Faculty Media Mentions

In this episode of the RETHINK Retail podcast, Center for Retail Transformation Director Gautham Vadakkepatt discusses the center's recent panel discussions on a myriad of key trends impacting the retail landscape, such as sustainability, the metaverse, frictionless retail, and more. 

Solar stocks are on the rise as the business landscape in the energy sector changes amid government pressure and an industry shift to more sustainable solutions, but Finance Professor Derek Horstmeyer says this shift was already set into motion by EV vehicles in an interview with Capital.com.

The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 will provide almost $80 billion to the Internal Revenue Service during the next 10 years to support a variety of expanded functions, including technology updates and administrative improvements that should make it easier for tax professionals and individual taxpayers to communicate with the IRS, according to accounting instructor Kevin Matthews in Accounting Today.

The Inflation Reduction Act includes increased IRS funding, which will eventually lead to more audits. But that's not necessarily a bad thing according to JK Aier, senior associate dean of academic affairs and global engagement, to Bloomberg. “Enforcement is always seen as ‘the taxman is coming for you,’ but it doesn’t necessarily need to have a negative connotation.” 

"While cultural norms remain powerful barriers to change, research points to actions that women, and organizations, can take to boost women’s credibility and build their negotiating muscle," writes Suzanne de Janasz, management professor, and co-author Terri A. Scandura in a piece for Dialogue magazine.

Can Royal Caribbean afford to pay 11.6% interest on its growing $1.25bn debt pile? Finance Professor Derek Horstmeyer shares his thoughts with Capital.com.

The Inflation Reduction Act includes a new minimum tax on the book income of corporations that earn over $1 billion in revenue, along with a tax on stock buybacks. These provisions are likely to change the tax planning used by the largest companies and their accounting firms. Accounting instructor Kevin Matthews spoke to Accounting Today about what these corporations may do. 

The Inflation Reduction Act includes an extra $80 billion in funding for the Internal Revenue Service over the next 10 years. Accounting instructor Kevin Matthews spoke to Accounting Today about why he believes this funding will be used to improve customer service for taxpayers as well as professionals.

Derek Horstmeyer, professor of finance, spoke to Clarín (Argentina) about a slight drop in inflation in the United States.

Jerry McGinn quoted on efforts by the Department of Defense to expand engagement with nontraditional defense firms.

Since 2020, have COVID-19 case counts had any correlation with stock returns in certain regions? Finance professor Derek Horstmeyer and finance student Luis Paz-Perez examined this premise in an article for the CFA Institute. 

Laurie Meamber, associate professor of marketing, talks to WalletHub about airline credit cards.