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The benefits of combining drones and trucks for deliveriesDoes using delivery drones make sense? Yes, if you combine them with trucks.
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Why flexible offices do not always increase employee performanceFlexible workspaces do not magically make employees more productive and engaged. Research by Christina Wessels.
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One size fits all? Four strategies for an effective corporate citizenship programmeIs your company considering putting its staff, knowledge and resources to work for a good cause? Lonneke Roza describes four strategies.
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Why a bad night’s sleep makes some people misbehave at workFor some people, a bad night's sleep makes it harder to keep their impulses in check. This can lead to unwanted behaviour at work.
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What makes new stock markets successful?A successful financial market can help grow a developing economy. But what determines its success?
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Brain scans reveal what makes a TV advert effectiveAdverts are most effective when they highlight a product’s functional benefits, but also trigger the viewer’s imagination.
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How container terminal operators can optimise their transport networksHow extended terminal operators can design the most profitable transport networks. Research by Panagiotis Ypsiliantis.
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New indicators reveal diversification of stock portfoliosResearcher Ghassan Chammas developed a new toolbox that can reveal inadvertent concentration and specialisation of stock portfolios
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High-status leaders’ projects can be hit-or-missHigh status project leaders easily gather supporters, but results often are hit-or-miss. Research by Balazs Szatmari.
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BLOG: Why we can’t assess Super Mario Run’s performance only by its revenuesMobile games like Super Mario Run can affect Nintendo’s long-term success in the console industry. Blog by Joost Rietveld.
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How unethical behaviour spreads through a company’s social networkUnethical behaviour doesn’t happen in isolation. Causes, links and how it spreads in new PhD research by Franziska Zuber
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Hyperactive people are more often self-employedPeople with hyperactivity – one of the symptoms of ADHD – are more likely to be self-employed, according to new research from Ingrid Verheul
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Sharing knowledge in the hospital across status barriersWho in the hospital is in the best position to share valuable knowledge across the status barriers between nurses and doctors?
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Beautiful and engrossing games lead to more learningGive educational games an engaging story and make them look good - players will learn more from them. Research by Andreas Alexiou.
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How high-performing companies design their digital workplacesDigital workplaces are more successful when managers trust employees and dare to learn from their mistakes.
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Who benefits when a brand disappears?How do loyal customers react when a brand or product is no longer on sale? And how can remaining brands benefit from such exits?
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School children speed up adoption of new technologyIntroducing technology to schoolchildren helps to get it adopted by their parents and neighbouring households. Research by Rodrigo Belo.
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Using scent to lift customers’ moodsStrong scents brighten shoppers' attitudes and open wallets. The right scent at the right intensity can increase sales by nearly a third.
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More realistic computer models to solve train disruptionsTrain disruptions are like chess problems. Joris Wagenaar has added more realism to models that help train dispatchers solve them.
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More efficient order picking for the online shopping rushHow warehouses can prepare for the unpredictability of online ordering customers by optimising their order picking system.