Women are on average 30% less likely to be called for a job interview than men with the same characteristics. In addition, gender bias is higher if the candidates have lower qualifications than if, in addition to what is required, they have knowledge of an additional language and more work experience. These are the conclusions...
Key Takeaways: If a brand handles negative publicity surrounding its celebrity endorser it can actually gain value. Some definitive action is always better than no response. Firing the celebrity endorser isn’t the only corrective action available to brands. Researchers from the University of Connecticut and Free University of Berlin published new research in the INFORMS...
Researchers from Northwestern University and Facebook in March published new research in the INFORMS journal Marketing Science that sheds light on whether common approaches for online advertising measurement are as reliable and accurate as the “gold standard” of large-scale, randomized experiments. The study, “A Comparison of Approaches to Advertising Measurement: Evidence from Big Field Experiments at Facebook,”...
Offering praise and having a good working relationship isn’t always enough to engender loyalty from staff – employees also need to feel that the relationship with their boss is important, according to new research. The study, led by Dr Allan Lee from the University of Exeter’s Business School, is the first of its kind to...
A Washington State University researcher says attractive businesswomen are considered less trustworthy, less truthful and more worthy of being fired than less attractive women. This “femme fatale effect,” as she and a University of Colorado colleague call it, goes beyond a commonly accepted explanation that attractive women simply aren’t seen as fitting in traditionally masculine...
Improvements in the precision of mobile technologies make it possible for advertisers to go beyond using static location and contextual information about consumers to increase the effectiveness of mobile advertising based on customers’ location. A new study used a targeting strategy that tracks where, when, and for how long consumers are in a shopping mall...
Research has increasingly shown that an employee’s ability to mentally detach from work and recoup during non-work hours is important for their well-being. But a new study co-authored by a Portland State University professor suggests the opposite is just as important: employees who mentally reattach to work in the morning are more engaged at work....
If you knew that expressing gratitude to a colleague would improve their life and yours, would you do it more often? A new study by Portland State University researchers–business professor David Cadiz, psychology professor Cynthia Mohr, and Alicia Starkey, a recent Ph.D. graduate in psychology–together with Clemson State University professor Robert Sinclair, exhibits a positive...
Why are some people able to patiently save for the future, while others opt for smaller amounts of money now? A new study from Duke University takes a close look at what drives “patient savers,” and reaches some surprising conclusions. Saving takes patience. People must sacrifice instant financial rewards in favor of larger, delayed rewards....
In 2005, the New York Times reported that high end retailer Bergdorf Goodman kept its stores chilled to 68.3 degrees, whereas Old Navy’s was kept at a balmy 80.3. Meanwhile, the swanky IFC mall in Hong Kong is kept at a frigid 59 degrees Fahrenheit. There may be a reason why luxury retailers keep their...
