The decade’s worst financial scandals
Jonathan Karpoff is no stranger to scandal. The University of Washington Foster School of Business professor of finance is one of the nation’s foremost experts... Read More
Mitchell honored by Academy of Management for lifetime achievement
Terence Mitchell, a professor of management and organization at the University of Washington Foster School of Business, has been named recipient of the 2010 Lifetime... Read More
People seek to appear independent when communicating online
Social science tells us that, in face-to-face meetings, people tend to modify their true opinions in order to preserve group harmony. Many have presumed that the... Read More
Klastorin receives Institute of Industrial Engineers best paper award
The Institute of Industrial Engineers honored Ted Klastorin, the Burlington Northern/Burlington Resources Professor of Operations Management at the University of Washington Foster School of Business, with its... Read More
Nature vs. nurture: Genes play a leading role in financial behavior
Bull, bear or barely aware of alternatives to the trusty savings account. What are the primary forces that shape each person’s financial behavior? Are investors born... Read More
Foster study on ethics of stakeholder relationships named IABS best paper
There’s no shortage of moral philosophy to guide the study of personal ethics. But what about the ethics of modern corporations, whose complex cultures and... Read More
Announcing a restatement via online video can limit damage to investor trust
Announcing a restatement—correcting a previously issued financial statement—is known to destroy trust in a firm’s financial reporting, and can negatively influence investors. But the use... Read More
Emotional leaders: is positivity or sincerity more effective?
People may be moved by the positive or negative emotions expressed by their leaders, but they also view those manifest emotions with a critical eye.... Read More
Sarbanes-Oxley regulation effective without harming investor value
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 had teeth, but did not bite investors. That’s the verdict of a new study on the efficacy and impact of... Read More
Strategic social networking critical to Web content popularity
Why do some online videos become viral sensations while most languish in obscurity? A team of researchers at the University of Washington Foster School of... Read More