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That return-to-work dread that puts people in bad moods – and has been documented to drag down productivity and impact financial markets – also wreaks havoc on the efficiency of moving goods from one place to another on Mondays.

A new study shows that large pay gaps among R&D professionals at the same job level within an organization can stifle exploratory innovation — the kind that leads to U.S. patent filings.

Online daily deal platforms can see a direct correlation between the amount of bargaining power and platform size with merchants, new research shows.

In cities around the globe, it seems like bike and electric scooter rentals are everywhere. But if one isn’t in the right place when a person needs it, they aren’t going to walk out of their way to find one.

To attract more online auction bidders and drive up prices, two things matter: how long an auction is active and the day of the week it closes, finds new research.

How many streaming entertainment options are too many? A new study examines what industry leaders must do to hold the spotlight.

Financially vulnerable individuals – those without a savings safety net – stifle their own economic advancement because they negotiate less effectively.

Regret is usually thought of as a bad thing, but new research identifies conditions when it can benefit companies as well as consumers.

There’s a lot marketers can learn from the text we create on social media. New research explains how.

A popular video game reveals a clear connection between how much hierarchy founders create in their startups and where they hail from.