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Automakers 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.

Shannon Roddel

Saver 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.

Shannon Roddel

Quality 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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‘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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Shifting 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.

Michael Hardy

Unique 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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You 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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Analytics 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.

Melissa Jackson

Investors 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.

Melissa Jackson

‘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.

Shannon Roddel