Wednesday, June 19, 2013Strategic Human Resource Management BlogDiversity on Corporate Boards Can Impede Strategic Changeby: Maria Triana

We tend to think of increased gender diversity as always being a good thing, but in some cases it turns out that having more diversity can impede decision-making. In a study of 462 Fortune 500 firms,... Read More

Topics:diversitycorporate boardsTrianagenderstrategic change
Wednesday, May 29, 2013Forward Thinking Faculty BlogThe World Isn’t Flat for Supply Chain Negotiatorsby: John McKeller

It’s hard to argue with an idea that’s sold millions of books! “Everybody knows” the world is becoming “flat”…but is it really? Well, that depends. One of... Read More

Topics:John McKellersupply chainflat worldnegotiation
Wednesday, May 22, 2013Marketing Research BlogBuilding Credibility for Stay-At-Home Dadsby: Craig Thompson

Although it is becoming more common, the choice to be a stay-at-home father is still rare—there are an estimated 176,000 stay-at-home dads in the United States—and it is still socially... Read More

Topics:stay-at-home dadCraig Thompsonbreadwinnerstay-at-home momcultural capitalcareercredibility
Wednesday, May 15, 2013Nicholas Center BlogChoosing the Ideal Internal Audit Function Size for Fraud Prevention and Good Governanceby: Karla Johnstone

Since 2002, when Congress passed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (widely known as SOX) in the wake of several high-profile corporate accounting scandals, the size of companies’ internal audit... Read More

Topics:internal audit functionKarla JohnstoneInstitute of Internal AuditorsSarbanes-Oxley ActSOXfinancial reportingLarry RittenbergAccounting HorizonsAmerican Accounting Association