One Shareholder, No Vote
A new working paper by Anup Srivastava and Vijay Govindarajan suggests the much-reviled trend of dual-class shares may allow a company to protect itself against activist shareholders, and ensure the vision of its leaders.
A new working paper by Anup Srivastava and Vijay Govindarajan suggests the much-reviled trend of dual-class shares may allow a company to protect itself against activist shareholders, and ensure the vision of its leaders.
The Future Is Now
Constance Helfat, the James Brian Quinn Professor in Technology and Strategy, was recognized for her leading research on strategy.
"In the strongest organizations, employees trust each other: their motivations, their strengths and weaknesses, and their intentions," say two former White House employees.
Tuck visiting professor Thomas Lawton examines non-market strategies in the Ugandan electricity sector.
While the U.S. is still perceived as the number one economic power in the world, the Pew Research Center finds that other nations, namely China, are gaining ground.
With many of the planet’s fish populations at or approaching “biologically unsustainable levels” an intergovernmental mechanism that induces fishermen to internalize the harm they do by overfishing is needed now more than ever.
A new study led by Tuck professor Eesha Sharma finds that Americans are more willing to go into debt for experiences than material goods.
Srivastava, an assistant professor of business administration, received the award at this year’s annual European Financial Management Association conference.
As a populist backlash against globalism fuels cries for protectionism, our research suggests that foreign inputs benefit domestic firms, making them more competitive in the global economy.
On July 1, India’s famously labyrinthine tax code was scrapped for a much simpler one that may unleash enormous potential.
Dean Matthew J. Slaughter announced the appointments of Bernard and Stocken and the promotion of four other professors in an email to the community.
A New Lens on Innovation
"Leaders in Washington should base their policy ideas on data and research, not anecdotes and assertions," say Slaughter & Rees.
Tuck professors Colin Blaydon and Steven Kahl D’91 are creating the first strategic history of the venture capital industry in the U.S.
Tuck marketing professor Scott Neslin studies the role of physical stores in a multichannel landscape.
Economic dynamism has historically brought an upward spiral of growth in productivity, opportunity, and thus incomes, but in the U.S., dynamism is fading.
Entrepreneurs represent a vibrant and powerful force with great potential to reshape the Chinese economy.
A leading expert on strategy and innovation, Govindarajan pioneered the concept of reverse innovation.
Tuck professor Santiago Gallino finds a better way for warehouse pickers to locate items quickly.
Tuck professor Leslie Robinson examines the effects of publicizing tax information.
New technologies invariably produce winners and losers, but the music industry in particular has been pummeled.
Sunday April 23, 2017 may be the date that future historians identify as the starting point for a receding tide of global populism in the 21st century.
Government and business are fundamentally different, but a focus on technology and data infrastructure innovation within the federal government could drive significant job creation.
Economists Slaughter & Rees of the Tuck School debunk Trump's claims about the U.S. trade deficit and its impact on jobs.
Tuck professor Kevin Lane Keller shares his latest research findings on how to use various forms of communication to reach consumers.
While skepticism about government is embedded in America’s DNA, outright distrust is a more recent phenomenon.
Globalization boosts—not lowers—productivity and average incomes, say Matthew Slaughter and Matthew Rees.
Reversing the obesity trend and reducing health-care spending depends on something often overlooked: changes in individual behavior.
A hallmark of the U.S. economy has been its dynamism, but U.S. innovation in the past decade is actually on the decline, say Tuck School’s Slaughter & Rees.
Research by Tuck Associate Dean Praveen Kopalle finds the retail revolution isn’t just about big data, but also better data and the theory needed to harness it.
Slaughter & Rees explain how a bilateral investment treaty between the U.S. and China would benefit American companies and workers.
Is retaining manufacturing essential to the American economy’s long-run growth and prosperity? Tuck professor Andrew Bernard finds that de-industrialization has some surprises.
"Many jobs of the future exist today, with many of them simply going unfilled because too few Americans have the skills needed to fill them," say Slaughter & Rees as they discuss the 2015 Programme for International Student Assessment results.
In her latest research on consumer behavior and decision making, Tuck associate professor Ellie Kyung investigates what happens to consumer judgment when our rating system is turned upside down.
Tuck Dean Matt Slaughter and senior fellow Matt Rees discuss what lies ahead for the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) and the U.S. economy in the new Trump administration.