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Online sports betting drains household finances more than other gambling options, research shows
KU School of Business to celebrate 100th anniversary over 2024-25 academic year
KU School of Business gift creates scholarships for former Summer Venture in Business participants
Attorney marketing tactics compared to ‘corporate ambulance chasing’ in new study
PCAOB risk-based inspection consequences evaluated using new model
School welcomes students for 8th annual Summer Venture in Business
KU School of Business hosts 2024 Big 12 MBA Case Competition
Davis Center for Figure Sense entering new chapter with leadership transition
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. ...
School of Business to recognize 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient
People underestimate AI capabilities due to ‘exponential growth bias,’ study finds
KU Professional Selling Program/King's Hawaiian Sales Competition sees record growth
Second annual KU School of Business entrepreneurship celebration to feature leader in innovation
KU School of Business accounting faculty again earn top spot in BYU rankings
Geopolitical tensions provide multinational corporations with diplomatic leverage, but ‘frenemy’ strategy can backfire
KU online MBA program maintains top-10 ranking by U.S. News & World Report
Study examines strategies to improve effect of parking time on last-mile deliveries
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. ...
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...
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. ...
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. ...
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? ...
Multinational enterprises should choose between two colocation strategies, research finds
LAWRENCE — In business, colocation occurs when firms locate together in the same geographic space. ...
Reliable internal candidates preferred over more qualified external ones, according to new study
LAWRENCE – Working hard is regarded as a strong motivation for earning a promotion. But new research suggests companies that are hiring favor such extra effort when displayed by internal candidates even more than better-qualified external candidates. ...
School to welcome high school students in 7th annual Summer Venture in Business
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas School of Business will host its seventh annual Summer Venture in Business program for high school students from June 11-16. ...
Reasons for talent gap in procurement field examined in new business analysis
LAWRENCE — Everybody is a student of “procurement,” whether they realize it or not. ...
Accounting student chosen for prestigious GASB Postgraduate Technical Assistant Program
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas School of Business student Carson Morrow has been selected for the Postgraduate Technical Assistant Program with the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB), the independent organization that establishes accounting and financial reporting standards for U.S. state and local governments. ...
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. ...