Holiday shopping season has arrived, and tough financial times mean that more people will probably be shopping around for the best price. But a new study shows that shoppers who compare prices at multiple online retailers will not only find the best value, but will also likely contribute to driving down prices for that product at other retailers.
With a major economic crisis pressing on America's families and communities, the nation's nonprofit organizations are looking to a new president for help in responding. And they have some definite ideas about what is needed.
Smart people who are overwhelmed by uncertainty make even smarter bankers, according to new research by A. Alexandra Michel of the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business. Michel's new book, "Bullish on Uncertainty: How Organizational Cultures Transform Participants," explores the case of two major U.S. investment banks "“ with two differing philosophies on how to structure business processes and organizational strategies.
Waiting for your favorite B-school to finally make it into the 2008 BusinessWeek ranking? According to Frederick P. Morgeson, professor of Management and Valade Research Scholar at the Eli Broad Graduate School of Management at Michigan State University, you may be waiting a long time. He found that not only has this ranking been extremely stable since it was created in 1988, it can also be predicted with relatively few variables.
In the first study to examine the impact of Federal Home Loan Bank membership and funding on commercial bank risk, a University of Arkansas researcher and colleagues at two Federal Reserve banks found evidence to suggest that member banks have somewhat higher risk profiles than non-member banks.
Immigrants whittle into a broad earnings gap with American-born workers only about half as fast as long-accepted estimates suggest, according to new research by a University of Illinois economist.
19th Annual Conference on Financial Reporting and Management gathers standard setters, enforcement officials, financial executives, practitioners and academicians to address the critical role and future of financial reporting worldwide.
With operating costs rising, employers around the country are entertaining the advantages of a four-day work week. Proponents of the abbreviated schedule boast benefits of cost savings, easier commutes, increased leisure time, and its viability as an alternative to layoffs. So why isn't this trend becoming widespread?
Sam Webb, Ph.D., a UAB associate professor of history, says the Great Depression caused southern voters in the 1930s to choose more liberal political candidates, and the same could happen again today as a result of the current economic crisis.
For centuries, autumn has been the season for financial disaster. Modern practices of managing our credit system were supposed to have changed all that. But the panic of 2008 and the market crash of 1987 are possible signs that autumn may still be the weakest link in the financial chain.
With questions over the economy's future becoming more numerous by the day, the business, management and finance experts at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Business are able to provide answers on a range of issues. Six UAB experts offer expert commentary on six topics connected to the country's economic crisis. All are available for print and broadcast interview.
We are not entering another Great Depression, says finance professor Dr. Robert Pritchard of Rowan University. The current fiscal crisis we are facing, he believes, should be close to bottoming out.
The recent collapse of several major financial institutions"”A.I.G., Bear Stearns, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch, Wachovia, and Washington Mutual"”has left the world's financial markets reeling, with no one knowing when the dust will settle.
Angel investors have become more cautious in light of the recent economic uncertainty, trying to reduce their risk exposure by including more angels in each deal, according to the Angel Market Analysis for the first and second quarters of 2008 released by the Center for Venture Research at the University of New Hampshire.
American University experts are available to provide analysis of the financial crisis, the rescue plan, the impact of both on the economy, small businesses, and U.S. taxpayers.
Average taxpayers are likely to suffer most if Congress cannot find a palatable compromise to the $700 billion bailout that died on the House floor this week.
The current economic crisis is having a significant impact in areas far from Wall Street. North Carolina State University has experts who can provide key insights into the crisis' impacts on everything from farmers and agriculture to this year's elections.
The U.S. House of Representative's rejection of the Troubled Assets Relief Program, the proposed $700 billion Wall Street bailout, was a prudent decision, say two University of Arkansas researchers who are closely monitoring the U.S. financial crisis.
Robert Bliss, a former senior financial economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago who teaches finance at Wake Forest University, is available to discuss the federal government's $700 billion rescue plan to acquire troubled mortgage-backed securities from lenders.
Michael Goldberg, associate professor of economics at the University of New Hampshire Whittemore School of Business and Economics, is available to speak with journalists about the economic repercussions if the current bailout effort fails.
The Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley can provide leading experts in the field of real estate, banking, finance, and the economy to address the news unfolding around the financial market turmoil and troubled US housing market.
An economist at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute says that a model he developed forecasted the current economic slowdown at least one year before it became apparent to most observers. The model, which was first published in the Journal of Finance in June 1991, has successfully predicted every recession since 1955.
In the first academic study to examine bidding and investment strategies in final-offer arbitration, economists at the University of Arkansas found that it is socially optimal for parties in conflict to make bids publicly observable before deciding how much time, effort and money to invest in building a case. The results provide insight into how final-offer-arbitration procedures might be standardized to minimize inefficient investments and generate moderate bidding behavior.
When it comes to sex roles in society, what you think may affect what you earn. A new study has found that men who believe in traditional roles for women earn more money than men who don't, and women with more egalitarian views don't make much more than women with a more traditional outlook.
University of Arkansas economists find that a network approach to the study of financial "contagion" "“ the transmission and impact of financial crises "“ may be applied to understand the current turmoil in the U.S. banking sector and the need for a system-wide response by the Fed.
Banking expert Tim Yeager, associate professor of finance at the University of Arkansas and former economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, is available to answer questions about the ongoing crisis at major U.S. financial institutions.
Paul Harvey, assistant professor of management at the University of New Hampshire, is available to discuss the intricacies of laying off employees. According to Harvey, although there really is no good way to tell someone they are being laid off, employers should tailor the bad news in a way that minimizes the likelihood of an extremely bad reaction.
The recent collapse of three major financial institutions"”Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers, and Merrill Lynch"”has left Wall Street reeling, and no one knows when the bloodletting will come to an end. While investors are duly concerned about the future financial landscape, opportunities for growth still exist.
For the first time in America's recent history, future generations may be worse off economically than their parents, warns economist Ross Gittell at the University of New Hampshire.
The fast moving world of digital media is just as much an opportunity as it is a challenge. Media and entertainment professionals can either learn new skills now and adapt quickly, or risk being marginalized and left behind. So, what types of skills is the entertainment industry looking for, and is education ready to respond to this challenge?
The Center for Management Communication at USC's Marshall School of Business is leading the way to solve intergenerational gaps in workplace perspectives and expectations. Communication solutions play a fundamental role in bridging the growing disparities between Gen Y workers and their older managers and corporate leaders.
"The situation we face in financial markets today was largely the creation of a Federal Reserve under Alan Greenspan's long tenure," says University of Maryland business and economic historian David Sicilia. "It's a shame he wasn't as forthright then as he is now as a prominent private citizen." Sicilia calls the current credit crisis "the worst in postwar history."
While the condition is recognized as a disability under the Americans With Disabilities Act and the U.S. Rehabilitation Act of 1973, few employers pay attention to ADHD in working adults. In a recent presentation, "When diagnosis does not always mean disability: The challenge of employees with ADHD," researcher Eric Patton, Ph.D., outlined the impact of the disorder on the workplace.
Radhakrishnan Gopalan, Ph.D., assistant professor of finance at Washington University in St. Louis, comments on the mortgage giants' federal bailout and the impact on taxpayers, shareholders, the mortgage market and the confidence of the American people.
A recent grad and CEO of a privately held company based in the University of Maryland's business incubator has been named one of this year's top 25 young U.S. entrepreneurs by BusinessWeek.com. He began building his company four years ago as a Maryland student with an investment of $100.
The wrong language "“ denigrating older workers, even if only subtly "“ can have an outsized negative impact on employee productivity and corporate profits, says Dr. Bob McCann, an associate professor of management communication at the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business.
Radio-frequency identification of products is one possible tool to combat retail theft, and the technology performed well in a new feasibility study on its use as a potential sales-floor theft-deterrent system. The study, conducted by researchers in the RFID Research Center at the University of Arkansas, demonstrated RFID's usefulness in several shoplifting scenarios, including many items moving through a security/reader portal at a high rate of speed and many items stuffed into a "booster bag," a traditional shopping bag lined with aluminum foil.
Expert offers, less painful but perhaps less obvious, ways in which big businesses can bolster their bottom lines.
When all businesses are at the mercy of increasingly tough competition in the global marketplace, what makes professional service firms choose to export and ultimately expand successfully beyond their own borders? According to Michigan State University researcher David A. Griffith and his co-authors, it is the attitudes and "soft skills" that certain managers possess that allow their firm to successfully expand internationally.
When it comes to cell phone usage at the University of New Hampshire, practicality is in and high tech is out.
Research by a Kansas State University professor shows that household surveys predict the inflation rate fairly accurately and as well as professional economists. The pros employ statistics like the unemployment rate, money supply growth and exchange rate changes. Consumers are more likely to think about how much they spent at the grocery store that week.
New research from the USC Marshall School of Business reveals that when people are trying to make a positive impression, they may behave in ways that contradict gender stereotypes, but not necessarily to their benefit. The study assigned 190 MBA students to same-sex groups to represent either a high-status recruiter or a low-status job candidate engaged in a standard employment negotiation simulation.
The American automobile industry is in the midst of a downward spiral that has left big automakers struggling for their very survival. Last week, General Motors reported a stunning second-quarter loss of $15.5 billion while Ford reported a loss of $8.7 billion. These losses have resulted in sweeping cost cuts, elimination of benefits, reduced production, and other measures in order to boost tenuous cash position. In contrast to this and other downward industry trends, one area of the automotive market appears to be flourishing.
A new study by the RFID Research Center at the University of Arkansas shows further promise for the use of radio-frequency identification tags on individual retail items. Researchers tested three popular retail scenarios, and the technology yielded read-rate percentages at or near 100 percent with one or more combinations of tags and readers.
Surcharges "” additional fees such as shipping and handling "” are unwelcome but common charges that can shoot up the cost of online and catalog shopping. Yet how many of us base our purchasing decision on these niggling fees? More than you might think. Washington University in St. Louis marketing expert Amar Cheema shows that how consumers think about and respond to these surcharges depends, in large part, on the seller's reputation.
Soaring energy prices will yield sharp increases for corn and soybean production next year, cutting into farmers' profits and stretching already high food costs, according to a new University of Illinois study.
More than 75 percent of the bank Web sites surveyed in a University of Michigan study had at least one design flaw that could make customers vulnerable to cyber thieves after their money or even their identity.
Consumers talking on cell phones or dealing with a crying child in the store may make more impulsive purchases. A Central Michigan University study has found that consumers are more susceptible to making impulsive purchases for one brand over another if they are distracted while shopping.
Mergers and acquisitions destroy leadership continuity in target companies' top management teams for at least a decade following a deal, according to a Virginia Commonwealth University study published in the July/August issue of the Journal of Business Strategy.
A surprising number of highly-educated MBAs are dropping out of the labor force. Haas Professor Catherine Wolfram found MBAs are more likely than MDs and JDs to be stay-at-home mothers. Wolfram studied surveys taken of nearly 1,000 Harvard undergraduate alumni and found 15 years after graduation, business school graduates are more likely than doctors and lawyers to leave the workforce.
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