Management Myths and Practical Mistakes

Management Myths and Practical Mistakes

Logic and experience are critical elements of good decision-making. But sometimes they can lull us into too-simple explanations.

Managing people and organizations is strongly connected to our experience, perhaps more so than other business school disciplines such as economics, accounting, and finance. more »

Professor Peter Golder

Research and the MBA

"The thing that surprised most people was that research seemed to be having an increasingly important impact on recruiters' perceptions."

In 2008, Peter Golder, then at NYU, and his coauthor, Debanjan Mitra, published, "Does Academic Research Help or Hurt MBA Programs?" in the Journal of Marketing. Their results showed that research did in fact benefit MBA programs. more »


Professor Paul Argenti

A New Way of Talking

"Everything communicates and communications affects everything."

Paul Argenti envisions a new role for corporate communications following an epic collapse of trust and the rise of social media. more »

The Doctor is In

The Doctor is In

When Professor Vijay Govindarajan accepted a two-year professor-in-residence position with General Electric in October 2007, he met with chairman and CEO Jeffrey Immelt D'78 to find out exactly what he would be doing. more »

In The Media

Did Economists Really Fail Us?

Many fault the economics profession for its failure to see the financial crisis coming. But was it really so obvious all along—and did it have to end so badly? more »

Attack of the Clones

Attack of the Clones

In Beating The Commodity Trap, Tuck Strategy Professor Richard D'Aveni offers firms a practical guide to managing the threat of commoditization. more »

In The Media

Selling the Savings Plan

Research by Tuck marketing professor Punam Anand Keller looks into employee well-being programs and reveals surprising results about how we save.. more »

Diverse Workforce

Measuring the Effects of a Diverse Workforce

Q&A with Professor Judith White. more »

Marketing in a Recession

Faculty Opinion: Marketing in a Recession

Tough times present opportunities as well as challenges. There are tactics that can help marketers survive—even thrive—in a recession. Professor Kevin Lane Keller gives guidelines to improve the odds for success during this time. more »

Decisions, Decisions

Decisions, Decisions...

Professor Sydney Finkelstein discusses the science of decision making. more »

Advanced Issues

Advanced Issues in Accounting

Q&A with Professor Phillip Stocken. more »

Data Hemorrhages

Data Hemorrhages

Popular peer-to-peer (P2P) Internet-based file sharing networks that allow users to share music and videos may also inadvertently expose America's health care patients, providers, and payers to identity theft. more »

Upstream, Downstream in an Innovation Ecosystem

Professor Ron Adner raises new issues regarding the design of business models in the collaborative partnerships known as innovation ecosystems. His study reveals that where your challenges lie in the org chart can make a real difference in your outcomes. more »

Pay to Play: The Costs of Active Investing

New research by Professor Kenneth R. French quantifies the costs of active investing and provides strong evidence that a passive approach is better for most investors. more »

Timing DVD Releases

Professor Y. Jackie Luan has created an elegant econometric model of consumer choice and applied it to the trickiest balancing act of all: maximizing DVD sales without cannibalizing box office receipts. more »

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