New-Product Pre-Announcements Boost Shareholder Value

For years, businesses, especially those in the high-tech arena, have been announcing new products well in advance of their actual appearance on the market. Researchers at Mays have found solid evidence that such new-product pre-announcements, done right, can have real, positive impact on shareholder value and on a firm's bottom line.
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Mar/ Apr 2006

Watching Buffett: The Power to Move Markets

It's more than luck that leaves the Oracle of Omaha, Berkshire Hathway's legendary CEO Warren E. Buffett, with a track record that beats the S&P 500 index in 20 out of 24 years from 1980 to 2003. And it's more than luck that leaves those who mimic Buffett's stock picks sitting pretty with 7 to 10 percent above and beyond what the market normally achieves in a given year.
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Jan/ Feb 2006

High Stakes in Individual Accomplishments

Today’s organizations are faster-paced than those of our grandfathers, when it was common for employees to work for the same company their entire professional career. In today’s corporate culture, you’re considered a veteran if you’ve been with the same company for 10 years.
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Nov/ Dec 2005

Is Your IT ROI as Good as it Can Get?

Today’s fast-paced markets keep companies busier than ever trying to stay ahead of their competitors. To keep its competitive edge sharp, a business must not only constantly adapt its strategies to market changes, but also its technologies and its people. Full Story >>
Nov/ Dec 2005

The Name Game or the Gender Game?

It’s all about who you know, right? Well, almost. New research from Mays Business School shows that when it comes to job hunting and salary, who a woman’s potential employer thinks she knows can influence salary more than who she actually knows. Full Story >>
Sept/Oct 2005

Investors Weigh corporate governance

Choosing stocks of companies with good corporate governance does not necessarily provide investors with greater profits, according to a study at Mays. Full Story >>
Sept/Oct 2005

A Newcomer's Significance

In any employment situation, a newcomer always faces questions and concerns from coworkers: Will he be able to get the job done? Can she work well under pressure? How will he handle working on a team? Full Story >>
July/August 2005

How Do Investors Judge the Risk of Financial Items?

Why do investors find certain financial endeavors riskier than others? You might think that strict analysis of probabilities and outcomes gives investors clues to the market. It seems logical that investors would use only the clearest rationales to assess risk and create investment strategies. But new research conducted by Texas A&M associate professor of accounting Mary Lea McAnally is breaking the assumptions held by investors and analysts alike. Full Story >>
May/June 2005

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