Research on the effect of mask wearing on everyday behaviors in China.

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New research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences examines the psychological and behavioral consequences of mask wearing.

Oct 4, 2022
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Press

Which countries can accept a “new normal” of living with COVID-19

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In their new research paper Professors Hazhir Rahmandad and John Sterman studied the COVID-19 pandemic across 93 countries and how their responsiveness to COVID risks affects future COVID disease.

Sep 21, 2022
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Ideas Made to Matter Behavioral Science

To improve compliance with regulations, engage employees

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New research finds a connection between compliance with workplace regulations and the hazards they’re meant to prevent.

Sep 13, 2022
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Ideas Made to Matter Labor

Internal hiring not always a ladder of opportunity

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New research shows that people in lower wage jobs find more upward mobility when they switch employers rather than making an internal move.

Aug 8, 2022
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Ideas Made to Matter Economics

The imbalance of PhDs’ socioeconomic backgrounds

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Economics PhDs are more likely to have highly educated parents and come from a more socioeconomically advantaged background — and that’s a problem.

Jun 14, 2022
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Ideas Made to Matter Behavioral Science

Managers' prior work evaluations can affect diversity efforts

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For a fairer and more diverse way of hiring and promoting, managers must be in agreement about what they look for when awarding merit.

May 4, 2022
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Ideas Made to Matter Strategy

5 fresh ideas from MIT Sloan Management Review

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How to define the right KPIs, why toxic culture is driving turnover, and more insights for leading in 2022.

Apr 4, 2022
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Ideas Made to Matter Leadership

Multiethnic networking, East Asians, and US C-suites

Researcher sheds light on why East Asians are less likely than other ethnicities to attain leadership positions in America.

Mar 28, 2022
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Ideas Made to Matter Artificial Intelligence

Machine learning developers should talk to end users

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Machine learning tools only work if people use and trust them. To achieve this, developers and end users should have a back-and-forth conversation.

Jan 26, 2022
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Multiethnic networking helps break through the “bamboo ceiling”

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Lu’s new research demonstrates that East Asians—but not South Asians—are less likely than other ethnicities to emerge as leaders in multiethnic environments partly because East Asians tend to social

Dec 22, 2021
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