Topic: Strategy
As Few as Three Options Can Be Too Many for Online Shoppers
A large field experiment suggests two items is the sweet spot for converting motivated lookers into buyers
How Nonprofits Can Better Engage Volunteers
When to allow unpaid workers to call dibs on recurring tasks — and when not to
A Common Marketing Nudge Can Foster Consumer Distrust
Placing an inferior ‘decoy’ option in a menu of choices can trigger people to take their business elsewhere
How Banking’s Bifurcated Deposit Approach Is Altering Lending — and Risk
Offering higher deposit rates lessens emphasis on loans of fixed rate and longer maturity
Unintended Consequence of Stale Corporate Bond Fund Prices Amid Fed Tightening
In wild markets, do the most dated prices actually reduce redemptions?
Institutions Make Mistakes: Which Should We Seek to Prevent; Which Ought We Fix After the Fact?
In experiments, people endorsed seemingly harsh policies — only to reverse course after the fact
Inclusion in an ETF Can Improve the Pricing of Underlying Stocks
It can also help management make capital expenditure decisions
Distillers’ Dilemma: Sell Now or Let Whisky Age Further
Decision analysis for a firm considering adding a longer-aged product to its lineup
The More They Do It, the More Some People Prefer To Continue a Tedious Task
Even when there’s an easy-to-access better alternative, some prefer their rut
Want To Elicit User-Generated Content? Try User-Generated Rewards
Recognition by peers leads to longer, more thoughtful online reviews and discussion threads
Huge Spending — But Little Sharing of Research Results — on Cancer Drugs
U.S. efforts to encourage transparency widely ignored by companies
Complexity Begets Management Layers: How Some Small Firms Avoid That
Overlapping tasks among workers well acquainted with each other reduce the need for managers
Can Banks, Disrupted by Fintech, Adopt New Habits, Too?
In China, patent data shows commercial banks’ use of new technologies helps improve efficiency and reduce risk
More Money Into Stock Index Funds Suggests Lower Future Returns
As index fees decline, will funds draw big money away from bonds?
Loan Pool Covenants, Meant to Contain Risk, Can Instead Spread It
Forced sale of assets could stretch illiquidity across industries
Two Tech Giants — and Two Very Different Acquisition Strategies
Alphabet’s M&A feeds its core business; Amazon’s more likely to push into new areas