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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. ...
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. ...
Executive compensation incentives influence firms’ conforming tax avoidance, research finds
LAWRENCE — The line between tax avoidance and tax evasion is often very thin. ...
Jayhawks host 3rd annual KU Professional Selling Program/King's Hawaiian Sales Competition
LAWRENCE – Students from 11 teams across the U.S. competed in the third annual KU Professional Selling Program/King’s Hawaiian Sales Competition on March 24-25 at Capitol Federal Hall. ...
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. ...
Professor reappointed editor at The Accounting Review
Chan Li, C.A. Scupin Professor at the University of Kansas School of Business, will serve a second term as an editor for The Accounting Review, the premier journal for accounting research. ...
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. ...
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. And the results are hardly what one might predict. ...
Online MBA program moves into top 10 of U.S. News & World Report rankings
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Business online MBA program improved nine spots to seventh overall in the 2023 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Online Programs,” released today. ...
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. ...