Want patients to have make healthier choices? There's an app for that. But is it the right app? Improving app UX may help patients more than expected.
April 16, 2024 | By Mitchell Simpson; Parvin Hashemi and Rajiv Sabherwal
Bar graphs are not made equal; subtle display differences can change how consumers interpret the relative positivity of online reviews.
April 9, 2024 | By Mitchell Simpson; Javad Mousavi
As more autistic adults enter the workforce than ever before, research reveals how managers can better support and retain neurodivergent employees.
April 2, 2024 | By Kaslyn Tidmore; Maira Ezerins, Christopher Rosen, and Lauren Simon
To ensure a satisfactory work environment, companies must take steps to prevent gender harassment and take employees seriously when they raise concerns.
March 26, 2024 | By Kaslyn Tidmore; Christopher Rosen
Promoting gender equality boosts financial participation; countries with positive attitudes on women's rights had smaller stock market losses during COVID.
March 5, 2024 | By Alyssa Riley; Dobrina Jandik
Humility is a virtue, except when it comes to the IPO process. New research reveals how CEO personality affects how firms are perceived by investment bankers.
February 13, 2024 | By Alyssa Riley; Oleg V. Petrenko
New research on the "radical flank effect" shows how activist groups' moderate and extreme tactics interact to influence regulators, depending on agencies' discretion to make decisions.
February 6, 2024 | By Mitchell Simpson; Jake B Grandy
In low/middle-income countries, population density affects social capital by lowering trust & community participation but promoting intergroup tolerance.
January 23, 2024 | By Mitchell Simpson; Andrea Civelli and Arya Gaduh
Video monitoring technology not only improves patient health outcomes, but it also reduces the negative effects that result from nurses' emotional labor.
January 16, 2024 | By Alyssa Riley; Christopher Rosen
Corporations shape consumer perceptions by combining audio with visual logos to define their brand. Does this strategy also work for healthcare providers?
January 9, 2024 | By Nabiha Khetani, Steven Kopp
Measurement bias can negatively affect decision making at the management level. By accurately identifying biases, firms can create healthier work environments.
December 12, 2023 | By Jack Travis, Christopher Rosen
The future of automation doesn’t necessarily need to be zero-sum. Instead, integrating automation with human inputs can improve quality and response times.
December 7, 2023 | By Mitchell Simpson, John Aloysius
Working sustainability into a company’s supply chain is easier said than done. New research highlights the role of Bayer's supplier code of conduct.
December 5, 2023 | By Mitchell Simpson, Remko van Hoek
Petrenko, Doiguchi, & Chandler find new data by updating, replicating, and extending a seminal study on how internationalization affects firm governance.
November 28, 2023 | By Mitchell Simpson, Oleg Petrenko, Tsutomu (Tom) Doiguchi
Companies that focus on social responsibility appeal to the values of consumers and create trust. Read about how CSR also affects employee engagement.
November 14, 2023 | By Jack Travis, Oleg Petrenko
More information helps, but only to a point; in groups, how much info helps decision making? At what point does info become counterproductive for members?
November 7, 2023 | By Mitchell Simpson, Jeff Mullins, Rajiv Sabherwal
Integration of tablets in consultation rooms empowers physicians to facilitate real-time patient education and optimizes the decision-making process.
October 31, 2023 | By Nabiha Khetani, Rajiv Sabherwal
Having a diverse, well-prepared nursing workforce starts with faculty recruitment & retention. How can administrators & recruiters increase their impact?
October 24, 2023 | By Nabiha Khetani, Christopher Rosen
Why should non-GAAP reports interest firms? Learn how to provide value by analyzing data outside the generally accepted accounting principles.
October 17, 2023 | By Mitchell Simpson, Zac Wiebe
When a brand’s other customers behave poorly, we can feel vicarious shame. The extent of that shame depends on how closely we affiliate with the brand.
October 10, 2023 | By Mitchell Simpson, Daniel Villanova
Overestimating levels of trust creates negative consequences for salespeople and customers; new research provides tips on out how to neutralize them.
October 3, 2023 | By Hiba Tahir, Sarah Browning, and Judith Anne Garretson Folse
Get past performative allyship and learn how to signal that your firm is genuinely inclusive and supportive of potential and current LGBT+ employees
September 27, 2023 | By Jack Travis, Lauren Simon
In times of resource scarcity and disruption, food banks and other humanitarian organizations turn to innovation to increase efficiency and attract new donors.
September 26, 2023 | By Nabiha Khetani, Iana Shaheen
Firms can expect different outcomes based on the kind of trust built in the relationship between their CEO and their executive board.
September 19, 2023 | By Nabiha Khetani, Jon Johnson, and Alan Ellstrand
Trust matters in IS research because new technologies will emerge, new forms of governance must be instituted, and new forms of transactions will develop.
September 14, 2023 | By Ryan Sheets, Mary Lacity, Sebastian Schuetz, Le Kuai, and Zachary Steelman
Rigidities in the supply of truck drivers and truck availability have a lot in common with Greek tragedies because of the market's boom-and-bust nature.
September 12, 2023 | By Andrew Balthrop, Jonathan Phares
Is an active or passive manager better for your index fund? Read on how integrity and transparency in financial reporting might affect your investments.
September 7, 2023 | By Jack Travis, Caleb Rawson
When the stakes are high, does your team have the tools to resist the urge to cave to others’ expectations? Can they confidently make unpopular decisions?
August 29, 2023 | By Mitchell Simpson, Adam Stoverink, and Marilla Hayman Kingsley
Some organizations are better poised than others to resist the downsides of contracting with the largest consumer in the world: the U.S. government.
August 22, 2023 | By Jack Travis, Brian Fugate
How can workplaces be actively inclusive of neurodiverse employees? Learn how the double empathy problem contributes to issues with organizational fit.
August 15, 2023 | By Hiba Tahir, Maira Ezerins, Lauren Simon, and Christopher Rosen
Explore the connection between successful knowledge management strategies and how employees feel about the information they encounter at work.
August 8, 2023 | By Jack Travis, Rajiv Sabherwal
Yes, social media discourse could affect your investments. Read about how positive disagreement and access to information on StockTwits relates to trading.
July 25, 2023 | By Jack Travis, Vernon Richardson
Networking is essential in your career, but the same moves don't work for everyone. Learn what qualities people prioritize in their networking strategies.
July 18, 2023 | By Mitchell Simpson; Alan Ellstrand
Crowdsourced data is useful, but is it accurate? Learn what methods you can use to increase the reliability of data from platforms like Amazon MTurk.
July 11, 2023 | By Jack Travis, Scot Burton
Intermodal transportation is environmentally promising, but infrastructure, competition, regulatory, and network efficiency barriers still remain.
July 7, 2023 | By Matt Waller and Andrew Balthorp
Learn how assumptions about materialism and usefulness affect your choices. Self-serving bias can influence anything from retail strategy to the gifts you buy.
June 20, 2023 | By Mitchell Simpson, Daniel Villanova
What makes an organization resilient enough to withstand an unexpectated shock like COVID-19? Read about how social capital protects office real estate.
June 13, 2023 | By Mitchell Simpson, Dobrina Jandik
Physical activity during the workday benefits employees at work and at home - they are better equipped to meet work and non-work goals once off the clock.
May 16, 2023 | By Mitchell Simpson, Christopher Rosen
Why are Zoom calls so draining? Learn how virtual meetings force impression management and can increase the mental and emotional load required to participate.
May 2, 2023 | By Nabiha Khetani, Chris Rosen, Maira Ezerins
Employees aren’t just employees. They have identities and interior lives - and face pressures - beyond work. Can prioritizing employee wellbeing reduce burnout?
April 25, 2023 | By Sarah Browning, Maira Ezerins, Rebecca MacGowan, Christopher Rosen, and Lauren Simon
When disaster strikes your supply chain, what qualities can help leaders manage the disruption? Learn how decisive and adaptable leadership mitigates harm.
April 18, 2023 | By Jack Travis, Iana Shaheen
Why do techies love new computers but bikers hate e-bikes? Learn how psychological ownership affects how people interact with different automated products.
April 11, 2023 | By Nabiha Khetani, Leah Smith
Find out how to increase emotions like confidence, agency, and resilience to help empower employees to drive positive change in your organization.
April 4, 2023 | By Nabiha Khetani, Adam Stoverink, Cody Bradley
Is it insider trading when legislators buy stocks? Read on whether or not legislators regularly beat the market, abnormal returns, and legislators as investors.
March 28, 2023 | By Mitchell Simpson, Jason Ridge, Roary Snider
How should young professionals prepare for economic changes in 2023? Read about recessions (or lack thereof), marginal factors, and resilience in the economy.
March 16, 2023 | By Sarah Browning, Mervin Jebaraj
In the right place at the right time? Learn how early access to COVID-19 news allowed executives with connections in China to protect their assets.
March 14, 2023 | By Mitchell Simpson, Erin Henry, Caleb Rawson
We have tools like VR, AR, smart contracts, governance tokens, and SSI. How do we build a metaverse where innovation and creativity is accessible to everybody?
March 7, 2023 | By Ryan Sheets, Mary Lacity, Jeff Mullins, Le Kuai
B Corp certification usually provides built-in customer loyalty and attracts high-quality employees, but how are its benefits different for rural businesses?
February 28, 2023 | By Mitchell Simpson, D. Scott Borden, Taryn Mead
What if businesses could increase their sustainability while reducing strain on their supply chains? Read about low-cost green nudges aimed at consumers.
February 21, 2023 | By Mitchell Simpson, Rodney Thomas
How much of your home life is affecting you at work? Explore how incivility from your partner can impact your relationship with your job and coworkers.
February 14, 2023 | By Mitchell Simpson, Christopher Rosen, Lauren Simon
Sometimes, it takes supply chain researchers too long to produce practical recommendations. Could an action principles research model provide the solution?
February 9, 2023 | By Mitchell Simpson, Remko van Hoek, Mary Lacity
We know there's a gender disparity in STEM fields. Can we facilitate diversity by using an empathizing-systemizing model to evaluate interest in technology?
January 24, 2023 | By Mitchell Simpson, Zachary Steeleman
What convinces customers that anti-phishing software works? And what prevents them from relying on it? Learn how to educate your workforce about cybersecurity.
January 10, 2023 | By Jack Travis, Zachary Steelman, Rhonda Syler
Do your coworkers and employees care about the kind of help they receive? Read on how empowering help fights gender discrimination in the workplace.
January 5, 2023 | By Nabiha Khetani, Lauren Simon, Christopher Rosen
Delayed flights, denied boarding, and lost baggage are putting airlines are under pressure. Are advertising and employee working conditions adding to it?
December 13, 2022 | By Nabiha Khetani, Adriana Rossiter Hofer, and Nicolò Masorgo
Is FEMA or a local church more willing to risk it all for disaster victims? See how different relief organizations assess risk and formulate their responses.
December 6, 2022 | By Mitchell Simpson, Iana Shaheen
Inflation impacts healthcare supply chain infrastructure and creates asymmetrical price stickiness. Could SCM education be key to fighting these effects?
December 1, 2022 | By Ryan Sheets, David Dobrzykowski, Claudia Rosales, Andrew Balthorp
Is conscientiousness key to job performance? Read about the relationship between psychology's Big Five personality traits and your career path.
November 29, 2022 | By Mitchell Simpson, Michael Wilmot
Embracing diversity through corporate philanthropy could help create an inclusive workspace where employees can build critical problem solving skills.
November 8, 2022 | By Jeff Wright, Oleg Petrenko
When companies go public, is it beneficial to disclose more information to investors? Research on ownership concentration and IPOs could guide your strategy.
November 1, 2022 | By Mitchell Simpson, Oleg Petrenko
What role do politics play in firm management? Find how executives influence their firm's lobbying and investment strategies based on the political environment.
October 18, 2022 | By Jack Travis, Jason Ridge
How do technology habits devolve into dependencies? Find out how your device dependence might be contributing to your burnout and what you can do to stop it.
October 11, 2022 | By Mitchell Simpson, Zachary Steelman
We've all heard about cryptocurrency, but what do Bitcoin, Ether, and NFTs mean for the average person? Can we use the token economy to empower individuals?
September 27, 2022 | By Ryan Sheets, Mary Lacity
Employees are wary of automation, but a streamlined supply chain is a huge asset to most companies. How does robotic process automation respond to this problem?
September 15, 2022 | By Ryan Sheets, Remko van Hoek, Mary Lacity
E-commerce-savvy fashion retailers can create successful marketing strategies by varying the products they feature online vs. offline.
September 14, 2022 | By Sarah Browning Meyerowich, Gonca Soysal
Building a successful business requires the perfect business partner. But what if the relationship sours? Learn about managing office interpersonal dynamics.
August 30, 2022 | By Mitchell Simpson, Oleg Petrenko
Calling someone "machiavellian" isn't a compliment–or is it? Find out how leaders with this personality trait strategically benefit their companies.
August 16, 2022 | By Thomas Burnam, Oleg Petrenko
Does it matter what investors say about stocks? Find out how pairing investor sentiment with quantitative data might help you more accurately evaluate stocks.
August 9, 2022 | By Mitchell Simpson, Vernon Richardson
African startups raised billions early in 2022. Find out how entrepreneurs and investors operate in the African startup ecosystem to create this amazing growth.
July 26, 2022 | By Miranda Stith, Narmine Ben Aissa
Necessity's the mother of invention, but is scarcity the mother of innovation? Hunger relief NFPs' response to dire operating circumstances prove it is.
July 19, 2022 | By Miranda Stith, Iana Shaheen
Technostress affects all workers, but older workers feel it more profoundly; how can employers develop strategies to mediate these effects for older workers?
July 12, 2022 | By Mitchell Simpson, Varun Grover
Can we use Twitter and Facebook to hold politicians accountable? This student project compares politicians' tweets to their legislative actions.
June 28, 2022 | By Jack Travis
Policies addressing highly visible e-commerce problems may do more harm than good, especially if they reinforce the status quo and foreclose on new ideas.
June 21, 2022 | By Mitchell Simpson, Robert Jensen, Brent Williams
Should firms disclose everything? Analyzing transparency in firm disclosure practices reveals links to clarity, increased scrutiny, and types of stakeholders.
June 14, 2022 | By Mitchell Simpson, Jake Grandy
Navigating complexity means relying on the expertise, connections of others; but when and under what conditions should firms formalize these alliances?
June 8, 2022 | By Evan Wordlaw, Ashish Sharma
For some firms, a more horizontally complex - aka diversified - supply chain allows them to more efficiently turn inventory over and provides needed resiliency.
May 17, 2022 | By Mitchell Simpson, Claudia Rosales
This research project by Walton College students outlines how brands should use TikTok influencers, which influencers can boost brand loyalty and awareness.
May 12, 2022 | By Keiry Echeverria
Correcting decades of misinformation is hard; how well did Big Tobacco's court-ordered corrective marketing campaign fare in changing consumers' health beliefs?
May 10, 2022 | By Mitchell Simpson, Scot Burton
Equity crowdfunding creates new opportunities for both investors and founders. Far more people can get involved in meaningful - and local/regional - investing.
May 3, 2022 | By Cash Acrey
Independent board members provide much-needed fresh perspective in the wake of a CEO transition, especially when the outgoing CEO stays on as a board member.
April 21, 2022 | By Mitchell Simpson, Michael Cummings
Investing in self-sovereign identity and digital passports paid dividends for the NHS during the pandemic; how can your firm use SSI to unlock business value?
April 19, 2022 | By Ryan Sheets, Mary Lacity, Erran Carmel
In times of flux and confusion, clear communication is of utmost importance. Find out how businesses can reach their patrons through effective messaging.
April 12, 2022 | By Abbi Ross, Garrett Rybak, Alicia Johnson, Scot Burton
With security, as with most things, seeing is believing. Find out how businesses can benefit from telling their customers about security improvements.
April 7, 2022 | By Mitchell Simpson, Rajiv Sabherwal
New research discusses the benefits of women’s inclusion in the supply chain team dynamic and shows that women supply chain professionals are more collaborative.
March 30, 2022 | By Ryan Sheets, Evan Wordlaw, John Aloysius
It's often said that art and business are like oil and water: they don't mix. Find out what Walton scholars are doing to correct this misperception..
March 29, 2022 | By Abbi Ross, Adrienne Callander, Michael Cummings
The world is changing faster and more frequently than ever before. Find out how we can help students learn to navigate and find their place in it.
March 17, 2022 | By Emilija Sarma, Molly Rapert
The pandemic is global, and our efforts to mitigate its effects must also be global. Find out how marketing, retail, and other sectors can act effectively.
March 15, 2022 | By Emilija Sarma, Scot Burton
Establishing the value of physical health in our working lives, to the benefit of employers and employees.
March 4, 2022 | By Mitchell Simpson, Chris Rosen
CEOs aren't known for their humility, but humility is known to benefit CEOs. Find out how this virtue can be responsible for greater quarterly earnings.
February 28, 2022 | By Jeff Wright, Oleg Petrenko
Customer communication is difficult to do properly. Find out what the latest research has to say about how companies can target and reach consumers.
February 25, 2022 | By Emilijia Sarma, Daniel Villanova
From the outside, supply chains can seem simple and straightforward. Find out how recent events have affected them and why they can be so hard to safeguard.
February 23, 2022 | By Travis Tokar, Andrew Balthrop, and Ron Gordon
Innovation is key to developing a strong and loyal customer base. Branding is equally important. Learn how leveraging both can strengthen consumer relationships.
February 18, 2022 | By Sara Holm, Gonca Soysal
Some think that being a good leader means being harsh, strict, and unfriendly. Find out why niceness is actually what makes leaders more effective.
February 14, 2022 | By Emilija Sarma, Andrew Blake, Oleg Petrenko
Economic policy often has unintended consequences. Find out what one study says about the potential effects of increasing the minimum wage.
January 26, 2022 | By Lucas Cuni-Mertz, Andrew (Yizhou) Liu
People are hard to predict, especially where money is concerned. Read to find out how finance experts explain a common tendency among borrowers.
January 24, 2022 | By Evan Wordlaw, Kuan Liu
Our perceptions of each other can drastically affect how we work together and behave toward one another. Find out how in the latest research on the topic.
January 14, 2022 | By Lucas Cuni-Mertz, Oleg Petrenko
Sometimes the way to a shopper's heart is a good recommendation. Read this article to see the effects product recommendations can have on consumer trust.
January 10, 2022 | By Emilija Sarma, John Aloysius
As Gauri, Jindal, and Ma write, closing these gaps and easing these burdens will not only “benefit brands and retailers by lifting overall sales but deliver greater good as well.”
January 7, 2022 | By Ryan Sheets, Dinesh Gauri
Online and in-person shopping are often thought competitors, but we might see them join together in the future. Read this article to see the latest trends.
December 17, 2021 | By Michael Adkison, Dinesh Gauri
Consumer behavior is unpredictable, but fortunately there are patterns and regularities. Read this article to learn what influences customers to preorder.
December 15, 2021 | By Mitchell Simpson, Scot Burton
As more and more of our lives become digital, competition between online and offline retailers will intensify. Find out who has the upperhand and why.
December 10, 2021 | By Mitchell Simpson, Dinesh Guari
While Zhang, Zhang, and Wang found that there is relatively less liquidity provision in the market during the Dodd-Frank era because of new regulatory constraints, the act of liquidity provision is still an important signal for investors as they vet fund managers.
December 6, 2021 | By Mitchell Simpson, Xinde Zhang
There is more to data than passively collecting bytes and bits. Learn what steps can be taken to ensure that it works to the greatest benefit of the company.
December 3, 2021 | By Lucas Cuni-Mertz, Jialie Chen
Product returns can be a revenue sink, but companies aren't without options. Here are some strategies that can help minimize risk and maximize return.
November 29, 2021 | By Lucas Cuni-Mertz, Jialie Chen
Every business has its share of hardships. Luckily, there are strategies to give your team and your company the resilience to weather any storm.
November 19, 2021 | By Michael Adkison, Adam Stoverink
The research of Dinesh Gauri, Walmart Chair in Marketing at the Sam M. Walton College of Business, Rupinder Jindal,and Yu Ma was recently featured in a Mass Market Retailers article discussing the shifting landscape of grocery retail.
November 16, 2021 | By Evan Wordlaw, Dinesh Gauri
Clean label package claims increasingly matter to consumers. But can a lack of regulation or clear definitions mislead consumers or lead to unverifiable claims?
November 15, 2021 | By Lucas Cuni-Mertz, Garrett Rybak, Scot Burton, Alicia M. Johnson
What exactly can workers do about the technology-mediated interruptions (all the calls, IMs, emails, texts, and social media posts) they face each workday?
November 12, 2021 | By Jeff L. Wright, Varun Grover
Trucking has never mattered more in Arkansas - and trucking research expertise has never been higher than now, thanks to the Walton College's efforts.
November 4, 2021 | By Ron Gordon, Andrew Balthrop, Brian Fugate, Rod Thomas, Stephanie Thomas, Donnie Williams
Artificial Intelligence remains uncharted territory fraught with risk. Fortunately, Walton College researchers have begun to map the road ahead.
November 1, 2021 | By Lucas Cuni-Mertz, Hyunseok Jung
It's not just virtue signaling: shippers prefer carriers to invest in environmental & social sustainability - so long as it doesn't hurt economic sustainability.
October 29, 2021 | By Ron Gordon, Rodney Thomas
Ever wonder if a different approach would energize a team? Same here - these product mindset and product management changes have helped us have better meetings.
October 22, 2021 | By Ron Gordon, Brent Williams
If you’re struggling to locate common items in stores, you’re not alone. Since March 2020, shifts in consumers’ habits have taken a toll on the supply chain.
October 14, 2021 | By Laurel Schley
Some CEOs earn significantly more than others in the stock market. Walton College researchers have discovered what they have in common.
October 8, 2021 | By Dobrina Jandik, Tomas Jandik, Lucas Cuni-Mertz
Planning for financial crises can seem a daunting task; thankfully, Walton College researchers have created a downloadable, free stress test for community banks.
October 1, 2021 | By Tim Yeager, Lucas Cuni-Mertz
Increasing your virtual team's resiliency & performance isn't something you can delay. This articles' strategies will help you retain & leverage top talent
September 29, 2021 | By Adam Stoverink, Sara Holm
Student-managed investment funds (SMIF) are no joke. Arkansas's Rebsamen SMIF often beats industry benchmarks & has seen a steady increase in returns since 1996.
September 24, 2021 | By Jeff Wright
Ever bought a meal despite knowing it's unhealthy? Scot Burton, colleagues examine why we ignore calorie information and choose unhealthy, high-calorie meals.
September 17, 2021 | By Scot Burton, Michael Adkison
Nobody doubts the value of supply chain resilience; but have policymakers fully considered the tradeoffs for incentivizing or coercing greater resilience?
September 14, 2021 | By Ron Gordon, Brent Williams, Brian Fugate, Andrew Balthrop
Do emojis really matter in marketing? In certain instances, emojis can influence purchase decisions and create connections with receptive consumers
September 8, 2021 | By Leah Warfield Smith, Randall L. Rose, Jeff Wright
Is Machiavellianism a useful or harmful aspect in a CEO? Family-owned firms may be able to moderate certain behaviors to get the most from these types of CEOs.
August 27, 2021 | By Oleg Petrenko, Michael Adkison
Audit quality's improved since SOX, so are high audit premiums worth it? Recent research suggests maybe not, given the convergence of audit price and quality
August 13, 2021 | By Ryan Decker, Jonathan Shipman
Is automation a threat for accountants? Automation has changed - and will continue to change the profession. This article describes how educators should respond.
July 30, 2021 | By Ryan Decker
It's not just virtue signaling. Taking a stand on social issues is a sound business practice that resonates with consumers and improves company's bottom lines.
July 23, 2021 | By Michael Adkison
Blockchain applications can help counter the spread of fake news, especially on social media. Walton College's Blockchain Center of Excellence shares how Italy’s leading news wire service, ANSA, and E&Y are implementing this service.
July 9, 2021 | By Ryan Decker, Mary Lacity, Dan Conway
Competing in – and winning – a blockchain hackathon takes more than tech expertise. It takes problem-solving, planning, communication, and storytelling skills.
July 2, 2021 | By Ryan Decker and Jenna Wilson
As more and more companies rely on open-source software developers, crowdsourcing could help build security into software and focus on the prevention rather than the cure.
June 25, 2021 | By Ryan Decker, Suresh Malladi, Hemang Subramanian
On March 17, 2000, lightning struck an Albuquerque, New Mexico, powerline. The resulting surge overloaded the power grid and started a fire in a nearby factory. The blaze destroyed millions of microchips.
June 18, 2021 | By Ron Gordon, Andrew Balthrop, Donnie Williams, Brent Williams, Brian Fugate
The next time you pack your passport to cross an international border (even the U.S.-Canada border), you may also be required to download a DHP to your phone that shows your coronavirus vaccination and/or a recent COVID-19 test result.
June 3, 2021 | By Erran Carmel and Mary Lacity
Northwest Arkansas is a very different place than it was 90 years ago.
May 13, 2021 | By Ron Gordon
Many of the developments that boosted Arkansas’ national profile were inseparable from the growth of its northwestern corner’s supply chain cluster: a concentrated set of supply chain-related business activities.
April 16, 2021 | By Ron Gordon
Between 1930 and 1975, the seeds were sown for Northwest Arkansas to emerge as a global business powerhouse.
April 5, 2021 | By Ron Gordon
The companies that successfully reduce fiction for customers and enhance their shopping experience will roll forward into the future.
April 2, 2021 | By Dinesh Gauri
It’s essential to know when to lend an ear in the workplace and how to do it.
March 19, 2021 | By Michael Adkison, Christopher C. Rosen
The implications are that beyond just diversity initiatives, there may be a business case for more women in supply chain roles that span firm boundaries.
March 5, 2021 | By John Aloysius
These may be uncharted waters for cruise companies, but there’s a unique opportunity to understand how consumers behave in dynamic pricing games when companies get back to business.
February 26, 2021 | By Ryan Decker, Dinesh Gauri
A review of the available sales tax revenue data for sit-down and fast-restaurants across Arkansas provides a detailed look of how two large sub-sectors in the same industry have adapted during COVID and its subsequent disruptions.
February 25, 2021 | By David Sorto
Improving the work environment and investing in employees can increase job satisfaction, and in turn, contribute to the long-term growth of the company.
February 19, 2021 | By Ryan Decker, Ashish Sharma
Peer reviews might only give half the story, and forgetting that could make all the difference.
February 12, 2021 | By Michael Adkison, Christopher C. Rosen
Data-driven pricing and analytics strategies are on the rise and offer promising outcomes for many companies.
February 5, 2021 | By Ryan Decker, Dinesh Gauri
This report expands on information first delivered at the 2021 Arkansas Business Forecast.
February 3, 2021 | By David Sorto
The companies that successfully reduce fiction for customers and enhance their shopping experience will roll forward into the future.
January 29, 2021 | By Dinesh Gauri
Maintaining the harmony of work-life and family life is a balancing act — one that can, at times, be strenuous and tiresome.
January 22, 2021 | By Michael Adkison, Christopher C. Rosen
Governance, in an application such as blockchain, cannot be an afterthought. Governance, like a good omelet ingredient, has to be cooked into the overall product in order for it to serve its purpose.
January 15, 2021 | By Ryan Sheets, Mary Lacity, Zach Steelman, Paul Cronan
As hospitals face unprecedented challenges, hospital managers and physicians now more than ever must work together to improve operational efficiency and patient satisfaction.
December 18, 2020 | By Ryan Decker, David Dobryzkowski
Gamification may be the game changer companies have been seeking to both improve employee engagement and solve the complex problems facing the world today.
December 11, 2020
We can all start with the labels we use and discuss the unique challenges we all face, instead of just the disabilities that some of us face.
December 4, 2020 | By Jeff L. Wright, Lauren Simon, Christopher C. Rosen
The brands that best use technology to serve their customers’ needs are the brands that will thrive.
November 6, 2020 | By Dinesh Gauri
With big data comes big responsibility — and today’s scholars must recognize that responsibility to preserve the future of IS studies.
October 23, 2020 | By Michael Adkison, Varun Grover
The report – Truck Driver Burnout: Ways Carriers Can Fight Stress-Related Turnover – is a collaboration of SCMRC Executive Director Donnie Williams; Stephanie Thomas, an associate professor of practice in the Department of Supply Chain Management; and communications specialist Ron Gordon.
October 21, 2020
Supply chain management has played a critical role in the pandemic, coordinating shipments of life-saving PPE and medical devices to hospitals around the world – but not without complications. Improving the resilience of these supply chains by closing the gap between literature and practice will help us greatly when the next crisis comes around.
October 16, 2020 | By Ryan Decker, Remko Van Hoek
Managers should look at these operational citizenship behaviors and utilize those social resources to see where they can grow that citizenship within the team and increase appeal to the individual members.
October 8, 2020 | By Jeff L. Wright, Adam C. Stoverink
In a world where reputation is everything, negative reviews can cause major harm.
October 2, 2020 | By Ryan Decker, Dinesh Gauri
One of the principle tenets of the American economy is the idea of competition — the notion that each business or firm has equal chance to compete in the U.S. market.
September 25, 2020 | By Michael Adkison, Jake B. Grady
At the end of the day, CEOs, employees, and the towns that support them, are all humans whose livelihoods are at stake.
September 18, 2020 | By Jeff L. Wright, Jason Ridge
The best way to help an employee grow is to challenge and reward them consistently over time.
September 11, 2020 | By Ryan Decker, Christopher Rosen, Lauren Simon
Online shoppers want their cake and to eat it, too; they want premiere logistics services, but they don’t want to pay for it.
August 28, 2020 | By Michael Adkison, Brian S. Fugate, Brent D. Williams
While there is nothing inherently wrong with nonmonetary prizes, you might want to think twice before you offer one in the name of harmless, friendly competition and good performance.
August 21, 2020 | By Michael Adkison, Raja Kali
Twenty years ago, athletes used pedometers; today, they use Fitbits, Apple Watches, or even their smartphone to track their health.
August 14, 2020 | By Michael Adkison, Rhonda A. Syler
You may have to spend money to make money, but it never hurts to make sure you see the whole picture.
August 7, 2020 | By Michael Adkison, Samar Ashour
How easy is it to beat the market? Even for skilled money managers, it is not easy.
July 24, 2020 | By Ryan Decker, Tim Riley
University of Arkansas professors John A. Aloysius and Viswanath Venkatesh have been studying the use of mobile technologies in shopping contexts for several years now. In their 2019 article “Shoplifting in mobile checkout settings: cybercrime in retail stores,” coauthored with a Ph.D. student, Ankur Arora, they analyze mobile checkout theft.
July 17, 2020 | By Michael Adkison, John A. Aloysius, Viswanath Venkatesh
As Apple and Google collaborate with the CDC and begin beta testing their app, recognizing these researchers’ findings and suggestions from an unrelated study could be integral to developing an AutoID-based COVID-19 application.
June 26, 2020 | By Michael Adkison, John A. Aloysius, Viswanath Venkatesh
As a result, processual theory has become a mainstay of TCR research because it accounts for an ever-changing society.
June 19, 2020 | By Jeff L. Wright, Jeff Murray
Beginning today, pour yourself completely into your college experience, and later, give something of significance back to your community and to society.
May 22, 2020 | By Michael Adkison, Daniel Conway
Despite the rapid increase in the number of telecommuting and teleconferencing services and chat apps due to remote working, that’s not a common adage you’ll hear your friends say. The truth is that online discussion communities, or ODCs, have their value in society.
May 15, 2020 | By Michael Adkison, Rajiv Sabherwal
Does the political affiliation in power affect the strength of the dollar? Bluntly put, is the dollar stronger under Democratic or Republican presidents?
May 8, 2020 | By Michael Adkison, Samar Ashour
Do you want your workplace to be “political?” If you checked your business’s reviews on glassdoor.com or vault.com, or even just on Facebook or Twitter, would you feel confident in the results?.
April 24, 2020 | By Michael Adkison, Christopher C. Rosen
Times of crisis often need to be contextualized – that’s why you have likely seen news articles comparing the financial fallout of COVID-19 against other crises: the Great Recession of a decade ago, Black Monday of 1987 and even the Great Depression.
April 17, 2020 | By Michael Adkison, Tim Yeager
The challenges that have emerged with the COVID-19 pandemic are unlike anything the healthcare supply chain has seen in our lifetimes.
April 17, 2020 | By David Dobrzykowski
Spring Break typically finds me in China, but this year I was relaxing on the farm – until an unexpected opportunity arose to contribute to a unique collaboration that now is helping supply hospitals with nearly a million dollars’ worth of much-needed equipment in their fight against COVID-19.
April 16, 2020 | By John Kent
The demand for environmental sustainability is high enough that shippers will choose carriers who use green weigh station and tollbooth bypass technology in their trucks, even when those carriers charge slightly more than their less environmentally friendly competitors.
April 10, 2020 | By Ron Gordon, Rod Thomas
So your caffeine addiction may be just that: an addiction. But does caffeine really help you work?
April 3, 2020 | By Michael Adkison, Darya L. Zabelina
Health measures are important to slow the spread of the virus, but they have immediate economic impacts on businesses across the state of Arkansas.
March 24, 2020 | By Mervin Jebaraj
Its name strikes fear into the hearts of men, leaving even the strongest among us trembling: blockchain technology. Yet, to paraphrase many analysts, blockchain is the hot, new trend in business..
March 6, 2020 | By Michael Adkison, Remko Van Hoek
Promoting a greater good that is both intrinsically rewarding and externally beneficial can bring a whole bounty of benefits to the workplace.
February 28, 2020 | By Michael Adkison, Anne O’Leary-Kelly, Jonathan Johnson
By applying network theory to the challenges of modern supply chains, we can better understand and manage the information and systems that move products from source to market.
February 25, 2020 | By Marat Davletshin
Breaches occur more frequently in retail, banking, and internet service companies, and the number of breaches has significantly increased since 2009.
February 21, 2020 | By Michael Adkison
The University of Arkansas recently collaborated with Arkansas-based blockchain company iDatafy to implement a new resume-building program for students..
February 18, 2020 | By Michael Adkison
Blockchain solutions are rapidly developing yet relatively immature. This immaturity and rapidity make interoperability a difficult, yet important, topic to address.
January 31, 2020 | By Ryan Sheets, Mary Lacity, Zach Steelman, Paul Cronan
Information Disclosure Programs provide great information to consumers, but often present challenges for supply chain managers. The pressures and effects were the subject of a research project by Walton College professors.
January 24, 2020 | By Jeff L. Wright, Jason W. Miller, Brian S. Fugate, Susan L. Golicic
Procurement is a maturing field that faces challenges with meeting its changing (and growing) roles in organizations. One of those challenges is changing the perceptions about the value procurement adds to an enterprise.
January 23, 2020 | By Ryan Decker, Remko Van Hoek, Carlos Mena, John Gattorna
The better you understand how your customers value physical storefronts, the better you can predict the churn rate that will accompany a potential store closure.
January 23, 2020 | By Ryan Sheets, Gonca Soysal, Alejandro Zetner, Eric Zheng
While smart rooms are still somewhat rare in 2019, companies such as Nordstrom and Ralph Lauren have been experimenting with RFID equipped fitting rooms for four or more years now.
January 22, 2020 | By Jeff L. Wright, Amaradri Mukherjee, Ronn J. Smith, Anna M. Turri
A business cluster is a concentration of companies designed for innovation. Often, these businesses interact with each other, bringing specialization, research and entrepreneurship to the cluster.
January 17, 2020 | By Michael Adkison
Although it is just a date and string of other numbers, a “Sell By” date matters to grocery shoppers and affects their purchasing decisions.
December 20, 2019 | By Jeff L. Wright, Brian Fugate
Helping pressure is an employee’s perception of either being encouraged or obligated to go that extra mile, either to help the organization or to ensure job security.
December 13, 2019 | By Michael Adkison, Joel Koopman , Christopher C. Rosen , Allison S. Gabriel , Harshad Puranik , Russell E. Johnson , D. Lance Ferris
While smart rooms are still somewhat rare in 2019, companies such as Nordstrom and Ralph Lauren have been experimenting with RFID equipped fitting rooms for four or more years now.
December 6, 2019 | By Jeff L. Wright, Amaradri Mukherjee, Ronn J. Smith, Anna M. Turri
Drive for convenience puts great pressure on suppliers and manufacturers.
November 15, 2019 | By Jeff. L. Wright and Ryan Sheets
A mentor is a source of wisdom, guidance, and support, but not someone who prescribes specific actions or changes.
November 14, 2019 | By Rich Lawrence, Molly Rapert, Matt Waller, and Jeff Murray
The future identity of procurement and its place at the strategic table depend on these proactive efforts.
September 11, 2019 | By Ryan Sheets, Remko Van Hoek
While it is too early to tell what channel strategies will succeed over the next few years...research helps better understand what ways brick-and-mortar stores contribute to consumer loyalty.
August 19, 2019 | By Ryan Sheets, Gonca Soysal
