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New research finds hiring managers are biased against job candidates who reveal interest in things like pay and benefits, not just the work itself. But being motivated by both is better for organizations and employees.

Teams thrive when they leverage deeper-level diversity in the viewpoints of their members. Here’s how to do it.

A new study shows that large pay gaps among R&D professionals at the same job level within an organization can stifle exploratory innovation — the kind that leads to U.S. patent filings.

Financially vulnerable individuals – those without a savings safety net – stifle their own economic advancement because they negotiate less effectively.

A popular video game reveals a clear connection between how much hierarchy founders create in their startups and where they hail from.

Some startups bet everything on a single visionary founder. But organizations with stable shared leadership are more likely to grow and emerge as industry anchors.

Followers sometimes continue to believe in a leader even after loss of status. New Maryland Smith research explores why.

Call it karma. Abusive leaders cause suffering not only for their employees, but also for themselves.

What happens when these contracts are enforceable and used en masse? New Maryland Smith research finds that negative consequences are in store for all workers.

Conventional career advice has centered on setting SMART goals, but new research recommends a different approach: conceptualizing motivational intention.