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Director retention does not necessarily facilitate post-acquisition firm performance, study shows
New research from management professor John Busenbark calls into question the wisdom of retaining at least one board-level director from an acquired company.
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Artificial intelligence tool could increase patient health literacy, study shows
University of Notre Dame researcher John Lalor, an assistant professor of IT, Analytics and Operations at Mendoza College of Business, is part of a team working on a web-based natural language processing system that could increase the health literacy of patients who access their records through a patient portal.
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‘Service with a smile’ plus tipping leads to sexual harassment for majority of service employees, study shows
Two common practices in the U.S. restaurant industry — service with a smile and tipping — contribute to a culture of sexual harassment, according to new research from the University of Notre Dame's Tim Kundro, assistant professor of management and organization at Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business.
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‘Disagreeable’ married men who shirk domestic responsibilities earn more at work, study shows
New research by management professors Brittany Solomon and Cindy Muir Zapata shows that “disagreeable” men in opposite-sex marriages are less helpful with domestic work, allowing them to devote greater resources to their jobs, which results in higher pay.
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Study reveals new options to help firms improve the food recall process
There are two key drivers of recall uncertainty — upstream and downstream complexity, according to “Food for Thought: Recalls and Outcomes,” forthcoming in the Journal of Business Logistics from lead author Kaitlin Wowak, associate professor of information technology, analytics and operations.
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Peers who boost marginalized voices help others, and themselves, study shows
New research from the University of Notre Dame is the first to show that peers can help boost marginalized voices, and at the same time benefit their own status, all while helping their organization realize the potential of its employees’ diverse perspectives.
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Charting the course to your calling
What does it mean to have a “calling”? Notre Dame management researcher Matt Bloom visited hundreds of clergy, doctors, teachers and aid workers in 22 countries to find out.
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Justice vs. fairness
A study by management professor Cindy Muir (Zapata) reveals employees evaluate the fairness of an interaction with an authority figure based on what she describes as justice criteria.
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Degrees of happiness? Formal education does not lead to greater job satisfaction, study shows
New research by management professors Brittany Solomon (Hall) and Dean Shepherd reveals that people who have invested in formal education are not more satisfied in their careers.
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Notre Dame consumer psychologist recognized as leader of ‘next generation of marketing academics’
Marketing professor Emily Garbinsky was chosen as a Marketing Science Institute (MSI) 2021 Young Scholar, a select honor intended to identify likely leaders of the next generation of marketing academics.
Carol Elliott