Lehigh University Business Thought Leadership

The Center for Supply Chain Research at Lehigh's 2019 Fall Forum will explore the technology, techniques, and tactics companies need to succeed.

When high-tech jobs boom in an area, immigration often does, too. But it primarily occurs at the lower-skilled end of the labor spectrum, research shows.

Supply chain operations performance on Mondays is worse than other weekdays. If supply chain managers are not aware of that, how can they possibly deal with it?.

Confused by Brexit? Add the latest journal from the Martindale Center for the Study of Private Enterprise to your summer reading list for thorough and thoughtful research and analysis.

Have you ever felt out of sight and out of mind during a virtual team meeting? Distance Bias can be a key factor in holding back geographically distributed teams. Here are some steps to close the distance.

Welcome to the world of co-creation, where customers are no longer a passive audience, but active co-producers who are defining and refining a brand’s value proposition.

"E to E," a new initiative that will prepare engineers to be executives, is just one example of how Lehigh Business continues to break boundaries between business and technology.

Science has long concluded there is no link between vaccines and autism. So why do some people refuse to believe it? Confirmatory bias helps explain.

Humanizing a brand can be a highly successful marketing strategy—unless you're targeting people who want to express their own uniqueness.

Does having an independent company board really help protect against misconduct and corruption? The first large-scale study done from a global perspective offers a qualified yes.

Over the past century, the benefits of globalization do not happen quickly in developing nations. But they do eventually happen, history shows us.

In the fashion world, ugly has somehow become a signal of taste, of the good life, of luxury and prestige. New research helps explain why.

Most employees today find themselves on multiple teams at work. Research is now looking at how these changes influence team outcomes such as productivity, job satisfaction, and performance.

Business analytics is changing the landscape of business today, and it is now a critical component of the core curiculum for Lehigh's College of Business and Economics undergraduate students.

A look at the changes in the new tax law that took effect this year, what they mean to us, and what steps we may want to consider before we usher in the New Year.

Virtual work success is predicated on planning and intention, and this is especially true when it comes to virtual meetings. Here are some tips to make your conference call meetings a virtual success.

Focusing on how digital transformation can create value across the platform, instead of just within an organization, is a win-win for both customers and companies.

Leading industry and academic experts will gather at Lehigh University in November to share their insights not only on the disruptive innovations affecting the supply chain today, but also on how to succeed in dealing with them.

A new California law requiring women on corporate boards should create a sense of urgency for boards across America to take action on their own.

Thinking about working from home? Here are the main pros and cons to consider before you broach the idea with your boss.

Elon Musk is clearly a visionary genius. So why is he wasting his talent by focusing on manufacturing efficiency at Tesla?.

It’s not just workers who feel anxious and stressed by employers’ expectations that they respond to work emails after hours. Their spouses and significant others do, too.

As people live healthier and longer, the demographic shift toward an aging population poses significant challenges to businesses and workers that need to be addressed sooner than later.

Occupational licenses are now required by various states for more than 1,000 jobs covering three out of every 10 American workers. Is that really necessary?.

It's time for politicians, the fantasy sports industry, and professional sports leagues to stop pretending that fantasy sports games are not a form of gambling.