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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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D'Amore-McKim Distinguished Professor Ravi Ramamurti weighs in on Saudi Arabia's massive investments in sports, emphasizing the strategic branding behind events like the “Six Kings Slam.”

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As Florida residents clean up after yet another damaging hurricane, many are rereading their insurance policies and preparing claims. Meanwhile, homeowners there should expect a more expensive and changing insurance marketplace in the future, a Northeastern University insurance expert says. “Premiums will definitely be increasing, and who provides that insurance will be changing for homeowners,…
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A number of retail chains that have been trying to move into primary care have been retrenching or withdrawing altogether. Despite their struggles, D'Amore-McKim Professor Timothy Hoff, says that there is still a place for retail chains in health care.

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D'Amore-McKim associate professor John Bai latest research shows how this strategy can make businesses more resilient, especially as climate change intensifies storms and disrupts operations.

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