Yale School of Management - Faculty Insights

This page highlights the latest faculty insights through a selection of their working papers and commentaries, interviews, and news.

Fearing Backlash, Powerful Women Curtail How Much They Talk at Work

May 3, 2012
Concerned about the negative consequences of appearing to be too outspoken, powerful women talk less than others in their organizations, while powerful men talk more, finds a study by Victoria Brescoll.

Robert Shiller on the Role of Finance in Society

April 30, 2012
Shiller spoke about proposals in his new book, Finance and the Good Society, as part of Convening Yale, a series that brings faculty members from around the university to Yale SOM to discuss their work.

Emerging Market Affiliates Outperform their Multinational Parent Companies

April 2, 2012
A study by Martijn Cremers finds that the publicly traded emerging market affiliates of large multinationals have outperformed their parent companies, their local stock market, and the wider emerging markets over the last 14 years.

The CMO Interview

March 22, 2012
Professor Ravi Dhar sits down with top marketers from IBM and Converse to discuss the future of marketing in a digital world.

Prof. Roger Ibbotson Wins Graham and Dodd Scroll Award

March 19, 2012
Ibbotson and his co-authors were honored for the paper "The ABCs of Hedge Funds: Alphas, Betas, and Costs."

Finance and the Good Society

March 9, 2012
In his new book, Professor Robert J. Shiller argues that finance should play a larger role in helping society achieve its goals.

Douglas Rae and Ian Shapiro on Capitalism and the Financial Crisis

February 17, 2012
Two Yale professors discuss their interdisciplinary course, which gave students access to experts from across the university.

What are the Realities of Microfinance?

February 8, 2012
Yale faculty Tony Sheldon, Dean Karlan, and Rodrigo Canales discuss how microfinance organizations and other social enterprises can effectively address poverty.

Dina Mayzlin on Measuring Online Word of Mouth

January 27, 2012
The Yale marketing professor discusses her pathbreaking study showing that online conversations can lead to sales in the real world.

Understanding the Whole Career

January 20, 2012
Amy Wrzesniewski, associate professor of organizational behavior, introduces students to the forces and dynamics that shape careers over the long term.

Jiwoong Shin and K. Sudhir on When to Reward Your Customers

January 11, 2012
Two Yale marketing professors discuss an award-winning paper that investigates whether new or existing customers should be rewarded with discounts.

Professor Edward Kaplan Appointed to Committee Evaluating Nuclear Detection

January 10, 2012
Edward Kaplan has been appointed to a committee that will evaluate the effectiveness of the nation's system to detect and prevent a nuclear attack.

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