Warding Off the Dark Side of Creativity

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

Slow Motion Earnings Revisions on Wall Street

Time required to collect, process and distribute information ranges from nine minutes to nearly five days for Thomson Reuters.

How Noncompete Clauses Can Backfire

Firms worried about knowledge leakage should be careful what they wish for when they lobby lawmakers to boost enforceability of loyalty agreements.

Drawing the Line on Workplace Oversharing

New Smith School research reveals that sharing personal information is not always in an employee’s best interest.

Beware of Unethical Business With a Smile

Companies can be friendly and slimy at the same time. Some firms even use great service as a cover for failure to protect consumer interests.

Size Matters With Signatures

Researchers find a correlation between declining firm performance, narcissism and large signature size on annual SEC filings.

Understanding the Risks of Privatization

While private company ownership comes with benefits, new research from the Smith School reveals it may not be for the risk-averse.

Rethinking the Value of Emerging Markets

Global companies often miss the hidden costs of stretching their supply chains to immature economies.

The Price to Pay for a Successful M&A

Companies with internal control weaknesses should stay away from acquisitions. Otherwise they may pay more in the long run.

Giving Power to the People

Virtually all director elections in the U.S. are uncontested and a single “for” vote is enough to elect a director. Do votes in these routine elections even matter? Yes, according to new research.

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