News
Mon, 10/21/2024
Health effects of trauma linked to performance at work
In a new paper, Elizabeth Embry, assistant professor of entrepreneurship at the University of Kansas, offers a theory linking health effects of trauma to performance outcomes at work, suggesting how managerial awareness of trauma manifestations is a necessary step toward workplaces becoming supportive or healing.
Mon, 10/14/2024
Crowdsourcing proves more accurate than retail-buying experts at predicting fashion demand
In a new paper, Murali Mantrala, the Ned Fleming Professor of Marketing at the University of Kansas, finds that crowdsourced forecasts from ordinary customers are more accurate than those of expert fashion buyers. The research also determines an ideal crowd size and composition for predicting demand for fashion items in retail buying decisions.
Tue, 10/08/2024
Industry partners create scholarship opportunities for Jack Lockton Certificate in Insurance and Risk Management program
The KU School of Business has established four new scholarships through its industry partners of the Jack Lockton Certificate in Insurance and Risk Management program. Aetna, Chubb and Security Benefit Life, on behalf of the Kansas Insurance & Financial Services Education Foundation, will each contribute $50,000 over a five-year period.
Wed, 10/02/2024
KU sets all-time marks for freshman class size, overall enrollment
KU has its largest freshman class and its highest overall enrollment in history, according to annual data released today. The record-setting freshman class includes 5,323 new Jayhawks – an increase of 1.2% from last year’s class – while overall enrollment has grown 4.8% to 30,770 students.
Thu, 09/26/2024
New York Times technology columnist to deliver 2024 Sutton Lecture at KU School of Business
The University of Kansas School of Business Walter S. Sutton Ethics Lecture Series will feature Kevin Roose, a technology columnist for The New York Times and bestselling author, at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24.
Mon, 09/09/2024
Human values and expertise improve AI reliability, study finds
In a new paper, Michael Lash, assistant professor of business at the University of Kansas, proposes a novel approach for incorporating human experts in machine learning models. This increases reliance, trusting and sense-making of the explanations returned by artificial intelligence.
Wed, 08/28/2024
Online sports betting drains household finances more than other gambling options, research shows
In a new working paper, Kevin Pisciotta, assistant professor of finance at KU, finds that not only does online sports betting lead to increased betting activity, it also leads to higher credit card balances, less available credit and a reduction in net investments.
Mon, 08/26/2024
KU School of Business to celebrate 100th anniversary over 2024-25 academic year
The KU School of Business will commemorate its centennial with events and activities throughout the academic year, as well as a dedicated webpage.
Thu, 06/27/2024
KU School of Business gift creates scholarships for former Summer Venture in Business participants
A gift from KU alumna Rebecca Lyons will provide scholarships for current School of Business students who have participated in its Summer Venture in Business program.
Tue, 06/18/2024
Attorney marketing tactics compared to ‘corporate ambulance chasing’ in new study
New research examines how social media announcements of plaintiff’s attorneys’ corporate investigations strongly predict future litigation. It finds how these attorneys’ efforts to recruit additional plaintiffs after a lawsuit has been filed signal that the action is more likely to succeed and result in more severe damages.
Tue, 06/11/2024
PCAOB risk-based inspection consequences evaluated using new model
Mike Wilkins, the Larry D. Horner and KPMG Professor of Accounting at KU, examines the effects of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board's decision to move to more random-based audit selection. The findings suggest there are more benefits than costs associated with auditors’ responses to a selection approach that is primarily risk-based.
Fri, 06/07/2024
School welcomes students for 8th annual Summer Venture in Business
Nearly 50 students from 11 states will participate in the 2024 Summer Venture in Business, which will be held in two sessions, June 9-11 and July 14-19.
Wed, 06/05/2024
KU School of Business hosts 2024 Big 12 MBA Case Competition
The KU School of Business hosted the 2024 Big 12 MBA Case Competition at Capitol Federal Hall from April 11-13.
Fri, 05/10/2024
Davis Center for Figure Sense entering new chapter with leadership transition
Associate professor Felix Meschke has stepped into the director role of the Davis Center for Figure Sense at the University of Kansas School of Business. The transition in leadership comes as professor of statistics Steve Hillmer, who served as the center’s director for the past seven years, retires at the end of the 2023–24 academic year.
Mon, 04/29/2024
KU School of Business student’s selection for GASB postgraduate program marks third among Jayhawks
One of the nation’s accounting standards-setting organizations has selected University of Kansas School of Business student Hannah Hageman as one of its summer 2024 postgraduate technical assistants. ...
Wed, 04/17/2024
School of Business to recognize 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient
The School of Business will honor executive Jason “Jay” Meschke with its 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award. He will be recognized for his dedication to business excellence, community service and commitment to KU on April 18 during a private event.
Wed, 04/17/2024
People underestimate AI capabilities due to ‘exponential growth bias,’ study finds
In a new paper, Nathan Meikle, a KU assistant professor of business, examines the human biases that impede assessment of AI’s potential threats to humanity. His experiments find that people are prone to underestimate AI capabilities due to exponential growth bias and that they reject the aversive implications of rapid technological progress even in cases in which they themselves predict the growth rate.
Thu, 04/11/2024
KU Professional Selling Program/King's Hawaiian Sales Competition sees record growth
A record 52 students from 13 teams across the U.S. competed in the fourth annual KU Professional Selling Program/King’s Hawaiian Sales Competition on April 5–6 at Capitol Federal Hall.
Tue, 03/05/2024
Second annual KU School of Business entrepreneurship celebration to feature leader in innovation
Bestselling author and leader in innovation Steven Johnson will be the keynote speaker of the second annual Startup Jayhawk, a KU School of Business multiday event in March celebrating entrepreneurship.
Thu, 02/29/2024
KU School of Business accounting faculty again earn top spot in BYU rankings
For the fifth year in a row, accounting faculty at the University of Kansas School of Business earned a No. 1 global ranking for their audit archival research contributions over the past six and 12 years, according to Brigham Young University’s 2023 rankings.
Thu, 02/29/2024
Geopolitical tensions provide multinational corporations with diplomatic leverage, but ‘frenemy’ strategy can backfire
A KU School of Business professor’s new research, titled “My Best Frenemy: A History-to-theory Approach to MNCs’ Corporate Diplomatic Activities,” appears in the Journal of International Business Studies.
Wed, 02/07/2024
KU online MBA program maintains top-10 ranking by U.S. News & World Report
This marks the second consecutive year KU’s online MBA, ranked ninth overall, has been listed in the top 10. Among public universities, KU’s program ranks seventh in the 2024 list from U.S. News & World Report.
Mon, 02/05/2024
Study examines strategies to improve effect of parking time on last-mile deliveries
A new paper from a KU business researcher explores solutions designed for urban and rural environments to help companies minimize the additional time that parking can add to delivery schedules.
Wed, 01/24/2024
Property rights 'laws' historically manipulated by businesses, research finds
LAWRENCE — Within most countries, businesses operate under the notion that their property rights are stable. A set of operational rules and a political system that protects those rules are firmly entrenched, right? ...
Thu, 12/14/2023
Advantages of scheduling retail employees with higher performers revealed in new study
LAWRENCE — One barely has to wade into a Reddit thread in which workers whine about their employer before encountering something related to shifts. This often focuses on with whom a worker is scheduled and how that makes things better or worse. ...
Mon, 11/13/2023
Workplace 'slavery' still embedded in supply chain, researcher says
LAWRENCE — A dozen years ago, the Foxconn City industrial park in China became infamous for a rash of worker suicides. Foxconn (a manufacturer of iPhones, among other notable products) initially responded by installing safety netting around the facility so that employees were unable to effectively hurl themselves from windows...
Fri, 10/27/2023
Business advantages of customers using 'personal fabrication' in 3D printing revealed in new study
LAWRENCE — For years, the idea of a “3D business” only evoked images of 1950s theater patrons donning plastic goggles to watch a “stereoscopic” movie. Now the term is used more often to denote 3D printing that allows consumers to create their own items. ...
Thu, 09/28/2023
Value of experienced CEO fades when working in regions vulnerable to corruption, political instability
LAWRENCE — Apparently, experience is not always a good thing. In fact, for CEOs of small and medium-sized enterprises, it can eventually prove to be a liability. ...
Mon, 09/18/2023
Pandemic altered predictability of stock market, according to social media data
LAWRENCE — The stock market is known for its unpredictable nature. But how do investors react when an external event further throws it into chaos? ...