Business
Protests Matter to Companies
Women’s March protests convinced companies to select more female board members.
Research - Most Popular
Highlights from scholarly journals (more)
Health
The Divided Hospital
Incivility between doctors and nurses leads to higher rates of patient death and medical errors.
Economic Development
How Social Ties Exacerbated a Crisis
Microfinance relies on social networks for repayment, but those same networks can backfire during a financial crisis.
Civic Engagement
How Police Violence Moves Voters
Police shootings of unarmed individuals increase civic engagement among local Black and Hispanic residents.
Business
When Diversity Initiatives Fail
Technology tools used to identify racially diverse candidates made employees at one company feel like Black and brown candidates were being commodified.
Technology
How to Fight Online Falsehoods
An international study suggests remedies for online disinformation like accuracy prompts and crowdsourcing are broadly effective across cultures and nations.
Organizational Development
Improving Health Care in the DRC
Performance-based incentives, auditing, and feedback boost performance at health centers in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Advocacy
A Theory of Football Activism
Employees are more likely to use their employers to engage in activism when the potential for garnering attention is high and the risk low.
Philanthropy & Funding
The Language of Crowdfunding
Appeals for donations should be strategic about framing the request in terms of “need” or “want.”