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The Book Report: Mike Isaac’s “Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber”
John Paul Rollert talks with New York Times reporter Mike Isaac about the details of Uber’s culture and rapid success.
Will app-based employment make workers easier to manipulate?
Chicago Booth’s John Paul Rollert considers whether contemporary companies can combine behavioral insights with enormous amounts of data to more effectively guide the actions of their labor forces.
How should you manage a global team?
Chicago Booth’s Reid Hastie, Kristen Castillo of AbbVie, Pedro de Andrade Faria of Tarpon Investimentos, and Parexel’s Chris Baker discuss the challenges of leading employees across international boundaries.
Secrets of wait loss
As life moves faster, everyone’s patience is wearing thin. Who gets to the head of the line quickest?
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Does America have an antitrust problem?
Markets are becoming more concentrated—and, arguably, less competitive.
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Secrets of wait loss
As life moves faster, everyone’s patience is wearing thin. Who gets to the head of the line quickest?
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Demand for niche products is growing
Marketers will have to cater to increasingly narrow tastes.
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How (in)accurate is machine learning?
Evaluating the performance of machine-learning tools isn't always easily done.
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A problem with hospital ratings—and how to fix it
A new model for rating and ranking hospital performance draws on a concept from portfolio management.
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Why the government shouldn’t intervene in strikes
Conflict produces generally desirable results for society.