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Years ago, students in my organizational behavior class often referred to my course informally as "How to Play the Game." Officially, it was titled "Organizational Behavior," but my students understood that success in the workplace operates much like playing and winning a game. A meritocracy functions as a game; you must recognize this to participate…

If you think that your cross-cultural training program is enough to prepare your employees for global success, think again. For human resource and global mobility professionals, the key to international effectiveness is integrating practices that move beyond cross-cultural training. What's needed is an approach that focuses on critical cultural agility competencies. In a study published…

As people stroll the aisles doing their shopping for a holiday meal, they might be tempted to grab a canned good or two for their local food drive or pantry. But they may be better off grabbing something more fresh. While this time of year might inspire people to give back, consider buying extra fresh…

Faculty, staff, corporate partners, and alumni gathered last Thursday for an engaging and successful afternoon of learning and networking. Congratulations to the top three pitchers selected by our 17 esteemed judges: John Bai, Nicole Boyson, and Udi Hoitash.

Roughly a year after a judge sided with the Department of Justice to stop a merger with JetBlue, Spirit Airlines filed for bankruptcy protection this week.  Northeastern University airlines expert Ravi Sarathy says the news was hardly a surprise, as Spirit faced challenges with debt, competition and increased labor costs. “If you look at the financials, this has been…

In the management world right now, it is common to think about AI in terms of automation vs. augmentation. Whereas automation implies machines taking over tasks previously performed by humans, augmentation refers to the cooperation between humans and machines in executing tasks. According to the conventional wisdom, augmentation leads to higher performance than automation because…

Elections today can generate a lot of noise. The rise of digital media means that, in addition to ​​24-hour cable news, social media features prominently in campaigns and elections.    Using the latest in machine learning modeling, Northeastern researchers sought to cut through all that noise — specifically, as it pertains to the 2016 and 2020…

Selected as a Top 5 Business Leadership book, the ‘AI Savvy Leader' is credited with transforming how organizations lead, educators teach, and communities grow.

What does an ideal leader look like? How do they comport themselves? Does our perception of the ideal change over time? These are the kind of questions that haunted Jayanth Narayanan, associate professor of management and organizational development at Northeastern University, during the close presidential election of 2020. Through a series of eight surveys conducted between…

In an event like the Head of the Charles Regatta with decorated Olympian rowers, elite boat clubs and the best collegiate teams, Northeastern University professor Edward Wertheim says his mixed eight crew of 80-year-olds faced a tough challenge. “I was pleased,” says Wertheim, 80. “We're not going to do it very quickly, but our focus is to…