School of Business news
School receives $50M gift commitment
The KU School of Business received a $50 million commitment from an anonymous donor that will transform business education and research at the school. The gift, the largest in school history, will also provide funds to advance key initiatives supporting undergraduate student success.
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KU online MBA maintains top-10 ranking
The KU School of Business online MBA program maintained a top-10 ranking in the 2024 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Online Programs."
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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.
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.
Through to a community effort involving Russell County organizations and services provided by KU's RedTire (Redefine your Retirement) program, Russell County residents are still receiving local dental services, and Dr. Michael Jones is enjoying his retirement.
In the media
Gamblers are dumping stocks to bet on sports, new study says
Bloomberg features research co-authored by assistant professors Kevin Pisciotta and Justin Balthrop that shows 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.
Not enough accountants? The CFO’s tenure might get a little shakier
In The Wall Street Journal, Chan Li, C.A. Scupin Professor, discusses her past accounting research on how material weaknesses are likely to lead to CFO turnover.
Is this football coach the best turnaround CEO in America?
Vince Barker, Edmund P. Learned Professor, spoke with The Wall Street Journal about his research on corporate turnarounds in relation to what Jim Harbaugh has done as the University of Michigan's football coach.
How to address the supply-chain staffing crisis
Manufacturing, in particular, represents “the point of the spear for the supply chain,” associate teaching professor Joe Walden tells the Harvard Business Review.
From our blog
KU Business faculty experts discuss: Credit card company mergers
Shradha Bindal, assistant professor of finance, examines Capital One's plans to acquire Discover in an all-equity transaction valued at $35 billion.
MBA students serve Kansas small businesses through hands-on learning
Every spring, KU MBA students in BUS 810 Kansas Small Business Projects present projects they've spent the entire academic year working on. The class offers hands-on experience as students take on business-related challenges that Kansas business face.
Senior gains perspective, experience through undergraduate research
By pursuing undergraduate research outside of his degree field, Cole Hansen gained valuable insight and perspective.