"Strong social norms -- a core feature of tight cultures -- help people view the world as simple and coherent. As strong norms guide people's behaviors and allow them to predict others' behaviors, they can provide a significant source of order and predictability in everyday social life," said lead author Anyi Ma, PhD, of Tulane University.

“It is really not helpful to quote a conservative delivery date once an item is on back-order,” says the paper’s other co-author, Hyung Sup Bhan, an assistant professor at Tulane University

“In the grand scheme of things, I don’t think that’s a lot. The total production and consumption in the world is about a hundred million barrels a day. So, in terms of total percentages obviously, it’s pretty small,” said Professor Pierre Conner, the executive director of Tulane University’s Energy Institute.

Mark Ratchford is a Professor of Practice at Tulane University's, A. B. Freeman School of Business.

Professors Omesh Kini (Georgia State University), Mo Shen (Auburn University), Jaideep Shenoy (University of Connecticut) and Venkat Subramaniam (Tulane University) find that unionized manufacturers experience a higher rate of product recalls than non-unionized companies.

Your efforts will significantly increase customer acquisition and employee engagement. - Alex Goryachev, Tulane University Freeman School of Business.

“Raising funding for your startup is all about building trust with investors who invest in companies like yours, at the stage that you've reached, as you work to solve problems that they're interested in,” says Rob Lalka, executive director of the Albert Lepage Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Tulane University’s A. B. Freeman School of Business.

This week’s episode features Tulane business professor Peter Ricchiuti, who is the founder of Burkenroad Reports and host of the weekly show “Out to Lunch” on National Public Radio.

“Some mentoring involves informal chats about navigating office politics or discussions about the protégé’s career ambitions—but that’s not what we studied,” said Jason Sandvik, an assistant professor at Tulane University and a coauthor of the study.

Tulane University business professor Peter Ricchiuti, founder of the Burkenroad Reports, will be the keynote speaker at the New Orleans Chamber Third Quarter Business Luncheon on Friday, Aug. 19 at the Sheraton New Orleans Grand Ballroom.