Move over materialism: The 'experiential advantage' wins most valuable social currency
While scoring a new iPhone is fun, showing off that picture of your excursion kayaking on Canyon Lake makes people happier, according to research. Plus, inflation is expected to affect the holiday shopping season.
Employee stock options suffer in most merger deals
When a company succeeds to the point that other firms come calling with merger or acquisition offers, the thinking goes, those stock options will turn into big payoffs for the employees. However, new research shows it generally doesn’t work out that way.
Sports tourism is big business for Arizona, expected to keep growing
Sports tourism is amounting to huge revenue for Arizona cities and businesses, and experts say those big numbers are expected to keep growing as more sporting events come to Arizona.
Reflecting on Arizona’s pandemic one year in
Economics expert weighs in on what we've learned from COVID-19 since last spring.
Finding value in online communities and knowledge sharing
Professor of Information Systems John Zhang automates the task of untangling right or useful answers from unhelpful ones in online communities.
When the government uses AI: Algorithms, differences, and trade-offs
To get a better grasp of AI pitfalls in the workplace, Clinical Professor of Accountancy Gregory Dawson along with fellow researchers studied artificial intelligence systems in the public, private, and non-profit sectors.
Added angst and admiration: How COVID-19 impacts 'dirty' work
'Dirty work,' are jobs that are stigmatized because they’re dangerous or somehow distasteful to those who don’t do them. What’s more, the pandemic has made some dirty jobs even dirtier than before.
When asking a busy person can backfire
Assistant Professor of Finance Luke Stein and his co-author considered directors on the boards of public companies and asked if there’s a difference between the times when they are likely to do a good job and the times when they're likely to do a bad job.
Higher education aid and its impact on long-term prosperity
Professor of Economics Basit Zafar and his partner in the project are the first to examine the impacts of grant aid on homeownership, neighborhood characteristics, and credit outcomes in early adulthood.
Connecting the dots
Professor of Marketing Ruth Bolton's research shows that businesses must integrate the digital, physical, and social realms to deliver stellar customer service.