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As China takes center stage as an international economic powerhouse, it stands to benefit by implementing integrated reporting. Will it succeed?

When social support is delivered in cash, corruption and theft are rife. MasterCard is helping governments find a more secure alternative.

How well do people factor past performance into their expectations for the future? Not very, according to studies.

For multinational companies, language barriers are a key obstacle to social business. Can a multilingual approach work?

Employees can be inspired to perform better if their creativity is challenged through teamwork.

A willingness to ask for advice on difficult problems can increase your perceived competence.

Analytics acts as an amplifier for business processes — but companies should keep four principles in mind to avoid increasing “noise.”

For many decisions, letting your mind wander to a choice that you feel drawn to — rather than weighing all the options — is ample.

What differentiates data scientists from other quantitative analysts? It’s partly their skill set and partly their mind set.

Companies that want employees to be stewards of the brand should trust them to represent the organization well on social media.

Improved performance rests not upon tangible investments, but on the intangibles of workers’ perceptions.

How much choice do people really want? Default rules, which establish decision-making starting points, can help.

Social media platforms abound. Is there a simple way to decide which one(s) a company should focus on?

By 2020, most new data will be generated not by people but by sensors and embedded, intelligent devices.

Data analysts may have external agendas that shape how they address a data set — but a savvy manager can identify biases.

New research offers insights into factors that can affect the decision-making process.

Here’s a strategic angle that most businesses don’t think about: how they can use the law to secure strategic business goals.

Can we automate enough of what data scientists do to ease the skills gap?

New research underscores the gap between the ideal and the reality of board involvement on sustainability.

New research looks at the strategies executives use in capturing new growth opportunities.