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October 10, 2025Jessica Hoppner, associate professor of marketing at the Donald G. Costello College of Business at George Mason University, has been named a recipient of Academy of Marketing Research Funding for 2025.
October 8, 2025Managers’ attempts to distract investors from bad news have serious implications for market efficiency.
October 1, 2025Meet the newest Costello researchers, and become acquainted with their scholarly profiles.
September 29, 2025Illicit massage businesses (IMBs) run by human trafficking rings are rampant in the United States. A George Mason professor has helped build what may be the best AI-driven tool to root them out.
September 11, 2025Pharmaceutical website design can determine whether patients grasp critical risks, recall benefits, and take meaningful next steps.
September 3, 2025Taxing “book” income may result in worse information for shareholders and creditors.
August 26, 2025Adding automation to manual labor changes the nature of the job, as well as the types of injuries workers routinely suffer.
July 14, 2025Boards with higher social capital enjoy more market freedom to engage in potentially risky strategic alliances — to the ultimate benefit of their firms.
July 7, 2025Auditors with less common first names are more likely to deviate from auditing norms. But is their individualism an asset or a liability?
July 2, 2025It’s one thing to be a force for good behind the scenes. Having consumers reward you for it, however, depends upon a unique combination of elements.
May 28, 2025Management professor Kevin Rockmann’s research shows how collegial, cooperative relationships are a feature, not a bug, of great organizations.
May 23, 2025A new book co-authored by Lisa Gring-Pemble, associate professor of business foundations at Costello, reveals an overlooked strength of the early woman’s movement—“prophetic” rhetoric reconciling reform with religious faith.
Faculty Media Mentions
October 10, 2025Research co-authored by management professor Mandy O'Neill is cited in an Inc.com article about the positive outcomes of expressing gratitude before the fact, in an article titled, "Want to Help People Be More Generous, Engaged, and (Oddly Enough) More Resilient? The Science of ‘Thanks in Advance.'"
October 4, 2025Derek Horstmeyer, finance professor at the Costello College of Business at George Mason University, writes for The Wall Street Journal looking at which cryptocurrency ETFs best match the performance of the underlying coins-bond funds, in an article titled, "The Best Way to Invest in Bitcoin Without Actually Buying Cryptocurrency."
September 30, 2025Lei Gao, finance professor at the Costello College of Business at George Mason University, is cited in a Virginia Business article about CEO compensation, titled, "Virginia CEO compensation continues climbing."-
September 19, 2025Mandy O'Neill, management professor at the Costello College of Business at George Mason University, is cited in a Lab Manager article about the improving workplace well-being, titled, "Five Tips to Improve Well-Being in the Lab."
September 16, 2025David S. Koo, accounting professor at the Costello College of Business at George Mason University, is cited in an Associated Press article about the SEC's quarterly reporting requirements, titled, "Trump says the US should do away with quarterly earnings reports."
September 10, 2025Marketing professor Russell Abratt speaks to WalletHub about increasing car insurance premiums and how consumers can respond, in an article titled, "Average Car Insurance Cost."-
September 5, 2025Brad Greenwood, Dean's Distinguished Professor at George Mason University, co-authors an article for The Conversation about his recently published research in the American Journal of Public Health.
September 3, 2025Sarah Wittman, assistant professor of management, speaks to Great Place to Work about the advantages of being authentically human in the workplace.-
September 3, 2025Municipal bonds (munis) typically offer lower yields than taxable bonds, but their tax-exempt status—especially from federal and often state taxes—can result in higher effective returns for investors in higher tax brackets.
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August 25, 2025Management professor Kevin Rockmann discusses his latest research about the power of storytelling in the workplace for Charter.
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August 22, 2025The article argues that the rise of stablecoins and a less independent Federal Reserve could disrupt global central bank cooperation, potentially weaponizing U.S. dollar dominance and threatening international monetary stability.
August 21, 2025Lisa Gring-Pemble, associate professor in the Business Foundations area, is interviewed in Authority Magazine on her ideas about bridging the leadership gender gap.