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Seamless teamwork speed up recovery from negative situations

February 23, 2017 Collegial support is crucial when processing negative customer feedback, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland.

Online B2B buyers significantly influenced by business' location

February 20, 2017 Professor Gianvito Lanzolla and Dr Hans Frankort, examined a large online B2B marketplace to identify the key factors which influence a buyers' decision to make a purchase.

Size doesn't always matter when discounting pre-orders

February 16, 2017 Introducing new products through pre-order price promotions is a time-honored strategy. But how deep should those discounts be and what factors induce consumers to make the leap of faith needed to plunk down money for a brand-new model?

Carefully chosen wording can increase donations by over 300 percent

February 13, 2017 A forthcoming study in the INFORMS journal Marketing Science, based on the psychology of sympathy, shows that small changes in the wording of a fundraising letter can increase donations by over 300 percent.

Steps that growing startups must follow to succeed

February 9, 2017 Many entrepreneurs dream of leading a successful company. But launching a startup is only the first step.

How do you know you have great employees?

February 6, 2017 A simple question for a new CEO: How much time do you need to tell are your employees good workers? The answer is a bit surprising: A few days.

Imposing 'meaningful work' can lead to staff burnout

February 2, 2017 Strategies to boost staff performance and morale by manipulating our desire for meaningful work often achieve the opposite - damaging organisations and alienating employees, a study suggests.

Marketing: If you have big smile you're warm. But not competent

January 30, 2017 A new study that includes a University of Kansas researcher has found that the level of smile intensity in marketing photos influences how consumers perceive the marketer's competence and warmth, which can lead to different results depending on the context.

Current corporate sustainability reporting misses mark, says study

January 26, 2017 A new study finds that corporate sustainability reporting often focuses on issues that are unimportant to stakeholders, and offers specific suggestions to improve the content of future corporate sustainability reporting efforts.

Liberals twice as likely to punish companies that aggressively avoid tax

January 23, 2017 Left wingers are twice as likely to punish companies which aggressively avoid tax, according to a new study from Queen Mary University of London (QMUL).

How managers' beliefs about firm performance guide priorities

January 19, 2017 A new study from the University of Vaasa explores managers\' perceptions on firm performance.

Culture not factor in management styles globally

January 16, 2017 Geert Hofstede's "Culture's Consequences" is one of the most influential management books of the 20th century. With well over 80,000 citations, Hofstede argues that 50 percent of managers' differences in their reactions to various situations are explained by cultural differences.