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In the Red: Overdrafts, Payday Lending, and the Underbanked

Low-income customers turn to payday lenders and check cashers for basic financial needs when traditional banks push them out of the system through high overdraft fees and other penalties. Reducing...

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Developing Resilience on the Path to Becoming a CEO

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Has #MeToo Changed How Hollywood Hires?

Sexual abuse allegations against Harvey Weinstein united women in the film industry. But has the message of the #MeToo movement reached men? Research by Hong Luo and colleague.

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Fostering Authenticity and Employee Engagement at John Deere

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To Fight Climate Change, Should Green Investors Reconsider Big Oil?

Sustainability funds eschew some of the biggest backers of green technology: oil companies. Research by Lauren Cohen offers reasons to reconsider the role of traditional energy companies in addressing...

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Information Avoidance and Image Concerns

People avoid information that might compel them to behave more generously. While many people avoid information due to concerns about their self-image, there is a substantial role for other reasons,...

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Bollywood, Skin Color, and Sexism: The Role of the Film Industry in...

Analysis of interviews with Bollywood producers and actors shows the extent of biases in the film industry during the decades after India’s independence in 1947. Gender stereotyping has remained a...

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Pandemic Self-Care for CEOs: Rituals, Running, and Cognitive Restructuring

Boris Groysberg and colleagues look at the tactics and techniques that business leaders are leaning on to manage stress during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Private and Social Returns to R&D: Drug Development and Demographics

Research and development (R&D) by pharmaceutical firms focuses disproportionately on medical conditions afflicting the elderly. The proportion of R&D spending targeting older age groups is...

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Auditor Independence and Outsourcing: Aligning Incentives to Mitigate...

Firms use external auditors to monitor the quality of difficult-to-observe aspects of their business partners’ performance, including the working conditions of their suppliers. Firms can improve...

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Reaching Today's Omnichannel Customer Takes a New Sales Strategy

For salespeople working harder than ever to stay ahead of customers' evolving buying habits, Frank Cespedes offers timeless advice in his new book, Sales Management That Works.

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COVID-19 Shines New Light on Working Conditions in Supply Chains

Michael Toffel discusses how the coronavirus pandemic has renewed concerns about how suppliers treat employees, and how a new online resource can help.

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Examining Race and Mass Incarceration in the United States

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What History's Biggest Wars Teach Us About Leading in Peace

Deepak Malhotra shares how critical moments in the Peloponnesian War, both World Wars, and the Cuban Missile Crisis offer lessons for business—and life.

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Connecting Expected Stock Returns to Accounting Valuation Multiples: A Primer

This paper introduces a framework to investors and researchers interested in accounting-based valuation. The framework connects expected stock returns to accounting valuation anchors. It can be...

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Measuring Employment Impact: Applications and Cases

Employment impact-weighted accounting statements quantify the positive and negative effects of firm practices for employees and the broader labor community. This analysis of companies in different...

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What Does Remote Work Mean for Middle Managers?

Middle management was already the corporate scapegoat of choice before the COVID-19 pandemic. Will work-from-home policies make middle managers unnecessary or more critical than ever? asks James Heskett.

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How Systemic Racism Can Threaten National Security

Military enlistment in the wake of the Pearl Harbor attack shows the far-reaching effects of racial violence and disenfranchisement, says research by Marco Tabellini.

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Can Historic Social Injustices be Addressed Through Reparations?

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The Tulsa Massacre: Is Racial Justice Possible 100 Years Later?

A new Harvard Business School case by Mihir Desai examines the Tulsa Massacre of 1921, and asks difficult questions about what reparations America owes to its Black citizens.

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