11 Big Ideas in Business From 2023
Supermarkets imitate airline pricing, workers strategize about whom to gripe to, and watchdogs uncover $46 billion in COVID loan scams.
Research is a core activity at Texas McCombs, and during 2023, its professors published research on a wide variety of business issues and their practical implications.
As the year wraps up, here’s a look back at 11 of the most timely and consequential pieces of research that came out of the McCombs School of Business.
What if grocery stores set prices the way airlines and hotels do?
Don’t Complain to These Co-Workers
Before speaking up at work, employees should consider whether they’re talking to the right person.
How McCombs professors exposed online lenders for facilitating $64 billion in taxpayer rip-offs
Investors Want Climate Risk Disclosures
Accelerating climate change sparks greater interest in financial risks for public companies.
Algorithms for Hiring: Bias In, Bias Out
There’s a better way to make algorithms fairer in dealing with race and gender.
How Do People Excuse Their Bad Actions?
Why humans use complex mental strategies to balance their moral bank accounts: A Q&A with Texas McCombs faculty members Robert Prentice and Adrian Ward
How AI Can Reveal Corporate Tax Avoidance
By applying natural language processing to annual reports, researchers found clues to corporate tax avoidance strategies.
You May Be Guilting Yourself Short in Salary Negotiations
Job seekers in the era of ‘social impact framing’ are afraid to ask for higher pay.
What Makes Companies Choose Dark Money?
New research sheds light on the strategies corporations use to conceal their political activity.
Harder Work Pays Off for Promotions
Managers prefer to promote hard workers — even if outside candidates are more qualified.
New Research Tool Works When Control Groups Won’t
Where randomized experiments aren’t possible, researchers have a new statistical tool.
