Millennials and baby boomers: Both vital to Valley of the Sun
The latest local population numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau came out in December, receiving little coverage due to post-holiday timing.
Consumer rage: Things break, we're angry, and businesses need to step up
A study released by the Center for Services Leadership measures 'consumer rage' and found that the survey respondents were not as enraged over problems with goods and services this year compared with two years ago, the last time the biennial study was done.
Sustainability in the supply chain: A new competitive advantage
Professor Kevin Dooley leads a global research team that works with more than 100 of the world’s largest brands, providing science-based metrics and tools to help them better understand where their materials come from and influence the social and environmental impacts of their products.
Apps and advertising: Now marketers can invest more wisely
Research by Professor of Information Systems Sang-Pil Han provides a model for mobile application analytics that helps media buyers know how much and where to spend for optimal ad return on investment.
The motivation to adopt technology affects the way it’s used
A study by Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management Adegoke Oke and his co-authors shows organizations that implement technology for efficiency reasons perform better than those that adopt it for legitimacy reasons.
Food for thought: Workplace violence in agribusiness
Agribusiness Professor David Van Fleet's research identifies different types of workplace violence in agribusiness and how companies can address them through human resource management strategies.
Under attack: how companies respond when hedge funds push for change
Until now, there has been little information about how firms respond to hedge fund challenges and demands for change. A new paper by Associate Professor of Accounting Yinghua Li and her co-authors shows company managers don’t sit idly by when their performance is attacked.
Award-winning student group and research
The Association for Information Systems honored the Department of Information Systems Club for excellence in three areas of chapter activities, while a faculty research paper is a runner-up for The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences eBusiness Best Paper Award.
Taming the Wild West of embedded analytics
The compound annual growth rate for big data is expected to be 26.4 percent through 2018, creating governance challenges for organizations.
How forums and photos sell goods online
A small percentage of online shoppers were willing to click “add to cart” when it came to buying clothes, according to a survey performed by Gallup researchers in 2015. As of 2014, a Nielson study found nearly half of online shoppers are willing to buy their wearables via the internet.