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Jan 7, 2022

Sherry Fowler Explains How Social Media Should Be Held Accountable for its Addictive Nature

Sherry Fowler, professor of practice in information technology and business analytics, explains how similar to Big Tobacco, the social media industry cannot go unchecked when offering a product to consumers designed to be addictive.

Jan 7, 2022

Rob Handfield Discusses the Many Issues Impacting the Future of Supply Chain

Rob Handfield explains how the labor shortage is not the only challenge facing the current state of the supply chain as climate change and the longevity of the pandemic are rising problems.

Jan 7, 2022

Tim Kraft Makes the Connection Between the Worker Shortage and Recent Winterstrom Pileup

Tim Kraft, associate professor of operations and supply chain management, explains how the recent pileup on I-95 from a winter storm was caused by the shortage of snowplow drivers from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jan 6, 2022

Risk and Reward: Three Ways Risk Management Adds Value

Between the Great Resignation, ongoing supply chain challenges and new virus variants, companies aren’t debating the importance of risk management anymore. At this stage of the game, they’re just scrambling to keep up.

Jan 6, 2022

North Carolina Set to Become the Newest 0% Corporate Income Tax Rate State

Nathan Goldman explains the impact of Governor Roy Cooper's state budget for North Carolina corporations.

Jan 4, 2022

Risk Appetite: What Is It and How Much Should You Have?

Mark Beasley, executive director of NC State’s Enterprise Risk Management Initiative, explains the concept of risk appetite and how different types of organizations should approach their openness to risk.

Dec 17, 2021

Jared Smith Explains the Unintended Consequences of Sin Taxes

Jared Smith, associate professor of finance, and co-authors examine if taxpayers targeted by sin taxes are more likely to defraud others in unrelated transactions in a recent paper.

Dec 16, 2021

Refining B Corp Success

In a new exploratory paper, NC State University’s Jeffrey M. Pollack and Jon C. Carr, find that B Corps often experience financial slowdowns while pursuing certification.

Dec 16, 2021

Rob Handfield Provides Strategies to Ease Port Congestion

Rob Handfield offers risk mitigation strategies for supply chain leaders to ease current port congestion that include rerouting options, backup transportation options and alternative supplies.

Dec 13, 2021

What is Marketing Analytics? Q+A with Bill Rand on Career Opportunities and More

Poole College of Management professor Bill Rand describes marketing analytics as making data-driven decisions — any question that a marketing manager has to answer can be tied to data. Learn about career opportunities in this field.