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Decades of research in cognitive psychology show that the human mind struggles to understand nonlinear relationships—that is, relationships between two factors in which a change in one factor does not correspond with constant change in the other. In business, there are many highly nonlinear relationships. To avoid costly misjudgments, it’s important to recognize when they’re in play.

Students from Leeds took part in an invitation—only real estate competition hosted by the University of Southern California. The International competition featured only nine schools with the best real estate programs in the country competing for the

According to new rankings issued by U.S. News and World Report, the Leeds School of Business jumped up 13 spots in the Best Business Schools Part-time MBA category, going from No. 59 last year to No. 46 this year.

People believe that they know way more than they actually do. This assertion is the focus of new research from Professor Philp Fernbach of the Leeds School of Business and Steve Sloman, Professor of Cognitive, Linguistic & Psychological Sciences

Leeds’ own Dr. Stefanie Johnson contributes insights on harnessing personal strengths for professional success, overcoming challenges in entrepreneurial endeavors, and changing the gender disparity in leadership roles.

The University of Colorado Boulder’s Leeds School of Business beat out several elite schools at the regional Venture Capital Investment Competition on Feb. 17, 2017. The regional win moves the team of five graduate-level students forward to compete

Blind recruiting is the practice of removing personally identifiable information from applicants, and it’s gaining popularity in HR departments. Dr. Stephanie Johnson talks with The Economist to examine discrimination in the workplace and software technologies that promise to remove gender and ethnic bias from the hiring process.

For the second-consecutive year, Leeds students were awarded top honors over the weekend at the Leeds School for Business Diversity, and Business Ethics Case Competition (DBECC) hosted in collaboration with the Office of Diversity Affairs and the

Philip Fernbach, Assistant Professor of Marketing in the Leeds School of Business, received a $165,000 fellowship grant to conduct a two-year research project examining the question “What makes us argue so heatedly over things we know so little

“Sumimasen!” This Japanese word proved invaluable for Leeds students to get someone's attention, say thank you, or even sorry when participating in a recent trip to Japan in January. For these 23 students, this experience proved to be enriching as