Why Do Supplier Codes of Conduct Fail to Improve Supply Chains?
Supplier codes of conduct are widely used but often ineffective because they enforce compliance instead of enabling collaboration across the supply chain.
05/26/2026 | By Remko van Hoek
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Beyond Burnout: Rethinking Quiet Quitting at Work
This research shows that quiet quitting reflects employees’ deliberate or gradual withdrawal of extra effort—often signaling deeper workplace issues around burnout, fairness, and evolving expectations about work.
05/19/2026 | By John Delery
The Simple Pricing Shift That Drives More Sales
This research shows that presenting prices as dollars per unit increases price sensitivity and promotion effectiveness, highlighting how small changes in price framing can significantly influence consumer decisions.
05/12/2026 | By Daniel Villanova
Who Should Control Your IT Systems? It Depends
This research shows that IT governance naturally shifts between centralization and decentralization over time, suggesting that leaders should intentionally design hybrid models that balance efficiency, control, and resilience.
05/05/2026 | By Mary Lacity
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How CIOs Can Drive Innovation Without Replacing Core Systems
This research suggests that CIOs can drive faster, lower-risk innovation by layering targeted digital tools around stable enterprise systems rather than replacing them outright.
04/28/2026 | By Varun Grover
Do Truck Safety Technologies Improve Driver Behavior? New Research Suggests It Depends
Truck safety technologies improve driver behavior when paired with effective coaching and communication—but may backfire if they lead to avoidance, overreliance, or reduced vigilance.
04/21/2026 | By Satabdi Hazarika, Marc Scott, Brian Fugate, and Rajiv Sabherwal
Mental Health Therapeutics: Is Psilocybin the Next Market Disruptor?
This research suggests that psilocybin reform is associated with a shift away from LSD and MDMA toward psilocybin, indicating that policy changes may reshape competitive dynamics and commercialization strategies in the emerging psychedelic therapeutics market.
04/14/2026 | By Ashutosh Bhave
The Personality Patterns That Predict Counterproductive Behavior
This research shows that workplace misconduct is more strongly predicted by specific combinations of personality traits than by any single trait, offering HR leaders new ways to approach hiring, development, and misconduct risk management.
04/07/2026 | By Michael Wilmot
Why Some Hospital Analytics Investments Pay Off — and Others Stall
This research shows that hospital analytics investments generate significantly higher long-term returns in complex clinical settings like intensive care, but require longer time horizons, highlighting the importance of aligning capital allocation with clinical process complexity.
03/31/2026 | By Abhijith Anand
How CEO Language Can Amplify or Cushion Earnings Surprises
This research suggests that the language CEOs use to frame growth and risk priorities can influence how investors respond to earnings surprises, highlighting executive communication as a strategic factor in capital markets outcomes.
03/24/2026 | By Joel Andrus
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