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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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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

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.

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.

Why Employers Favor Men

by Dina Gerdeman
  • 11 SEP 2017
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  • Research & Ideas
Why are women discriminated against in hiring decisions? Research by Katherine Coffman, Christine Exley, and Muriel Niederle finds the answer is more subtle than expected.

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

by Caroline Le Pennec and Vincent Pons
  • 10 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 Value Potential of New Business Models

by David J. Collis
  • 02 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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