Business management

Without clipping their wings.

Do something to fill the gap on your resume.

Airing it out is better than bottling it up.

A simple intervention could help taxpayers be more truthful.

The key is knowing what your top price is—and having the discipline to stick to it.

He really shanked it this time. Tiger Woods is a champ when it comes to hitting a little white ball into a shiny tin cup. His skills are definitely subpar, however, when it comes to managing scandals. Coming during a relatively slow Thanksgiving news cycle, the initial details of the star athlete’s involvement in an […]

One study found that people were willing to pay about 21% more for a product when they were told it was crowdfunded.

Accounting for almost 30% of world GDP, the United States is the world’s largest and most demanding market for almost everything from oil to microprocessors to premium coffee. Companies around the world aspire to do business in the US, or at least with US companies in their home markets. By doing so, they learn much […]

Twelve lessons on analyzing data, communicating information, and protecting your employees.

Hitting the hiring bull’s-eye is one of an executive’s most important—and most difficult—responsibilities. Ten common mistakes can get in the way, but a pointed and systematic approach can virtually guarantee success.

The widely held notion of “Japan, Inc.” is exaggerated; there is no monolithic business-government link. Even so, the cooperation (without incorporation) between the large corporate combines and the government bureaucracy is impressive in its strength and focus on the common economic good—especially in view of its achievements worldwide. As the economic power of the United […]

A study of 3,500 posts offers insights for digital marketers.

Five tips to set yourself apart.

More than half of Major League Baseball teams are using dynamic pricing. Others should follow.

An online tool takes objective and subjective factors into account.

The key is mutual learning, understanding, and teaching.

The primitive, emotional parts of our brains have a powerful influence on the choices we make. Now, neuroscientists are mapping the risk and reward systems in the brain that drive our best—and worst—decision making.

By pooling the resources of the poor and by sharing information, religious and financial institutions can work together to change inner-city economies.

Standardization has been a powerful strategy in consumer markets, but it's reached the point of diminishing returns. And diversity is not the only chink...

In my last post, I talked about the ways you can use green data — footprinting information on your products and services up and down the value chain — to create enormous value for your company. As they say, you can’t manage what you don’t measure. And those with the best information can cut costs, […]