BetterSMB Best practices for small and mid-size businesses

New research from Binghamton University holds that information security policies that aren't based on the realities of an employee's work responsibilities can expose an organization to a higher risk for data breaches.

Congress has been unable to pass a second coronavirus relief package, while more than 790,000 Americans filed for unemployment for the first time last week in numbers released Thursday.

The stock market is usually a good predictor of presidential winners, but this year is different.  USA TODAY > Restaurants in New York City will soon be allowed to add an extra charge for COVID recovery to diners’ bills. EATER NEW YORK ...

Here are four steps to take to disinfect your business if an employee gets COVID-19, according to My Cleaning Service, which is based in Baltimore: 1) Immediately evacuate everyone from affected space and provide notice to building management. 2) Call a ...

The Society for Human Resource Management is teaming up with a legal services network to offer legal resources to small businesses as they encounter employment laws and liability issues during the COVID-19 pandemic. SHRM is working with LegalShield to offer the ...

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Medical supply companies with boards that included at least two women recalled life-threatening products almost a month sooner than those with all-male boards, according to our ...

One thing to consider during the business disruptions due to the pandemic is how it can affect perceptions of your business’ prices. According to new research from the Indiana University Kelley School of Business, scarcity decreases consumers’ tendency to use ...

In any organization, people usually have to work together to assure success. But as complexity and uncertainty increase, workers and even leaders can let their emotions interfere with their ability to contribute to success. Leaders who learn about about emotions ...

With a deadline approaching, it was time for me to review another book for BetterSMB. I’d gone through the stack of books on my desk, looking for something — anything — that would stand out when each of the books has ...

Job seekers interested in work who let hiring managers know of their interest in salary and benefits could end up hurting their chances of getting hired, according to new research from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business. But the scientists behind the research say that being motivated by the work itself as well as the pay and benefits are common, and actually better for both organizations and employes.

Competitive rewards are most effective in getting creative innovation proposals from employees, according to new research from the University of California San Diego.

What if you could use science to close your deals faster? What if it took only an hour or less to read a book about using science to close your deals faster? John Asher posits that you can do both ...

For your business to succeed, it needs to grow. But growth these days is harder than it has ever been. Jason Green, Mark Henneman and Dimitar Antov aim to show readers the way forward with new growth strategies made for ...

New research from the Kelley School of Business makes the case that “smoothing the numbers” can be beneficial — if you have the right team in place to handle the job. Smoothing, in this case, means adjusting accounting reserves up ...

Newswise — EAST LANSING, Mich. – What happens behind the scenes when employees are accused of harassment? New research from Michigan State University revealed that almost half of accused harassers can go back to work when disputes are settled by ...