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What History's Biggest Wars Teach Us About Leading in Peace

Deepak Malhotra shares how critical moments in the Peloponnesian War, both World Wars, and the Cuban Missile Crisis offer lessons for business—and life.

COVID-19 Shines New Light on Working Conditions in Supply Chains

Michael Toffel discusses how the coronavirus pandemic has renewed concerns about how suppliers treat employees, and how a new online resource can help.

Reaching Today's Omnichannel Customer Takes a New Sales Strategy

For salespeople working harder than ever to stay ahead of customers' evolving buying habits, Frank Cespedes offers timeless advice in his new book, Sales Management That Works.

Examining Race and Mass Incarceration in the United States

Reshmaan Hussam probes the assumptions underlying the current prison system, with its huge racial disparities, and considers what could be done to address the crisis of the American criminal justice system on Cold Call

Has the New Economy Finally Arrived?

Economists have long tied low unemployment to inflation. James Heskett considers whether those assumptions still apply.

Research Paper  Auditor Independence and Outsourcing: Mitigating Shilling and Shirking

Firms can track suppliers' working conditions more accurately by having their own employees conduct some audits, and by using different outside auditors.

Research Paper  Private and Social Returns to R&D: Drug Development and Demographics

The proportion of R&D spending targeting older age groups is increasing, but the results have little effect on measured productivity and output growth.


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