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Boards of directors and the media generally ‘get it right’ in rewarding CEOs based on performance, study shows

The study looks at performance based on the impact the CEO has on the firm within the context of the...

January 12, 2023
New visual scale offers simple measure to help identify job burnout

Similar to the smiley face pain scale used in doctors’ offices and hospitals (Wong-Baker FACES), the Matches Measure describes burnout...

November 30, 2022
Patient care improves when hospitals choose a single vendor for medical records software, study shows

New research from the University of Notre Dame shows for the first time that the sourcing strategy chosen by hospitals...

November 10, 2022
Similarities in movie review content by critics and general users impact movie sales, study shows

By analyzing movie reviews from Rotten Tomatoes, a film and TV review website, new research from the University of Notre...

October 07, 2022
Gender-diverse teams produce more novel, higher-impact scientific discoveries, study shows

New research from the University of Notre Dame examines about 6.6 million papers published across the medical sciences since 2000...

August 29, 2022
Follow the science? Consumers aren’t always impressed with scientifically developed products, study shows

Sometimes consumers like products created with science and other times they do not, and new research from the University of...

May 09, 2022
Loud and clear: High-energy ads keep viewers tuned in, study shows

More energetic commercials are likely to be tuned in more or avoided less by viewers, according to “High-Energy Ad Content:...

April 05, 2022
Charities can benefit by giving contributors more control over their donations, study shows

Donors feel more personal control over how their time (versus money) is used, according to “Why Are Donors More Generous...

March 16, 2022
Study examines ‘bathroom bill’ to reveal implications of CEO sociopolitical activism

CEO activism can be a net positive for firms, but only when a majority of employees are in agreement with...

February 22, 2022
Advertising plays key role in satellite TV success, study shows

A new study from the University of Notre Dame documents the role of advertising to help explain satellite operators’ continued...

January 10, 2022
Parent empowerment — not regulatory overreach — key to private school choice accountability, report argues

“Accountability in Private-School Choice,” published by the Manhattan Institute from Nicole Stelle Garnett, the John P. Murphy Foundation Professor of...

November 29, 2021
Parent empowerment — not regulatory overreach — key to private school choice accountability, report argues

“Accountability in Private-School Choice,” published by the Manhattan Institute from Nicole Stelle Garnett, the John P. Murphy Foundation Professor of...

November 16, 2021
Disclosures on auditor firings are useless in forecasting restatement trouble, study shows

While most seasoned investors realize that companies tend to be cagey about their reasons for firing auditors, research from Jeffrey...

November 12, 2021
Marketing strategies can help overcome COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, study shows

New research from the University of Notre Dame suggests that experts from varying fields need to work together to overcome...

October 19, 2021
Consumers blame both manufacturer and retailer when products fail, study shows

New research from the University of Notre Dame shows consumers often point the finger at more than one external party...

September 22, 2021
Does accountability always work? Workplace bias suppression can be difficult to sustain, study shows

New research from the University of Notre Dame shows when and why bias suppression is so challenging to sustain from...

September 08, 2021
Humans vs. automation: Service center agents can outperform technology, study shows

“A behavioral perspective on service center routing: The role of inertia” is forthcoming in the Journal of Operations Management from...

August 17, 2021
The downside of loyalty: Study reveals why some organizational cover-ups go unchecked

New research from the University of Notre Dame identifies two common types of cover-ups and reveals why some are allowed...

August 09, 2021
Director retention does not necessarily facilitate post-acquisition firm performance, study shows

John Busenbark, assistant professor of management at Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business, examined how well firms fare in the...

July 27, 2021
‘Service with a smile’ plus tipping leads to sexual harassment for majority of service employees, study shows

Two common practices in the U.S. restaurant industry — service with a smile and tipping — contribute to a culture...

July 23, 2021
Tech Ethics Lab director testifies before House Financial Services Committee on digital identity solutions

On July 16, Elizabeth M. Renieris, professor of the practice and founding director of the Notre Dame-IBM Technology Ethics Lab at the University of...

July 21, 2021
‘Disagreeable’ married men who shirk domestic responsibilities earn more at work, study shows

New research from the University of Notre Dame shows that “disagreeable” men in opposite-sex marriages are less helpful with domestic...

June 10, 2021
Study reveals new options to help firms improve the food recall process

There are two key drivers of recall uncertainty — upstream and downstream complexity, according to “Food for Thought: Recalls and...

May 17, 2021
Colonial Pipeline cyberattack reveals national infrastructure vulnerabilities, expert says

“The fact that this attack compromised systems that control pipeline infrastructure indicates that either the attack was extremely sophisticated or...

May 11, 2021
Peers who boost marginalized voices help others, and themselves, study shows

For organizations to reach their potential, they must leverage the expertise of their employees. However, research demonstrates that lower-status employees...

May 10, 2021
Justice vs. fairness: Supervisors focused on others’ needs get ‘benefit of the doubt’ from employees, study shows

In the workplace, whether or not we believe that a supervisor has treated us fairly depends on a number of...

April 26, 2021
Degrees of happiness? Formal education does not lead to greater job satisfaction, study shows

There is almost no relationship between formal educational attainment and job satisfaction, according to new Notre Dame research.

March 30, 2021
Internet access spending in public school districts increases test scores, but also disciplinary problems, study shows

In a new study from the University of Notre Dame, researchers quantify how school district connectivity increases test scores, but...

February 18, 2021
Marketing has major benefits for entrepreneurs in emerging markets, study shows

New research from Notre Dame shows marketers can help entrepreneurs in emerging markets grow their businesses, which in turn helps...

January 26, 2021
Automakers delay recalls to minimize stock penalties, avoid being the first safety issue in news cycle, study shows

An initial recall by one firm prompts clusters of additional recalls in close proximity by competitor firms, according to “Hiding...

January 18, 2021