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- Beyond Repair – The potential downsides of right-to-repair laws https://newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu/magazine/fall-2022/beyond-repair/ 32 comments
- How Woodrow Wilson’s policies eroded the Black civil service https://newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu/research/how-woodrow-wilsons-racist-segregation-order-eroded-the-black-civil-service/ 2 comments
- Study: When everyone works remotely, communication and collaboration suffer https://newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu/research/when-everyone-works-remotely-communication-and-collaboration-suffer-study-finds/ 2 comments
- Experiment shows why ticket sellers hit you with last-second fees https://newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu/research/buyer-beware-massive-experiment-shows-why-ticket-sellers-hit-you-with-hidden-fees-drip-pricing/ 84 comments
- How narcissistic leaders infect their organizations’ cultures https://newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu/research/how-narcissistic-leaders-infect-their-organizations-culture/ 32 comments
- Hedge funds use satellite images to beat Wall Street http://newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu/how-hedge-funds-use-satellite-images-to-beat-wall-street-and-main-street/ 224 comments
- Information is like snacks, money, and drugs to the brain http://newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu/how-information-is-like-snacks-money-and-drugs-to-your-brain/ 125 comments
- A major study published in the journal Nature found that online images are amplifying gender biases. The researchers found that gender stereotypes are much more pronounced in online images than in text. They also found that biases in images are more psychologically potent than in text. https://newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu/research/internet-images-may-be-turning-back-the-clock-on-gender-bias-research-finds/ 3 comments science
- New study undermines the theory that depressed people are just more realistic https://newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu/research/depressed-people-arent-wiser-after-all-new-research-finds/ 10 comments nottheonion
- New study undermines the theory that depressed people are just more realistic https://newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu/research/depressed-people-arent-wiser-after-all-new-research-finds/ 228 comments science
- Study finds stereotypes of middle-aged women can hold them back at work: Even as they achieve more power and capability on the job, middle-aged women can be held back by a perceived lack of “niceness" https://newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu/research/how-negative-stereotypes-about-middle-aged-women-hold-them-back-at-work/?_ga=2.221733841.89281576.1666282844-1779603292.1655395007&_gl=1%2A1mzc64r%2A_ga%2AMTc3OTYwMzI5Mi4xNjU1Mzk1MDA3%2A_ga_Y2YTQD975Q%2AMTY2NjI5MzA2MC4xLjAuMTY2NjI5MzA2MC4wLjAuMA.. 411 comments science
- Who flirts at work to get ahead: Study finds it’s most often subordinate men. (UC Berkeley/Vanderbilt/NYU) https://newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu/research/who-flirts-to-get-ahead-at-work-study-finds-its-most-often-subordinate-men/ 17 comments science
- Despite ideals, people don’t really like reducing inequality. Scientists found beyond the threat of losing status, people in advantaged groups are prone to the perception that greater equality means less for them https://newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu/research/study-shows-why-advantaged-people-resist-efforts-to-boost-equality/ 168 comments science
- Study: Remote work caused the number of hours people spent in meetings to decrease by about 5%, suggesting that the increase in meetings many experienced during the pandemic was not due to remote work, but due to other pandemic-related factors. https://newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu/research/when-everyone-works-remotely-communication-and-collaboration-suffer-study-finds/ 5 comments science
- After asking white subject to write statements explaining why they weren't prejudiced against Black people, researchers found that other white people could nevertheless gauge the writers' underlying prejudice from linguistic cues--such as dehumanizing language. https://newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu/research/why-insisting-youre-not-racist-may-backfire/ 157 comments science
- Why there's no "deep state": UC Berkeley study finds there's a cost to partisanship among federal workers, no matter which party holds the Oval Office https://newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu/research/study-finds-the-cost-of-partisanship-among-federal-workers/ 12 comments science
- Massive experiment with StubHub shows why online retailers hide extra fees until you're ready to check out: This lack of transparency is highly profitable. "Once buyers have their sights on an item, letting go of it becomes hard—as scores of studies in behavioral economics have shown." UC Berkeley https://newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu/research/buyer-beware-massive-experiment-shows-why-ticket-sellers-hit-you-with-hidden-fees-drip-pricing/ 2129 comments science
- This clever experiment shows shows why ideas spread in social networks, and why it's easy to sway people's opinions with bots. The researchers found that larger groups of people all tend to think alike. Co-authored at UC Berkeley, UPenn, City University London. https://newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu/research/the-power-of-groupthink-study-shows-how-easy-it-is-to-influence-social-networks/ 16 comments science
- How narcissistic leaders infect their organizations’ cultures. Like carriers of a virus, narcissistic leaders “infect” the very cultures of their organizations, the researchers found, leading to dramatically lower levels of collaboration and integrity at all levels—even after they are gone. https://newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu/source/berkeley-haas-news/ 26 comments science
- Using politically incorrect speech may offend but bring social benefits, suggests a new study (n=4,956), which found that replacing even a single politically correct word or phrase with a politically incorrect one makes people view a speaker as more authentic and less likely to be swayed by others. https://newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu/study-shows-the-social-benefits-of-political-incorrectness/ 2 comments science
- In an analysis of hundreds of basketball half-time speeches, researchers found a significant relationship between how negative a coach was at half-time and how well the team played in the second half: The more negativity, the more the team outscored the opposition. https://newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu/winning-coaches-locker-room-secret/ 11 comments nba
- In an analysis of hundreds of basketball half-time speeches, researchers found a significant relationship between how negative a coach was at half-time and how well the team played in the second half: The more negativity, the more the team outscored the opposition. https://newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu/winning-coaches-locker-room-secret/ 14 comments nba
- In an analysis of hundreds of basketball half-time speeches, researchers found a significant relationship between how negative a coach was at half-time and how well the team played in the second half: The more negativity, the more the team outscored the opposition. https://newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu/winning-coaches-locker-room-secret/ 7 comments nba
- In an analysis of hundreds of basketball half-time speeches, researchers found a significant relationship between how negative a coach was at half-time and how well the team played in the second half: The more negativity, the more the team outscored the opposition. https://newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu/winning-coaches-locker-room-secret/ 763 comments science
- How hedge funds use satellite images to beat Wall Street—and Main Street http://newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu/how-hedge-funds-use-satellite-images-to-beat-wall-street-and-main-street/ 12 comments wallstreetbets
- Information is like snacks, money, and drugs to your brain, suggests a new brain scan study, which found that information acts on the brain’s dopamine-producing reward system in the same way as money or food, which may be why some people over-consume information and are susceptible to clickbait. http://newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu/how-information-is-like-snacks-money-and-drugs-to-your-brain/?t=au 758 comments science
- How information is like snacks, money, and drugs -- to your brain. A new study by researchers at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business has found that information acts on the brain's dopamine-producing reward system in the same way as money or food. http://newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu/how-information-is-like-snacks-money-and-drugs-to-your-brain/ 8 comments science
- Stock options granted to woman and senior managers are worth more because they hold them longer. And options that vest annually rather than monthly are worth more for the same reason. http://newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu/stock-options-worth-more-for-women-senior-managers-study-finds/ 6 comments science
- How success breeds success in science - A small number of scientists command more research funding, awards, citations, and prestigious academic appointments, due to a phenomenon known as the “Matthew effect”, finds a Dutch study that compared PhDs that just won or missed out on early-career grants. http://newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu/matthew-effect-how-early-career-wins-yield-large-and-lasting-advantages/ 7 comments science
- Study Finds Flirting Can Pay Off For Women: "'Women are uniquely confronted with a tradeoff in terms of being perceived as strong versus warm. Using feminine charm in negotiation is a technique that combines both'" http://newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu/research-news/study-finds-flirting-can-pay-women 5 comments business
- Study Finds Flirting Can Pay Off For Women: "Flirtatiousness, female friendliness, or the more diplomatic description 'feminine charm' is an effective way for women to gain negotiating mileage, according to a new study by Haas School Professor Laura Kray [University of California, Berkeley, USA]." http://newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu/research-news/study-finds-flirting-can-pay-women 4 comments science