Cobb Payton

Apr 15, 2020

The 1, 2, 3s of Implementing Strategic Initiatives

Chris Hitch, adjunct lecturer in management, innovation and entrepreneurship at Poole College of Management, explains a three-step process businesses should consider.

Apr 15, 2020

Realigning Resources to Help Your Business Survive COVID-19

According to Chris Hitch, adjunct lecturer in management, innovation and entrepreneurship at Poole College of Management, business leaders need to examine their resources and make adjustments in order to come out strong on the other side of COVID-19.

Apr 15, 2020

AI and Health Disparities in the Age of COVID-19

Fay Cobb Payton, Ph.D., University Faculty Scholar and professor of information technology and analytics at Poole College of Management, explains the potential health disparities in patient diagnosis and care that result from algorithmic bias.

Apr 14, 2020

COVID-19 and Luxury Social Media

Kristie McGowan, director of Poole College of Management’s global and luxury management program, shares how luxury companies must now carefully engage with customers on social media amidst a global health and economic crisis. 

Apr 14, 2020

Open Source or Closed? For (Some) Tech, It Really Doesn’t Matter

Does open-source tech spread through the marketplace faster? (Nope.)

Apr 14, 2020

COVID-19’s Impact on the Workforce

COVID-19’s impact is sweeping - but how, specifically, is it impacting the workforce? Poole College’s Patrick Flynn, assistant professor of human resources, and Beth Ritter, professor of practice of human resource management, weigh in.

Apr 9, 2020

Lewis Sheats Weighs in on Small Businesses Struggling with Loan Applications

Poole's Lewis Sheats provides expert insight on the struggles small businesses are having with the Paycheck Protection Program applications.

Apr 8, 2020

Data Analytics in a Time of Crisis

Donnie Hale, a lecturer in Poole College of Management’s department of business management, shares the critical role analytics has played in this pandemic - and will play in the coming months.

Apr 8, 2020

Stimulus Funding Opportunities for Not-for-Profits and Small Businesses

Professor of practice and executive director of the enterprise risk management initiative, Bonnie Hancock, explains the impact of the CARES Act on small and not-for-profit businesses.

Apr 8, 2020

Need to Know: COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits for the Self-Employed

For decades, the traditional mantra was that self-employed individuals could not receive unemployment benefits. For sole-proprietors and partners, the traditional reasoning was that they are not employees and therefore their ‘employers’ do not pay into the unemployment system on their behalf. However, even S-corporate shareholder-officers whose S-corporate employers do contribute to the system on their…