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Better ideas emerge when extroverts and people open to new experiences put their heads together, according to research by Rembrand M. Koning. But what about introverts?  
09 Oct 2019  |  Research & Ideas

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Minorities Who 'Whiten' Job Resumes Get More Interviews

by Dina Gerdeman
  • 17 MAY 2017
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  • Research & Ideas
African American and Asian job applicants who mask their race on resumes seem to have better success getting job interviews, according to research by Katherine DeCelles and colleagues.

6 Steps to Building a Better Workplace for Black Employees

by Dina Gerdeman
  • 30 SEP 2019
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  • Book
To support black employees, business leaders must challenge biases and help employees be themselves, according to a new book co-edited by Anthony J. Mayo, Laura Morgan Roberts, and David A. Thomas

Kids of Working Moms Grow into Happy Adults

by Dina Gerdeman
  • 16 JUL 2018
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  • Research & Ideas
In earlier research, Kathleen McGinn and colleagues discovered that adult kids of working moms are high achievers at work. Now it turns out they are happy, too.

The Economic Cost of Physician Burnout

by Michael Blanding
  • 25 SEP 2019
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  • Research & Ideas
Doctor burnout takes a toll on physicians and patient care, but there is another cost to be accounted for, says Joel Goh.

New Working Papers 

Scholarly papers that describe original research in a narrow field of study.

Vote Choice Formation and the Minimal Effects of TV Debates: Evidence from 61 Elections in 9 OECD Countries

by Caroline Le Pennec-Caldichoury and Vincent Pons
  • 15 OCT 2019

Undisclosed Debt Sustainability

by Laura Alfaro and Fabio Kanczuk
  • 14 OCT 2019

Birds of a Feather ... Enforce Social Norms? Interactions Among Culture, Norms, and Strategy

by Hongyi Li and Eric J. Van den Steen
  • 10 OCT 2019

Soul and Machine (Learning)

by Davide Proserpio, John R. Hauser, Xiao Liu, Tomomichi Amano et al.
  • 04 OCT 2019

The Research Exchange 

The Research Exchange is a way for faculty and corporate partners to collaborate on the following field studies.

Transparency & Productivity

Ethan Bernstein

Best Practices for Considering Contract Workers

Christopher Stanton

Causes and Consequences of Withholding Critical Feedback in Organizations

Ashley Whillans and Chuck Howard

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