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June 5, 2020Information security is a critical part of every organization. However, it’s also expensive—a problem for executives deciding on funding allocation. Nirup Menon, professor and chair of information systems and operations management, along with coauthor Mikko Siponen, delved into the role personality plays in determining how executives react to information security costs.
May 26, 2020“Blockchain is a kind of distributed ledger that could change how business activities are organized,” says Jiasun Li, assistant professor of finance. “It essentially provides an alternative way for economic activities to be conducted.”
May 21, 2020Ioannis Bellos, associate professor of information systems and operations management, began researching service design as a PhD student at Georgia Tech.
May 5, 2020User reviews often comprise two parts, the starred rating and the review. Jingyuan Yang, assistant professor of information systems and operations management, noticed a problem in that system.
April 22, 2020To overcome potential racial bias, physicians should use digitized protocols when making decisions about patient care, according to a research paper co-written by Brad Greenwood, an associate professor of Information Systems and Operations Management in George Mason University’s School of Business.
April 15, 2020“We all approach the world with knowledge that is infused by our own values,” says Matthew Cronin, co-author (with Laurie R. Weingart) of the research study Conflict Across Representational Gaps: Threats to and Opportunities for Improved Communication.
November 15, 2019In his research, Hang Ren, an assistant professor of information systems and operations management, is investigating whether a 2012 federal regulation called the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP)—intended to improve patient care in hospitals by targeting readmissions for six targeted diagnoses or treatments—is fundamentally flawed in reducing readmissions or improving patient care.
November 4, 2019Brett Josephson, assistant professor of marketing, has studied government contracting since he was a PhD student. In recently published research, Josephson—together with Ju-Yeon Lee, assistant professor of marketing at Iowa State University, and Babu John Mariadoss and Jean Lynn Johnson, associate professors of marketing at Washington State University—recommended that companies focus on specialization.
Faculty Media Mentions
May 8, 2024Assistant professor of management Einav Hart describes her recent research paper for Harvard Business Review. In their research, Hart and her colleagues asked both candidates and managers to estimate the likelihood that a candidate who negotiates will have the offer rescinded.
May 6, 2024Victoria Grady, associate professor of management, writes in HR Dive about how collaborations between AI and human managers will permanently shift the way we work.
May 1, 2024Derek Horstmeyer, a professor of finance, recently had the article titled "‘Sell in May and Go Away’ Isn’t as Useful as It Once Was," published by The Wall Street Journal.
April 25, 2024Sean Spence, an adjunct finance professor, was interviewed by Money Geek about securing secured credit cards.
April 24, 2024Sarah Wittman, assistant professor of management, contributes to this article for Fast Company about how job interviews can be adjusted to accommodate the needs of neurodiverse individuals.
April 23, 2024Mandy O'Neill, associate professor of management, speaks to "The Academic Minute" about workplace cultures of anxiety.-
April 17, 2024Research by Sarah Wittman, assistant professor of management, was cited in the Harvard Business Review article "When Your Colleagues Have an Outdated Perception of You."
April 17, 2024In this article for AACSB Insights, Christine Landoll, professor of practice and director of business engagement, and Haley White, a senior studying business management at Costello College of Business, describe how Costello's pilot of the Mason Chooses Kindness initiative could inspire a "kindness revolution" within business schools.
April 15, 2024Associate Professor of Finance Steve Pilloff is quoted in a CNN Underscored article about high-yield savings accounts.
April 15, 2024Derek Horstmeyer, a professor of finance, is quoted in an article titled, "Trump Media stock price plummets Monday as company files to issue millions of shares" in USA Today.-
April 12, 2024Derek Horstmeyer, a professor of finance, recently had the article titled "Does a Stock’s Price Influence Its Risk Profile?" published by the CFA Institute.
April 8, 2024Jerry McGinn, executive director of the Greg and Camille Baroni Center for Government Contracting at George Mason University, weighs in on the current debate around large defense contractors engaging in share buybacks in this article for DefenseNews.