Boards of directors play an important governance role in companies by monitoring executives and firm performance. But not all boards are alike. The boards of public firms are accountable to shareholders and offer a perspective removed from daily operations. Venture boards, on the other hand, are far more hands-on and have a different focus because their ... Read More

Managers and scholars alike are keen to understand the factors that affect individual acceptance and use of new technology. A lot of research has been done in this field and, while the many ideas have been unified into a single theory that can fairly reliably predict people’s behaviour towards new technology, it has mostly focused on employees at work. But ... Read More

Retailers are sharing more information than ever with their suppliers, according to US data. But in this day and age when things like raw data can be shared automatically, some retailers may still prefer to communicate via more traditional channels such as email, phone, fax and meetings. This gives them more opportunity to screen what they share. For Liang ... Read More

Healthcare is one of the fastest growing industries in the world. It consumes more than 10 per cent of GDP in most developed countries, and in the US is expected to reach 19.6 per cent in 2016. How people perceive their health risks will influence consumer decisions, and also economic and public policy. Getting a better understanding of these perceptions ... Read More

Conventional thinking in business schools and the business world is that managers who have a tendency to be over-committed to projects – to the point they are unwilling or unable to end a loss-making proposition – are bad for firms. But one study suggests there is an upside to that tendency: when such managers are put in charge, it signals to employees ... Read More