Research Topic

Women’s March protests convinced companies to select more female board members.

Incivility between doctors and nurses leads to higher rates of patient death and medical errors.

Workers labeled “heroes” become vulnerable to exploitation.

Microfinance relies on social networks for repayment, but those same networks can backfire during a financial crisis.

Police shootings of unarmed individuals increase civic engagement among local Black and Hispanic residents.

By Alana Conner

Role ambiguity dampens board member's commitments.

By Abraham Nachbaur

Are foundations paying trustees too much money?

“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.

By Alana Conner Snibbe 1

How donors should think about nonprofit efficiency.

How nonprofit board size and independence relate to board performance.

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