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August 26, 2025Adding automation to manual labor changes the nature of the job, as well as the types of injuries workers routinely suffer.
July 14, 2025Boards with higher social capital enjoy more market freedom to engage in potentially risky strategic alliances — to the ultimate benefit of their firms.
July 7, 2025Auditors with less common first names are more likely to deviate from auditing norms. But is their individualism an asset or a liability?
July 2, 2025It’s one thing to be a force for good behind the scenes. Having consumers reward you for it, however, depends upon a unique combination of elements.
May 28, 2025Management professor Kevin Rockmann’s research shows how collegial, cooperative relationships are a feature, not a bug, of great organizations.
May 23, 2025A new book co-authored by Lisa Gring-Pemble, associate professor of business foundations at Costello, reveals an overlooked strength of the early woman’s movement—“prophetic” rhetoric reconciling reform with religious faith.
May 7, 2025To predict how a CEO’s compensation may change through the years, you first need to know how corporate boards monitor earnings histories for potential long-term risks.
May 5, 2025Companies looking to bend reporting rules need to find accountants who will play ball. That’s why job postings can be a reliable indicator of intent.
April 30, 2025Sure, laid-off journalists can “learn to code”, but that won’t undo the damage done to local economies when their hometown newspaper folds.
April 29, 2025Two Costello College of Business accounting professors are exploring how inherent personal traits may influence business success—and their early findings will gratify the left-handed among us.
April 3, 2025Organizational coherence and trust begin with the stories that individual employees tell themselves about their complex identities.
March 18, 2025A pair of George Mason University professors are helping needy nonprofits refine their messaging strategies with the help of customized chatbots.
Faculty Media Mentions
September 19, 2025Mandy O'Neill, management professor at the Costello College of Business at George Mason University, is cited in a Lab Manager article about the improving workplace well-being, titled, "Five Tips to Improve Well-Being in the Lab."
September 16, 2025David S. Koo, accounting professor at the Costello College of Business at George Mason University, is cited in an Associated Press article about the SEC's quarterly reporting requirements, titled, "Trump says the US should do away with quarterly earnings reports."
September 10, 2025Marketing professor Russell Abratt speaks to WalletHub about increasing car insurance premiums and how consumers can respond, in an article titled, "Average Car Insurance Cost."-
September 5, 2025Brad Greenwood, Dean's Distinguished Professor at George Mason University, co-authors an article for The Conversation about his recently published research in the American Journal of Public Health.
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September 3, 2025Sarah Wittman, assistant professor of management, speaks to Great Place to Work about the advantages of being authentically human in the workplace.
September 3, 2025Municipal bonds (munis) typically offer lower yields than taxable bonds, but their tax-exempt status—especially from federal and often state taxes—can result in higher effective returns for investors in higher tax brackets.-
August 25, 2025Management professor Kevin Rockmann discusses his latest research about the power of storytelling in the workplace for Charter.
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August 22, 2025The article argues that the rise of stablecoins and a less independent Federal Reserve could disrupt global central bank cooperation, potentially weaponizing U.S. dollar dominance and threatening international monetary stability.
August 21, 2025Lisa Gring-Pemble, associate professor in the Business Foundations area, is interviewed in Authority Magazine on her ideas about bridging the leadership gender gap.-
August 6, 2025Finance professor Derek Horstmeyer writes for The Wall Street Journal about how the maturity timeline of bonds affects investment risk.
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August 2, 2025Forbes interviews management professor Kevin Rockmann about his latest research on using near-death experiences as fodder for workplace storytelling.
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July 23, 2025Finance professor Derek Horstmeyer, together with Costello alumni Stephano Sanahuja and Yuge Pang, recently published the piece titled, "Volatility Signals: Do Equities Forecast Bonds?" in Enterprising Investor.