Journals 100 Ranking 2026 of Business & Economics
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A Bar Of Gold Or An MBA? A Business-School Approach To Think About ROI And Real Value
A one-kilogram bar of gold is now worth roughly $155,000 - almost exactly the tuition fees for an MBA at Harvard Business School. That coincidence invites a deliciously uncomfortable question for anyone thinking about capital allocation. Is it smarter to buy gold at today’s record prices, or to invest in yourself by going to business school?
Should You Ever Tell People They Need To Be Grateful?
Gratitude can motivate, bond, and uplift. But it can also be weaponised, hollowed out, and turned into a form of control. Research shows that gratitude works best when it is freely expressed and modelled from the top. When it is demanded, prescribed, or used to shut down dissent, it often backfires.
The Curious Science of Applause, From Standing Ovations to Polite Clapping
Applause is rarely a simple thumbs-up or thumbs-down. Research shows that it is a structured social act, shaped as much by context and coordination as by conviction. From approval to belonging, when to start and when to stop, we look at the science of applause.
Why Playing with LEGO Develops Serious Leadership Skills
There is something delightful about watching a room full of senior executives fall silent as they begin to build with LEGO bricks. We’re not in a board room but in the Harvard Business School classroom. We look at why LEGO works for developing leadership skills.
Why Reading Still Matters for Business Leaders, Even When You’re Busy
Reading remains one of the most reliable ways to develop insight. Not because it feels efficient, but because it improves the one thing leadership depends on most, how people think. Here are seven reasons why reading retains such power for business professionals, and 3 tips how to make it work in your busy schedule.
The Influencers: Will McTighe on Personal Branding, LinkedIn Growth, and the Human Side of Digital Influence
Will McTighe is a B2B marketing whisperer, helping founders, executives, and creators build influence that translates into business and revenue. This episode of The Influencers explores McTighe’s best insights, from effective LinkedIn practices to human-centric content, audience growth, psychological triggers for engagement, and how everyone can turn presence into momentum and business value.
Is Emily Still Welcome in Paris (or Rome)?
Are Americans still safe - welcome, even - across Europe? Not physically unsafe in the narrow sense, but socially comfortable without the sense that a passport has become a liability. As attitudes shift in response to geopolitics, trade, and rhetoric, the experience of being “the American” is changing.
Trump, Greenland And What The Overton Window Teaches MBAs About Strategy
Whether for Trump and Greenland, or Elon Muck and Tesla shareholders, the Overton Window operates as a strategic mechanism, How can business schools better equip future leaders to recognise and ethically deploy it in strategy and negotiation.