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Quality suffers for audit offices that emphasize non-audit services, study showsRegulators 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 GMAlthough 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 mobileAs 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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Unique access: Doctors, nurses in COVID-19 epicenter aided by proactive personalityA 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 performanceResearch 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 measuresA 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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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.
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‘Street’ effective tax rates are more useful in predicting companies’ future tax outcomes, study findsAssistant 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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Unfamiliar conditions impact design thinking’s effectiveness on new product development, study findsIT, Analytics and Operations professor Nicholas Berente and his co-researchers collaborated with the COO of an AI-based SaaS company in Silicon Valley to take a closer look at the conditions and effectiveness of design thinking.
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Auditors’ reputations linked to client portfolio, study findsIt’s an ongoing challenge for the average consumer to accurately assess the quality and value of professional service providers, whether it’s a mechanic or a medical professional; a real estate […]
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