A Desire for Closure Influences People’s Choices: A Q&A with Annabelle Roberts, Assistant Professor of Marketing by Suzi Morales One of the few points on which most Americans agree: We spend too much time waiting. Research has found we spend 37 billion hours a year waiting in line, while the average commuter sits in traffic […]
Fledgling companies outdo established businesses when it comes to accelerating the development of new technologies. What They Studied To examine the interplay between startups and established companies, Francisco Polidoro Jr., professor of management, and his co-author looked at patents in one emerging industry: photovoltaic cells. The researchers analyzed 6,116 patents from the mid-1970s to 2016. […]
With Autonomous Vehicles, Sellers Expand Their Reach Going Right to Their Customers Based on the Research of Junyu Cao Autonomous vehicles are having a moment as self-driving technologies enable vast potential changes in commerce. At Texas McCombs, Junyu Cao, assistant professor of information, risk, and operations management, is examining this combined urban trend: mobile retail. […]
How 2 McCombs Researchers Exposed Online Lenders Based on the Research of John Griffin and Samuel Kruger As John Griffin was casually opening his work email on a Saturday morning in August 2021, he found a threatening letter from a fintech lawyer. The lawyer had sent it directly to University of Texas President Jay Hartzell […]
Though often considered a drain on the economy, regtech — technology that helps companies comply with government regulations — can pay unexpected dividends. What They Studied With spending on regtech expected to hit $208 billion by 2028, Zachary Kowaleski, assistant professor of accounting, and his three co-authors looked at the cost of compliance on broker-dealers, who […]
