BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – According to the basics of crisis communications theory, disaster relief organizations should always speak with “one voice.” As demonstrated through recent events such as the Los Angeles wildfires, information these organizations provide through social media can be vital to saving lives and protecting property. But while this approach usually is true during… Read more »
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Gig economy may serve as a substitute for those seeking other, more permanent work
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – While traditionally laid off employees have relied on consumer credit and unemployment insurance to maintain consumption, research finds that the gig economy serves as a substitute for many seeking other, more permanent work. In a paper published in the Journal of Financial Economics, researchers matched anonymized data from on credit profiles with… Read more »
When we feel a loss of personal control, we seek out others like ourselves, research says
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Amid these turbulent times, as our society comes to grips with headlines about wars, the latest health scares, rising prices and social upheaval, people feeling a loss of personal control tend to seek out others who are more like themselves. That’s according to new research from the Indiana University Kelley School of… Read more »
Kelley professor and former IU vice president honored by two leading IT organizations
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Brad Wheeler, a Kelley School of Business professor since 1996, who also played key administrative roles at Indiana University for nearly two decades, recently was honored with two awards for the practical impacts of his work. In December, Wheeler, IU Rudy Professor and Sungkyunkwan Professor of Information Systems, received the AIS Impact… Read more »
Associate Dean Rebecca Slotegraaf to be inducted as Kelley School’s first American Marketing Association Fellow
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Rebecca J. Slotegraaf, associate dean for research of the Indiana University Kelley School of Business, will be inducted by the American Marketing Association as an AMA Fellow next month. Slotegraaf, who also is the Neal Gilliatt Chair and a professor of marketing, will be the Kelley School’s first AMA Fellow since the distinction… Read more »
Kelley ranks No. 1 in the Big Ten, fourth in the U.S. in management research productivity
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business has risen into the top five among business schools in the United States in terms of management research productivity, according to an annual index compiled by Texas A&M University and the University of Georgia. The Kelley School is ranked fourth nationally and tied for No. 1… Read more »
Kelley professor Sagar Samtani is school’s first recipient of a CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Sagar Samtani, assistant professor of operations and decision technologies at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business, is the school’s first recipient of a prestigious CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation. The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is one of the National Science Foundation‘s most prestigious awards in support of early-career… Read more »
Do people worldwide care where their data are stored? Kelley research finds they don’t
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – It’s become increasingly common to receive a formal letter notifying you that your personal information has been included in a data breach. Social media and other online platforms collect so much information that notion of privacy is little more than an illusion. So how do Americans and others around the world feel… Read more »
If your TV spoke to you, would you buy it? Study finds people spend more on some ‘talking products’
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – In the classic Disney film “Beauty and the Beast,” Lumière, the candelabra character, famously sings with Mrs. Potts, a tea pot, “Be our guest, be our guest. Put our service to the test. Tie your napkin round your neck, Cherie, and we provide the rest.” When the 1991 Oscar-nominated song co-written by… Read more »
Long-time accounting professor at Kelley Indianapolis and a two-time Kelley alumnus honored by his peers
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – John Hassell, an accounting professor at Indiana University Kelley School of Business Indianapolis and two-time alumnus of the Kelley School, was honored by his peers at Bloomington for his impact on teaching, service and research for more than a quarter century. Hassell, who earned an MBA and a Ph.D. in accounting in… Read more »