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  • Three Questions: Prof. Paul Bracken on Europe after Brexit

    Yale SOM’s Paul Bracken, an expert in political science and strategy, says that Brexit is just one of the political and economic disruptions reshaping Europe.

    The European Parliament
  • Think Like an Owner

    In an excerpt from a new book, William H. Donaldson, Yale SOM’s founding dean, writes about the importance of leaders creating a sense of shared responsibility, whether in the private sector, at a nonprofit, or in government.

    A woman in corporate boardroom overlooking New York City
  • For Motivation, Dieters Look to the ‘Biggest Loser’

    When you’re trying to lose weight, boost your grades, or improve your golf game, is comparing yourself to a top performer discouraging or motivating?

    Graphic of scales
  • SEC Settlement Won’t Fix Tesla

    Tesla may have reached a settlement with the SEC, Yale SOM's Jeffrey Sonnenfeld writes, but the company's board still needs to address the problems created by its brilliant, self-destructive CEO.

    Tesla dealership
  • Yale Study Finds Twice as Many Undocumented Immigrants as Previous Estimates

    New research suggests that the population of undocumented immigrants in the United States may be 22 million, nearly twice what has been believed.

    A crowded sidewalk in New York city
  • Does Performance-Based Pay Improve Teaching?

    Yale SOM economist Barbara Biasi studied what actually happened when some school districts in Wisconsin started paying partly based on effectiveness.

    A teacher in a classroom.
  • At CBS, Less of Les Is More

    Whoever replaces Les Moonves at CBS must look beyond picking hits, writes Yale SOM's Jeffrey Sonnenfeld.

    CBS headquarters
  • Can Trusted Brands Beat ‘Fake News’?

    Time Inc.’s chief content officer sees “fake news” as an opportunity for trusted brands in journalism to re-emerge—if they can find a business model.

    Time Inc. headquarters
  • Is There Reason for Optimism on Climate Change?

    Yale’s Dan Esty points to hopeful signs of progress on a bottom-up response to climate change in the wake of the Paris Agreement.

    Demonstrators in Washington, D.C., during the People's Climate Movement March on April 29, 2017. Photo: Zach Gibson/Bloomberg via Getty Images.
  • Three Questions: Prof. Barbara Biasi on Teacher Pay

    We asked Barbara Biasi, a labor economist with a focus on education, about this year’s teachers' strikes and the wider implications of how we compensate teachers.

    A teacher in a classroom