The Instinctive Offer
From the Archive: Negotiators who rely on their feelings often come out ahead.
Guiding Monetary Policy with Accountable Autonomy
Assessing the work of the Federal Reserve, Frederic Mishkin contends that communication and transparency must counterbalance the necessary independence of a strong central bank.
Too Small to Fail?
Innovative, upstart ventures have a crucial role to play in economic recovery, says Michael A. M. Keehner, who suggests it may be time to give entrepreneurs a stimulus package of their own.
Stopping the Foreclosure Freefall
As Washington weighs action to stabilize the housing market, a new proposal for stemming the tide of foreclosures from Professors Chris Mayer and Tomasz Piskorski of the Business School and Edward Morrison of Columbia Law School is gaining currency. The key, they argue, is to align the financial incentives of all stakeholders to modify loans that homeowners cannot afford and remove legal barriers that deter servicers from seeking loan modifications.
Global Customers Seek Global Firms
Noel Capon talks about how firms can retain and grow their most valued customers by shifting from country-based account management to global account management.
Achieving Synergies in a Merger
From the Archive: How corporations can balance tradeoffs between standardization and local adaptation.
Assessing the Shorting Ban
Short sellers are often targets in a down market, but without them, argues Charles Jones, prices are off the mark.
Is There Value in the Emerging World of Social Commerce?
From the Archive: Businesses can profit by getting connected to competitors.
Lenders Enter the Limelight with Caution
Transparency in credit markets may have unintended consequences.