Finance
So few market winners, so much dead weight
Research by Professor of Finance Hendrik Bessembinder covered in The New York Times receives a response from Bloomberg. …
Accounting
Too-frequent feedback can sink workers’ performance
New research by Assistant Professor of Accounting Pablo Casas-Arce finds professionals do better when they receive detailed assessments less …
Finance
The best investment since 1926? Apple
When analyzing publicly traded stocks that have yielded the highest returns since 1926, research by Professor of Finance Hendrik Bessembinder reveals a corporate giant of today at the forefront. …
Agribusiness
Hickman’s cage-free, eco-friendly changes egged on by changing consumer preferences
When California was considering its restrictions on cages in 2008 and 2010, early research showed some consumers willing to pay a premium for the eggs that surpassed the extra cost to producers, says Timothy Richards, …
Economics
ASU research casts doubt on subsidized child care as a way to boost birth rate
Professor of Economics Alex Bick's model predicts recently enacted policies in Germany won't boost birth rate or …
Management
Lessons learned on Earth may soon go deep into space
Professor of Management and PetSmart Chair in Leadership Jeff LePine is half-way through a multiyear grant from NASA to study how astronauts — and the rest of us — can more easily and efficiently make transitions …
Careers
In demand: Soft skills give grads edge in job market
Senior Lissa Leibson has been organizing events big and small since she was a teenager, so she jumped at the chance to serve as a director for Camp Carey, the business school’s outdoor getaway for incoming freshman. …
Governance
Sharing the lead: examining lead independent director appointment
Many companies now use lead independent directors, yet little is known about when they are selected, who is selected, what impact their selection has on performance, and whether their selection prevents the future …
Marketing
Why you say yes, even when you don’t want to
Research by Professor Emeritus of Marketing Robert Cialdini outlines six key principles of persuasion. …
Real Estate
ASU, McCain team up to transform Phoenix riverbed
A project being dubbed as Rio Salado 2.0 will tap university expertise, get Valley community input, and students will be involved in the design and research of the area from Granite Reef Dam in the East Valley to the …
Health
The Mark McKenna Lecture: looking back, moving forward
Every year, innovators and thought leaders in health care come to ASU to speak on current medical issues and highlight the importance of the supply chain in improving organizational performance and clinical practice. …
Finance
Cashing in on opportunity and quality jobs in Phoenix
Associate Director Tom Rex shares mixed reviews about his recent report on quality jobs in the …
Logistics
Amazon is going underwater. Seriously
Could man-made pools or natural bodies of water store goods while waiting for fulfillment orders? Arnold Maltz, a professor of supply chain management, writes about the costly logistics of …
Entrepreneurship
Even after the glass ceiling yields, female executives find shaky ground
Research by Associate Professor Christine Shropshire examines the frequency activist investors target women CEOs. …
Economics
Final Four scores big for Valley and students
How much was the college basketball championship worth to Phoenix? According to a study commissioned by the Phoenix Local Organizing Committee and conducted by the Seidman Research Institute: $324.5 million. The …