A Return to the banker's honor code
Jonathan Knee wants to bring back the traditional values of investment banking's early days -- before junk bonds, LBO funds and the Internet bubble changed everything.
Embrace your mess: Q&A with Eric Abrahamson
In his new book, Eric Abrahamson lambastes our profit-devouring, time-wasting obsession with order and revels in having achieved an optimal state of messiness.
What really happens at mixers?
An innovative experiment shows how we try -- with varying degrees of success -- to meet new people.
The blame game
How cultural differences between Japan and the United States affect the way leaders are perceived when accidents strike.
The charisma factor
A company is in trouble, but investors aren't jumping ship. What explains their faith in an imminent turnaround? A study of investor behavior gauges the impact of charismatic leadership on external support for an organization.
The impact of founder succession
A founder's departure can have a positive, negative or neutral effect on organizational performance. New research helps to predict the impact of founder succession on a particular organization.
Motivation and decision making
Tory Higgins explains how different systems of motivation â?? promotion versus prevention â?? influence the way people make decisions and the intensity with which they pursue their goals.
Inherited control and firm performance
In general, CEOs related to a founder or large shareholder of a corporation underperform their peers, but some heirs make effective leaders. Is nepotism always harmful or can it be strategically advantageous?
The psychology of risk
Regardless of their attitude — risk-averse vs. risk-seeking — people often make decisions based on an inaccurate perception of risk. Elke Weber explains how psychological and cultural factors shape risk perception.