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Numbers, like sales goals, drive action in organizations. But it's the goal-setting process that actually motivates individuals to hit those numbers.

New Smith School research finds that many growing firms benefit from hiring rookies who are new to the top management level.

When two venture capital firms get together and collaborate, they can accomplish much more than either going solo. But when you throw more partners into the mix, something else also happens.

How do health care professionals decide when it’s time to ditch some innovation in medical technology in favor of the latest upgrade or advice from the medical community?

Retaining talent means understanding the work outcomes that are important to individuals across the professional pipeline.

Wall Street traders can keep the market from crashing by implementing a slow-and-steady trading strategy.

According to new Smith School research, achieving gender parity in the workplace depends on men getting off the sidelines and getting involved.

Hiring managers invite harsh moral judgments when they give jobs to friends referred by high-powered individuals within their organizations.

Creative employees are great at justifying deviant behavior. Smith School professor Hui Liao identifies a boundary condition that keeps them in line.

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