Smith Brain Trust
Can Marshalls Thrill Shoppers Online?
March 06, 2019
Marshalls has always been about the thrill of the hunt, even more so than it’s big-sister store, TJ Maxx. What happens when it goes online?
What Are the Risks of a Morally Murky Job Referral?
March 07, 2019
Hiring managers invite harsh moral judgments when they give jobs to friends and acquaintances referred by high-powered individuals within their organizations.
How Can Leaders Overcome Resistance to Change?
How do high-performing organizations learn and adapt their routines and procedures? Do they look to constantly bring new information into their processes?
Smith Research
The Evolution Of Applied Psychology
March 05, 2019
To mark its 100th anniversary in 2017, Maryland Smith's Gilad Chen explored the evolution of the research featured in the Journal of Applied Psychology.
Why There's An App For That
A new study examines what happens when a platform owner enters the market with a product that directly competes against rivals in the app store. Does it help or hurt innovation?
How Do You Win in Online Auctions?
The burgeoning secondary market of online business-to-business (B2B) auction platforms connect retailers to deeper pools of buyers for their unsold or returned inventory.
Do Public Firms Get a Bad Rap?
March 04, 2019
Pressure to deliver quarterly returns can drive managerial myopia. Recent studies link the short-termism to Wall Street culture and dynamics. But a deeper analysis tells a different story.
How Do You Win Over a Tough Audience?
March 03, 2019
Reluctant consumers have three main ways to resist advertising. They can avoid it, contest it or look within themselves for empowerment. But marketers have tricks of their own.
What Makes You Keep Reading?
March 02, 2019
Online content creators who want to keep people reading should start by making them angry or anxious, Maryland Smith research shows.
Does Your Work Space Spark Joy?
Maryland Smith's Nicole M. Coomber shows you how to use Marie Kondo's KonMari method and other strategies to make your workplace more productive, and more joyful.
A Tool for Closing the Gender Pay Gap
February 28, 2019
Equal pay for equal work is a simple notion, but surprisingly hard to implement without buy-in from upper management and quantitative tools for decision support.
Why Is It So Hard To Close the Gender Pay Gap?
March 01, 2019
Equal pay for equal work. It’s a simple notion, but one that’s surprisingly hard to implement without buy-in from upper management and quantitative tools for decision support.
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