Development Tools: Enabling Innovation, but at What Cost?
In a growing number of settings, product development is based on standardized tools that make it easier than ever to create a product and bring it to market. In the context of software development, no-code or low-code tools are increasingly … Continue reading Development Tools: Enabling Innovation, but at What Cost?
Does Government Oversight Help Public Universities Financially?
By J Katherine Bahr Public universities in the United States are facing a stark financial future. Enrollment is dropping at record rates. State funding decreased dramatically in the last decade. Student expectations for campus and classroom facilities are rising, and their … Continue reading Does Government Oversight Help Public Universities Financially?
Considering an Acquisition in a Foreign Country? Watch Home-Host Country Relations
New research finds conflictive relations between two countries can negatively affect acquisition efforts. By Sarah Steimer Policy risk has a negative effect on whether firm acquisitions are completed, but the strength of that effect depends on how positive, negative, or ambivalent … Continue reading Considering an Acquisition in a Foreign Country? Watch Home-Host Country Relations
Don’t Trap Your Customers
by Niloofar Abolfathi Industry changes that lower customer frictions can be surprisingly beneficial for companies. Building on the global telecommunications industry, we document how a reduction in customer switching costs following mobile number portability increases industrywide profitability. We explain this finding based … Continue reading Don’t Trap Your Customers
Innovation Language Pays Off for Women in Rewards-Based Crowdfunding Campaigns
A new study finds that women can benefit from making innovation claims, especially in male-typed contexts like technology. By Sarah Steimer Male entrepreneurs have traditionally had the upper hand over their female counterparts when it comes to fundraising for their ventures. … Continue reading Innovation Language Pays Off for Women in Rewards-Based Crowdfunding Campaigns