Business Insights: April 2024

Business for a Better World Dissertation Proposal

Dean Beth Walker

Fostering the next generation of responsible business researchers is central to our College’s vision that business drives positive change in our world. I am excited to announce that the fourth annual Business for a Better World Dissertation Proposal Competition  will once again support business PhD students working on dissertations with great potential to address social, environmental and economic challenges. Winners receive $6,000 each and present their research at the College’s annual fall research symposium. Endorsed by Responsible Research in Business & Management (RRBM), the competition is one of our many initiatives that support positive impact. Read More

Lip service or living it out? Research clarifies how businesses seek purpose beyond profit

Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science | Christoper Blocker, PhD; Joseph Cannon, PhD; Jonathan Zhang, PhD

Organizational purpose in action: How business leaders tackle society’s challenges with inside-out and outside-in approaches.

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Unexpected changes to daily workload linked to anxiety, burnout

Pesonnel Psychology | Sherry Fu, PhD

Having to accommodate unexpected tasks – or reschedule them to a future date – causes anxiety centered on a loss of control in the workplace, and may contribute to burnout. 

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New research links data, behavior to expose gaps in equality

Production and Operations Management | Gaurav Jetley, PhD

Black ICU patients receive less pain monitoring than white ones, a disparity linked to higher rates of early readmission, analysis of electronic healthcare records finds. 

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What helps a board of directors thrive? New research says reducing inherent biases

Personnel Psychology |  Mary Waller, PhD

A new theory on board decision making conceptualizes it occurring in three phases and introduces the concept of board decision synergy as a form of effectiveness applicable to the process.

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