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WEBSep 24, 2024 · Deborah Small. September 17, 2024. Yale SOM’s Deborah Small and her co-authors examine how people judge the ethical acceptability of ads for charities, and find that they are much more bothered by artificiality than objectification or exaggeration—a finding with implications for advertisers of all kinds. The IMF Is Returning to Russia.
How Social Media Rewards Misinformation | Yale Insights
WEBMar 31, 2023 · How Social Media Rewards Misinformation. A majority of false stories are spread by a small number of frequent users, suggests a new study co-authored by Yale SOM’s Gizem Ceylan. But they can be taught to change their ways. In the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, posts and videos promoting natural remedies for the virus—everything from ...
Research - Yale Insights
WEBJul 17, 2024 · Using Operations Research to Improve the Refugee Resettlement Process. Vahideh Manshadi, Soonbong Lee. June 25, 2024. In a new study, Yale SOM’s Vahideh Manshadi and Soonbong Lee and their co-authors propose an algorithm that can yield better employment outcomes for refugees while also reducing caseloads of …
Finding the Blueprint for Thriving Organizations | Yale Insights
WEB1 day ago · Faculty Viewpoints. Finding the Blueprint for Thriving Organizations. Professor James Baron’s research helped establish the now-commonplace understanding that the way a company organizes itself—what we now call its human-capital strategy—is key to creating a happy, equitable culture and ultimately to …
The Roots of Economic Inequality - Yale Insights
WEBDec 4, 2018 · The Roots of Economic Inequality. A new study shows that deeply ingrained social behaviors play a role in perpetuating economic inequality. Yale SOM’s Michael Kraus, one of the authors of the study, says we all need to mind the widening gap between rich and poor. The United States is divided by wealth and social class, and the gap is …
Economics - Yale Insights
WEBJan 29, 2024 · Cameron LaPoint. March 15, 2024. A new paper co-authored by Yale SOM’s Cameron LaPoint looks at an effort in 1980s Japan to narrow economic inequalities between geographic regions, in order to understand the potential impact of the similar U.S. CHIPS and Science Act, enacted in 2022.
Education - Yale Insights
WEBSep 26, 2023 · Edward H. Kaplan, Evan Morris. March 29, 2024. Profs. Edward Kaplan and Evan Morris were part of a group of Yale faculty that traveled to Israel to meet with counterparts at Israeli universities. They came away with insights into how research and teaching can bring people from different backgrounds together in a shared enterprise.
Leadership - Yale Insights
WEBSep 4, 2024 · For more than two decades, the coffee empire has tried and failed to find a lasting successor to longtime CEO Howard Schultz. Yale SOM leadership expert Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, with co-authors Steven Tian and Stephen Henriques, provides an insider’s view of the drama and explains why Chipotle’s Brian Nicoll might be the right person for the job.
Politics and Policy | Yale Insights
WEBSeptember 16, 2024. The International Monetary Fund’s decision to send a delegation to Russia is only the latest pro-authoritarian move from the organization under the leadership of Kristalina Georgieva, according to Yale SOM’s Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, co-author Steven Tian, and Tymofiy Mylovanov and Nataliia Shapoval of the Kyiv School of ...