Warrington in the News Articles: page 22
It’s no secret that Warrington faculty are internationally renowned for their innovative research. The media looks to our scholars for insights and impactful news. See below where our faculty are featured in the news.
More than a quarter of vacuum cleaners sold on Amazon have at some point pretended to offer a discount when they had actually just increased the price, according to new research from Jinhong Xie, JCPenney Eminent Scholar.
Score a discount on Amazon? You might’ve unwittingly paid more.
UF News
Where, when and how we work may never return to pre-pandemic norms. Artificial intelligence and demographic shifts will reshape our careers. And we’ll need to tend to ourselves and each other to ward off burnout and grow as workers and leaders. That’s what we heard when we asked for advice and predictions from University of Florida management faculty — the country’s top management department in publications per capita in a 2021 Texas A&M/University of Georgia research productivity ranking.
The faculty’s shift toward envisioning the long-term impact of pandemic-era disruptions is a natural extension of their research, says Warrington College of Business Dean Saby Mitra, who calls their work “very applicable to people’s daily lives.”
The Future of Work
UF Research
After James Corden was accused of being ‘nasty’, W.A. McGriff, III Professor Amir Erez explains why rudeness doesn’t pay.
Why being rude to the waiter (or other staff) is the worst strategy
The Guardian
In 2020, City Furniture Professor Aner Sela researched how behaviors change when people do certain activities on their phones rather than on a computer or in person. The study found that when people purchased items on their cell phones, they were willing to pay more for items that they viewed as expressive and unique. He hypothesizes it is because people feel more in tune with their emotions when using the device.
How smartphones influence purchasing behavior, human interaction
ABC News | Denver 7
The high retail vacancy rates are highlighted in a recent study by the Kelley A. Bergstrom Real Estate Center at the University of Florida’s Warrington College of Business.
It identifies six of the most popular mixed-use student housing properties near the university.
Despite tenant rates that are at or near capacity, the report found that four of the buildings have a majority of its retail space vacant, two of which still have no tenants since opening.
Gainesville's mixed-use housing buildings have an abundance of vacancies. Why?
The Gainesville Sun
Disruptions in the supply chain have impacted consumers’ ability to get a wide range of products, from couches to milk. Asoo Vakharia, the McClatchy professor and director of the Supply Chain Management Center, explains what’s happening, what consumers can do and what companies should do in this episode of From Florida.