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Political and Charitable Giving: One Rises, the Other Falls
In an election year, that’s bad news for organizations like the American Red Cross
Sales Promotions Influence People Beyond Purchasing Decisions
Exposure to discounts makes people impatient
All Along the Pipeline, Men Promote Men
At one bank, the cumulative effect of male bonding accounts for 39% of the gender pay gap
Food Delivery Apps: Driver Experience Turns Out to Be Crucial
A model improves on-time performance and yields more repeat business
Workplace Empowerment Can Alter One’s View of Societal Authority
Chinese garment workers and U.S. university employees, worlds apart, react similarly when allowed a bit of self-determination
Does Better Corporate Disclosure Boost Markets?
Stronger financial reporting standards seem to mean more for growth of countries’ credit markets than their stock markets
Where College Graduates Gather, Prosperity Rises
Data show growth of educated adults in city populations
How Publicly Funded Research Leads to Cancer Drug Trials
Pharmaceutical companies are better able to identify promising new applications for existing drugs
Faculty Q&A: MBA Students in Digital Detox, Committing Random Acts of Kindness
The empirical study of happiness, a growth area at business schools, enters the classroom
Upside Earnings Surprise Issued Late: Signal of Possible Manipulation
Companies that take longer than expected to announce results may be buying time for accounting tricks
Americans Want to Help Poor People, but Only the Hard-Working Poor
Biases around race, nation-of-origin and disability are small compared to the preference for helping the diligent
Shaming Smokers Actually Increases Their Urge to Light Up
Being stigmatized by stereotype feeds anxiety and depletes self-control
At Last, the Momentum Investing Puzzle Solved?
The simplest explanation — “I can’t believe you know something I don’t” — may trump all the rest
Motivating Workers with a Sacred Symbol: Promise and Peril
A Chinese garment factory tidied up after golden coins were displayed
Gender Gaps in School Performance
Socioeconomic factors magnify the boy-girl divide and can explain cross-race differences
Does a Rising Tide of High-Wage Tech Jobs Really Lift All Boats?
Analysis shows an increase in jobs for low-wage workers, but the buying power of their paycheck declines