Discovery at Carlson

Corporate Social Responsibility: Doing Well, Doing Good, or Both?

Monday, June 5, 2017

Numerous studies have shown that CSR—in the form of pollution-reduction efforts, charitable giving, and the like—can boost corporate profits. 

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How Online Daters (Unknowingly) Let the One Get Away

Monday, May 2, 2016

How Online Daters Unknowingly Let 'The One' Get Away: Carlson School explores intriguing insights into the dynamics of online dating.

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Why Wives are More Likely to Say 'I Do' to Relocation

Thursday, September 3, 2015

Researchers have long believed that dual-career couples are more likely to relocate in favor of the husband’s career, which stifles the wife’s earning power, and widens the disparity between men and w...

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Softening the Blow: Turning Negative Information into a Positive Review

Thursday, May 28, 2015

Building off decades of research showing negative information is more beneficial to consumers than positive information, Professor Kathleen Vohs examined whether use of dis-preferred markers would cha...

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The Wisdom of the Crowd

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

The Carlson School of Management taps the "wisdom of the crowd" to improve its programs, services, and research. Learn how the school uses crowdsourcing to gather insights from students, alumni, facul...

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Clutter, Conformity and Creativity at Work

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Chances are good that you know one or more people with cluttered workspaces. Chances are also good that you've heard an old adage that disarray fosters creativity. 

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