Meet the New Dean: Frank Hodge brings a coaching mentality to the Foster School
On July 1, Frank Hodge officially will become the Orin and Janet Smith Endowed Dean of the UW Foster School of Business. But you can... Read More
UW Celebrates First Graduating Class of the Hybrid MBA Program
Inaugural Class Graduates Inspiration and celebration flowed on June 10, 2019, as the Foster School of Business honored 46 students in the inaugural graduating class of... Read More
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 Year in Research: Top 18 of 2018
Each year, faculty of the University of Washington Foster School of Business produce influential research—on a wide array of topics—that advances academic theory and advises... 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
Community and Connections: Q&A with Bernice Yang, MBA 2017
Why Foster? Location — I am very interested in the technology industry and I believe technology is the engine to drive economic growth. There are... Read More
Hodge wins 2014 PACCAR Award for Excellence in Teaching
Frank Hodge, a professor of accounting at the University of Washington Foster School of Business, has won the 2014 PACCAR Award for Excellence in Teaching.... Read More
Clawbacks make CEOs more accountable for firm’s financial reporting
In recent years, corporate boards of directors have increasingly sought to dissuade accounting errors and fraud by tying executive compensation to behavior. The vividly named... 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
Managers tend to overvalue stock options vs. restricted stock
While stock options became a celebrated form of dot-com compensation during the ’90s high-tech boom, most people today assume they are an equity incentive offered only... Read More