Who Are Your Social Network Contacts?

They could determine how innovative you are at work. The network of your “alters” — the people you turn to for problem-solving advice — can also help you become more creative, according to new research.

Understanding the Numbers Game

When simulating complex systems, getting the numbers right can be tricky. In new Smith School research, Michael Fu explores methodologies that can help streamline that process.

Practical Tips for Tackling the Daily Grind

The Smith School's Trevor Foulk evaluates six intervention methods that aim to combat the ongoing effects of the daily grind.

How to Optimize Executive Incentives

Leaders can lose their jobs for simply having the right skills at the wrong time, which can complicate negotiations for executive incentive packages.

Digital Strategies in Bond Markets

Bond markets value IT investments differently than stock markets according to the strategic roles of IT in industries and the types of risks they create.

Decoding Hotel Management Structure

Does it make good economic sense for hotel owners to hold the deeds and manage operations at their properties? Professor Hui Liao believes it does.

Why the Budgeting Process Matters

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

The Benefits of Onboarding Rookies

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

More May Not Always Be Merrier

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.

Out with the Old, In with the New

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?

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