Area: Management and Organizations
#MeToo: Company Responses to Harassment Claims Can Mitigate Reputation Damage
New research looks beyond attitudes toward specific executives accused of harassment to focus on people’s perceptions of corporatewide gender culture.
A Salaryman and a Wage Earner, Paid Equally, Walk Into a Bar (to Volunteer)
Which one walks out happier?
A Skeptical Board Can Protect Shareholders From an Empire-Building CEO
Director expertise disciplines CEO into providing better information
Abusing a Co-Worker? Watch Your Back
Analysis of 250 studies finds the most common response to negative workplace behavior is an eye for an eye
American and Chinese Perceptions of Having a Say at Work
It’s generally a positive in both cultures, but buy-in is more tentative in China
Avoiding Direct Price Competition: Bundling and Unbundling
If one company bundles products, its competitors are always better off not bundling; the thing to avoid is a head-to-head competition wherein the only way to get an edge is by cutting prices
Behavioral Economics Could Increase Obamacare Enrollment and Stabilize Markets
Greater subsidies aren’t enough: Lowering the complexity of enrollment is needed to bring more and healthier people into the market
Being Biased against Friends to Appear Unbiased
If the boss is your friend, and compensation decisions are public, a bonus you’d get on merit might not be forthcoming
Bystanders Are Tougher than Victims in Punishing Office Misbehavior
Research looks beyond management to measure how co-workers police each other
Carefully Crafted Messaging Boosts Uptake in Cancer Screening
Embedding psychological nudges in mail reminding people to get tested improves compliance
Cause and Effect in the Complex World of Corporate Decision Making
As with scientific research, it’s hard to distinguish correlation from causation
Co-Worker Schmoozing Rises as Salaries are Thought of as Hourly Pay
Putting a value on networking becomes implicit
Confront on One Prejudice — and Reduce Overall Bigotry
Whites reprimanded for using a Black stereotype express fewer biases about Latinx people and women
COVID Tested U.S. Health Systems — and its News Habits
Social media optimal for spreading conspiracy theories
Ditching Small Plastic Bottles — for Medium-Sized — Could Cut Waste
1.8 million tons of PET plastic bottles end in landfills annually
Diversity: Measuring How and Why Groups See It Differently
Perceived differences between “diverse” and “sufficiently diverse”