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A shopping cart filled with Christmas gifts and toys

The Tactics Companies Use To Get You To Spend More at Christmas

Tiffany Singh, University of Central Florida

Retailers utilize decorations, music and discount promotions to boost customers' Yuletide feelings while also getting them to buy plenty of gifts.…

December 16, 2021

In an article about accountability, an office space with a table full of people

Accountability Is a Good Start: Diversity as a Permanent Part of Business

Juliana Fujii, Biola University

Replacing the CEO with a Black executive isn't enough to establish long-term inclusivity. There is still work to do in the name of transformative action.…

July 1, 2020

Acquisition illustration by Amanda Morgan for Madison Feser's article

Who’s Got The Power? A Look At America’s ‘Corporate Royal Family’

Madison Feser, Seton Hall University

Society once yielded to the wealth and influence of families like the Rockefellers, Kochs, Du Ponts and Vanderbilts, but the American aristocracy of yesterday are mere glittery relics compared to the powerhouse companies of today.…

November 24, 2019

The 20 Most-Hated Companies in America

Liam Ainslie Mayo, Bard College

Even well-respected companies have PR disasters from time to time, but these 20 most-hated companies take it to a whole other level.…

February 10, 2018