Thought Leadership
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The risks of fast news analytics and institutional trading
High frequency news analytics services give institutional traders an edge by speeding up reaction times to new information. But this efficiency comes at a price.
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The value of 'Internet-enabled' public thinking
Clive Thompson, 'Wired' columnist and best-selling author explains the most straightforward benefits of the online world
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Dealing with demand shocks
Flexibility in the supply chain is more effective than dropping prices
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Stereotyping makes people more likely to act badly
Even slight cues, like reading a negative stereotype about your race or gender, can have an impact
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Why 'sleep on it' no longer sounds like great advice
When we have a tough decision to make, we're often encouraged to lie down and clear our heads for the night. But surprising research from Uma R. Karmarkar and colleagues indicates that "sleeping on it" won't help us make the most confident choices
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The double-edged sword of globalisation
Seven long-term trends underscore both the hope and the threat that globalisation has brought to our world
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The social aspects of innovation
Authors are painting a very different picture of innovation: rather than being the province of brilliant, savants, they are showing that it is deeply and inextricably embedded in networks of social relationships
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The business of saving lives
For-profit business models can be used to help the income-poor in developing countries, and free giveaways are not always the best strategy
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George Foster: Are startups really job engines?
Entrepreneurship can be personally rewarding and good for the economy, if we wipe the stardust from our eyes
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Externalities and minding other people's business
When externalities are present, decisions optimal for the person making them are not necessarily optimal for society. So what can be done about them?
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Excellence comes from saying no
In a new course designed by Frances Frei and Amy Schulman, business and law students help each other define and achieve their own interpretations of success. Lesson one: You can't be great at everything