Topic: Productivity

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Tattooed bearded worker in overalls sitting in the storage area of import and export firm interior after having hard day at work. Research Question / Operations

Business Efficiency Needn’t Be the Enemy of Personal and Public Well-Being

Operations managers can take into consideration happiness, equity and sustainability

Top down aerial view of Chicago Downtown urban grid with park. Research Question / Diversity

Diversity, Economic Growth and a Bug in the Research

Whether research shows benefits from diversity depends heavily on choice of study design

Covid-19 vaccine vials in a row macro close-up. Research Brief / COVID-19

Should the U.S. Aim for a Zero-COVID-19 Policy?

Tolerating a low level of transmission just might be the better strategy

A cotton field in India. Research Brief / Economics

Locally, the Extent of British Rule in India Still Holds Back Economic Opportunity

Areas under direct rule lost the components of human capital

A young Caucasian male employee goofing off and being unproductive in his office when he should be working. He is in the process of trying to balance a pencil on his nose. Research Brief / 

Noncompetes Help Acquiring Companies Retain Workers, But Productivity Falls

Innovators held by contracts produce fewer patents for new owners, study suggests

A screenshot of Nike's Refurbished page and a three-panel explanation of how it works. Research Brief / Manufacturing

Amid Supply Chain Uncertainty, Should Manufacturers Crank Up Reusability?

Obstacles and incentives to refurbishing and re-selling goods

Illustration of businessmen with briefcases running forward on their respective running tracks Research Brief / Technology

What Sparks Tech Adoption? Learning Competitors Are Ahead

Firms start their own tech upgrades after learning peers had done their own, study finds

Black and white photo of of people relaxing on the beach at South Shields, August 1950. Research Brief / Artificial Intelligence

Household Use of AI Yields Bigger Productivity Gains Than Seen by Business

Chores go faster, providing more leisure time

Illustration for first-movers feature Feature / Entrepreneurship

How First-Mover Advantage, Once Unquestioned, Lost Its Grip on Entrepreneurs and Business Researchers

A skeptic asked questions that drove decades of study; plenty of ‘first-movers’ weren’t actually first

 
 
 
 
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