Investor Loyalty? Stock ownership doesn’t always drive consumer behavior
It seems perfectly rational to assume that a person who owns stock in a given company would be more likely to purchase its products and... Read More
The CEO’s political ideology influences resource allocation within an organization
Why do some multi-business corporations distribute resources evenly across units while others award resources variably? According to research by Abhinav Gupta, an assistant professor of... Read More
Minority-owned ventures, despite barriers to capital, deliver superior ROI
Does discrimination exist in financial markets? It’s too big a question to be answered with a single study. But new research by William Bradford, the Business... Read More
Tracking the origins and evolution of a corporation’s culture of risk
Why do some firms take so many risks while others seek certainty—often over many decades in business? A study by Stephan Siegel of the UW... Read More
Firms tend to imitate competitors led by charismatic—not narcissistic—CEOs
Corporate strategy is rife with imitation, a keeping-up-with-the-Joneses mentality, writ large. But new research from the University of Washington Foster School of Business suggests that... Read More
Revenue-share crowdfunding looks promising for small businesses and investors
Crowdfunding is the trending way to raise money. This democratization of financing, enabled by sites such as Kickstarter and Indiegogo, offers small businesses a speedy alternative... Read More
Autoscaling on “the cloud” is changing the game for online ventures
Entrepreneurs share a tense tangle of guesswork when it comes to the variables they weigh before entering a market. In the age of screen consumerism,... Read More
Telecom bundling keeps customers from switching providers
Telecommunications companies commonly bundle services at a discount to entice consumers. But if bundling attracts new customers, it serves an even greater purpose of retaining... Read More
For earnings announcements, the message should fit the medium
When announcing corporate earnings, it matters that the message fits the medium. New research by Frank Hodge, Stephanie Grant and Roshan Sinha of the University... Read More
Foster earns another #3 world ranking for research productivity
The research faculty of the UW Foster School of Business is the third most-productive in the world, according to the latest “Top 100 Business School... Read More