First Look at New Research: February 14
After a business is sold, it becomes a hit ... The best location for a shopping mall ... Patent trolls cost jobs.
View ArticleWhat Africa Can Teach the United States About Funding Infrastructure Projects
explains why the solution to America’s infrastructure woes may lie in finance models that have proven successful in several nations in Africa.
View ArticleWhere Should We Build a Mall? The Formation of Market Structure and Its...
This research by Doug J. Chung, Kyoungwon Seo, and Reo Song bprovides a rigorous, yet practical, framework to understand and evaluate why retail stores join a shopping mall and how their decisions...
View ArticleHaving No Life is the New Aspirational Lifestyle
It used to be that high status was conveyed on people enjoying a leisurely, luxurious lifestyle. Today, having no spare time is the real status symbol, explains Anat Keinan. What are the lessons for...
View ArticleFirst Look at New Research: February 21, 2017
Seeking to belong at work ... Mandating the English language ... Spending a CEO's time.
View ArticlePlatforms, Open/User Innovation, and Ecosystems: A Strategic Leadership...
Focusing on incumbent organizations transitioning to platform, open/user innovation, and ecosystem strategies, this analysis by Elizabeth J. Altman and Michael L. Tushman looks at institutional logic...
View ArticleIncentives, Peer Pressure, and Behavior Persistence
Organizations often create initiatives to encourage adoption of new behaviors, or to stimulate performance improvements from existing practices. Susanna Gallani explores whether and how incentivized...
View ArticleReputation is Vital to Survival in Turbulent Markets
Reputation and resilience are key ingredients that determine whether companies will survive tumultuous markets, according to a new paper by Geoffrey Jones, Tarun Khanna, Cheng Gao, and Tiona Zuzul.
View ArticleSeeking to Belong: How the Words of Internal and External Beneficiaries...
Employees seek to fulfill a deep and fundamental need to belong at work. Positive words from one’s own colleagues can lead to an increased sense of belonging and can, in turn, create enhanced...
View ArticlePatent Trolls and Small-Business Employment
Patent trolls are organizations that own patents but do not make or use the patented technology directly, instead using their patent portfolios to target firms with patent-infringement claims. This...
View ArticleFirst Look at New Research, February 28
How newspapers countered Craigslist ... Growth options for DO & CO ... Augmedix: a video transcription service for doctors.
View ArticleA Good Thing Happens When Doctors Start Talking to Their Patients
A longer visit with your doctor before a procedure can improve results and save money, according to Robert S. Kaplan.
View ArticleIs China About to Overtake the US for World Trade Leadership?
In a notable turn of events, China is talking about adopting more free trade policies while the United States warns of penalizing unfair trade partners. Are the two countries about to switch places for...
View ArticleCooperative Strategic Games
Elon Kohlberg and Abraham Neyman examine a solution concept for strategic games. In applications, this concept provides an a-priori assessment of the monetary worth of each player’s position; the...
View ArticleWhy Comparing Apples to Apples Online Leads To More Fruitful Sales
The items displayed next to a product in online marketing displays may determine whether customers buy that product, according to a new study by Uma R. Karmarkar.
View ArticleFirst Look at New Research, March 7
Digitizing tradition and decorum at Wimbledon ... Elon Musk on the road and in space ... The problem with growth: organizational scaling.
View ArticleWhy American Democracy Thrives On Conflict
Intense political conflict has always been with us and is profoundly American, a lesson David Moss drives home in his new book, "Democracy: A Case Study."
View ArticleOp-Ed: Can the Proposed American Health Care Act Improve on 'Obamacare'?
Politics aside, the primary question to be asked about the newly proposed American Health Care Act is this: Will it improve choice, cost, and outcomes for health care consumers?
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