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Management Science recently published a study co-authored by Laurina Zhang, Assistant Professor in Strategy & Innovation, examining the effect of...
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Estelle Yuan Sun, Associate Professor in Accounting at Questrom, discusses her recent research on firms disclosing information related to climate...
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Harvard Business Review recently published insight co-authored by Laurina Zhang, Assistant Professor in Strategy & Innovation, on her research examining...
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In a working paper recently published by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), Patricia Cortés, Associate Professor in Markets,...
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In Part 2 of this seven part series, Darrell Griffin from the Institute for Health Systems Innovation & Policy, sits...
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Harvard Business Review recently published an article coauthored by Caroline Flammer, Dean’s Research Scholar and Associate Professor of Strategy and...
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American Sociological Review recently published an article authored by Michel Anteby, Dean’s Research Scholar and Professor, Management & Organizations and...
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For 20 years progressive thinkers have argued that a more sustainable form of capitalism would arise if companies regularly measured...
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Read moreShared Suffering and the Legacy of the Pandemic
What types of new organizations, products, or services will arise due to COVID that haven't yet been discussed widely? How...
Read moreFrom Fragility to Resilience: COVID-19 Lessons for IOT Enabled Supply Chains
Nitin Joglekar, Associate Professor, Operations and Technology Management, is currently serving as an expert on advanced manufacturing and supply chains,...
Read moreHow to Prevent Future Gaps in Texas’ Power Grid
The power outages in Texas due to a winter storm are causing people to point to the fragility of energy...
Read moreEnergy Policy with Questrom’s Peter Fox-Penner and Congressman Sean Casten
When will Congress get to a major “infrastructure bill” that has significant energy provisions in it, and what’s likely to...
Read moreWhy Companies Should Continue to Innovate in an Economic Downturn
The pandemic and subsequent economic downturn have forced companies to readjust their business models and pivot quickly to adapt to...
Read moreNew Research Shows People Can Substantially Improve Their Decision-Making by Observing Others
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Read moreHow to Make the COVID-19 Vaccine Accessible to Everyone
As pharmaceutical companies and politicians scramble to disseminate the COVID-19 vaccine, one thing has become clear – accessibility is not...
Read moreManaging the Risk in Human Brands
Human brands such as Calvin Klein and David Beckham are at once hugely powerful as well as highly risky. In...
Read moreLanguage of Business: The Disruptors
What does it take to go from the spark of an idea to founding a new company? This episode gives...
Read moreWhen Influence Goes Too Far: Social Media’s Effect on the Capitol Riots
In this Insights@Questrom Q&A, Barbara Bickart, Senior Associate Dean of Graduate Programs and Associate Professor of Marketing, explains how influencers...
Read moreBiopharma Experts, Industry Representatives Convene to Discuss Innovation and Drug Pricing, Hosted by Questrom’s Rena Conti
The nation’s leading experts in biopharmaceutical innovation and pricing reform recently convened for a virtual discussion exploring the relationship between...
Read moreThe Pandemic’s Effect on US Health Insurance
What impact has the pandemic had on the current US health insurance system? What bottlenecks/constraints have there been to care,...
Read moreThe Supply Chains Behind Pfizer and Moderna’s Ambitious Vaccine Rollouts
Pfizer and Moderna are working rapidly to roll out the COVID-19 vaccine. Insights@Questrom spoke with Marcus Bellamy, Assistant Professor, Operations...
Read moreMIT Sloan Management Review: Are Your Team Members Lonely?
Lecturer of Management Constance Hadley recently had a piece published in MIT Sloan Management Review on team member loneliness. Specifically,...
Read moreMassachusetts’ Increased Minimum Wage is a Boost for Employees During COVID-19
Massachusetts' minimum wage has been raised from $12.75 to $13.50 per hour. While businesses have been preparing for this increase...
Read moreWhat Will the Housing Market Look Like Under the Biden Administration?
Experts predict that under a new Biden administration, mortgage rates will remain low, homebuying may become more challenging with the...
Read moreInsights Live: How to Engage Consumers Using Social Media
Sit down with Marcus Collins, Senior Vice President for Social Engagement at the Doner Agency, as he shares his insights...
Read moreWhat Investors Should Know About Trading Water in the Futures Market
Investors will soon be able to trade water as other commodities over fears of a future scarcity of the resource....
Read more2021 Trends in Venture Capital Investing
Key 2021 trends and takeaways from interviews with 31 Boston venture capitalists, industry professionals, and experts.
Read moreExcess Deaths in 2020
A new study suggests that up to a third of "excess deaths" in 2020 may not be attributable directly to...
Read moreHow Has the Pandemic Impacted Digital Retail?
The pandemic has increased dependence on online shopping and the way consumers interact with companies. How has the digital purchase...
Read moreExpert Take: Climate Change Policies & the Presidential Transition
What climate change policies should be passed now as the US enters the final stretch of the election period? What...
Read moreInsights Live: How Economics Can Help Inform the Debate on “Algorithmic Bias”
MIT Sloan Distinguished Professor of Management Science Catherine Tucker takes viewers through her recent research looking at the ways algorithms...
Read moreConflict Management Lessons for Business Leaders
What are key conflict management strategies that managers should know? Why is it important to manage conflicts in your organizations...
Read moreCalifornia’s Example Might Discourage Businesses from Suing
As the U.S. enters the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic and some states such as California lockdown, small businesses...
Read moreThe Hidden Process Behind Many ‘Genuine’ Celebrities
Associate Professor of Management & Organizations Michael Anteby researches the role that ghostwriters play in creating "authentic" content for the...
Read moreWho Does AI Help: Customers or Companies?
Companies are rapidly deploying artificial intelligence to lessen the burden on service employees and create a more streamlined process. Michelle...
Read moreCOVID-19 is Controlling the Economy
The stock market is now intertwined with COVID – when cases spike, the market drops, and vice versa. Insights@Questrom spoke...
Read moreMIT Sloan Management Review: Accelerating Supply Chain Scenario Planning
Professor Nitin Joglekar recently published an article in MIT Sloan Management Review on adapting supply chains to react to times...
Read moreStanford Social Innovation Review: The Dangerous Allure of Win-Win Strategies
Questrom’s Andy King recently published an article in the Stanford Social Innovation Review on the “win-win” strategies businesses utilize. It...
Read moreDo We Trust AI?
Research by Chiara Longoni, Assistant Professor of Marketing, explores what is known as the “word-of-machine effect,” where customers view AI...
Read moreUS Universities Are Losing Talented International Students
Restrictions on student and work visas are directing international applicants to universities in other countries. Shulamit Kahn and Megan MacGarvie,...
Read moreWhat Do We Really Know About the Efficacy of the Pfizer COVID Vaccine for 320 Million People?
Initial results for the Pfizer vaccine suggest that the vaccine is 95% effective. Eric Jacquier, clinical professor of finance, explains...
Read morePandemic Priorities for President-Elect Biden
COVID-19 infection rates and hospitalization rates are reaching new daily records, and deaths now have exceeded 240,000. The present surge...
Read moreHow Serious is “Reverse Discrimination”?
The recent #MeToo and Black Lives Matter movements have sparked increasing discussion around gender and racial diversity in the workplace....
Read moreHow Biden’s Tax Plan Might Affect You
The tax policies proposed by President-elect Joe Biden has implications for your paycheck, investments, and retirement savings. Insights@Questrom spoke to...
Read moreInsights Live: Engineering Trust in Online Marketplaces
Steve Tadelis, Sarin Chair in Leadership and Strategy at the University of California, Berkley, Haas School of Business, walks viewers...
Read moreWhat’s The Cost of Opting Out of Internet Cookies?
BU Questrom marketing expert explores how the ability to track our online activity impacts the digital economy.
Read moreFive Big Ideas For Reimagining Healthcare Post-Coronavirus
In this Q&A, Questrom Magazine talks with Jonathan Woodson and Anita Tucker about improving healthcare coverage, fixing supply issues, and...
Read moreInsights Live: Leveraging Marketing Information in a Changing Age
Between the abundance of marketing data out there and our constantly evolving environment, how can we leverage and process information...
Read moreRetirement Savings Hit by COVID-19? Here’s What to Do Next
Investments and savings expert Zvi Bodie on how the coronavirus crisis exposed long-standing faults in our retirement system—and how to...
Read moreA New Model On Preparing Virtual Teams For The Long Haul
Data from managers across the world about how they are coping with COVID-19 found a lack of clarity, fading connections,...
Read moreStrategic Interventions Can Fill Wikipedia’s Information Gaps
While open collaboration platforms like Wikipedia have dramatically increased the world’s access to educational information, enormous gaps remain that may...
Read moreCould The Coronavirus Crisis Upend Trade With China?
Questrom's Gregory Stoller on repairing relations between China and the United States and how international trade might change after COVID.
Read moreLanguage of Business: Meet the 2019 MassChallenge Teams
In this episode, Language of Business visits MassChallenge in Boston, a global network for innovators who are working to solves...
Read moreTips On Preparing A Winning Business Pitch From An Expert Entrepreneur
When it comes to the best pitches and persuading an audience, there are some common threads, says Gregory Stoller, senior...
Read moreInsights Live: The Journey of a Sustainable Food Start-Up
How does a food start-up achieve distribution at 12,000 supermarkets, including Publix, Costco, and Whole Foods, while promoting sustainable farming...
Read moreHarvard Business Review: When Do We Trust AI’s Recommendations More Than People’s?
AI continues to enhance the consumer shopping experience. Chiara Longoni, Assistant Professor of Marketing, recently discussed her article published in...
Read moreInsights Live: Crucial Digital Transformations of the American Healthcare Systems in the Post-COVID Era
Questrom’s healthcare experts Avi Seidman and Jonathan Woodson, MD, MSS, consider COVID-19 as a watershed moment for healthcare. The two...
Read moreThe Case For Keeping Coins Around In The United States
In a new op-ed published by CNN Business, Questrom’s Jay Zagorsky warns that despite a COVID-19 induced coin shortage, a...
Read moreInsights Live: Stock Market Insights and Outlook
Michael J. Scanlon, Jr. (Questrom ’03), Managing Director at Manulife Investment Management, leads a conversation on the stock market in...
Read moreCareer Building in the Time of Coronavirus
Charles Tharp, a professor of the practice and former head of HR at Bristol Myers Squibb, on starting, maintaining, or...
Read moreHow To Break The Curse Of Unwanted Meetings
What’s your tactic for enduring boring meetings? Whether you write your shopping list, play buzzword bingo, or just zone out,...
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With so much disruption, how are we managing the changes to our work life? How should we interact with our...
Read moreThe Importance Of Consistency In Returning To Work
While we might not know when we’re going back to the workplace, it’s imperative to plan—and Professor Fred Foulkes posits...
Read moreNew Businesses—Not Just Main Street Firms—Need Rescuing
Questrom’s Catherine Fazio presents new research that shows new business formation is beginning to decline in a dramatic and worrisome...
Read moreInsights Live: Data and Insights in Luxury Marketing
High-end retail marketing expert Alan Beck (Questrom’68), Senior Vice President of The Fragrance Group explores when and how to use...
Read moreTelemedicine and Digital Health: The Changing Landscape in Healthcare
Join SV Health Investors' Eugene Hill (Questrom’80) for a discussion that tackles the evolution in healthcare technology, market enablers and...
Read moreInsights Live: Stock Market Insights and Outlook
Join Jack Ablin (Questrom’85), Founding Partner and Chief Investment Officer at Cresset Partners as he examines the ultimate impact of...
Read moreShifting Priorities in the World of Consumer Packaged Goods
As Chairman & CEO of one of the largest consumer packages goods brokerage firms in the US, John Saidnaway of...
Read moreHow Do We Care For Our Caregivers?
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Read moreInsights Live: Shifting Priorities in the World of Consumer Packaged Goods
As Chairman & CEO of one of the largest consumer packages goods brokerage firms in the US, John Saidnaway (Questrom’82)...
Read moreHow To Manage Coronavirus Layoffs With Compassion
In a recent article published on the Harvard Business Review website, Dean Emeritus Ken Freeman reflects on how best to...
Read moreWhat’s Wrong With The Paycheck Protection Program
Questrom Professor’s op-ed illuminates weak points in the Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
Read moreInsights Live: Town Hall with Chief US Equity Strategist at Citi
Tobias Levkovich (Questrom ’85), Chief US Equity Strategist at Citi, presents a virtual town hall on the state of the...
Read morePrescription Drugs And The Affordable Care Act —10 Years Later
New research from BU Questrom's Rena Conti delves into the Affordable Care Act's effect on prescription drugs and what might...
Read moreSadness — Not Disgust — Intensifies Cravings In Smokers
Smokers’ cravings for cigarettes are strong on their own, but work by Questrom and Harvard researchers suggests one emotion can...
Read moreWhat’s The Value Of Your Data To Advertisers — And To You?
New research found that consumers’ actions indicate that they don’t value online privacy nearly as much as they say, that...
Read moreWhen Data Creates Competitive Advantage…And When It Doesn’t
New research from Andrei Hagiu challenges the assumption that it’s possible to use customer data to gain an unbeatable competitive...
Read moreTo Buy Or Not To Buy
How to get consumers to buy now, not later — and love it
Read moreThe Surprising Way Neighborhood Crime Influences Employers’ Hiring Behavior
New research by Questrom’s Sanaz Mobasseri suggests that spikes in violent crime in an employer’s neighborhood can lead to still...
Read moreThe Obstacles Medical AI Must Overcome
Even though medical AI can perform with expert-level accuracy and deliver cost-effective care at scale, why do patients overwhelmingly prefer...
Read moreGovernment-Funded Research Increasingly Fuels Innovation
First-of-its-kind study shows that cuts in federal funding for science might hinder the economy by halting innovation.
Read moreYour Bank’s Tax Structure May Be Costing You Money
You probably don’t know if your bank files its taxes as an S corporation or a C corporation, but your...
Read moreShould It Be a Gig or a Job?
As the marketplace for service-based employment increases, firms must carefully decide how to allocate control and employment status to those...
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