There are laws in place to hold businesses accountable. But our interpretation of these laws can have unseen consequences. In 2017, the Trump administration altered the legal interpretation of the word “take” under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, creating a legal debate. Dr. Carol Miller, distinguished professor of business law at Missouri State University, found this new … [Read more...] about Save one to save them all
Have you heard of TOMS Shoes: One for One or Warby Parker: Glasses for the Needy? Perhaps you’re familiar with STATE Bags: Give. Back. Pack. These companies are cause-driven businesses, created to tackle social challenges while selling goods or services. As Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus said, a social enterprise is, “The new kind of capitalism that serves … [Read more...] about Businesses with a cause
For Dr. Lawrence Yang, an associate professor of information technology and cybersecurtiy at Missouri State University, they go together smoothly. He explains that artificial intelligence and machine learning can predict human purchasing behavior. One example he uses is how the amount of frosting purchased will drop in conjunction with the spike in cake prices. “I am … [Read more...] about Innovating decision-making
This is a question Dr. Seth Hoelscher poses to his students when he is teaching investments and disclosures. “You’d give money at a better rate to the one you have more information on,” he said. Hoelscher, assistant finance professor at Missouri State University, was working toward his MBA at West Texas A&M University when the financial crisis of 2008 hit. As many … [Read more...] about Reading between the data
“There’s a myriad tax benefits that are automatically lost the moment someone selects married filing separately,” said Dr. Kerri Tassin, assistant professor of accounting. Individuals forgo the Earned Income Tax Credit, the American Opportunity Credit and the Lifetime Learning Credit, among others, she noted. Inequities like this are of particular interest to … [Read more...] about At the intersection of law and taxes
Dr. Stanley Leasure’s work may give you one more thing to consider when you sign an employment contract or read the employee handbook. What happens when something goes wrong? Probably no more than five percent of the lawyers teaching at law school have anywhere near 25 years experience. "Many big companies want to limit your ability to sue them – of course they do,” Leasure … [Read more...] about Influencing the future of arbitration
Known as returnable transport items (RTIs), these unsung heroes of the supply chain allow businesses to move goods efficiently and sustainably. While these plain looking containers may seem worthless, they are valuable reusable assets that hurt a company’s profits if they are lost, stolen or damaged. “Imagine a large brewery that distributes millions of kegs a year. If they … [Read more...] about Delving into the science of tracking
“I tackle different areas, but eventually it’s all about proving some of the common sensical insights.” - Dr. Edward Chang In his view, money may be related to each of these, whether it’s by selecting the right investments, saving money, giving generously or living comfortably into retirement. These values inform how Chang approaches spreading financial literacy in the … [Read more...] about Making money do the work
Analyzing a portion of a federal financial law In 2010, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was signed into federal law in response to the meltdown of ’08. Many people involved in creating that legislation looked at how companies were controlled. "Corporate governance was under the microscope at financial institutions," Hines said. "People … [Read more...] about Do recent regulations help the banking industry reduce risk?
Brahnam, a professor of computer information systems at Missouri State University, has multiple interests in the field of technology. She collaborates on many of these projects with Dr. Loris Nanni from the Università di Bologna in Italy – a collaborator she has never met face-to-face. One of her many research projects was to develop the machine learning algorithm called the … [Read more...] about A mother – and a computer – can differentiate a baby’s cry
“Most people think of franchising as an industry, but the fact is that franchising is actually not an industry; it is a business model,” said Garg. “Franchising is everywhere. It’s in education, hospitals, aviation training and even interior decoration.” Over the years, Garg conducted most of his research in franchising, particularly multi-unit franchising, by surveying more … [Read more...] about Logos, layouts and logistics: Franchising in today’s market
“My training has got me scared to do any of that,” chuckled Anderson, professor in the department of finance and general business. Anderson, who jokes that he’s been on campus forever, was practicing law in the state of California when he became interested in the issues of software development and started writing articles on the topic from the legal perspective. After … [Read more...] about Learning laws and loopholes in the information age
Dr. Wes Scroggins, associate professor of management at Missouri State University, has been researching different ways for employers to approach both hiring new employees and managing overall employee performance. “One of the big focuses of my research has been the area of person-job and person-organization fit,” said Scroggins. “Person-job fit means fitting a person to a … [Read more...] about “Fitting” in at work
Working with an international group of human/computer interaction researchers, Brahnam has published widely and performed several studies that investigate the extent of agent abuse. In addition, she has examined agent abuse as an ethical issue and has proposed methods for designing agents so they are less likely to elicit these negative responses from users. Brahnam uses her … [Read more...] about Exploring how humans interact with computers