Duke Fuqua Insights

Ronnie Chatterji, Professor at Duke University's Fuqua School of
Business and Chief Economist at OpenAI, joins Jenny Laurence, MBA '26 to discuss his recent research paper analyzing over a million ChatGPT conversations to uncover patterns in where artificial intelligence is making impacts in our homes, our work, and our lives.

Duke Fuqua Insights features digestible conversations with our faculty about the most impactf...

Trump's push to end quarterly reporting could reshape American business. Professor Rahul Vashishtha explains what research shows about the trade-offs.
 
When companies report earnings more frequently, they make different investment choices, often abandoning profitable long-term projects that don't pay off quickly. This behavioral shift sits at the heart of President Trump's renewed call to end quarterly repor...

When a CEO speaks during an earnings call, investors typically focus on the numbers being reported. But studies suggest they should also be listening to how those numbers are delivered. The emotional undertones, vocal pitch, and subtle inflections that executives unconsciously broadcast may reveal as much about a company's future as the financial data itself.

In this episode, Professor Bill Mayew of Duke's Fuqua School of ...

A casual conversation about a coworker's side business could be the spark that launches your own entrepreneurial journey. But whether that inspiration leads to action depends on factors you might not expect—including your race, gender, and workplace environment.

In this episode, Professor Melanie Wallskog shares insights from her research into how workplace exposure to entrepreneurial coworkers affects an individual’s likelihoo...

Our brains are wired to seek order when we feel out of control. A framed logo, an organized grocery store, and a well-designed website all provide unconscious signals of stability to consumers navigating uncertainty. 
 

In this episode, Professor Keisha Cutright of Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business discusses her research on how consumers respond to instability. In her widely cited paper, The Beauty of Boundaries: When a...

The next breakthrough drug or industry-disrupting innovation may come from a university lab funded by a federal grant. But a policy shift around how the government supports overhead costs could change which projects are pursued, and which institutions can afford to compete.

When the federal government funds scientific research, universities negotiate overhead rates of 50 to 70% over the direct costs of research to cover expenses lik...

Before you mention that AI tool that's been helping you at work, consider how your colleagues might respond. In this podcast, Professors Richard Larrick and Jack Soll, along with PhD candidate Jessica Reif from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business, discuss their research into how artificial intelligence tools are reshaping workplace dynamics. Their findings highlight a key paradox: while generative AI can boost performan...