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April 12, 2021Yannis Bellos, associate professor for Information Systems and Operations Management, has been with George Mason University School of Business since 2012. His research interests sit at the intersection of sustainability and service operations, making him a perfect member of the Business for a Better World Center affiliate faculty team.
June 5, 2020Information security is a critical part of every organization. However, it’s also expensive—a problem for executives deciding on funding allocation. Nirup Menon, professor and chair of information systems and operations management, along with coauthor Mikko Siponen, delved into the role personality plays in determining how executives react to information security costs.
May 26, 2020“Blockchain is a kind of distributed ledger that could change how business activities are organized,” says Jiasun Li, assistant professor of finance. “It essentially provides an alternative way for economic activities to be conducted.”-
May 21, 2020Ioannis Bellos, associate professor of information systems and operations management, began researching service design as a PhD student at Georgia Tech.
May 5, 2020User reviews often comprise two parts, the starred rating and the review. Jingyuan Yang, assistant professor of information systems and operations management, noticed a problem in that system.
April 22, 2020To overcome potential racial bias, physicians should use digitized protocols when making decisions about patient care, according to a research paper co-written by Brad Greenwood, an associate professor of Information Systems and Operations Management in George Mason University’s School of Business.
April 15, 2020“We all approach the world with knowledge that is infused by our own values,” says Matthew Cronin, co-author (with Laurie R. Weingart) of the research study Conflict Across Representational Gaps: Threats to and Opportunities for Improved Communication.
November 15, 2019In his research, Hang Ren, an assistant professor of information systems and operations management, is investigating whether a 2012 federal regulation called the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP)—intended to improve patient care in hospitals by targeting readmissions for six targeted diagnoses or treatments—is fundamentally flawed in reducing readmissions or improving patient care.
November 4, 2019Brett Josephson, assistant professor of marketing, has studied government contracting since he was a PhD student. In recently published research, Josephson—together with Ju-Yeon Lee, assistant professor of marketing at Iowa State University, and Babu John Mariadoss and Jean Lynn Johnson, associate professors of marketing at Washington State University—recommended that companies focus on specialization.
Faculty Media Mentions
March 6, 2024James Wolfe, an associate professor of management is quoted in TechRepublic's article titled Startup Hiring: Building Your A-Team.
March 1, 2024Derek Horstmeyer, a professor of finance, recently published an article titled, "Once a Hot Stock-Market Trend Has a Name, Its Best Days Are Likely Past" in The Wall Street Journal.
February 27, 2024Einav Hart, assistant professor of management, had her research cited in an article in Marketing Magazine about dual promotion, the process of promoting your own accomplishments while also touting the achievements of others.
February 19, 2024Einav Hart, an assistant professor of management, is quoted on her research in METRO.-
February 15, 2024In this BNN Breaking article, research conducted by Assistant Professor of Management Einav Hart of George Mason University, along with Eric M. VanEpps of Vanderbilt University and Daniel A. Yudkin and Maurice E. Schweitzer of the University of Pennsylvania delves into how divulging someone else's secret can significantly tarnish one's reputation, even when intentions are rooted in honesty or moral obligations.
February 12, 2024Seb Demirkan, an associate professor of accounting, is quoted as an expert in WalletHub's 2024 Cheap Car Insurance in Virginia article.
February 2, 2024Finance Professor Derek Horstmeyer wrote about the wide variance between the top and bottom money-market mutual funds in this Wall Street Journal article.
January 22, 2024Russell Abratt, a professor of marketing, is quoted as an expert in WalletHub's 2024 Farmers Insurance Review.
January 18, 2024Laurie A. Meamber, an associate professor of marketing, is quoted as an expert in WalletHub's 2024 Farmers Insurance Review.-
January 14, 2024Research by Finance Professor Derek Horstmeyer and Mason finance students was cited in this Financial Times article.
January 12, 2024Assistant Professor of Accounting Steve Maex's research on former regulators as auditors was covered in Going Concern's weekly roundup of stories from around the accounting profession.-
January 11, 2024Assistant Management Professor Einav Hart's research was cited in an article in The Economist about how managers should balance competition and co-operation.