Cadaver Commerce
The moral legitimacy of a new market can come as much from how you sell something as from exactly what you’re selling.
Research - Articles
Highlights from scholarly journals (more)
How Leaders Encourage Innovation
Transformational leaders capitalize on the creativity that employees have.
Undisclosed Pharma Contributions
Most health advocacy organizations do not report industry funding.
Improving Teamwork
Collectivist, group-oriented teams do better work.
Nonprofits Aren’t More Commercial
A new study finds that nonprofits are not becoming more commercialized.
Spring Water Protection Improves Health
Living near safe drinking water is not the same as drinking safe water.
The Emotions of Aid
“One death is a tragedy; 1 million is a statistic,” Joseph Stalin is supposed to have said. The more people we see suffering, the less we care.
Virtue or Else
Under the EPA’s Audit Policy, violators who voluntarily report themselves can get certain penalties reduced or waived if they commit to ongoing self-regulation.
From Graft to Golf
Lobbying and bribery are both time-honored ways to seek influence, but there is an important difference between them.
Making the News
The media introduce social movements to the masses, but how do social movements make it into the media?