Management And Entrepreneurship Research
Entrepreneurs need partners unless solo founder has broad and deep experience, study finds
KU Business research examines leadership under pressure on soccer’s biggest stage
Decline in local newspapers reshapes corporate social responsibility, research finds
KU Business faculty experts discuss: Star performers
New research supports ‘trauma-informed lens’ for entrepreneurship community
Human-AI interactions stimulate coordination among co-workers and improve team performance, study finds
KU Business hosts first Keeler Professor for interdisciplinary research rethinking workplace wellbeing
KU Business faculty experts discuss: Remote work
Health effects of trauma linked to performance at work
People underestimate AI capabilities due to ‘exponential growth bias,’ study finds
Geopolitical tensions provide multinational corporations with diplomatic leverage, but ‘frenemy’ strategy can backfire
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? ...
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. ...
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. ...
Multinational enterprises should choose between two colocation strategies, research finds
LAWRENCE — In business, colocation occurs when firms locate together in the same geographic space. ...
Task demonstrability a key component for how groups solve problems most effectively, study shows
LAWRENCE — There is no “I” in team … but there is a “me.”...
New study finds a lower voice adds credibility to leadership, depending on gender
LAWRENCE — Elizabeth Holmes, the former CEO of Theranos, was famously suspected to have lowered her voice in an attempt to add more credibility to her billionaire con game. But did this low voice actually hurt her or help her in the business world? ...
Managers face identity conflict within foreign-employing organizations, study shows
LAWRENCE — Company or country? ...
Office 'small talk' proves more beneficial than distracting for employees, study finds
LAWRENCE — Sports. Weather. Lunch. Weekend plans …...
'Amplification' of other people's ideas bolsters one's own status, KU research finds
Managerial experience with natural disasters affects corporate ability to prepare for future catastrophes
Associate professor earns Emerging Scholar honor for international management research
LAWRENCE — Minyoung Kim, associate professor of strategy and international business at the University of Kansas School of Business, will receive the 2020 International Management (IM) Division FIU Emerging Scholar Award from the Academy of Management. ...
Global uncertainty may force businesses to rely on flexibility rather than efficiency
LAWRENCE — Most businesses have never faced an era when uncertainty is so rampant. ...
'Why We Write' provides showcase for crafting military tales
LAWRENCE — During the 1940s, the U.S. government commissioned a series of documentary films called “Why We Fight” to spur public support for World War II. ...
Political affiliation influences hiring practices during interview process, study finds
LAWRENCE — People might suspect that being either a Democrat or Republican could affect their ability to get hired. But a University of Kansas professor has helped prove it. ...
School of Business program director selected as Modern War Institute senior fellow
LAWRENCE — Steve Leonard, lecturer and director of the University of Kansas School of Business’ Master of Science in Business and Organizational Leadership program, has been selected as a senior fellow by the Modern War Institute (MWI) at West Point. ...