Thought Leadership
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Preparing for crisis management: The contact, direction, and distance approach for communication
The role of communication as a strategic function is incomparable, especially during a crisis. Here's how carefully planned channels of communication serve as the conduit between the aggrieved and leadership teams for quick and fast relief and redressal of grievances
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What if we taxed corporations' payouts, not profits?
A Stanford GSB professor proposes a new tax model to help companies grow — without shrinking government coffers
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Being your own boss can pay off, but not always with big pay
Working for yourself might bring freedom and autonomy, but it increasingly comes with a major risk: low pay. Research by William Kerr explores the shifting sands of self-employment
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Why the Netflix business model will take more than a quick fix
Netflix's survival requires the platform to move from a gateway to a destination. The faster this is done, the better for Netflix, and more importantly, for consumers who will engage with the Netflix world instead of being subscribers who share passwords
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The risk of delisting for the US listed Chinese ADRs
A US delisting will still be a setback for these companies, but a dual listing will help in a smooth transition for the investors
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Inferences about others' intentions: Dangers and strategies to combat them
Testing inferences at each step of the decision-making process is one way to achieve such fairness in a world of constant assumptions
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3 tips for taking your family business public
Navigate this decision carefully, and you could have the best of both worlds
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When money is tight, 'purchase happiness' is low
Being a cash-strapped consumer impacts more than just a person's "purchase happiness." It could also impact a company's sales, as several studies in the research demonstrated that financially constrained consumers leave worse reviews
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8 recommendations to help firms win the war for talent
How managers can use AI to find the right people
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Having more power at the bargaining table helps women—but also sparks backlash
A large-scale study of job negotiations finds that women with stronger options were penalised for being too assertive
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Lack of female scientists means fewer medical treatments for women
Women scientists are more likely to develop treatments for women, but many of their ideas never become inventions, research by Rembrand Koning says. What would it take to make innovation more equitable?