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January 18, 2021Automakers delay recalls to minimize stock penalties, avoid being the first safety issue in news cycle, study shows
Some automotive firms time their product recalls to minimize stock price penalties, resulting in unnecessary delays and clusters of subsequent recalls by other companies, according to new research from IT, Analytics and Operations professor Kaitlin Wowak.
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January 13, 2021Saver or spender? People are not as financially responsible as they may think, study shows
Even when people consistently spend their money superfluously, they still believe that they manage their money in a responsible fashion, according to a new study by Emily Garbinsky, assistant professor of marketing at Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business.
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December 10, 2020Quality suffers for audit offices that emphasize non-audit services, study shows
Regulators have expressed concerns that audit firms’ emphasis on non-audit services (NAS) such as consulting could distract from an audit, and quality does suffer in certain cases, according to new research from Accountancy professors Erik Beardsley and Andrew Imdieke.
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November 17, 2020‘We’re not there yet,’ expert says as MLB hires first female GM
Although more women are serving in sports management positions now, the competition is still unequal, according to Richard Sheehan, professor emeritus of finance at the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business and author of “Keeping Score: The Economics of Big-Time Sports.”
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November 12, 2020Shifting loyalty: Study examines customer behavior when retail rewards programs go mobile
As more and more rewards programs go mobile, what are the effects on consumer behavior? That’s the question University of Notre Dame researcher Yoonseock Son sought to answer in a recent paper published in the journal Information Systems Research.
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November 11, 2020Unique access: Doctors, nurses in COVID-19 epicenter aided by proactive personality
A new study from management professor Michael Crant offers the first examination of proactive personality in times of immediate response to a crisis — the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic at a hospital in Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak.
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November 9, 2020You drive like a girl: Study uncovers gender bias in perceptions of ride-sharing performance
Research by postdoctoral research associate Nathan Meikle and IT, analytics and operations professor Corey Angst revealed participants’ perceptions of drivers can be affected by gender stereotypes.
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October 21, 2020Analytics professor’s research offers new way to forecast COVID-19 cases, study impact of public health measures
A statistical estimation technique developed by assistant business analytics professor Zifeng Zhao and his fellow researchers offers public health officials a new way to build short-term forecasts of coronavirus diagnoses and deaths.
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October 19, 2020Investors prone to extrapolation bias before earnings announcements, study finds
Behavioral finance researcher Peter Kelly's new research examined the mental shortcuts people take when trying to understand a situation or make a decision.
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October 1, 2020‘Street’ effective tax rates are more useful in predicting companies’ future tax outcomes, study finds
Assistant professor of accountancy Erik Beardsley's research sheds light on the most effective methods to predict future tax outcomes, which simplifies the decision-making process for investors.
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