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May 28, 2013

It's Good to Be the King

Research suggests that status influences performance and the ability to cope with stress.

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May 28, 2013

Power Rewards

The mere act of writing about a past experience of power can lead us to appear more confident and powerful to others.

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May 28, 2013

Competitive Advantage's End

In a new book, Rita McGrath explains how companies can thrive in what she calls the 'transient advantage economy'.

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May 28, 2013

Hedge Fund Activists' Real Returns

New research shows that stock-price jumps following hedge fund activism are the result of genuine productivity gains, not mere financial engineering.

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April 29, 2013

Could Uncertainty Cause a Recession?

New research explores whether asymmetric information about corporate assets could have been the sole cause of the recent crisis.

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March 27, 2013

It's Not Who You Know

Entrepreneurs who launch new ventures away from industry hubs find that knowledge is portable.

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February 28, 2013

Nobody Likes a Rat

When are colleagues likely to report each other for lying, and what happens when they do?

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January 30, 2013

Risk, Innovation, and Social Value

Bruce Kogut, the director of the School's Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. Center for Leadership and Ethics, discusses the center's latest perspective about making the financial sector work for Wall Street and Main Street after the financial crisis.

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October 30, 2012

Letting Go of the Best

Why are firms' most productive employees the most likely to get pink slips when a recession hits?

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