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Companies are cashing in on virtual influencers. Not only does AI image generation bring down costs, it allows companies to have stronger control over messaging, Northeastern experts say.

NGN Magazine

Companies that invest in robust remote work policies are better insulated from the business impact of natural disasters, according to research from John Bai and his collaborators published in the Harvard Business Review.

Harvard Business Review

The Academy of Management (AOM), the preeminent professional association for management and organization scholars, recently hosted its annual conference in Boston. As part of the event, several awards were announced for journal authors, reviewers, and symposium conductors across its six journals and 26 divisions and interest groups. The D'Amore-McKim community fared well in these results, with five faculty and staff among those recognized.

The Academy of Management has recognized the Huang and her co-author's piece examining gender based venture capital bias.

The Academy of Management has honored David De Cremer, D'Amore-McKim's inbound Dunton Family Dean, along with his seven coauthors for their paper's “clear and important contribution to the field of management.”

The “Gender Liability of Venture Novelty,” co-authored by Northeastern professor Zhenyu Liao, published these key findings in the Academy of Management Journal.

Chinese companies are reinventing management through an approach called “digitally enhanced directed autonomy” (DEDA). DEDA uses digital platforms to give frontline employees direct access to corporate resources and capabilities, allowing them to organize themselves around business opportunities without managerial intervention. Autonomy is directed where it is needed and tracked. By giving teams the freedom to design, produce, and sell their products, companies can foster innovation, increase employee engagement, and improve customer satisfaction. The authors use case studies to examine how Chinese companies utilize DEDA and how Western companies might learn from it.

Christoph Riedl and his co-authors suggest AI is accelerating the emergence of workforce ecosystems in new research posted on Brookings.

Brookings

In these tricky economic times, asking for a raise may seem even more daunting than it would have even a year ago.

This week's Twitter saga reminded me of the first principle of effective management: listen before talking. – Koen Pauwels