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Unethical behavior inside organizations is often less sudden than companies assume. New research from ESMT Berlin shows how employees can collectively drift into misconduct as groups gradually reshape what they perceive as ethical or acceptable.This […]

Sharing a finite resource across generations requires a balance between today’s needs and the claims of those yet to be born. Research by Prof. Thomas A. Weber, presented at the 2026 European Control Conference in […]

People with higher levels of patience are more likely to become entrepreneurs and earn more once they do, according to a new study from the University of Bath’s School of Management. The researchers analyzed data […]

Our experience of eating is shaped by the combined influence of vision, smell, touch and taste. The way food is presented can shape diners’ expectations before they even taste it. Visual features, such as arrangement […]

Training in AI skills improves the chances of women from underrepresented backgrounds being invited to job interviews, but not enough to eliminate the inequalities they face in the labor market, according to a new study.This […]

More than half of LGBTQ+ adults in Massachusetts experienced food insecurity in 2024, according to a new study published in JAMA Network Open. Researchers also found that food insecurity increased from 2022 to 2024 and […]

The traditional CPA firm partnership model is undergoing its most rapid transformation in decades. Driven by private equity (PE) investments and acquisitions, public accounting firms are restructuring operations, compensation and career pathways.This post was originally […]

In Phillip Zane’s classroom, students weigh an invitation to jump out of an airplane. The skydiving lesson and jump are free, and the exercise assumes there is zero risk of death. But an injury could […]

We all make them, and we all make them at work: Mistakes on the job happen regardless of line of work, experience or gender. How employees feel about them and how they are perceived by […]

Will higher sin taxes, and therefore higher prices, on candy, soft drinks and beer lead to more cross-border shopping? The answer is often assumed to be yes in the public debate, where one of the […]