List of Knowledge Articles

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July 26th, 2022

Black Swans and Other Challenges to Rational Decision Making

When trying to figure out the outcome of a given situation, or the fallout of a sudden event, is it better to reason by analogies and resort to past...

By Stefania Minardi, Itzhak Gilboa

Economics

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July 26th, 2022

A New Theory in Economics Helps Predict Future Events

When will be the next financial crisis? Who is going to win the next US presidential elections? How do we create beliefs about such events? By...

By Itzhak Gilboa

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Data Science

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July 23rd, 2022

How Do Algorithmic Recommendations Lead Consumers to Make Online Purchases?

Many E-commerce sites such as Amazon, YouTube, and Netflix, but also online advertisers, use recommender systems. Recommender systems are algorithms that...

By Xitong Li

Human Resources

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July 21st, 2022

Gender Difference on Crowdfunding Platforms: What Pitches Work?

On prosocial crowdfunding platforms such as Kiva, which benefit low-income entrepreneurs, women-led campaigns tend to be significantly more successful...

By Santosh Srinivas

Information Technology

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July 21st, 2022

Managing “Technostress” for Optimal Employee Innovation Performance

Computers and connectedness are part and parcel of today's workplace, but having to adapt to increasingly advanced technology has created a specific kind...

By Shirish Srivastava

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Data Science

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July 21st, 2022

Click, Click, Boom! New Algorithm Set to Boost Revenue for Online Retailers

Online shoppers hunting for the perfect product may have pages and pages of search results to scroll through. An algorithm recently developed by a team...

By Sajjad Najafi

Diversity & Inclusion

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July 15th, 2022

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Why So Few Women Occupy the Most Lucrative Jobs

Though women have made inroads into traditionally male-dominated sectors, gender gaps still exist in the most influential and best-paid jobs. Two authors...

By Roxana Barbulescu

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Diversity & Inclusion

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July 15th, 2022

Why Anti-Discrimination Laws Are Not Enough to Ensure Inclusiveness

The EU has a comprehensive legal framework to combat discrimination. But where exactly does the letter of the law lie and how can corporations make their...

By Matteo M. Winkler

Decision Sciences

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July 11th, 2022

Yes, You Can Be Trained To Make Better Decisions

Mental distortions known as cognitive biases often shifts our judgement away from rational prescriptions. While such biases are normal – it's just the...

By Anne Laure Sellier

Accounting

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July 11th, 2022

Efficacy of Citizen Mobilization for Refugees – from Middle East to Ukraine

As Europe faces postwar records in forced migration from the east and south, ad hoc citizen groups have been sprouting up to ease the hardships of their...

By David Twardowski Crvelin