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Productive Capacity Buffers Gender Inclusion Effects on African Governance
New study reveals that gender inclusion impacts governance differently depending on a country's economic productive capacity across 51 African nations
Mindful Leadership Communication Reduces Employee Knowledge Hiding in Tech Firms
Research published in Frontiers in Psychology shows that leaders who communicate mindfully reduce employee knowledge hiding through increased organizational support and trust, with training both leaders and employees producing the strongest effects.
The Autonomy Gap: What New Research Reveals About AI and Decision Quality
MIT and Wharton researchers tracked 1,400 senior managers across 94 enterprises and found AI copilots improve decision speed by 34% but reduce decision originality by 19%.
Analysis Shows Causal Language in Social Science Papers Has Tripled Since 2000
A comprehensive analysis published in Nature Human Behaviour finds that 46 percent of social science papers use causal claims despite relying on correlational evidence, with the practice tripling over two decades and influencing reader interpretation.
University of Bath Study Warns AI Could Undermine Managerial Judgment
Research from the University of Bath published in the Academy of Management Review warns that over-reliance on generative AI may erode managers' practical wisdom, moral reasoning, and ability to exercise sound judgment in complex organizational settings.
Major International Review Finds Half of Social Science Results Cannot Be Replicated
Major International Review Finds Half of Social Science Results Cannot Be Replicated
A comprehensive international review of social science research has found that nearly half of published results cannot be independently replicated, raising critical questions about reproducibility across economics, psychology, marketing, and organizational behavior.
Companies Deploy Systematic Playbook to Prevent Stakeholder Organizing
New research from the University of Texas at Austin identifies a systematic three-phase corporate playbook for preventing stakeholder organizing, uniting tactics from union-busting to climate denial under a single framework called organizational repression.
Federal Reserve Study Reveals AI Has Reached Most Occupations But Use Remains Shallow
New research from the St. Louis Fed shows that while generative AI has reached 80 percent of U.S. occupations, fewer than 3 percent of job tasks show adoption rates exceeding 50 percent, suggesting shallow integration across most workplaces.