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Research News
- 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.
- March 14, 2025While book bans are not new to the American electorate, the rise in these bans since 2021 has sparked contentious media debates. Paradoxically, this has increased the readership of banned books and given politicians on both sides a platform to exploit controversy.
- March 11, 2025Information systems professor Nirup Menon has been researching IT and health care for decades. Now, with the help of the newest tech, he’s helping hospitals translate digital transformation into better outcomes for patients.
- March 4, 2025China’s complicated and colorful e-commerce landscape gives us a sense of how livestream shopping is transforming retail. Si Xie, assistant professor of information systems and operations management, researches this new trend.
- February 27, 2025Since 2008, the meteoric rise of index funds has produced extreme consolidation of corporate ownership. So far, the outcomes for firms are a mixed bag.
- January 14, 2025In her off hours, Mariia Petryk, assistant professor of information systems and operations management, is using her data science expertise to help bring decentralized medicine to conflict zones—starting with her birth country, Ukraine.
Faculty Media Mentions
- March 2, 2026Derek Horstmeyer, instructional professor of finance, contributes to Advisor Perspectives in an article titled, "How Long Do Financial Market Recoveries Take?"
- February 25, 2026Management professor Kevin Rockmann speaks to The Wall Street Journal about how employees can land remote jobs in the post-Covid era, in an article titled, "The Remote-Work Dream Isn’t Dead, but It’s Slipping Away."
- February 25, 2026Steve Pilloff, instructional professor of finance, shares advice for young adults who are thinking of getting a credit card in a WalletHub article titled, "Best Credit Cards for Young Adults."
- February 21, 2026Using a generative AI tool to help with your taxes might be free and quick, but it comes with major risks of making costly mistakes. Here's why
- February 16, 2026Associate professor of marketing Laurie A. Meamber was featured in WalletHub's piece about Capital One SavorOne Cash Rewards Credit Card, in an section called, "Expert Thoughts on Capital One Savor."
- February 13, 2026Finance professor Derek Horstmeyer discusses how floating rate debt should be added to a portfolio to add value during interest rate up cycles, in an article titled, "How Fixed-Rate Bonds Could Be Hurting Your Returns."
- February 10, 2026Finance professor Derek Horstmeyer discusses how AI‑driven agents could distort or obscure traditional economic signals, making it harder for the Federal Reserve to detect looming downturns, in an article titled, "BankThink To monitor an AI-driven economy, the Fed is going to need new tools."
- February 7, 2026Steve Pilloff, instructional professor of finance, shares advice for households grappling with the affordability crisis in a Moneywise article titled, "Many US households feel like they can’t get ahead financially. Here’s why the math behind wages, rising costs and long-term savings keep falling short."
- February 4, 2026Management professor Kevin Rockmann talks to HR Executive about how leadership in 2026 will differ from the past, in an article titled, "What will define ‘strong’ managers in 2026?"
- February 3, 2026Mariia Petryk, assistant professor in the information systems and operations management area, speaks with Retail Customer Experience about Walmart's growing partnership with ChatGPT, in an article titled, "The potential impact of Walmart's ChatGPT shopping strategy."
- February 2, 2026David Koo, assistant professor of accounting, comments on proposed changes to quarterly reporting rules for Accounting Today, in an article titled, "Should public companies report twice a year?"
- January 26, 2026Finance professor Derek Horstmeyer explores the validity and rationality of a potential AI-driven stock market bubble, in an article titled, "Magnificent 7 Companies Buoyed by Circular Investing Phenomenon."