Stanford
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How trade triggers innovation
Competition from imports pushes domestic laggards to adopt more efficient practices and technologies
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The language of gender bias in performance reviews
How negative stereotypes about men and women creep into a process intended to be meritocratic
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Workplace equality for all (unless they're old)
Prejudice against older coworkers persists even among those who openly oppose racism and sexism
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Why some companies stood by workers when Covid-19 battered business
A new study finds that corporate decisions to either protect workers or lay them off had a lot to do with ... compassion
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The trickle-down tragedy of corporate fraud
When companies shut down because of executive malfeasance, bottom-tier workers suffer most — especially when it comes to future earnings
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What's behind the pay gap in STEM Jobs?
Women are paid less than men for entry-level positions — and it has nothing to do with their skill sets
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Want to learn how things really work at your new job? Talk to the people at the bottom
New research shows that people of all ranks look to low-level peers for information about organizational social norms
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The positive side of negative emotions
The mental judo known as "cognitive reappraisal"—minimizing the emotional impact of bad situations—can be good for the soul but bad for the firm
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Executive bonuses might work better than you think
Cash and equity incentives promote individual and collective performance benefits, new research finds.
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How to pressure test your strategic vision
Learning to construct, debate, and communicate a logically valid argument is an essential pillar in making great strategy
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Info Games: How corporations wield disclosures as a merger tool
During corporate takeovers, buyers often tailor their public statements to drive down the price of takeover targets, a new study shows