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CEO Compensation | Accounting

Short-Term CEO Pay Isn’t Always a Mistake

When companies break loan terms, boards adjust CEO pay to focus on stabilizing finances.

6 Mar

Hand stops a row of dominoes from tipping over onto a pile of coins

Discrimination | Organizational Behavior

Why Anti-Asian Discrimination Is Often Overlooked at Work

New research shows that people rely on mental prototypes when discerning racial discrimination in the workplace — and Asian Americans are less likely to fit that template.

20 Feb
Startups | Strategy

Does Gender Diversity Attract Investors? It Depends.

In startup accelerator programs, gender diversity alone doesn’t engage investors — what matters more is that founder and mentor teams align in their gender composition.

6 Feb

Negotiations | Finance

How Do Firms Actually Use Hurdle Rates?

New research shows how firms use hurdle rates differently in practice than finance theory predicts.

23 Jan

Hurdles on race track.

AI | Finance

Teaching Finance in the Age of AI

In November 2025, Professor Kerry Back received the Financial Management Association’s Innovation in Teaching Award for building an MBA course that trains students to apply artificial intelligence and coding to finance.

6 Jan
Data Centers | Strategy

What Really Drives Data Center Location Decisions in the U.S.?

A new study shows a divided geography: some facilities cluster in cities for speed and access, while others move to rural regions in search of scale and lower costs.

12 Dec

Learn From Leading Researchers Like

Anastasiya Zavyalova, Associate Dean for Degree Programs

Anastasiya Zavyalova

Jing Zhou, Deputy Dean of Academic Affairs

Jing Zhou

Kerry Back, J. Howard Creekmore Professor of Finance and Professor of Economics

Kerry Back

Consumer Behavior | Marketing

A Quick Way To Curb Impulse Buying

Briefly recalling something you already own and use can reduce the urge to buy and what you’re willing to pay.

January 06

Woman sitting on bench looking at sunset

Performance | Organizational Behavior

To Do Or Not To Do

How mindful should you really be?

December 09

Person standing at the edge of a pool diving board

Globalization | Strategy

Foreign Exchange

What can firms in emerging markets learn from foreign investors?

December 02

Exchange currency rates on a screen

Workplace Culture | Organizational Behavior

Accidental Tourist

What if companies view the world as explorers do?

November 17

Dog on a train

Leadership | Organizational Behavior

When Power Feels Precarious, Trust Falls Apart

Leaders who fear losing power are far more likely to distrust their colleagues — even when those colleagues are loyal and cooperative.

November 12

Man and woman disagreeing

Entrepreneurship | Strategy

Do As I Do

What does it really take to be an entrepreneur?

November 04

Two women going out to surf

Investing | Marketing

Double Dare

Why are male investors more inclined to take financial risks than female investors?

October 28

Data Analysis | More

Base Of Operations

How data analysis has transformed baseball — especially the Astros.

October 28

Several baseballs

Ethics | More

Gotta Have A Code

How does J&J credo hold up in a crisis?

October 28

Rope held together by a thread

Academic Writing | Organizational Behavior

Use Your Words

Time for academics to talk straight.

October 21

Opened books

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