Bystanders Are Tougher than Victims in Punishing Office Misbehavior
Research looks beyond management to measure how co-workers police each other
Tracking Product Trademarks Expands Understanding of Innovation
R&D outlays and patents alone don’t effectively measure corporate creativity
Political and Charitable Giving: One Rises, the Other Falls
In an election year, that’s bad news for organizations like the American Red Cross
Might More Lobbying Groups, Rather than Fewer, Be Good for Industry and the Public?
Make the influence industry more competitive, a theoretical study suggests
COVID Tested U.S. Health Systems — and its News Habits
Social media optimal for spreading conspiracy theories
You Call That Fun? Why Individual Stock Investors Bother
Avanidhar Subrahmanyam studies how some investors’ gambling mentality affects share prices
Mobile Banking, a Boon to Many, Disadvantages Those Who Bank at Branches
Banks close neighborhood outlets and raise prices for branch-delivered services
How to Properly Incentivize Your Unicorn Finder
VCs and other investors need a contract with their seeker that blunts conflicts of interest
Cause and Effect in the Complex World of Corporate Decision Making
As with scientific research, it’s hard to distinguish correlation from causation
Does Better Corporate Disclosure Boost Markets?
Stronger financial reporting standards seem to mean more for growth of countries’ credit markets than their stock markets
Credit Scores, Used to Predict Repayment, Can Restrain Economic Recovery
Rigid adherence to scoring systems can reduce consumer spending when it’s most needed
Clues to the Market When Mortgage Originators Delay Securitization
With high-quality borrowers hard to judge from afar, Alt-A market offers quiet signal on creditworthiness
Retailing Cross-Platform Win: A Pop-Up Store Boosts Online Sales
Alibaba finds a fresh twist on an old-school store is an effective marketing tool
Do Fair Disclosure Rules Lead to More or Less Information?
Managers, forced to inform a broader audience, choose not to gather information even for themselves
Taking the Battle for Financial Literacy to Where the Eyeballs Are
Research by Bruce Carlin and Stephen Spiller suggests YouTube videos could help consumers make better money decisions