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Sep 17, 2021

Rob Handfield Sees Significant Impact in Plastic Industry After Hurricane Ida

Rob Handfield, professor of operations and supply chain management, predicts a future of shortages and inflation following the devastation in the Gulf Coast following hurricane Ida.

Sep 15, 2021

Donnie Hale Offers 3 Pieces of Business Analytics Advice

Donnie Hale, lecturer in business analytics, suggests three steps an organization should take when analytics patterns go awry in scenarios like the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sep 9, 2021

Professors Pollack and Kirkman Explain the Role of Passion in the Workplace

In a recent study, Jeffrey Pollack, associate professor of entrepreneurship, and Bradley Kirkman, professor of leadership, looked at how a job aligns with other priorities and values, how specific roles fuel it, and overall sense of positive feelings.

Sep 9, 2021

Rob Handfield Explains How Supply Chain Issues Will Affect Holiday Shopping

Rob Handfield, professor of operations and supply chain management, explained that the supply chain issues with computer chips will likely cause issues with electronics into the new year.

Sep 9, 2021

Lewis Sheats Gives Critical Insight on Funding for Startup Business Owners

Lewis Sheats, assistant vice provost of entrepreneurship, breaks down the best source of funding for startup business owners and how they can increase their chances for getting approval on a loan.

Sep 9, 2021

Modeling the ‘Why’ Behind Consumer Behavior

Bill Rand and his co-author, Bielefeld University’s Christian Stummer, identify three key strengths of agent-based modeling.

Sep 7, 2021

Why Are Employees Leaving Now?

Poole College of Management professor of practice of human resource management Beth Ritter offers some ideas based on learnings from a series of interviews conducted over the last year that tie to some foundational management research. 

Sep 6, 2021

Poole Podcast Episode 10: B-Corps and the Triple Bottom Line, with Jessica Yinka Thomas and Eric Henry

In this episode, Jessica Yinka Thomas and Eric Henry give us the inside information on B-Corps, which Jessica describes as, "the leading edge of a sustainable business movement - businesses that are really innovating when it comes to social and environmental impact and really positively impacting stakeholders across the board." 

Sep 2, 2021

Stacy Wood Explains How to Approach Those Wary of the COVID Vaccine

Stacy Wood, professor of marketing, explains that in order to change the mind of someone wary of the vaccine you have to understand where their hesitancy comes from in the first place.

Sep 2, 2021

Rob Handfield Predicts Continued Supply Chain Problems After Hurricane Ida

Rob Handfield, professor of operations and supply chain management, explains how the destruction of Hurricane Ida in the Gulf Coast will impact already struggling supply chains.