Marketing Research


Tue, 05/06/2025

Profit motivation of social media companies may compel them to inject bias and create polarization, study finds

Social media companies thrive on the subtle influencing of users’ behavior. “It is of interest to social media companies to nudge users in such a way that their engagement level increases, but as a result, echo chambers are created and the level of polarization increases,” said Debabrata Dey, a professor of business at the University of Kansas.
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.
Thu, 01/12/2023

Costs vs. benefits of COVID-19 lockdowns and mask mandates revealed in new research

LAWRENCE — Beginning in 2020, most state governors ordered lockdowns and mask mandates to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. But a new study examines how the value of these actions also came with costs. ...

Fri, 07/15/2022

People underestimate the surprising impact of reaching out, study finds

LAWRENCE — Although the pandemic instigated an environment of isolation, it also provided an impetus for people to reach out and reconnect with others. ...

Wed, 03/09/2022

Facial characteristics of female candidates hinder electability by conservative voters, but not liberals

Wed, 12/22/2021

New strategy for cross-border marketing relies on interdependent ecosystem

LAWRENCE — The COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with supply chain obstacles, has made the international marketplace even trickier for businesses to navigate. But Murali Mantrala, Ned Fleming Professor of Marketing, advocates that companies consider a new approach. ...

Mon, 08/09/2021

Professor receives lifetime award from American Marketing Association group

Murali K. Mantrala, Ned Fleming Professor of Marketing, has received a 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Retailing and Pricing Special Interest Group of the American Marketing Association (AMA). ...

Fri, 02/19/2021

Marketing professor recognized with American Marketing Association award

Murali K. Mantrala, Ned Fleming Professor of Marketing, has been awarded the 2020 Don McBane Special Recognition Award from the American Marketing Association’s Selling and Sales Management Special Interest Group (SIG).
Wed, 08/12/2020

Donor incentives don't always equate to more charitable giving, study finds

LAWRENCE — People are accustomed to getting cash in the mail from an aunt or grandparent. But what about from complete strangers? ...

Wed, 10/23/2019

School of Business researcher to deliver 2019 Sutton Lecture

The University of Kansas School of Business Walter S. Sutton Lecture Series this year will feature Jessica Li, associate professor of marketing at the business school. ...

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