Protecting small-business owners from corporate monopolies is an issue worth championing, but it’s not exactly black and white when it comes to the tech behemoth Amazon.com and its line of AmazonBasics products. Antitrust legislation will not be a panacea for
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In the five years since NC State Poole Associate Professor Stefanie Robinson (BSBA ’03), St. Louis University Chaifetz School of Business Associate Professor Katie Kelting (BSBA ’03, MS ’06) and Peter S. Sealey, PhD Professor of Marketing Richard Lutz published research
4 Must-Do CEO Moves If the Initial Public Offering Market Stays Shut
IPO research data from Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter provides insight into why the IPO market remains well below its peak. Read more, along with the 4 must-do CEO moves if the IPO market stays shut, in this story from
Corporate Failures & The Audit Profession
The auditing profession is at a tipping point, and Robert Knechel, Frederick E. Fisher Eminent Scholar and Director, International Accounting and Auditing Center, is a leading expert to discuss it. In the latest episode of Veritas Investment Research’s podcast, Knechel
Boeing and Wall Street: How financialization wrecked a great company
IPO data from Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter gives insight into Boeing’s “Wall Street Problem,” characterized by Jack Welch-style management and a focus on so-called shareholder value. Read more in this story from The Seattle Times.
Why The IPO Market Remains Tepid Despite The Nasdaq’s 23% Gain
Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter‘s IPO research provides insight into why investors can’t seem to get enough of technology stocks, demand which has propelled the Nasdaq up by 23% so far in 2024. Read more in this story from Forbes.
Leading future leaders
The sunset over the water was spectacular from the view in the Jacksonville waterfront restaurant. Clinical Professor Steve Tufts (BS ’76, DBA ’17) admired the scene as he walked through the restaurant, trying to ignore the feeling of being watched.
A Quick Q&A with Mark Jamison on a Pro-market Vision for AI/Tech Policy
The Biden Administration may have been heavy handed in its attempts to initiate AI regulation, but Republicans don’t seem to have a better strategy, as Public Utility Research Center Director and Gunter Professor Mark Jamison points out in his recent blog
Why Does Trump Media Stock Keep Falling?
Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group have plunged since the company began trading in March, driven by a combination of operational challenges, legal woes and competition in the social media landscape. The parent company of Truth Social, majority-owned by
The Ripple Effects of Rudeness
A single act of rudeness at work can do a lot more harm than managers might realize, according to University of Florida research. Not only can a supervisor’s or peer’s insensitive or disrespectful behavior hurt the work performance of a