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Reputation Management Lessons from Brand Scandals

What does it take for a brand to regain its customers' trust after something goes badly wrong?
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Is Taking Vacation Bad for Your Career?

Is taking time off for vacation bad for career advancement?
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Who Wins When Gambling is Legal?

Is expanding the role of legal gambling in the U.S. wise?
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Before Amazon, There Was FedEx

How FedEx's data-driven approach paved the way for Amazon.
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Ready for the 11-Hour Work Day?

Will the 11-hour work day become a reality?
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Nineteenth-Century Rappers, Corn Laws, and the Rise of Free Trade

The strange intersection of corn laws, rap, poetry, and free trade.
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When Soda Was Virtuous

Soda had a virtuous aura a century ago.
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Self-Employment: Exciting Opportunity or Last Resort?

Does self-employment open up new opportunities or exploit a vulnerable workforce?
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Do Living Wage Laws Work?

What do living wage laws mean to workers and local economies?
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How Not to Pay for Race Discrimination

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently announced that it's suing four Whitten Inn hotels over race discrimination