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School of Business to recognize 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Business will honor executive Jason “Jay” Meschke with its 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award.
Meschke will be recognized for his dedication to business excellence, community service and commitment to KU on April 18 during a private event.
He earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration in 1980 and his MBA in 1982, both from KU. Meschke is the president of CBIZ EFL Associates and CBIZ Talent & Compensation Solutions.
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School of Business names 2023 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Business will honor Jay Howard with its 2023 Distinguished Alumni Award.
U.S. News & World Report ranks 37 KU graduate programs in top 50 among public schools
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has 37 graduate programs in the top 50 among public universities – including nine programs in the top 10 – in the 2024 rankings from U.S. News & World Report, released today.
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Executive compensation incentives influence firms’ conforming tax avoidance, research finds
LAWRENCE — The line between tax avoidance and tax evasion is often very thin.
“Some companies like dancing on that line — like tip-tapping all around it,” said Mehmet Kara, assistant professor of accounting at the University of Kansas.
Investment in information technology helps companies maximize innovation, study finds
LAWRENCE — Companies must innovate in order to sustain competitive advantage. But a new study reveals how integral information technology is to maintaining that advantage.
Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams founder to kick off inaugural KU School of Business entrepreneurship event
LAWRENCE — Jeni Britton, founder and chief creative officer of Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams, will speak as part of an inaugural University of Kansas School of Business event celebrating entrepreneurship at 6 p.m. April 25.
Effect of workplace sound level on physiological well-being revealed in new study
LAWRENCE — The sound made by a refrigerator is just 50 A-weighted decibels. A ringing telephone generates 70 dBA, a leaf blower 110 dBA and a jet engine 150 dBA.
But how do these noises affect employees who are exposed to them every day at their workplace?
KU School of Business earns extension of prestigious AACSB accreditation
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Business has maintained its global accreditation in business and accounting for another five years with AACSB International, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
New model effectively predicts consumers’ retail shopping mobility during a pandemic
LAWRENCE — COVID-19 forced people to contend with travel bans, stay-at-home orders and closure of nonessential businesses. A new study in the Journal of Business Research reveals how this significant event affected consumer mobility and shopping habits.