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Spring 2024 Research Roundup
- Mendoza College of Business researcher Matt Bloom and colleagues released an article on the "transformative power of sabbaticals."
- Frank Germann and colleagues write about "Breaking the Glass Ceiling" through female mentors. The work recommends a simple adjustment to current training systems to give women entrepreneurs in developing countries a better shot at success.
John Busenbark recently published a piece on political ideology and business leadership. Don't feel like reading? Need something to listen to on your run? Professor Busenbark was featured on the Meikles and Dimes podcast!
- "Worldwide more than 771 million people...lack access to clean drinking water." ITAO Professor Alfonso Pedraza-Martinez explores this problem, and possible solutions, in his latest article.
- Casher Belinda and colleagues explored performance pressure and shame in a new article from the Journal of Applied Psychology.
- Tim Hubbard and Cole E. Short examine whether boards and the media recognize CEO quality in an article from the Academy of Management Journal.
- NDDCEL Faculty Director Jessica McManus Warnell, Faculty Fellow Kristen Collett-Schmitt and colleagues presented "Teaching for Belonging in Business Schools" at the 33rd Annual Association for Practical and Professional Ethics International Conference.
Faculty Fellow Drew Marcantonio edited a volume with Cambridge University Press titled Exploring Environmental Violence. Jessica McManus Warnell contributed a chapter. The book will be open-access for use as a resource for practitioners, scholars and students, and is forthcoming in June of 2024.
- Jessica McManus Warnell presented at Purdue University's "Degrowth and Sustainabilility: A Conference on Transformative Perspectives on Economic Growth Aligning with a Sustainable Environmental Future."
- Analytics PhD candidate Marialena Bevilacqua was featured on the Montreal AI Ethics Institute's blog. ITAO's Nick Berente was a co-author of the paper "The Return on Investment in AI Ethics: A Holistic Framework."
Fall 2023 Research Roundup
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Peter Easton testifies in one of the largest fraud cases in US history
Peter Easton testifies before the U.S. Department of Justice on the FTX case
"During his extensive testimony, Easton revealed the amount in Alameda Research and FTX’s accounts was far less than what was owed to customers of FTX."
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Corey Angst considers advantages and concerns with open AI (WNDU.com)
- Sandra Vera-Munoz's work provides evidence of ChatGPT's performance in the classroom (Issues in Accounting Education)
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Dean Shepherd's research finds that a gender gap exists in the ability for entrepreneurs to raise funds, and is even magnified in societies where women are more empowered (Journal of Business Ethics)
- A new study by Alfonso Pedraza-Martinez offers improved strategy for social media communications during wildfires (Information Systems Research)
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Case Study: Oh Say Can You Sit? Colin Kaepernick, Freedom of Speech and the Workplace. Though designed for the classroom, this case study by Brian Levey can be used in the workplace as part of training or discussion starters to consider whether, when and how companies and employees address social issues (Journal of Business Law and Ethics Pedagogy)
Environmental Violence: A Tool for Planetary Health, This work by Drew Marcantonio that received international recognition offers tools for crafting solutions to planetary challenges:
"The framework can be applied to map and measure causes and consequences of environmental violence and to help build just solutions that promote integral human ecology and flourishing."
Professor Marcantonio also published "Environmental Management: A Critical Tool for Environmental Peacebuilding" (New Security Beat)
Fr. Oliver Williams will reflect on how the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) can assist in advancing dignity. justice and prosperity in Africa at the Africa Academy of Management (AFAM) Annual Meeting on January 8, 2024. Check out our interview with UNGC CEO Sanda Ojiambo here.
Christopher Adkins
NDDCEL Faculty Fellow Christopher Adkins presented the Tender-Strong-True approach to leadership, Cindy Muir (Zapata) shared her work on managing burnout at work, and Drew Marcantonio provided an overview of environmental considerations for business at the 2023 NDDCEL Fall Forum - watch for highlights coming soon!
