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Sep 1, 2021

Finding Passion in Everyday Work

In a new research paper, Jeffrey Pollack, professor of entrepreneurship; and Brad Kirkman, General (Ret.) H. Hugh Shelton Distinguished Professor of Leadership, set out to discover whether or not feeling passionate about work actually leads to better outcomes for employees and their companies.

Aug 27, 2021

Sebastian Heese Breaks Down Social Media Backlash of Supply Chain Issues

Sebastian Heese, professor of supply chain management, recently released a study of over 2 billion tweets that found companies that face backlash on social media over supply chain issues often see a drop in stock prices.

Aug 27, 2021

Rob Handfield Explains Why Car Shortage May Continue for Years

Rob Handfield, professor of operations and supply chain management, breaks down why dealerships across the country are seeing their normal 200-car supply be reduced to merely 20.

Aug 25, 2021

Big Tech’s Dark Side: Killer Apps, Abs, and Acqs

Sherry Fowler, professor of practice in information technology and business analytics, breaks down the negative side of the technology industry.

Aug 23, 2021

Study: Benefits Outweigh Risks for Autonomous Vehicles – As Long As You Regulate Them

The potential benefits of autonomous vehicles could substantially outweigh the risks.

Aug 19, 2021

Stacy Wood on Vaccine Misinformation in Black and Hispanic Communities

Stacy Wood, professor of marketing, noted that who people hear vaccine information from is just as important as the messaging itself.

Aug 18, 2021

Study Highlights Challenges of Encouraging Skepticism in Financial Statement Auditors

Skepticism is being discouraged in auditors – and a recent study finds unexpected challenges to addressing that.

Aug 17, 2021

Making Sense of Emergent Leadership

Brad Kirkman and his co-authors set out to define emergent leadership, organize existing literature into a clear framework and propose new research directions.

Aug 12, 2021

Heather Dretsch Breaks Down How to Market to Gen Alpha

Heather Dretsch, assistant professor of marketing, explains how brands are shifting to market towards Generation Alpha, children who are born between 2010 and 2025.

Aug 12, 2021

An Economic Impact Analysis of U.S. Biobased Industries

A report co-authored by Professor Rob Handfield analyzes the economic and environmental impact of biobased product industries.