Area: Decisions, Operations & Technology Management

A screenshot of a Meat Bag from Whole Foods for sale on the Good to Go app Research Brief / Pricing

How to Price Soon-to-Expire Food to Attract the Most Merchants and Consumers?

One platform dictates a price at 33% of retail — too steep a discount for many stores

A Nissan Leaf at a charging station. Research Brief / Ride-Sharing Services

As Ride-Sharing Fleets Go Electric, Low-Priced/Short-Range Cars Could Excel

A model for dispatching and charging favors … the Nissan Leaf?

A white Waymo autonomous vehicle on the street near a crosswalk. Research Brief / Ride-Sharing Services

Uber’s Conundrum: Retaining Drivers as it Builds an Autonomous Fleet to Replace Them

During a lengthy transition, customer service — and driver income — could suffer significantly

A publicity still of the film Avatar, on the left, and the film Cats, on the right. Research Brief / Management

In Hollywood, Teams Don’t Stick Together Long Enough to Learn From Failure

Success results from assembling a crew with a record of success; flop experience begets a flop

Childproof tops of many prescription bottle of medication Research Brief / Health Care

Why Aren’t More Drugs Already on the Market Repurposed for Other Diseases?

Structuring incentives — extended patent protection, expedited approval — turns out to be remarkably difficult

Orange AI-enabled autonomous humanoid robots standing in a row on conveyor line at a fulfillment center. Research Brief / Artificial Intelligence

The Declining Power of Your Human Capital in the Age of AI

Where AI can do the heavy lifting, choice of freelancers is now driven more by price and less by experience