TY - JOUR AB - Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies.Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context.Findings If you ask any scientific researcher what the essence of their chosen pursuit is, most likely they will say it is the identification of some sort of truth. Whether it is a discovery of something new, or proving a theory, or even building on what has been discovered before, it is taken for granted that whatever it is will be scientific fact, and as such it becomes an immutable part of the centuries-old process of academic endeavor. Yet, one of the big recent controversies in scholarly research in recent years has been the rise and rise of predatory academic journals and “fake science”.Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format. VL - 35 IS - 3 SN - 0258-0543 DO - 10.1108/SD-12-2018-0239 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/SD-12-2018-0239 PY - 2019 Y1 - 2019/01/01 TI - Deception as strategy: How not to communicate to your customers T2 - Strategic Direction PB - Emerald Publishing Limited SP - 7 EP - 9 Y2 - 2024/04/25 ER -