Behavioral Approaches to Business and Public Policy

Business and management scholars have been studying how to optimize human performance in organizations for decades through a mix of “hard” and “soft” mechanisms. In recent years, many pre-existing assumptions and orthodoxies have been challenged by new thinking and new experiences – most recently the pandemic and the expanded use of remote and hybrid working, as well as the growing use of analytics and artificial intelligence.

The changing nature of work has profound implications for public policy and for the relationship between business, government, and civil society. The Center’s research focuses on increasing our understanding of how individuals and organizations interact now and how they will do so in the workplaces of the future.  We focus on the “last mile” aspect of policy development and implementation, taking the ideas rooted in economic analyses, sociological and psychological research and explore the behavioral implications of how to ensure successful policy implementation and maximum impact.

Principal Investigator and Convener: Catherine Tinsley and Nick Lovegrove

Events

WomenConnect Solver Symposium

Catherine Tinsley discusses how companies should change their approach on sexual harassment in their workplaces (CNBC Power Lunch)

Tinsley discusses her research on women’s self-confidence at the 47th World Economic Forum

Tinsley presents research while on sabbatical at Harvard Business School

Event Archive

Center Scholar Catherine Tinsley provides expert insight into the Hollywood strikes

August 24th, 2023

Center Scholar Catherine Tinsley provides expert insight into the Hollywood strikes for GU’s Ask the Expert series. …

Center scholar Catherine Tinsley’s research on Discrimination in the Workplace was featured in a recent Georgetown University news story.

May 5th, 2023

Catherine Tinsley on How Statistical Discrimination Impacts Bias in the Workplace…

Advancing Equity in Hiring and Promotion: New Insights and Strategies presented in research by Center Scholar Catherine Tinsley

April 3rd, 2023

Advancing Equity in Hiring and Promotion: New Insights and Strategies presented in research by Center Scholar Catherine Tinsley…

Center scholar Catherine Tinsley was featured in Georgetown’s 2022 DEI Annual Report for her work with Kate Spade & Company’s Social Impact Counsel

February 22nd, 2023

When Kate Spade and Company asked Catherine Tinsley to join its Social Impact Counsel, the answer was a clear “yes”. …