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Rampant misclassifications make bond mutual funds appear far less risky, significantly impacting investors, study shows

Some mutual fund managers appear to be overestimating the safety of their holdings, resulting in misclassifications by Morningstar that have a significant impact on investors, according to new research from finance professor Huaizhi Chen and his co-researchers.

Shannon Roddel

Generic drug recall research wins best paper award

IT, Analytics and Operations professor Kaitlin Wowak won the 2019 Journal of Operations Management Jack Meredith Best Paper Award, which recognizes significant research published in the journal in the past year.

Carol Elliott

Humility is a double-edged sword for some leaders

Management professor Cindy Muir's research counters the theory that humble leaders are the best leaders, and in fact finds that those who display humility are viewed as less competent, independent and influential.

Shannon Roddel

Dirty laundry: Over-sensationalized scandal can actually be a job saver for strong performing leaders

A new study by Management Assistant Professor John Busenbark introduces the role of the “severity gap,” showing that when media or public perceptions of a scandal outpace its actual severity, strong-performing leaders are more likely to keep their jobs.

Shannon Roddel

Study finds mutual fund managers tap into their networks for info on insider trades, portfolios benefit

New research by assistant professor of finance Huaizhi Chen found that these tracked insider trades can predict future firm returns, with the stocks bought by a fund manager after a tracked insider buy outperforming other firm purchases.

Shannon Roddel

‘Mommy bloggers’ study reveals factors that drive success in social influencer marketing

Assistant professor of marketing Christian Hughes's new research shows Influencer marketing is extremely widespread, yet ineffective.

Shannon Roddel

NAFTA’s demise puts Canada in the ‘penalty box,’ study shows

A new study by finance professor Jeffrey Bergstrand confirms that the elimination of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), or simply the withdrawal of the U.S. from NAFTA, would reduce standards of living in Canada, Mexico and the U.S.

Shannon Roddel

Study shows independent, private firms pollute less than public firms

Private, independent firms are less likely to pollute and incur EPA penalties than public and private equity-owned firms, according to new research from finance professors Sophie Shive and Margaret Forster. The study offers preliminary research into how finance can help mitigate climate change and sheds light on the debate about which type of corporate structure is better for reducing the "tragedy of the commons."

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Independent, private firms pollute less than public firms, study shows

Finance professors Sophie Shive and Margaret Forster's new research examines how finance could help mitigate climate change and sheds light on the debate about which type of corporate structure is better for reducing the “tragedy of the commons.”

Shannon Roddel

Nearly 7,000 people threatened to cancel their newspaper subscriptions. Here’s what got them to stay.

According to a new study from marketing professor Vamsi Kanuri and his co-researcher, newspaper subscribers who receive a short-term price adjustment to quell the disappointment of a delivery failure are actually less likely to renew their subscription when the time comes — suggesting that newspapers might want to adjust their tactics for addressing customer complaints.

Harvard Nieman Lab