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According to new research, better decisions come from teams that include a socially distinct newcomer.
A new BYU study found that landing your dream job might be more like a day at the zoo, and that's not necessarily all good.
Two years ago this month, the Crandall Canyon mine collapsed, killing a total of nine. Has the accident affected the safety of coal mining in the U.S.?
People are unconsciously fairer and more generous when they are in clean-smelling environments, according to a BYU-led study.
A study by Jeff Dyer and two associates says innovative CEOs spend 50 percent more time practicing key skills than do their less creative counterparts.
Investors looking to hit it big in 2010 may want to consider a new study by three BYU finance professors.
How Exchange Rates Affect Business and You
What do you do when your neighbor or friend is out of work? It can be difficult to bring up the subject because there’s often a great deal of stress and emotion attached to the issue.
When I arrived at BYU eight years ago, I was in my new office, organizing books and filing papers, when I received a telephone call informing me that there had been a glitch in payroll processing, and I would not be receiving a paycheck during the first two months of my employment. I said, “Thank you,” hung up the phone, and started thinking about how to break this news to my wife, Jan. 
Finding a job may be more of a numbers game than you ever thought.
The word stress was coined only eighty years ago, yet it is a feeling most people experience every day.
If you are like most people, getting up and out the door on time can be nothing short of a miracle.
A BYU study shows that any entrepreneur looking for the best ROI might be better served by a combination of two strategies.
What does space exploration have to do with business strategy? More than you'd think.
So you went to business school. But it’s been a few years . . . And perhaps some of the recent economic news has left you a little befuddled. We’ve unscrambled some particularly tricky terms that will put you back at the head of the class.
How the French Put U.S. Adoption of International Accounting Standards on the Rocks. 
 Getting fit may be more about numbers than you ever thought. But don’t worry.
Employees who love their company and hustle to please their bosses can lead to a higher likelihood of unethical behavior.
Food. We’re obsessed with it and not just because it meets our daily caloric needs. It can be tempting, captivating, and even adventurous. In fact, culinary novelties are popping up everywhere.
Feeling a little nickel-and-dimed lately? Follow these cost-cutting tips, and you’ll find yourself keeping more and pungling less.
It may be time to reset your browser’s toolbar. With nearly 300 million sites on the web (and counting), finding the best resources online can be a little paralyzing—that’s why we’re here. You might not be plugged into the following cool and innovative sites, but you should be.
Your credit score is a three-digit number with a large impact. Here’s how to keep your number looking smart and how to understand what goes into calculating your score.
What do you do when your company is comfortably selling a product, and then suddenly a competitor offers a similar one for free?
BYU Professor Jeff Dyer's new book helped Forbes to rank the world's most innovative companies.