HRPI Awards $40,000 in Grants To Fund Research Tackling Today’s Workplace Concerns
From gender equality to hiring employees with a criminal record, grants fund promising early-stage research. More
Top 7 Books for Innovators to Read in 2019
Is reading more books one of your goals for 2019? Start strong! More
How to Break the Curse of Unwanted Meetings
Constance Noonan Hadley, a lecturer at BU Questrom School of Business and an expert on group processes and emotions at work, has helped create a five-step plan for analyzing meeting culture and kicking unnecessary confabs off the books. More
Tips on Preparing a Winning Business Pitch from an Expert Entrepreneur
When it comes to the best pitches and persuading an audience, there are some common threads. Here are tips from BU Questrom professor and expert entrepreneur Greg Stoller. More
Should it be a gig or a job?
As the marketplace for service-based employment increases, firms must carefully decide how to allocate control and employment status to those who deliver those services, according to professor Andrei Hagiu, in his latest research. More
Customer reviews have an unexpected effect on product design and quality
The social learning acquired through consumer reviews may lead either to products of inferior quality or to products with modestly higher quality but significantly higher prices, find Questrom's Pnina Feldman and her colleagues. More
#QuestromMade Holiday Gift Guide
Started by students and alumni, these businesses may have the perfect gift for everyone on your list. More
Insurers’ nearly invisible negotiated rates can dramatically affect health care prices
New research by Questrom professor Keith Ericson and his colleagues puts a spotlight on the variations in rates that insurers negotiate with hospitals - and why that should matter to you. More
Here’s why Twitter isn’t the echo chamber you think it is
Researchers from Questrom find that most people are exposed to diverse information, but post more moderately. More
An extra nudge can lead to big behavioral changes
By conducting an experiment on more than 42,000 households, Robert Metcalfe, professor of markets, public policy and law and his co-researchers found a dramatic shift in people's energy consumption patterns. More