comfortable, It’s Tough to Take Flight
On this episode of The Insightful Leader, an executive coach offers three tales of leaders who let complacency get in the way of success.
Sanjay Khosla
October 17, 2025
Agree to Disagree? 5 Tips to Cool Down a Heated Argument.
A new game helps people find common ground on divisive issues. But you don’t need to play to practice its principles.
Steven Franconeri
October 21, 2025
Take 5: Feeling Stuck? Try a Career Makeover.
Whether you’re considering a job change or looking for a hot streak, research and insights from Kellogg faculty can help.
Carter Cast, Benjamin F. Jones, Dashun Wang, Anne Chow, Ellen Taaffe, Jillian Chown and and coauthors
October 29, 2025
Podcast: Managing Layoffs without Compromising Your Morals
There’s no “correct” approach to laying people off, but on this episode of The Insightful Leader, we discuss how you can maintain your integrity through the process.
Brooke Vuckovic
November 1, 2025
Political News? Not in My Feed.
A new study of smartphone habits reveals that, in the runup to the 2024 U.S. presidential election, political content was mostly an afterthought.
Guy Aridor, Tevel Dekel, Rafael Jiménez-Durán, Ro’ee Levy and Lena Song
November 1, 2025
What Happens When a Luxury Brand Loses Its Iconic Founder?
Whoever inherits the role must strike a balance between remaining true to the founder’s vision and not getting stuck in the past.
Gregory Carpenter
November 1, 2025
When Campaigns Backfire
A leaflet campaign during the 2023 Argentine presidential election was expected to hurt an outsider candidate but had the opposite effect. What went wrong?
Georgy Egorov, Sergei Guriev, Maxim Mironov and Ekaterina Zhuravskaya
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