The e-commerce giant’s CEO told the Wharton People Analytics Conference why self-managing organizations like Zappos are the only ones that can survive into the future.
The e-commerce giant’s CEO told the Wharton People Analytics Conference why self-managing organizations like Zappos are the only ones that can survive into the future.
Modern society favors individuality and isolation. But evolution crafted humans to live in tribes, a system that’s all but vanished. A new book by Sebastian Junger looks at the cost of living individualistic lives.
In a politically polarized country, corporations can no longer take the middle road on political issues, new research suggests.
Author Caroline Webb’s new book, “How to Have a Good Day,” dives into the latest behavioral science research on a question we all want answered: What can we do to be happier at work – and elsewhere?
Does ethnicity influence economics? Oxford professor Derek Penslar says there is no monolithic “Jewish economy.” Rather, certain forms of economic behavior among Jews tended to repeat themselves in many situations.
Despite appearances, China is not on the brink of financial crisis, experts say. Rather, the real risk of the country’s credit overhang is a slow burn that threatens to lay waste to economic reforms.
The Volkswagen scandal emphasizes the need to change corporate culture in order to discourage similar violations and encourage executives to follow through on corrective actions, experts say.
With a budget that hasn’t risen in years and $12 billion in deferred maintenance, the National Park Service is expanding its corporate sponsorship program. But that doesn’t mean there will be logos on trees.
Major decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court reveal efforts to avoid a tie in an eight-member team. Experts discuss the rulings and future directions.
The recent Brexit vote underscores the need by nations to pay attention not only to what goes on within their borders, but also to factors that lead to systemic risk that could bring down outside economies.
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