Navigating Change

Three months into their new jobs, six deans describe what skills they’ve needed to develop and what they’ve learned about managing change.

Think having more high-performing employees on the same team is better? Think again.

Is justice served when a criminal is punished? Maybe, maybe not.

It's clear to see a study’s impact when its results are significant or represent a clear departure from conventional wisdom.

Western big-box stores view Chinese markets as a way to expand their global reach.

The size of urban populations in Africa is projected to triple in the next 50 years, but African countries are not prepared to deal with the challenges urbanization will bring, according to a working paper.

Late last fall, French economist Jean Tirole was awarded the 2014 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Science.

The Big 12 Conference views itself as more than a sports league, but it will leverage its large following of sports fans to let the rest of the world know how it’s making an impact on the world.

Business schools often arrange for their students to complete real-world consulting projects, but the companies they work for are under no obligation to act on their recommendations.

Three students pursuing master’s degrees in economics at the University of North Texas College of Business in Denton have partnered with the local charity Our Daily Bread to design a statistical model to forecast how many meals the soup kitchen should prepare each day.

Universities and colleges have moved a greater portion of their admissions functions online—in 2012, they received 90 percent of their applications online, and 96 percent of them connect with students over social media, according to the National Association of College Admission Counseling.

Undergraduates practice how to field tough questions at the University of Maryland’s Critical Thinking Night.

Some people wait in line for hours to buy the newest iPhone. They upgrade their cars every year and move to a new house almost as often.

James VanOosting of Fordham University explains how good writing offers a permanent passport between business and the liberal arts.

Finding an international partner is akin to mastering an elaborate dance. Georgetown’s David Thomas discusses how to learn the right steps.

Responsibility-centered management is one of several funding models business schools have used to stay fiscally sound in a changing educational environment.

“Too many businesses forget their original reason for being ... to solve social problems.”

Hospitals caring for Medicare patients could reduce costs, lower readmission rates, and save lives by keeping patients in the hospital for one extra day, according to researchers.

Emotions often influence consumers’ purchasing decisions. But two emotions in particular—guilt and shame—have more impact than any other, according to authors of a recent study.

Young Americans are facing grim employment prospects and mounting student debt, but they are not being adequately trained for jobs the U.S. economy needs, according to a new report from the nonpartisan group JustJobs Network.

Professors who use clickers in class to assess student understanding will see students’ learning improve, according to William Hedgcock of the University of Iowa’s Tippie School of Business in Iowa City and Rob Rouwenhorst of St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa.

Over the next ten years, the University of Wisconsin- La Crosse will convert more than 5,000 video tapes, which include events from its early history, into digital files.

Five experts in leadership and strategy discuss what they believe are the most crucial skills for leading well through even the most turbulent changes.

A rating system, not a media ranking system, could be the best way to measure program quality, argue Robert Rubin of DePaul University and Frederick Morgeson of Michigan State.