Archive for Summer 2012
August 23, 2012

Tiptoeing Toward Freedom

To be effective leaders, managers must offer employees the right amount of choice and flexibility.

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August 23, 2012

The Price of Inattention

A new study provides evidence that some investors read old news as new — and get taken advantage of by savvier arbitrageurs.

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July 30, 2012

No Time for Discrimination

Are people more likely to discriminate against minorities and women when considering immediate events or future events?

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July 30, 2012

Ticket to Free Ride

New research shows how open-source software and commercial firms can work for one another.

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June 26, 2012

Hear and Be Heard

Leaders maximize their influence when they balance speaking out with listening up.

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June 26, 2012

Planetary Economics

Geoffrey Heal

Global economic growth and sustainability can -- and should -- go hand in hand, argues Geoffrey Heal, who here offers, in the keynote address prepared for the Rio+20 sustainability summit, four crucial steps to building long-term fiscal and environmental prosperity.

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June 26, 2012

No News is Good News

When it comes to social responsibility, being too bad or too good can bring harmful headlines.

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June 26, 2012

Jumpstarting Japan's Boards

Could speeding up the adoption of US-style governance practices boost the bottom lines of Japanese firms?

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August 23, 2012

Revenue Management of Consumer Options for Sporting Events

Boost revenues — and profits — from sporting event ticket sales by offering options for seats at playoff games.

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