Middle-of-the-road stances risked alienating allies and opponents alike, research found How do you navigate political discussions? You might expect, as many people do, that expressing “two-sided” or ambivalent positions about controversial political issues could help you bridge divides. In particular, you might expect that expressing ambivalence would make you more likeable to allies and opponents…
Category: Scholarly Pursuits
Three-Quarters of American Workers are Vulnerable to This Widespread Form of Mistreatment. Why Isn’t it Talked about More?
Driehaus researchers shed light on weight-based mistreatment in the workplace Research can be pathbreaking in any number of ways. It can distill received wisdom — or upend it. It can organize existing knowledge or chart a new course forward. Or, like a paper recently published by four Driehaus researchers, research can put a name to…
AI Insights and Consumer Neuroscience: Faculty Research at the Technological Frontier
By Jamie Merchant The hype has been extraordinary. Over the past two years, news outlets have blanketed the public with stories about the impact of large-language models (LLMs), or “artificial intelligence,” and their profound implications for human civilization. The CEO of Tesla and billionaire investor, Elon Musk, warns that the technology represents one of “humanity’s…
“Getting the job done in a human way”: William E. Hay Leadership Accelerator Convenes
By Meredith Carroll What does leadership look like? Not just in general, or for people in positions of power, but for you, right now? These are the kinds of questions that the inaugural cohort of the William E. Hay Leadership Accelerator will work together to answer. The cohort met for the first time on Friday,…
Accountancy Professor Kelly Richmond Pope Publishes New Book on Fraud
Spotlight on Research by DePaul Business Faculty “Anyone can be victimized by fraud, commit fraud or report fraud. No one is immune. I’ve seen so much over the past 20 years and wanted to offer something from the research that people can use,” says Professor Kelly Richmond Pope, whose new book, “Fool Me Once: Scams,…
DePaul Study Finds Some Banks Seek Political Influence Through Preferred Loan Terms
In 2008, Countrywide Financial, once the largest mortgage lender in the United States, was embroiled in a scandal that caused banks to rethink how they pursue political influence. For several years, Countrywide Financial offered loans with low interest rates and other benefits to members of Congress, congressional officials and directors at the U.S. government-sponsored mortgage…
Professor Introduces Students to Fintech Innovations
There is a growing understanding of Fintech’s potential to transform the future of finance.” – Associate Professor of Finance Lamont Black Four years ago, Associate Professor of Finance Lamont Black had the foresight to co-host a two-day workshop for business and computer science students on a subject few knew about at the time—blockchain coding. Since…
Research Probes Growing Problem of Weight-based Bullying at Work
In diversity, inclusion and equity conversations, we need to include the idea that weight is a diverse attribute.” – Associate Professor Grace Lemmon While business organizations have made progress in reducing race, gender and religious discrimination in the workplace, bias against larger-bodied workers is a growing problem, according to Associate Professor Grace Lemmon (BUS ’06)….
Nationally Recognized Health Expert Tony LoSasso Returns to DePaul
I’ve been really fortunate to have people help me along the way. I certainly would not have found my own way.” — Tony LoSasso (BUS ’91, MS ’93) As a DePaul undergraduate student in business, Tony LoSasso (BUS ’91, MS ’93) never thought about getting a master’s degree. Then, the late Ashok Batavia, who served…
Marketing Case Workshop Celebrates 25 Years
Mary Beth McCabe (MBA ’82) remembers learning a lot from the business case studies written about real brands—including EKCO kitchenware—that she tackled as a student at DePaul. “We had to create our own product promotional characters, and our group created the character Ernie Ekco for some cooking products,” she recalls. The exercise helped her connect…
