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Newswise: Former Philadelphia City Solicitor Sozi Tulante Appointed to Wistar Institute Board of Trustees
Released: 14-Jun-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Former Philadelphia City Solicitor Sozi Tulante Appointed to Wistar Institute Board of Trustees
Wistar Institute

Wistar is pleased to welcome Sozi Tulante to its Board of Trustees. He is currently General Counsel of Form Energy, a Massachusetts-based energy storage technology and manufacturing company.

Newswise: CIHR chooses Digital Science to support discoveries for Canada’s health
Released: 14-Jun-2023 9:30 AM EDT
CIHR chooses Digital Science to support discoveries for Canada’s health
Digital Science and Research Solutions Ltd

Digital Science is pleased to announce that the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has chosen Altmetric and Dimensions from Digital Science’s flagship products to support its belief that research has the power to change lives.

   
Released: 13-Jun-2023 3:55 PM EDT
Employee approval can make or break CEOS, UW research shows
University of Washington

New research from Bruce Avolio, professor of management in the University of Washington Foster School of Business, finds that employee approval greatly influences whether a board of directors will retain or dismiss a chief executive officer.

   
Newswise: Ochsner Health Names New Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Released: 12-Jun-2023 5:25 PM EDT
Ochsner Health Names New Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Ochsner Health

Jim Molloy will oversee the organization’s accounting, financial planning and analysis, reimbursement and revenue cycle functions, as well as managed care contracting and treasury.

   
Released: 12-Jun-2023 4:10 PM EDT
An experience or a material product: Which new purchase is more likely to elicit envy in other consumers?
University of Utah

A new study by researchers at the University of Utah suggests that the type of product and the kind of comparison being made interact to generate feelings of consumption envy, which has implications for consumer marketing.

   
Released: 12-Jun-2023 3:40 PM EDT
Working hard for money decreases consumers’ willingness to risk their earnings, study shows
University of Notre Dame

New research from Christopher Bechler, assistant professor of marketing in The University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business, shows that the harder an individual consumer works, the less willing they are to risk those earnings through investments and elsewhere.

   
Released: 12-Jun-2023 3:05 PM EDT
American University’s Kogod School of Business Students Launch New Publication to Highlight Issues in Sustainability
American University

American University’s Kogod School of Business announced the launch of the Kogod Sustainability Review, a student-led publication that will highlight cutting-edge research from industry leaders, identify and discuss new trends, and further advance progress in the field of sustainability.

   
Released: 12-Jun-2023 12:40 PM EDT
Canada’s carbon pricing poses a $256 billion financial risk for borrowers and banks
University of Waterloo

By putting a price on the cost of carbon, the Government of Canada aims to curtail greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, but it comes with an increased risk for financial lenders and borrowers with high carbon emissions.

   
Newswise: Research Integrity at your fingertips with new world-leading Dimensions app
Released: 12-Jun-2023 10:00 AM EDT
Research Integrity at your fingertips with new world-leading Dimensions app
Digital Science and Research Solutions Ltd

Digital Science company Dimensions has today launched its new Dimensions Research Integrity app, enabling users to ensure the highest standards of research integrity and helping to build global trust in research.

     
Released: 12-Jun-2023 8:05 AM EDT
Ukraine Refugees Could Boost Europe’s GDP
North Carolina State University

New research suggests the influx of Ukrainian refugees across Europe will improve long-term GDP for European countries that invest in infrastructure and other capital improvements. However, countries receiving Ukrainian refugees will likely face significant costs in the short term.

   
Released: 9-Jun-2023 8:25 PM EDT
Local newspaper coverage improves information about public companies
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Accounting researchers at the University of Arkansas are deepening their understanding of the effect of shrinking newsrooms on the financial information of public companies.

   
Released: 8-Jun-2023 1:20 PM EDT
Employers should think twice before implementing peer recognition programs
University of Waterloo

In fast-paced and often rapidly changing work environments, employers continue to seek new and improved ways to recognize employees in the workplace.

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Released: 8-Jun-2023 1:15 PM EDT
Researcher working to add value to wool by localizing sheep farm-to-fiber production
West Virginia University

At a time when wool production in the Mountain State is declining, West Virginia University Extension and Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design researchers are exploring new ways to support sheep farmers and wool producers in the region.

   
Released: 7-Jun-2023 1:20 PM EDT
Autonomous products like robot vacuums make our lives easier. But do they deprive us of meaningful experiences?
American Marketing Association (AMA)

Researchers from University of St. Gallen and Columbia Business School published a new Journal of Marketing article that examines how the perceived meaning of manual labor can help predict the adoption of autonomous products.

   
Newswise: Digital Science boosts pharma industry support following OntoChem acquisition
Released: 7-Jun-2023 9:00 AM EDT
Digital Science boosts pharma industry support following OntoChem acquisition
Digital Science and Research Solutions Ltd

Digital Science is positioning itself to play an even greater role in the pharmaceutical industry’s all-important drug discovery, by helping industry sift through a sea of information and focus on the research that matters.

     
Released: 6-Jun-2023 5:00 PM EDT
UW research shows real-world value of strategy courses for MBA students
University of Washington

A new study from Mana Heshmati, assistant professor of strategy and entrepreneurship in the University of Washington Foster School of Business, found that strategy courses in MBA programs improve decision-making abilities, boost the amount of attention paid to broader industry concerns and expand the depth of mental representations.

   
Released: 2-Jun-2023 1:55 PM EDT
Twitter’s plummet in value highlights social network governance challenge; expert explains
Virginia Tech

Revelation of a sharp decline in the valuation of Twitter “illustrates not just the consequences of [Elon] Musk’s stewardship, but the myriad challenges that exist for anyone managing a social media platform,” explains Virginia Tech media expert Megan Duncan. “Buying a social media platform might be easy, but governing it is hard.”

   
Released: 1-Jun-2023 1:40 PM EDT
Enterprise Risk Consortium Forthcoming from UMD Smith
University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business

Risk management expert Clifford Rossi to lead initiative targeting risk practitioners in response to evolving climate change events and recent bank failures.

   
Newswise:Video Embedded university-of-miami-selected-to-prestigious-association-of-american-universities
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Released: 1-Jun-2023 12:00 PM EDT
University of Miami selected to prestigious Association of American Universities
University of Miami

Recognized for its groundbreaking research and graduate education, the University of Miami is one of six leading research universities invited to join the association.

Released: 31-May-2023 7:40 PM EDT
Berkeley Haas launches Sustainable Business Research Prize
University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business

The Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, today announced the launch of the Berkeley Haas Sustainable Business Research Prize. The prize encourages serious research with timely, real-world business-practice applications among business school faculty around the world related to responsible business, sustainability, and ESG (environmental, social, and governance) issues.

   
Released: 31-May-2023 4:00 PM EDT
Unhealthy food dominated grocery store flyers
University of Gothenburg

Unhealthy food dominated the weekly grocery store flyers. As much as two thirds of the space was taken up by less healthy foods according to a study from the University of Gothenburg. The advertising does not seem to support healthy choices, say the researchers.

   
Newswise:Video Embedded media-perception-of-a-company-as-environmentally-friendly
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Released: 31-May-2023 2:35 PM EDT
When the media believe that a firm is really green
Bocconi University

When firms make their environmental policies public, they can get favorable media coverage only if their narrative carefully articulates signals of conformity (actions aimed at complying with existing norms) and distinctiveness (the adoption of a recognizably uncommon behavior).

   
Released: 31-May-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Debt ceiling blues. Find political experts on the debt negotiations and the presidential bids in the Politics channel
Newswise

President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy continue negotiations on raising the United States debt ceiling. More contenders enter the Republican presidential nominee run. Get your expert commentary on Politics here.

   
24-May-2023 1:35 PM EDT
Romantic relationships between coworkers may deteriorate workplace culture
PLOS

Workplace ostracism refers to an employee’s perception of being excluded, ignored, or rejected in the workplace. A study published in PLOS ONE suggests that romantic relationships between coworkers are associated with perceived ostracism and knowledge sabotage by other colleagues.

   
Released: 31-May-2023 11:15 AM EDT
The secret to in-store displays: where to place discounted products relative to regularly priced products to maximize sales
American Marketing Association (AMA)

Researchers from University of Connecticut, Texas A&M University, University of Colorado at Boulder, and University of Florida published a new Journal of Marketing article that examines whether price promotions on some products differentially impact demand for other products depending on their relative locations within a display.

Newswise: Sasin Professor Speaks at TED2023 Session 3: “Leaping Boldly into New Global Realities”
Released: 31-May-2023 8:55 AM EDT
Sasin Professor Speaks at TED2023 Session 3: “Leaping Boldly into New Global Realities”
Chulalongkorn University

Asst. Prof. Dr. Piyachart Phiromswad, Assistant Director for Academic Affairs, Director of the Ph.D. program and a faculty member in Finance at Sasin Graduate Institute of Business Administration of Chulalongkorn University, was one of the speakers for TED2023 Session 3: “Leaping boldly into new global realities” on Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at the Vancouver Convention Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Released: 24-May-2023 7:05 PM EDT
Ivory Innovations celebrates 2023 Ivory Prize winners at Pacific Coast Builders Conference
University of Utah

The four winners emerged as champions of innovation, demonstrating outstanding ambition, feasibility, and scalability in their efforts to tackle the urgent issue of housing affordability. Ivory Innovations will distribute a total of $300,000 in prize money to support the transformative initiatives of these deserving winners.

Released: 24-May-2023 1:05 PM EDT
UMD Smith Names Michael Hoffmeyer as Dingman Center Managing Director
University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business

Michael Hoffmeyer will lead a center integral to the University of Maryland’s high ranking for undergraduate entrepreneurship studies.

   
Released: 24-May-2023 9:00 AM EDT
AACC Honors 2023 Award Winners for Advancing Laboratory Medicine and Patient Care
Association for Diagnostic and Laboratory Medicine (ADLM (formerly AACC))

AACC, a global scientific and medical professional organization dedicated to better health through laboratory medicine, is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2023 AACC and AACC Academy Awards. Through this annual awards program, AACC strives to support laboratory medicine professionals in all stages of their careers and to build awareness of the essential role that clinical laboratory testing plays in improving patient health.

Newswise: $2.5M Gift Targets Gaps in Circadian Biology and Medicine
Released: 23-May-2023 3:15 PM EDT
$2.5M Gift Targets Gaps in Circadian Biology and Medicine
University of California San Diego

A $2.5 million initiative supported by philanthropists Irwin and Joan Jacobs has created the Stuart and Barbara L. Brody Endowed Chair in Circadian Biology and Medicine, along with a supporting research fund, to target largely unexplored areas related to circadian biology and patient health.

   
Released: 23-May-2023 2:45 PM EDT
Privacy protection and other corporate accountability matters in the Business Ethics channel
Newswise

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, was fined a record 1.2 billion euros ($1.3 billion) and ordered to stop transferring data collected from Facebook users in Europe to the United States. Find the latest research and expert commentary on privacy issues and controversial business practices in the Business Ethics channel.

Released: 23-May-2023 2:10 PM EDT
Investors overvalue companies that align with presidential policies – and their mistakes ‘leave money on the table’
University of Notre Dame

University of Notre Dame Finance researcher Zhi Da analyzed how presidential politics affects the performance of individual stocks, especially those that could benefit or be hurt by a president’s policies.

   
Newswise: USC Health System Board appoints Paul B. Rothman, MD, as board member
Released: 23-May-2023 12:05 PM EDT
USC Health System Board appoints Paul B. Rothman, MD, as board member
Keck Medicine of USC

Paul B. Rothman, MD, has been appointed as a member of the USC Health System Board, which provides strategic oversight and governance over Keck Medicine of USC and university clinical services.

Newswise: Modular builds may help construction industry weather a perfect storm
Released: 22-May-2023 8:05 PM EDT
Modular builds may help construction industry weather a perfect storm
University of South Australia

Wet weather can cause havoc for the construction industry worldwide, leading to lengthy and expensive delays, but a new international study could have some answers - modular builds in a factory setting.

   
Released: 22-May-2023 5:10 PM EDT
University of Utah ranked among top 50 Executive Education Open Enrollment programs worldwide
University of Utah

The Executive Education program at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business ranks No. 4 in the United States (No. 47 in the world) in its inaugural showing in the latest Financial Times executive education rankings. The rankings, released Wednesday, May 22, are for the year 2023.

Released: 22-May-2023 2:20 PM EDT
Pushing the insurance industry forward
University of Iowa Tippie College of Business

The new partnership will provide valuable assistance to start-up insurtech ventures developing innovative new tools for insurance companies and customers while providing unique learning experiences for Tippie College of Business students.

Newswise: Two small businesses added to Sandia National Laboratories’ Mentor-Protégé program
Released: 22-May-2023 2:00 PM EDT
Two small businesses added to Sandia National Laboratories’ Mentor-Protégé program
Sandia National Laboratories

Sandia National Laboratories grew its Mentor-Protégé program from three companies to five with the addition of Dynamic Structures and Materials, LLC of Franklin, Tennessee, and Compunetics Inc., of Monroeville, Pennsylvania. The program not only helps small businesses develop and grow, but also helps foster long-term relationships that help Sandia achieve its mission.

   
Newswise: Rental housing standards a threat to resident health and wellbeing
Released: 21-May-2023 10:05 PM EDT
Rental housing standards a threat to resident health and wellbeing
University of South Australia

A large proportion of Australian rental properties are in such poor condition that they are putting residents’ health and wellbeing at risk, according to new research from the University of South Australia.

   
Released: 19-May-2023 4:35 PM EDT
Why do so many businesses fail? A new study suggests it has to do with when they're born
Strategic Management Society

A new study from the Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal suggests an elegant explanation: a business’s long-term success depends significantly on its founding conditions not just changes in its markets.

Released: 18-May-2023 7:30 PM EDT
Historical memories have long reach in consumer preferences, study finds
University of Toronto, Joseph L. Rotman School of Management

Curious about the impact of a re-ignited territorial dispute between Japan and China in 2012, Zhong, now an assistant professor of marketing at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management looked at what happened to car sales in the province of Guangxi around the same time. Guangxi had the highest civilian casualty rate of any Chinese province during the war.

Released: 18-May-2023 12:40 PM EDT
Pursuing Work-Life Balance Isn’t a Want, It’s a Need for Success
University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business

UMD Smith expert gives five keys for supervisors and workers to enhance their approach to work-life balance.

   
Released: 18-May-2023 12:35 PM EDT
The importance of social media in corporate social responsibility
PeerJ

A new study by Dr. Lucie Kvasničková Stanislavská from Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague published in PeerJ Computer Science titled ‘Global analysis of Twitter communication in corporate social responsibility area: sustainability, climate change, and waste management’ has found that social media is an increasingly important tool for companies to communicate their corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts.

Newswise:Video Embedded cash-or-card-consumers-pay-strategically-to-forget-guilty-purchases-study-shows
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Released: 17-May-2023 3:40 PM EDT
Cash or card? Consumers pay strategically to forget guilty purchases, study shows
University of Notre Dame

New research from Christopher Bechler, assistant professor of marketing in the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business, takes a first-time look into how consumers choose between using cash or credit cards, and shows they pay strategically to help them forget about guilty purchases. 

   
Released: 17-May-2023 3:35 PM EDT
Psychopathic traits behind the rise and fall of Madoff
Anglia Ruskin University

A new academic study examining the actions of Bernie Madoff, the New York banker behind the world’s biggest Ponzi fraud, suggests companies do more to root out “corporate psychopaths” within their organisations to prevent financial ruin.

   


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