Research Highlights from scholarly journals

Even when landlords use algorithms for tenant screenings, exceptions to the rules are part of the process.

Civil servants are more likely to resist authoritarianism when they are supported by peers, ombuds offices, and professional associations.

CEOs who take political stances command more credibility with the public when their companies embrace corporate social responsibility.

Although climate discourse has expressed increasing urgency over time, it has retained the same temporal outlooks for climate effects and action.

Children can be taught to identify false health claims online, and the benefits can spread to their parents.

By Alana Conner

Role ambiguity dampens board member's commitments.

By Abraham Nachbaur

Are foundations paying trustees too much money?

“One death is a tragedy; 1 million is a statistic,” Joseph Stalin is supposed to have said. The more people we see suffering, the less we care.

By Alana Conner Snibbe 1

How donors should think about nonprofit efficiency.

How nonprofit board size and independence relate to board performance.

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