Dr. Peter Harms enjoys the dark side of human behavior. The Culverhouse assistant professor of management likes it so much that his recent research delves into understanding the behaviors portrayed by leaders shown in movies like “Horrible Bosses” and “Horrible Bosses 2.”
Throughout his academic career, Dr. Alexander E. Ellinger has conducted research that seeks to quantify the value of strategic decisions to aid decision making in industry. After publishing more than 70 articles in peer-reviewed academic journals, this Culverhouse professor of marketing and supply chain management knows which studies are of particular significance. He believes his latest co-authored research reveals multiple truths about what happens when organizations make critical investments in purchasing renewable energy.
If you’re having problems at work, there’s a chance that your parents might share some of the blame, claimed Dr. Peter Harms, a University of Alabama researcher.
Five years ago, more than 200 people lost their lives and more than 2,000 injuries were reported from the April 27 tornado outbreak that swept across the state of Alabama. On that day, 35 of 67 Alabama counties suffered damage and 23,552 homes were damaged or destroyed. The Alabama Center for Insurance Information and Research at The University of Alabama's Culverhouse College of Commerce released the 2016 TORNADO PREPAREDNESS GUIDE & INSURANCE TIPS.
What is the key to being happy? More specifically, what is the key to being happy at work? More money, more time off, family benefits? University of Alabama professors at the Culverhouse College of Commerce may have just found the answers.
Should a bank merge? New research by a University of Alabama professor finds that only smaller banks benefit from mergers.
A $3 Million gift to The University of Alabama positions the Culverhouse College of Commerce to become the first business school in the nation to offer a value investing specialization at both the undergraduate and graduate level.
The University of Alabama's Culverhouse College of Commerce have partnered with advanced technology company Lockheed Martin to combine academia and industry to create a first-of-its-kind data analytics laboratory designed toward helping companies better compete in a global economy.
The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse School of Accountancy’s undergraduate and Masters programs are ranked eighth in the nation and the PhD program 12th. It’s the school’s highest standing ever.
Got a business idea? Pitch your business plan to a panel of experts in a 54-hour event to find out if you have what it takes to become an entrepreneur. UA’s Culverhouse College of Commerce STEM Path to the MBA Program is hosting a hands-on entrepreneurship workshop, Startup Weekend, to help jumpstart business ideas.
Does day care harm or help your child’s learning development? If you’re a single mom it can do both, depending on your level of education. That’s according to new research by a professor at The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce. Dr. Daniel Henderson, the J. Weldon and Delores Cole Faculty Fellow at Culverhouse, and his colleagues examined and analyzed the results of previous research on the benefits and harms of child care for children of single moms. Henderson found in his research that if a single mother has a higher level of education, then day care can be harmful to a child’s cognitive development, while children of single mothers with less education actually benefit from being in day care.
A new antenna design that allows users to wirelessly charge battery powered devices, an online store that sells customizable socks and a virtual currency for online games of chance are three innovative business plans that resulted in wins for the student teams.
The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce will host the second Southeastern Conference MBA Case Study Competition April 3-5 at various venues across campus. All 14 universities from the SEC will take part in the competition with each school sending a team of four MBA students.
Students from the University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce recently placed first in Atlanta at the local CFA Institute Research Challenge, an annual regional, national and global investment research competition.
UA students seeking to start their own business now have an opportunity to turn their idea into reality and receive startup funding. The Edward K. Aldag, Jr. $50,000 Business Plan Competition hosted by the Culverhouse College of Commerce will award three students with the winning business plans will split the winnings for startup funding and in–kind services.
World-renowned analytics experts will present innovative case studies at The University of Alabama's 2014 Institute of Business Analytics annual symposium Jan. 30-31 at the Hotel Capstone.
U.S. News and World Report ranks UA’s Manderson Online Business Master’s programs 12th in the nation. The 2014 Grad Business Rankings released last week show the online master’s in the Culverhouse College of Commerce moved up from 75th last year.
A new review by on-line business school website Poets & Quants reveals that the Manderson MBA Program at The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce may not be ranked as high as it should be and is being undersold. The analysis is based on the U.S. News and World Report 2014 business schools rankings.
Business students from the Culverhouse College of Commerce at The University of Alabama landed the top spot in the seventh annual national 2013 SAS Analytics and Data Mining Shootout in Orlando.
A new initiative at The University of Alabama will allow incoming freshmen them to combine their strength in science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) with their interests in business and complete their undergraduate studies and earn a master’s degree in business administration in five years.
Faculty research productivity means a larger post-graduate paycheck for graduate students, but teaching is important too and faculty shouldn’t be excessively pre-occupied with research.
The Securities and Exchange Commission this week issued an emergency order to enhance investor protections against "naked" short selling in the securities of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and primary dealers at commercial and investment banks. This article surveys some of the exisiting literature on short-selling and naked short selling and the pervasiveness of the practice and its impact.
Dr. Michele Kacmar, Durr-Fillauer Chair of Business Ethics and professor of management at the Culverhouse College of Commerce at The University of Alabama, and two colleagues, examined the views of 286 randomly selected executives on how they feel about women in executive roles. The current report builds on two earlier surveys, and finds that attitudes have improved but not as much as men think.
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