Sunday, January 30, 2011

When it comes to paychecks, body size matters

Management researchers looked at the correlation between weight and pay - it's no surprise that "thin is in." Unfortunately, this is based on stereotypes relating to body type.

When it comes to paychecks, body size matters

Thursday, January 27, 2011

Human Action and Inaction

The financial crises crosses all business disciplines. What might regulators and executives done differently if they had kept OB principles in mind?

NPR story
Link to the Complete Financial Crisis Inquiry Report

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Gym-Pact: Enforced Fitness

Informed by a class on Behavioral Economics, two Harvard University graduate students created Gym-Pact, a program where you pay if you miss a workout.

  • What do you think of their service? Would you be more likely to workout?
  • How does this relate to theories of learning and motivation?


Gym-Pact's Website

Thursday, January 13, 2011

Women in Combat

The Pentagon has a long-standing policy of refusing to allow women to serve in combat units. Now, a high-level commission is set to recommend a reversal of that regulation, in part due to the shifting nature of battle lines in today's warfare.

NPR has an interesting story on the issue. How many OB themes can you identify?