Topic: Management
What Investors Infer From External News And Management Silence
Uncertainty about outside news alters company disclosures and how markets interpret them, study finds
A Bottom-Up, Instead of Top-Down, Path Away from Sexist Bosses
Encouraging the rank-and-file to value feminine traits reduces the implicit endorsement of a biased supervisor
A Broader Measure of Value Creation at Corporations
A tool in the debate over shareholder primacy and wealth disparities
A Model Could Help Food Processors Operate More Efficiently
Managing production with the declining potency of a catalyst
A More Efficient Way to Help Utilities Share the Inconvenience of Power Outages
This model could enable power companies to lower the cost of peak electricity
A Scheduling Tool that Considers Employee Preferences
A model for staffing O.R.s incorporates the costs of worker dissatisfaction and idle time
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
Academic Medical Centers Resilient After Cuts
Following Medicare reimbursement rate changes, research actually increased
All Along the Pipeline, Men Promote Men
At one bank, the cumulative effect of male bonding accounts for 39% of the gender pay gap
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
Amid Unfounded ‘Hurricane Skepticism,’ Trump Voters Were Less Likely to Evacuate
Only after a Rush Limbaugh broadcast did evacuation rates diverge politically
Anticipating Overcrowding Risk in the ICU
A model vastly outperforms predictions based on prior hospital data
As Definition of Diversity Expands, Hiring of Racial Minorities Stalls
Law firms remain 81% white; Walmart’s evolving description of a diverse workforce
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
Boom of Intangible Assets Felt Across Industries and Economy
Rethinking issues around productivity, income inequality and industry concentration