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September 6, 2023  The New York Times recently published an article featuring James Rebitzer, Professor of Markets, Public Policy, and...

August 31, 2023 CBS Austin recently published an article featuring Jay Zagorsky, Clinical Associate Professor of Markets, Public Policy, and...

August 27, 2023 Time recently published an article featuring Oriane Georgeac, Assistant Professor of Management and Organizations, on navigating diversity...

August 25, 2023 NPR recently interviewed Constance Hadley, Lecturer in Management & Organizations, discussing the growing number of companies requiring...

August 22, 2023  FastCompany recently published an article by Jay Zagorsky, Associate Professor of Markets, Public Policy, and Law, on...

August 21, 2023  STAT recently published an article co-authored by James Rebitzer, Professor of Markets, Public Policy, and Law, on...

August 18, 2023 The New York Times recently published an article discussing the regulations surrounding private companies' fundraising for growth...

August 13, 2023 The Boston Globe recently published an article featuring Constance Hadley, Associate Professor of Management and Organizations, discussing...

August 9, 2023 CBS Austin recently published an article featuring Jay Zagorsky, Associate Professor of Markets, Public Policy, and Law,...

August 4, 2023 CNBC recently published an article featuring Jay Zagorsky, Associate Professor of Markets, Public Policy, and Law, discussing...

August 4, 2023 Poets & Quants recently published an article featuring Andrew King, Associate Professor of Strategy and Innovation, discussing...

At the turn of the century, women represented far less than half of people studying and working in the sciences,...

July 27, 2023 NPR recently published an article featuring Rena Conti, Associate Professor of Markets, Public Policy, and Law, discussing...

July 26, 2023 NPR recently published an article featuring Jay Zagorsky, Associate Professor of Markets, Public Policy, and Law, discussing...

July 24, 2023 STAT recently published an article coauthored by Keith Ericson, Professor of Markets, Public Policy, and Law, and...

July 19, 2023 Bloomberg Law recently published an article featuring Reni Conti, Associate Professor of Markets, Public Policy, and Law,...

In this episode of the Insights@Questrom Podcast, we talk to Ian Mashiter, Curriculum Director of Innovate@BU and Master Lecturer in...

July 5, 2023 The World recently published a segment featuring Jay Zagorsky, Associate Professor of Markets, Public Policy, and Law,...

July 4, 2023 KARE11 recently published an article featuring Jay Zagorsky, Associate Professor of Markets, Public Policy, and Law, discussing...

July 3, 2023 The Associated Press recently published an article featuring Jay Zagorsky, Associate Professor of Markets, Public Policy, and...

July 3, 2023 NPR recently published a segment featuring Jay Zagorsky, Associate Professor of Markets, Public Policy, and Law, discussing...

June 5, 2023 Kiplinger recently published an article featuring Aaron Stevens, Senior Lecturer of Finance, discussing the rising auto insurance...

May 29, 2023 The Wall Street Journal recently published an article featuring Constance Hadley, Lecturer of Management and Organizations, discussing...

May 23, 2023 Microsoft recently published an article featuring Siobhan O’Mahony, Professor of Strategy & Innovation, discussing the challenges of...

May 22, 2023 Forbes recently published an article featuring Patricia Cortes, Associate Professor of Markets, Public Policy, and Law, discussing...

May 16, 2023 Big Think recently published an article featuring Shulamit Kahn, Associate Professor of Markets, Public Policy, and Law...

Supply chain management has one main objective: To offer the best value to the consumers. What we mean by “value”...

May 13, 2023 The Wall Street Journal recently published an article featuring Leroy Gonsalves, Assistant Professor of Management & Organizations,...

May 12, 2023 The Boston Business Journal recently published an article featuring Constance Hadley, Lecturer of Management & Organizations, discussing...

May 4, 2023 Forbes recently published an article featuring Patricia Cortes, Associate Professor in Markets, Public Policy, and Law, discussing...

ChatGPT is different. As an engineering student, I was the first person in my class to have an HP-35 advanced...

April 18, 2023 WGBH recently interviewed Jay Zagorsky, Associate Professor of Markets, Public Policy, and Law discussing the first month...

Jay Zagorsky, Clinical Associate Professor of Markets, Public Policy, and Law and H. Sami Karaca, Clinical Assistant Professor, discuss the...

What are the benefits and limitations of Amazon's RxPass to Prime members? With Amazon’s new RxPass, Prime members can pay...

Inflation is falling, but prices continue to hit consumers in the pocket. Mark Williams, Master Lecturer of Finance, discusses why...

One of the most promising applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is that of generative AI: AI algorithms capable of producing...

The Conversation recently published an article written by Jay Zagorsky, Senior Lecturer, discussing the dangers behind buy now, pay later...

Larry Fink (BlackRock), Marc Benioff (Salesforce), and others claim that good stakeholder policy can be good for shareholder returns.  They...

In this episode of the Insights@Questrom Podcast we explore the collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange giant, FTX. Fernando Zapatero, Richard...

The Conversation recently published an article coauthored by Clinical Associate Professors of Markets, Public Policy, and Law Jay Zagorsky and...

Special Series Partners in Business Ethics Symposium Insights Part 1: The Changing Role of Business in Society How do we...

The Conversation recently published an article written by Jay Zagorsky, Clinical Associate Professor, discussing the logistics behind the largest Powerball...

Harvard Business Review recently published an article by Tal Gross, Associate Professor, discussing ways insurers can benefit from copayments and...

On Tuesday, November 8, Massachusetts voters will head to the polls to decide on the future of the Commonwealth. In...

The applications of blockchain technology beyond cryptocurrency are compellingly illustrated in TRUST, a graphic novel written and illustrated by Anne...

Last week, Questrom School of Business welcomed CEO, thought leader, and social entrepreneur James Rhee to the stage at the...

Radio Health Journal recently published a segment featuring Rena Conti, Associate Professor of Markets, Public Policy, and Law, discussing her...

As summer draws to a close, it is time for many to think about back-to-school shopping, such as notebooks, backpacks...

During the pandemic, food delivery services kept many restaurants in business. But, as life returns to normal, are the revenue...

If you’re looking forward to shooting off bottle rockets and Roman candles this Fourth of July, There's good news and...

Lucia Ryll, fourth year medical student and Health Sector MBA candidate from Boston University, recently penned an op-ed for Medpage...

INSEAD Knowledge recently published insight coauthored by Constance Noonan Hadley, Lecturer of Management and Organizations, on the rise of hybridity...

GreenBiz recently posted insight coauthored by Andrew King, Professor in Management, Strategy, and Innovation, discussing recent controversial comments on ESG...

April 20, 2022 Harvard Business Review Analytic Service recently published a white paper on truth, trust, and tech, sponsored by...

Medpage Today recently published an article co-authored by Rena Conti, Associate Professor of Markets, Public Policy, and Law, discussing how...

Medium recently published insight from Constance Hadley, Lecturer of Management & Organizations, on her analysis of the ‘Great Rethinking’ and...

We often hear that “necessity is the mother of invention”, so it is no surprise that the Covid-19 pandemic –...

An unassuming duct tape-and-cardboard construction known as a Corsi-Rosenthal box – is playing an important part in the fight against...

Health Affairs Forefront recently published insight from their short series, “Prescription Drugs: Promoting Affordability and Innovation,” a conference hosted by...

February 13, 2022 World Economic Forum recently published insight featuring Patricia Cortes, Associate Professor in Markets, Public Policy, and Law,...

BU Today’s podcast ‘Question of the Week’ recently interviewed Rena Conti, Associate Professor of Markets, Public Policy, & Law, on...

How has the COVID-19 pandemic shaped our ability to utilize Artificial Intelligence, and how have we adapted AI to respond...

The Great Resignation: Historical data and a deeper analysis show it’s not as great as screaming headlines suggest

What are the advantages- and the pitfalls- of crowdsourcing predictions? In this Insights@Questrom analysis, Questrom Professor in Management and Professor,...

Nature Human Behavior recently published a study co-researched by Chiara Longoni, Assistant Professor of Marketing, and Carey Morewedge, Professor of...

Facebook’s recent announcement that it will adopt the brand name Meta signifies a new effort by the technology industry to...

The Master of Science in Mathematical Finance & Financial Technology (MSMFT) program at Boston University Questrom School of Business marked...

MIT Sloan recently published research by Carey Morewedge, Professor in Marketing, about what businesses need to understand about the evolution...

Paul "Hutch" Hutchinson, Senior Lecturer in Management & Organizations, recently spoke with BU Today about how work is changing in...

The impact of extreme weather events on infrastructure has grown increasingly relevant in recent years, driven by a surge in...

In regulating tobacco products, how should the FDA balance the goals of preventing youth consumption versus helping adult smokers quit?...

What does the recent tightening of regulations on Chinese technology firms signal about their role in the Chinese economy, the...

Futurity recently published insight co-authored by Rena Conti, Associate Professor in the Department of Markets, Public Policy and Law, on...

FactCheck recently published insight from Rena Conti, Associate Professor in the Department of Markets, Public Policy and Law, on the...

Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin have exploded in value, but has that growth translated into actual use as a medium of exchange?...

The Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge was part of Boston’s Big Dig, which was infamous for its cost overruns....

Diagnostic care health applications, enabled by artificial intelligence (AI), have become more widely available directly to consumers, including on mobile...

Harvard Business Review recently published insight co-authored by Marshall Van Alstyne, Questrom Professor of Management and Professor of Information Systems,...

Workplace rules and habits have been scrambled by the COVID-19 pandemic and associated remote work revolution- but have employment laws...

Information Technology & Innovation Foundation recently published insight co-authored by Peter Fox-Penner, Professor of Practice. Peter’s study focuses on the...

In this Insights Q&A, a team of Questrom researchers- Assistant Professor, Marketing Chiara Longoni, Associate Professor, Marketing Remi Trudel, and...

Management Science recently published a study co-authored by Laurina Zhang, Assistant Professor in Strategy & Innovation, examining the effect of...

Harvard Business Review recently published insight co-authored by Laurina Zhang, Assistant Professor in Strategy & Innovation, on her research examining...

In a working paper recently published by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), Patricia Cortés, Associate Professor in Markets,...

Harvard Business Review recently published an article coauthored by Caroline Flammer, Dean’s Research Scholar and Associate Professor of Strategy and...

American Sociological Review recently published an article authored by Michel Anteby, Dean’s Research Scholar and Professor, Management & Organizations and...

For 20 years progressive thinkers have argued that a more sustainable form of capitalism would arise if companies regularly measured...

Large digital multisided platforms (MSPs) such as Amazon, Alibaba, and Apple’s App Store have made it significantly easier for sellers to reach...

What impact will telemedicine and digital technology have on the U.S. healthcare system? Will telemedicine continue to be popular after...

A recent survey conducted over social media by Abraham (Avi) Seidmann, Everett W. Lord Distinguished Faculty Scholar and Professor of...

Financial automation, or robo-advising, is a quickly growing industry. Trends such as WallStreetBets, the subreddit that led the GameStop surge,...

For decades, many businesses have experienced a race to incorporate the newest and best technologies in their organizations. Professor of...

President Biden recently passed a $1.9 trillion stimulus package for COVID relief. Michael Salinger, Jacqueline and Arthur Bahr Professor and...

Many hospitals are struggling during COVID as they've had to shut down other wings to keep COVID patients safe. Do...

How should students navigate the job market and negotiating their salaries? Moshe Cohen, senior lecturer of Management & Organizations and...

The past year has brought a lot of trauma. How should organizations respond as it pertains to their employees? Should...

A new survey of more than 6,500 U.S. blood cancer patients and survivors reveals only half are likely to get...

What types of new organizations, products, or services will arise due to COVID that haven't yet been discussed widely? How...

The power outages in Texas due to a winter storm are causing people to point to the fragility of energy...

Professor of Marketing Carey Morewedge, with coauthors Haewon Yoon (Indiana University Kelley School of Business) and Irene Scopelliti (Business School...

As pharmaceutical companies and politicians scramble to disseminate the COVID-19 vaccine, one thing has become clear – accessibility is not...

Human brands such as Calvin Klein and David Beckham are at once hugely powerful as well as highly risky. In...

The nation’s leading experts in biopharmaceutical innovation and pricing reform recently convened for a virtual discussion exploring the relationship between...

What impact has the pandemic had on the current US health insurance system? What bottlenecks/constraints have there been to care,...

Pfizer and Moderna are working rapidly to roll out the COVID-19 vaccine. Insights@Questrom spoke with Marcus Bellamy, Assistant Professor, Operations...

Massachusetts' minimum wage has been raised from $12.75 to $13.50 per hour. While businesses have been preparing for this increase...

Experts predict that under a new Biden administration, mortgage rates will remain low, homebuying may become more challenging with the...

Investors will soon be able to trade water as other commodities over fears of a future scarcity of the resource....

Key 2021 trends and takeaways from interviews with 31 Boston venture capitalists, industry professionals, and experts.

A new study suggests that up to a third of "excess deaths" in 2020 may not be attributable directly to...

The pandemic has increased dependence on online shopping and the way consumers interact with companies. How has the digital purchase...

As the U.S. enters the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic and some states such as California lockdown, small businesses...

Associate Professor of Management & Organizations Michael Anteby researches the role that ghostwriters play in creating "authentic" content for the...

Companies are rapidly deploying artificial intelligence to lessen the burden on service employees and create a more streamlined process. Michelle...

The stock market is now intertwined with COVID – when cases spike, the market drops, and vice versa. Insights@Questrom spoke...

Questrom’s Andy King recently published an article in the Stanford Social Innovation Review on the “win-win” strategies businesses utilize. It...

Restrictions on student and work visas are directing international applicants to universities in other countries. Shulamit Kahn and Megan MacGarvie,...

Initial results for the Pfizer vaccine suggest that the vaccine is 95% effective. Eric Jacquier, clinical professor of finance, explains...

COVID-19 infection rates and hospitalization rates are reaching new daily records, and deaths now have exceeded 240,000. The present surge...

The recent #MeToo and Black Lives Matter movements have sparked increasing discussion around gender and racial diversity in the workplace....

The tax policies proposed by President-elect Joe Biden has implications for your paycheck, investments, and retirement savings. Insights@Questrom spoke to...

BU Questrom marketing expert explores how the ability to track our online activity impacts the digital economy.

In this Q&A, Questrom Magazine talks with Jonathan Woodson and Anita Tucker about improving healthcare coverage, fixing supply issues, and...

Data from managers across the world about how they are coping with COVID-19 found a lack of clarity, fading connections,...

While open collaboration platforms like Wikipedia have dramatically increased the world’s access to educational information, enormous gaps remain that may...

Questrom's Gregory Stoller on repairing relations between China and the United States and how international trade might change after COVID.

When it comes to the best pitches and persuading an audience, there are some common threads, says Gregory Stoller, senior...

AI continues to enhance the consumer shopping experience. Chiara Longoni, Assistant Professor of Marketing, recently discussed her article published in...

In a new op-ed published by CNN Business, Questrom’s Jay Zagorsky warns that despite a COVID-19 induced coin shortage,  a...

Charles Tharp, a professor of the practice and former head of HR at Bristol Myers Squibb, on starting, maintaining, or...

What’s your tactic for enduring boring meetings? Whether you write your shopping list, play buzzword bingo, or just zone out,...

While we might not know when we’re going back to the workplace, it’s imperative to plan—and Professor Fred Foulkes posits...

Questrom’s Catherine Fazio presents new research that shows new business formation is beginning to decline in a dramatic and worrisome...

In a new piece in Psychology Today, organizational psychologist and Questrom Professor Bill Kahn dives into what that stress means,...

In a recent article published on the Harvard Business Review website, Dean Emeritus Ken Freeman reflects on how best to...

Questrom Professor’s op-ed illuminates weak points in the Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).

New research from BU Questrom's Rena Conti delves into the Affordable Care Act's effect on prescription drugs and what might...

Smokers’ cravings for cigarettes are strong on their own, but work by Questrom and Harvard researchers suggests one emotion can...

New research found that consumers’ actions indicate that they don’t value online privacy nearly as much as they say, that...

New research from Andrei Hagiu challenges the assumption that it’s possible to use customer data to gain an unbeatable competitive...

New research by Questrom’s Sanaz Mobasseri suggests that spikes in violent crime in an employer’s neighborhood can lead to still...

Even though medical AI can perform with expert-level accuracy and deliver cost-effective care at scale, why do patients overwhelmingly prefer...