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      • 05 Jan 2021
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      Using Behavioral Science to Improve Well-Being for Social Workers

      For child and family social workers, coping with the hardships of children and parents is part of the job. But that can cause a lot of stress. Is it possible for financially constrained organizations to improve social workers’ well-being using non-cash rewards, recognition, and other strategies from behavioral science? Assistant Professor Ashley Whillans describes the experience of Chief Executive Michael Sanders’ at the UK’s What Works Centre for Children’s Social Care, as he led a research program aimed at improving the morale of social workers in her case, “The What Works Centre: Using Behavioral Science to Improve Social Worker Well-being.”  Open for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

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      • 26 Jun 2019
      • Research & Ideas

      Why the US-China Tariff Standoff Hurts American Companies More

      by Danielle Kost

      US exporters have been slashing the prices of goods they sell to China to offset higher trade costs, but Chinese exporters are passing those costs to American companies, research by Alberto F. Cavallo says. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 11 Mar 2019
      • Research & Ideas

      Branding Sells Cereal, Handbags, and Vacations. Can It Sell a Country?

      by Danielle Kost

      Countries such as Israel now realize they need to engage in public diplomacy as well as foreign diplomacy, and in place branding, not just political advocacy, says Elie Ofek. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 09 Jan 2019
      • Research & Ideas

      The UK Needs a Bold Strategy Around Competition to Survive Brexit

      by Michael Blanding

      There is little doubt that the United Kingdom’s separation from Europe will reduce its competitiveness for the foreseeable future, argues Michael E. Porter. Here's what can be done about it. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 12 Apr 2018
      • Op-Ed

      Op-Ed: The Trouble with Tariffs

      by Willy C. Shih

      The world's economies are interconnected by globalization, which makes threats of tariff wars doubly dangerous, says Willy Shih. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 07 Jun 2017
      • Research & Ideas

      How an African History Scholar Became a Modern Righter of Wrongs

      by Carmen Nobel

      A scholar of colonial-era African history, Caroline M. Elkins had dramatic success turning prior knowledge into real-world action—namely, with a groundbreaking lawsuit against the British government, which revealed a chillingly bureaucratic process for destroying evidence of torture. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 04 Feb 2002
      • Research & Ideas

      How To Do Business in Islamic Countries

      by Martha Lagace

      What's it like doing business in Islamic countries today? Harvard Business School professor Samuel L. Hayes III and Harvard Law School professor Frank E. Vogel recently gave students the real deal. Closed for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

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