Management
Venting about boss? Research says choose co-workers carefully
Choose colleagues carefully when it comes to complaining, as research by Assistant Professor of Management Michael Baer shows their responses can affect your …
Management
The family way: how socioemotional wealth drives decision-making
Family firms do business differently, and Regents Professor of Management Luis R. Gomez-Mejia has made it a priority to understand how. In a comprehensive study of research on family firms throughout the world, …
Management
Balance of power: evolution of the lead independent director role
More and more companies are making way for a power-sharing compromise between the CEO and chairman of the …
Management
A century of turnover
Professor of Management Peter Hom looks at the past 100 years of employee loss and replacement in the …
Management
Lessons learned on Earth may soon go deep into space
Professor of Management and PetSmart Chair in Leadership Jeff LePine is half-way through a multiyear grant from NASA to study how astronauts — and the rest of us — can more easily and efficiently make transitions …
Governance
Sharing the lead: examining lead independent director appointment
Many companies now use lead independent directors, yet little is known about when they are selected, who is selected, what impact their selection has on performance, and whether their selection prevents the future …
Entrepreneurship
Even after the glass ceiling yields, female executives find shaky ground
Research by Associate Professor Christine Shropshire examines the frequency activist investors target women CEOs. …
Management
Management expert maps brain signatures of ‘bad’ bosses
Can leaders be made more effective through neurofeedback? Research by Management Professor David Waldman tackles the question head on. …
Management
Workplace friendships are a mixed bag
New research by PetSmart Chair in Business Leadership Jeff LePine explores the ties between multiplex work relationships and job performance. …
Ethics
When job insecurity leads to sabotage
Being insecure about whether you’ll keep your job isn’t a great feeling, and new research by Professor of Management Ned Wellman has found that it could be bad for your company, …
Management
Why some outside CEOs fare better than others
When a company hires a new CEO externally or even from another industry, hopes for significant changes follow. Whether those changes are positive depend on the new executive's experience with board diversity, as two ASU …
Leadership
Martin Luther King Jr.: A leader to inspire businesses
Martin Luther King Jr. was many things: minister, activist, civil rights leader, speaker extraordinaire, and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. But few would see him as a great model for business …
Management
How insecure workers hurt companies
Businesses should take note of new research by Assistant Professor of Management Ned Wellman that finds workers who feel insecure are more likely to do bad things that hurt the bottom …
Entrepreneurship
Outstanding Graduating Senior: Juan Pablo Forno
Outstanding Graduating Senior Juan Pablo Forno reflects on his time at Arizona State University, and where his W. P. Carey degree will take him. …
Management
When workers who go above and beyond get tired of trying
Research by PetSmart Chair in Business Leadership Jeff LePine and his co-authors, sheds some interesting light on dynamics in the workplace. …