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There are almost 60 ways an employee can signal that he or she is thinking about quitting, a new study finds. But by learning the behavioral patterns of employees in both good times and bad, mana...
Christmas displays make shoppers more forgiving of employee mistakes but more judgmental of unfairness.
Research shows that men and women have similar tolerances for taking chances.
Traditional HR practices won't suffice when firms seek to attract the sometimes quirky, and always necessary, idea people.
Employees who know what their bosses earn work harder, but the opposite is true if their colleague's paycheck is bigger.
A new survey finds women in FS face more challenges at work than their counterparts in other industries.
Do the presumed advantages in recruitment, retainment, and employee motivation that come from offering office perks show up in the bottom line? Or are these perks merely wasteful indulgences that...
Although supervisors' humor can boost workplace morale, too many jokes or the wrong sort can leave employees feeling disengaged and more apt to break the rules.
The ability of a small country to field a world-class soccer team can teach businesses about the power of good management for team building.
Employees often take a pay cut to participate in CSR programs, but many do so to gain career skills.
High-profile companies that frequently use consumer data are targets, and negative effects linger for years.
Consumers' bonds with brand characters are much like trusted friendships. And when that old pal gets a makeover, certain consumers will be resistant to the change.
For people who put in long hours but love their jobs, a sense of fulfillment seems to offset unhealthy stress.
In the era of social media and big data, maintaining consumer relationships is a lot trickier than it used to be.
Nudges cost little and have a high success rate in the public policy realm, but can companies use them to transform workplace conduct?
Although crowdfunding has been hailed as a brilliant new tool for edgy entrepreneurs, Internet investors tend to back safer, less groundbreaking products.
As business and technology strategies become more integrated, companies need an IT manager who can watch the bottom line and communicate, as well as do the hard coding.
An informal social media style can backfire on an unknown company, but boost trust among a target audience that is familiar with the firm.
Companies around the world need a comprehensive plan in place to ensure that critical business can still get done in the case of a prolonged Web outage.
CEOs who fly planes in their spare time take on risks and seek out new experiences, traits that lead them to preside over firms with better innovation outcomes.
Young firms are valued significantly higher and attract more financing after their founders relinquish some power.
Upstart firms that want to break into an established sector often must collaborate with the very power brokers they seek to unseat.
Traditional marketing tends toward rigidity and long-range planning, but firms must break out of this framework to exploit unexpected, one-off events.
Investors appreciate hearing about a new CEO's strategic vision, and they respond by bidding up the stock price.
Companies that receive awards for product design see an immediate uptick in stock price.
https://www.strategy-business.com/blog/Return-on-Design?rssid=recent_research&gko=81759
Popular commercials aired during the big game can drive up a firm's stock price, but only if the brand is relatively unknown or has a flagging reputation.
https://www.strategy-business.com/blog/Doing-the-Super-Bowl-Ad-Math?rssid=recent_research&gko=2f0b0
Activist groups' ideological stance, as well as a company's own characteristics, shape the types of strategies used to effect change.
Consumers who use mobile apps tend to make more-frequent purchases, spend less per transaction, and return items more often than those who don't.
Although manufacturers can derive some short-term benefits from unauthorized retailers, outright bootlegging is harmful to profits and reputation.