Management and Entrepreneurship research

Faculty in our Management and Entrepreneurship academic area hold research interests spanning a wide range of subjects within the fields, including organizational behavior, human resource management, international business and strategic management. They hold fellowships in prestigious professional organizations and serve on the editorial boards at top academic journals. Our faculty generate and help shape knowledge, providing insights about the complex issues organizations and businesses face in regard to management and leadership.

Management and entrepreneurship faculty are composed of researchers, as well as experienced practitioners, who frequently receive recognition for their excellence in teaching. The knowledge they bring to the classroom enhances our curriculum, which is filled with both theoretical and practical management knowledge and skills.

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Study: Women don’t really need to lower their voices to be taken seriously
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Washington Post
Some Gen Z job applicants are scrubbing political activism from resumes
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HBR
Spotting a modern business crisis — before it strikes
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KU News Service
(Podcast) When Experts Attack: Resignation Nation
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Financial Times
The day after: how to respond to disaster — and how not to
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Recent research and news

Study: Task demonstrability a key component for how groups solve problems most effectively

Research shows groups make optimal decisions by finding and listening to the expert. "Demonstrability does a nice job of emphasizing that point,” says assistant professor Nate Meikle, who co-wrote an article on the four-step process for the journal Organization Science.

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New study finds a lower voice adds credibility to leadership, depending on gender

A new study written by Midam Kim, lecturer and research associate, examines how low voice pitch is known to be an auditory cue for leader dominance and thus preferred by followers in various fields, mostly with male leader voices. Kim’s research shows that gender moderates this relationship, with the pitch effect becoming weaker when leaders are female.

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Managers face identity conflict within foreign-employing organizations, study shows

A study co-written by associate professor of strategic management and Frank T. Stockton Fellow Minyoung Kim investigates the patterns of dual identities of host country managers working in multinational enterprise subsidiaries.

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Office 'small talk' proves more beneficial than distracting for employees, study finds

Small talk is natural and pervasive in office environments. But a new study argues it’s also beneficial for employees.

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Down to Business

Delve into School of Business faculty members' research topics in this video series. Management and Entrepreneurship professors Jill Ellingson and Melissa Birch, as well as professor emeritus James Guthrie, discuss some of their research in these videos.

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