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What can business schools do to thrive in our competitive environment? Dean Andy Boynton says it has to do with the nature of strategy, summed up in a little formula: Strategy = Choice + Execution.
With its recent acquisition of Red Hat, IBM expects to gain competitive advantage in the cloud computing industry, says a new article from associate professor of management and organization Mohan Subramaniam.
’Tis the season to be not so jolly about stressful waits at airport checkpoints. But before lashing out at TSA agents, travelers might want to hear some of what Professor Curtis Chan has learned about the work woes of these agents.
And the winner is … Ralph Lauren. Or is it Urban Outfitters? Nailya Ordabayeva (Marketing) explains how liberals and conservatives make choices that reveal their ideologies—not at the ballot box, but while shopping.
MIT SMR: In an annual survey for the MIT Sloan Management Review, Sam Ransbotham (Information Systems) and co-authors identify the Pioneers—the one-fifth of companies polled that are scoring big with artificial intelligence.
A Carroll School professor’s report finds that established companies are finally making digital progress.
A new study by Nailya Ordabayeva shows how consumers vote with their wallets, without even realizing it.
But at the start of this new academic year, Dean Andy Boynton is marveling at how top researchers bring their passions and rigorous methodologies into the classroom, and how they help prepare the next generation of smart, conscientious leaders. Research matters—most of all, to our students.
Jean M. Bartunek's new book offers a concise and up-to-date review of the essential analysis and action underlying scholarly engagement with the world of business.
NEWS HIT: Do Americans want smart toilets? U.S. News & World Report sought the expertise of Associate Professor of Management and Organization Mary Tripsas to flush out the answer.
The average investor in a cryptocurrency saw returns of 82 percent last year—not in spite of uncertainty around the digital tokens, but because of it, according to a new study by Assistant Professor Leonard Kostovetsky.
How does growing up rich or poor affect what kind of leader a person might become?
More and more, people at all levels of corporate life realize they can “create not only more economic value but more social and environmental value” too, says the Center for Corporate Citizenship’s Katherine Smith, in a video introducing her recent book.
CBS NEWS: A report by the Center for Retirement Research says life expectancy for women in the U.S. has stalled, leaving American females at the bottom of the list of the wealthiest nations.
MITSMR: Rather than focus on finding jobs in the gaps left by machines, individuals and organizations would be smart to prepare themselves to adapt to a changing digital business environment, writes Professor Jerry Kane for Sloan Management Review.
HBR: Men get credit for voicing ideas, but not problems—and women don't get credit for either, according to research published in Academy of Management Journal.
FORBES: Will a media outlet slant its coverage of a company because it doesn’t like the political leanings of the firm’s top executives? Vishal P. Baloria and a coauthor explore how Democratic-leaning firms use different strategies to avoid negative coverage by Fox News.
Dave Stangis and Katherine Valvoda Smith, authors of 21st Century Corporate Citizenship: A Practical Guide to Delivering Value to Society and Your Business, say their book is “for every business person thinking about how to differentiate their company and maximize business and social value—from the sole proprietor to those working in a global megacorporation.”
Edited by Mary J. Cronin and Tiziana C. Dearing, Managing for Social Impact (Springer, 2017) represents a collaboration between academics and practitioners in the fields of corporate social responsibility and social impact.
A working paper by Professor Ronnie Sadka (Finance) and three colleagues made headlines this past summer, including this one from CBS MoneyWatch—“Do CEOs lie? Perhaps, but not how you think.”
