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Liberal or conservative? CEOs’ political leanings skew firms’ logic in structuring initial pay packages, study showsA study by management professor Timothy Hubbard and co-reserachers Scott Graffin and Eric Lee from the University of Georgia and Dane Christensen from the University of Oregon found new CEO compensation mirrors their existing risk preferences.
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Rampant misclassifications make bond mutual funds appear far less risky, significantly impacting investors, study showsSome 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.
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Notre Dame’s Tenbrunsel: A new way to view sexual harassmentManagement professor Ann Tenbrunsel's research on sexual harassment was covered by Poets & Quants in their Professor of the Week feature. Her academic paper published in a peer-reviewed journal proposes actions organizations can use to combat harassment.
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Generic drug recall research wins best paper awardIT, 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.
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Humility is a double-edged sword for some leadersManagement 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.
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Dirty laundry: Over-sensationalized scandal can actually be a job saver for strong performing leadersA 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.
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Study finds mutual fund managers tap into their networks for info on insider trades, portfolios benefitNew 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.
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‘Mommy bloggers’ study reveals factors that drive success in social influencer marketingAssistant professor of marketing Christian Hughes's new research shows Influencer marketing is extremely widespread, yet ineffective.
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NAFTA’s demise puts Canada in the ‘penalty box,’ study showsA 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.
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Study shows independent, private firms pollute less than public firmsPrivate, 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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