Duke Fuqua Insights

Professor Xu Jiang explains how disclosure rules shape companies’ decisions, competition and the way investors process information. Corporate disclosures include more than financial statements. Companies also share information about environmental, social and governance activities, product development and other issues that matter to investors, employees, customers and suppliers. But deciding how much to disclose can be difficult: information that excites investors may also help competitors pie...

Professor Rick Larrick explains how to focus on high-impact climate decisions and communicate them effectively. Climate change can leave people feeling that they must do everything or that nothing they do matters. The scale of the problem, other people’s inaction, and alarming media coverage can all make people feel overwhelmed and lead them to avoid thinking about climate altogether. In this episode, Professor Rick Larrick discusses a more practical approach: focusing on environmental decisi...

Professor David McAdams explores how information overload changes what we know, with lower-quality ideas receiving less scrutiny before spreading Every day, people decide which headlines to read, which social media posts to believe, and which recommendations deserve attention. As information becomes faster and cheaper to produce, the challenge is deciding what is worth trusting. In this episode of Fuqua Insights Podcast, Professor David McAdams of Duke University's Fuqua School of Business di...

Professor Sharon Belenzon examines how the U.S. innovation ecosystem became fragmented and why large firms still have a role to help solve today's technological challenges How should the United States organize its innovation ecosystem to solve the biggest scientific and technological challenges? According to Professor Sharon Belenzon, the answer depends not only on funding research, but also on how different organizations—from universities to startups to large corporations—work together to tr...

Professor Kimberly Wade-Benzoni explains how reflecting on long-term impact shapes motivation, behavior, and decision-making Many people ask themselves, “does my work actually matter?” Concerns about engagement, burnout, and job satisfaction are common, and they relate to a basic need to feel that work has an impact not only today, but also in the future. In this episode of Fuqua Insights Podcast, Professor Kimberly Wade-Benzoni of Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business discusses he...