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New study examines role of personality dimensions in project improvement teams
February 12Although the importance of conflict management style, self-monitoring and change orientation is well-established in the management sciences, recent research by a ĢƵ professor suggests that those personality traits are frequently overlooked when organizations assemble teams tasked with improving business practices.
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Researchers at ĢƵ, CCU investigate pitfalls of alternative financing methods in the Carolinas
January 29A study conducted by an assistant professor of finance at ĢƵ and a colleague at Coastal Carolina University indicates that residents of North Carolina and South Carolina are more likely to utilize pawn shops and rent-to-own stores as sources of short-term financing compared to residents of other states.
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Researcher studying relationship between PTSD, organizational support systems, job performance
January 3Ongoing research being conducted by Michael Shick, assistant professor of project management in the College of Business at ĢƵ, may offer important insights into the relationship between post-traumatic stress disorder and organizational support systems in settings beyond the military.
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New study on ‘4% rule’ suggests different approaches to retirement strategies
December 12A study co-authored by a faculty member in ĢƵ’s College of Business and colleagues at two other universities indicates that recent changes in economic market conditions may necessitate a closer look at a long-held retirement strategy.
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Shifting Retirement Income Landscape in U.S.
October 26Significant shifts in the retirement income environment across the nation intensified by the global COVID-19 pandemic are leading to increasing concerns among Americans about whether they will have sufficient funds to meet their needs during their golden years.
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Strategy for Appropriate Use of Generative AI by Students
October 4With the rapid emergence of generative artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT, many in academia are trying to determine how to best enable their students to gain experience with this increasingly valuable asset without making it easier for them to use the technology to complete assignments, tantamount to academic dishonesty.
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Research Examining Lingering Impacts of COVID-19 on US Economy
May 1How have lingering after-effects of the global COVID-19 pandemic – including labor shortages, supply chain disruptions, interest rate hikes and inflation – combined with the threat of a looming recession affected consumers, entrepreneurs and small businesses across the nation?
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Federal Agricultural Mediation Programs Should Be Continued, Expanded
April 14A federal program created by Congress in 1987 to help America’s farmers navigate economic challenges that threaten their livelihoods and endanger the nation’s food supply by providing them with access to mediation services as a way to resolve legal disputes should be continued and, in fact, expanded.
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ĢƵ free enterprise center has new director, new focus on undergraduate research
April 11ĢƵ’s Center for the Study of Free Enterprise, founded in 2015 as a hub for interdisciplinary scholarly inquiry and community engagement in the areas of economic development, applied research and the role of free enterprise in a flourishing society, is in the early phases of a metamorphosis with a new director and a focus on undergraduate student research.
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Students Can Improve Emotional Intelligence
February 14Research being conducted by a marketing professor in ĢƵ’s College of Business may shed light on how students can improve their own emotional awareness and develop the so-called “soft skills” that many of today’s employers desire.