Job Searches: Leave or Leverage?
Job Searches : Leave or Leverage?
Why do employees search for other jobs? The answers may seem obvious—better working conditions, pay, position or other perks. However, some employees search out new jobs and decide to stay with their current employment. Why? In "The Outcomes and Correlates of Job Search Objectives: Searching to Leave or Searching for Leverage?" published in the Journal of Applied Psychology, Mays assistant professor of management Wendy Boswell, along with fellow authors John Boudreau of University of Southern California and Benjamin Dunford of Purdue University, have determined that not all employees search for jobs with the intent of leaving their current employment. Full Story >>
March/April 2005
Bankruptcy: Knowing When to Jump Ship
Bankruptcy is a brutal reminder of the gambles associated with the business world. But executives that depart before an organization tanks avoid or reduce the stigma associated with a failed organization, contends research by Associate Professor Dr. Scott Lee. Full Story >>
January/February 2005
Hangovers and Honeymoons?
Hangovers and honeymoons aren't typically synonymous with business. But research by Assistant Professor of Wendy Boswell uncovers a pattern she calls the "honeymoon-hangover effect." Boswell's term refers to the cycle of emotions people go through leading up to and following job changes. Full Story >>
November/December 2004
Connecting the Dots
In his 2002 U.S. Senate testimony, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan linked recent accounting problems to poorly structured option contracts that "perversely created incentives to artificially inflate reported earnings in order to keep stock prices high and rising." Accounting Professor Edward Swanson provides what he believes is the first empirical evidence strongly linking CEO stock options with an increase in the likelihood of an accounting misstatement and a subsequent restatement. Full Story >>
September/October 2004
Public Pensions Under the Gun
Public pension funds, such as the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, could be in trouble if not properly managed, according to a March 2003 Harvard Business Review paper by Management Professor Dr. Leonard Bierman. Full Story >>
September/October 2004
Deep in the Heart of Business
The highly publicized corporate downfalls of recent years have provided the marketplace a painful reminder that even the most successful players with hotshot managers aren't immune from bankruptcy. And at the center of it all: ethical accounting. Full Story >>
September/October 2004
E-Commerce: One Size Doesn't Fit All
In theory e-commerce is the easiest way to sell a company's goods. But in reality, not all businesses can make a decent profit selling online, notes the International Journal of Electronic Commerce article, "Impact on Web-based E-Commerce on Channel Strategy in Retailing." Full Story >>
September/October 2004
