Research Papers

Strategy

Innovative DEI? Diversity, entrepreneurship and inclusion

Raffaele Conti; Olenka Kacperczyk; Giovanni Valentini When discrimination is banned from workplaces, what are some of the knock-on effects in entrepreneurship? In his research, Giovanni Valentini uncovers some surprising and so-far overlooked impacts of increasing diversity at work, as he explains in an interview. Read article
Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility

ESG investing to the rescue?

S. Yan; John Almandoz; Fabrizio Ferraro Our planet needs saving. Can green investing help? Or is it merely diverting our attention from public leadership failures at a critical time? New research analyzes this financial-meets-environmental practice in 20 countries to better understand where and how it works. Read article
Accounting and Control

Green reporting: getting the numbers to add up

Patrick Bolton; Marcin T. Kacperczyk; Christian Leuz; Gaizka Ormazabal; Stefan Reichelstein; Dirk Schoenmaker Transitioning to a greener economy and reaching sustainability goals start by measuring and reporting emissions as well as intangibles like climate risk. In this interview, IESE's Gaizka Ormazabal discusses the challenges of accounting for future change. Read article
Leadership and People Management

The positive spillover effects from support at work and at home

Jakob Stollberger; Mireia Las Heras; Yasin Rofcanin Support from coworkers and support from family are more interrelated than one might think. New research finds a link that also translates into being more creative at work. Read article
Marketing

Rethinking choice overload: when the world needs more options

Elena Reutskaja; Nathan Cheek; Sheena Iyengar; Barry Schwartz Despite recent alarm about choice overload, a new global study finds it's usually better to have too much choice than not enough. Read article

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