The Conversation: Free will. Why people believe in it even when they’re being manipulated
Magda Osman, Principal Research Associate in Basic and Applied Decision Making at Cambridge Judge Business School, writes about a series of recent studies investigating people’s belief in free will. “What the findings from our work tells us is that on…
Explained: why eating out will ruin your diet
Dining out makes you more likely to give in to temptation and ditch the diet even if healthy food is available, according to a new study co-authored by Professor Lucia Reisch of Cambridge Judge Business School. We all know how…
El-Erian Institute of Behavioural Economics and Policy at Cambridge Judge welcomes Harvard Professor for launch event
The El-Erian Institute of Behavioural Economics and Policy, based at Cambridge Judge Business School, welcomed Professor Cass Sunstein of Harvard University as featured speaker at its launch event on 8 June. Professor Sunstein, who spoke on 'Welfare Now', encompassing such…
Legal Futures: Top 50 law firms heading for “two-track” future
Top UK law firms, slow to automate, shift decision-making away from partners toward experienced professionals as the line blurs between client-facing and back-office roles, finds report by Kishore Sengupta, Professor of Operations Management at Cambridge Judge Business School for LexisNexis.…
Law firm changes
Top UK law firms, slow to automate, shift decision-making away from partners toward experienced professionals as the line blurs between client-facing and back-office roles, finds report by Professor Kishore Sengupta of Cambridge Judge Business School for LexisNexis. Professor Kishore Sengupta…
Moderating biases
Female representation on compensation committees reduces bias toward deep masculine voices in CEO pay, finds study in the Journal of Management Studies co-authored by Cambridge Judge Business School alumnus Waqas Haque. Highlighting the importance of gender differences in the board…
Steering clear
Artificial intelligence can transform the workplace but managers need to avoid four key "AI dysfunctions" including algorithmic bias, says article co-authored by Dr Stella Pachidi of Cambridge Judge. Dr Stella Pachidi Artificial intelligence holds great potential to transform the workplace,…
Fund management
Diversity in the asset management industry improves perspective and decision making, Hanneke Smits, CEO of BNY Mellon Investment Management, says in a Cambridge Judge Business School interview. The investment management sector needs to broaden its recruitment intake and ensure that…
Conflicts of interest
Financial incentives linked to unconscious bias may have driven leaders' pandemic decisions, says an article in Scientific American by Professor Sunita Sah of Cambridge Judge Business School. Politicians and other leaders face tense conflicts of interest in making decisions during…
Scientific American: Conflicts of Interest and Covid-19
Sunita Sah, KPMG Professor of Management Studies at Cambridge Judge Business School, discusses conflict of interest and unconscious bias. “Financial incentives can be a factor in pandemic policy decisions - albeit frequently at a subconscious and unintentional level,” she writes.…