Thought Leadership
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Why companies raise their prices: Because they can
Markups on household items started climbing years before the COVID-19 pandemic. Companies have realized just how much consumers will pay for the brands they love, says research by Alexander MacKay
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Climate change: The window is closing to take action
We need investment and widespread adoption of cleaner technologies that shift our economy away from fossil fuels and toward net-zero emissions
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Do people really understand your data visualizations?
Many data viz gurus advocate for decluttering graphs and focusing on specific info. Do those techniques actually help your audience?
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Has hybridity killed teamwork?
The time has come to check whether the benefits of teamwork still outweigh the costs
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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