Cutting NSF Is Like Liquidating Your Finest Investment
Look closely at your mobile phone or tablet. Touch-screen technology, speech recognition, digital sound recording and the internet were all developed using […]
The Pursuit of Power Corrupts
Deepak Malhotra and Francesca Gino, both of Harvard University, published “The Pursuit of Power Corrupts: How Investing in Outside Options Motivates Opportunism in […]
Ethics and the Corporation
After a week in which outgoing executive Greg Smith accused Goldman Sachs of losing its “moral fiber,” Apple’s factory conditions in China […]
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Working Moms: The Kids Are All Right
Working mothers tend to be happier and healthier than mothers who stay at home caring for young children, according to recent research. But many of those who work are often haunted by the question: “Am I screwing up my kids?”
Social science sites of the week
Future for Women on boards: Milestone or Millstone? Annual report from FTSE and Cranfield University. It examines the percentage of women on […]
Why Does Academic Research Matter?
Michael A. Hitt, Texas A&M University, and Charles R. Greer, Texas Christian University, published “The Value of Research and Its Evaluation in Business Schools: […]
Managing Expectations
Why do some people hide their light under a bushel while others promise more than they can deliver? In the latest edition of the Journal of Theoretical Politics, Dr René Lindstädt (University of Essex) and Dr Jeffrey Staton (Emory University, USA) have developed a theory to explain the phenomenon.
The Climate Challenge: Special Issue of Business & Society
Business & Society has released a special issue on the important global topic of climate change, corporate strategy, and politics, bringing together […]
