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School to hold sixth annual Summer Venture in Business
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Business will host two sessions of its sixth annual Summer Venture in Business program for high school students from June 5-7 and from July 8-10. ...
KU recognizes 13 students with 2022 University Awards, Campanile Award
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has awarded 13 students with honors that recognize community engagement, leadership and academics. ...
School of Business announces 2022 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Business will honor Jeff Gentry with its Distinguished Alumni Award this spring. ...
School of Business hosts second KU Professional Selling Program/King’s Hawaiian Sales Competition
Autonomous vehicles could prove to be future model for delivery services, study finds
LAWRENCE — The notion of self-driving vehicles is currently met with equal parts wonder and alarm. But a new study reveals how the pros may outweigh the cons as a business strategy. ...
KU accounting student selected for prestigious FASB Postgraduate Technical Assistant Program
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas School of Business student Luke Kennedy has been selected for the Postgraduate Technical Assistant Program with the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), the premier institution that establishes financial accounting and reporting standards for U.S. organizations and companies. ...
U.S. News & World Report ranks 51 KU graduate programs in top 50 among public schools
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Facial characteristics of female candidates hinder electability by conservative voters, but not liberals
KU accounting researchers earn top spot in two categories of latest BYU rankings
Accounting faculty at the University of Kansas School of Business rank No. 1 globally in audit archival and all audit research contributions over the past six and 12 years, according to Brigham Young University’s 2021 index of accounting research. ...
KU School of Business online MBA program rises in U.S. News & World Report rankings
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Business online MBA program moved up four spots to No. 16 overall in the 2022 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Online Programs.”...
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. ...
Professor named co-editor-in-chief of Decision Support Systems journal
University of Kansas professor Andrew Chen has been appointed co-editor-in-chief of Decision Support Systems, an academic journal covering theoretical and technical issues in the support of enhanced decision making. ...
Office 'small talk' proves more beneficial than distracting for employees, study finds
LAWRENCE — Sports. Weather. Lunch. Weekend plans …...
Lockton family gives $2M to expand insurance certificate program
LAWRENCE — A $2 million gift from the family of the late Jack Lockton will support the expansion of the insurance and risk management certificate program at the University of Kansas School of Business. ...
New analysis reveals how Porsche-VW 'short squeeze' distorted the stock market
LAWRENCE — A “short squeeze” happens in the market when investors bet against a stock that aggressively increases in price, causing these sellers to cut losses and exit their positions. ...
Whistleblower in WorldCom scandal to deliver 2021 Sutton Lecture
LAWRENCE — Best-selling author and consultant Cynthia Cooper, who uncovered one of the largest incidents of accounting fraud in U.S. history, will deliver the University of Kansas School of Business Walter S. Sutton Ethics Lecture at 7 p.m. Nov. 10. ...
School of Business honors KC business leaders with Distinguished Alumni Award
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Business will honor business leaders Peter and Veronica Mallouk with its Distinguished Alumni Award this year. ...
'To Boldly Go' book examines leadership through lens of science fiction
LAWRENCE — “To boldly go …”...
New program aims to instill professional excellence among undergraduates
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Business has launched a new program aimed at developing professionalism among undergraduate business students. ...
'Amplification' of other people's ideas bolsters one's own status, KU research finds
KU School of Business moves up in 2022 U.S. News & World Report rankings
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas improved two spots to 58th among public universities in the 2022 edition of the U.S. News & World Report “Best Colleges” rankings, released today. ...
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). ...
Audit committees benefit from including experts with accounting experience, study finds
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Five KU staff, faculty members take on additional diversity, equity responsibilities
LAWRENCE – Five individuals at the University of Kansas are taking on enhanced roles in diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging, either as a promotion or an expansion of their current responsibilities:...
School of Business announces new members of Beta Gamma Sigma honor society
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Business has welcomed 34 students into its chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma, an international honor society that recognizes top business students from around the world. ...
Managerial experience with natural disasters affects corporate ability to prepare for future catastrophes
Mutual fund productivity increases when sexual harassment is removed from workplace, study finds
School of Business hosts inaugural sales competition with King’s Hawaiian
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Business hosted the inaugural KU Professional Selling Program/King’s Hawaiian Sales Competition virtually April 9-10. ...