All articles by Laura W. Geller

Getting Beyond Greenwashing
IESE professor Pascual Berrone on why companies need to rethink their approach to sustainability.
September 24, 2018 by Laura W. Geller
How Your Hiring Process Could Predict Unethical Behavior
Carnegie Mellon professor Taya Cohen explains the connection between moral character and workplace performance.
January 29, 2018 by Laura W. Geller
Why It’s Time to Invest in Entrepreneurs in Emerging Economies
Rotman School assistant professor Laura Doering explores the intersection of economic development and human nature.
October 4, 2017 by Laura W. Geller
Is Diversity in the Boardroom Reversing?
A new study on gender and ethnic diversity in corporate governance sets off alarms.
June 21, 2017 by Laura W. Geller
Howard Yu Disrupts Disruptive Innovation
The IMD professor describes how the accelerating pace of technological change puts new pressures on established companies.
May 31, 2017 by Laura W. Geller
The Business of Tetris
Journalist Dan Ackerman untangles the complicated history of one of the world’s most popular video games.
March 1, 2017 by Laura W. Geller
Why Good Employees Do Bad Things
Kellogg’s Maryam Kouchaki on understanding — and avoiding — ethical breakdowns.
January 30, 2017 by Laura W. Geller
The Financial Insecurity Bias
Tuck professor Eesha Sharma on how perceptions of personal wealth affect the decisions people make.
June 20, 2016 by Laura W. Geller
Social Network Effects in Hiring
Stanford’s Adina Sterling on the pros and cons of relying on relationships. See also “Hiring through Your Employees’ Social Networks.”
March 21, 2016 by Laura W. Geller
Mike Christian on Mindfulness and Mental Energy
The UNC Kenan-Flagler professor explains the science of self-control, and how it affects your performance at work. See also “How Mindfulness Can Prevent Retaliation at Work.”
November 3, 2015 by Laura W. Geller
Lotte Bailyn Is Redefining the Rules of Work and Family
Debates over paid leave, wage increases, and flexible work arrangements, says the MIT professor, all stem from a larger assumption that personal and business needs are in conflict.
August 10, 2015 by Laura W. Geller
Jessica Kennedy Takes On Ethics, Power, and Gender
The professor at Vanderbilt’s Owen Graduate School of Management explains the root of unethical behavior.
June 2, 2015 by Laura W. Geller
Corinne Bendersky on Why Neurotics Get a Bum Rap
Expectations don’t match reality, says the UCLA Anderson School of Management professor, when it comes to the performance of certain personality types in teams.
April 6, 2015 by Laura W. Geller
Kristin Behfar on How We Fight at Work, and Why It Matters
The Darden School of Business professor describes a new framework for predicting conflict outcomes.
March 2, 2015 by Laura W. Geller
Best of the s+b Blog: A Feast of Management Ideas for the New Year
A look at some of the best blog posts that we published in 2014.
December 19, 2014 by Laura W. Geller
Nir Halevy on Motivating Your Workforce
The Stanford professor explains how social distance affects the way people respond to feedback.
December 1, 2014 by Laura W. Geller
Katherine Milkman on Why Fresh Starts Matter
The Wharton professor says moments when you wipe the slate clean can help you meet your goals. And watch the video “How the Fresh-Start Effect Creates a Clean Slate .”
August 8, 2014 by Laura W. Geller
Why Chinese Companies Struggle to Go Global
A new study explains what’s holding them back, and how they can move forward.
May 6, 2014 by Laura W. Geller
Angela Duckworth’s Gritty View of Success
A psychologist and new MacArthur Fellow says you need employees with stamina and tenacity above all else.
February 11, 2014 by Laura W. Geller
Are You Making the Right Moves in China?
Three new studies reveal insight into the Chinese consumer market and business environment.
November 12, 2013 by Laura W. Geller
Advice for Facebook That May Just Help Twitter
For Twitter’s next chapter, some words of wisdom about leadership planning.
November 6, 2013 by Laura W. Geller
The Tools That Can Make You a Better Innovator
A new interactive graphic shows which digital innovation tools are the most widely used—and how effective they actually are.
October 30, 2013 by Laura W. Geller
Jonah Berger Is Over Twitter
How the science of social transmission will help your brand catch on—and why tweeting alone is not enough.
September 30, 2013 by Laura W. Geller
When Banks Go Digital, Everyone Wins
Digitization will enhance the customer experience, and can save banks up to 30 percent.
September 9, 2013 by Laura W. Geller
Driverless Trucks May Be Just around the Bend
Autonomous vehicle technology will transform the trucking industry.
July 25, 2013 by Laura W. Geller
Lessons from the E-Commerce Wars
Entrepreneur Jim McCarthy on why online innovations succeed — or fail.
August 28, 2012 by Laura W. Geller
Solar Comes of Age
A leading solar energy policy advocate explains how this dynamic, rapidly maturing industry can reach its true potential.
May 29, 2012 by Laura W. Geller
The Innovation Advantage
Council on Foreign Relations fellow Adam Segal decodes the rise of innovation in China and India — and what it really means for the United States.
April 4, 2011 by Laura W. Geller
Getting Big by Going Small
Francois Nader, CEO of NPS Pharmaceuticals, describes how a new model for biotech brought his company back from the brink.
November 15, 2010 by Laura W. Geller and Greg Rotz
A Gandhian Approach to R&D
Scientist and scholar Raghunath Mashelkar explains a new model of innovation from India that benefits the world’s poor.
August 24, 2010 by Abhishek Malhotra, Art Kleiner, and Laura W. Geller

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