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June 8, 2018Is Starbucks’ barista in chief brewing a presidential run?
Management professor Tim Hubbard was interviewed for an OZY piece about the potential for outgoing Starbucks' executive chairman Howard Schultz to make a presidential run. Read the full story here.…
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June 7, 2018When local newspapers close, government runs unchecked, costs increase
New research from the University of Notre Dame shows the loss of city newspapers affects more than those nostalgic for print — it also leads to poorly run government and higher costs.
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June 7, 2018Commentary: With friends like Trump, who needs enemies?
Business ethics professor Joseph Holt, who teaches in the Department of Management & Organization, wrote an opinion piece for the Chicago Tribune on the steel and aluminum tariffs on Canada, Mexico and the European Union. Read the full piece here.…
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June 7, 2018Benchmark bandits! How some funds game active share
Martijn Cremers, whose 2009 paper introduced Active Share as a new measure of active portfolio management, has co-authored a new paper, "Benchmark Discrepancies and Mutual Fund Performance Evaluation"…
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June 6, 2018Generic drugs are competing against one another to get cheaper — but it’s having an unintended consequence on the health of Americans
Kaitlin Wowak's research on the competition to produce cheaper generic drugs was featured in a Business Insider article. Wowak, an assistant professor in the Department of Information, Analytics, & Operations, coauthored the paper “Product competition, managerial discretion and manufacturing recalls in the U.S. pharmaceutical industry…
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June 6, 2018Big oil to meet with Vatican officials, Pope Francis
An energy forum, co-hosted by the University of Notre Dame, will bring together investors, oil executives and Church officials June 8-9 at the Vatican. Read more here. While most details about the encounter are being kept secret in hopes of facilitating frank dialogue among the participants, a weekly Vatican media planning calendar indicates the discussion will likely center on the need to transition the global energy market away from dependence on fossil fuels.…
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June 5, 2018Taxpayers lose in the bond market when local newspapers close
Finance professor Paul Gao's research on the relationship between local newspaper closures and the cost of municipal bonds was featured in Bloomberg Businessweek. Read the full story here…
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June 5, 2018Better hospital IT security doesn’t mean fewer cyberattacks
A new study examining health care data breaches and the effectiveness of IT security investments by Corey Angst, professor of IT, Analytics, and Operations in …
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June 5, 2018Howard Schultz, architect of modern Starbucks, to step down as executive chairman
Tim Hubbard, an assistant professor in the Department of Management & Organization at Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business, was quoted in a CNBC story about the decision by Starbucks executive chairman Howard Schultz to step down.
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June 4, 2018Greater IT security does not equal fewer cyberattacks for hospitals, study shows
Lead author Corey Angst says new processes, including training, changes in mindsets and procedures, need to accompany any technology.
Shannon Roddel