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New Research Shows How Inclusive Workplaces Can Empower Black Employees to Thrive
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BALTIMORE, MD, February 19, 2025 – A groundbreaking study in the INFORMS journal Organization Science has revealed how workplaces can better support Black employees, ensuring they feel empowered to express their true selves. Conducted by a team of researchers from leading universities, the study highlights the transformative power of inclusive environments where authenticity and mutual understanding are valued.

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OpenAI’s New Stargate Project and China’s DeepSeek: Goliath vs. David
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On Jan. 21, OpenAI launched the $500 billion Stargate Project with partners like Arm, Microsoft, NVIDIA, and Oracle. This initiative aimed to secure American AI leadership, create jobs, and boost the economy. Initially, this boosted the stock prices of these companies.

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Resign or stay? Federal workers are on the clock — Here’s how decision-analysis tools can help
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Living in limbo: An estimated 2 million U. S. federal employees were thrust into a decision they did not seek to make. A deadline from the Trump Administration was halted last week, and is now in the hands of a judge. When a deadline is set those employees will have to make a high-stakes choice: Take a buyout and resign, or they can choose to stay in an uncertain job environment, including the possibility of being laid-off or having significant changes in work duties or leave with a buyout. This current reprieve gives these federal employees a little more time, but the fundamental question for each of them remains: What’s the right move for your career and future?

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Digital vs. print publications: New study shows playing favourites can hurt overall sales

Digital vs. print publications: New study shows playing favourites can hurt overall sales

Domain-B, June 29, 2018

Since the first e-book platform launched in 2007, e-book sales grew to comprise 20 per cent of all book sales by 2015. To ensure the increasing popularity of e-books did not undermine the success of their printed counterparts, publishers frequently delayed the digital publication date for several weeks after the print edition has been released. 

A study of 175 years of stock market activity reveals innovation and speculation drives bubble activity

A study of 175 years of stock market activity reveals innovation and speculation drives bubble activity

News Release, August 1, 2018

CATONSVILLE, MD, August 1, 2018 – A group of data scientists conducted an in-depth analysis of major innovations and stock market bubbles from 1825 through 2000 and came away with novel takeaways of their own as they found some very distinctive patterns in the occurrence of bubbles over 175 years. The study to be published in the August edition of the INFORMS journal Marketing Science is titled “Two Centuries of Innovations and Stock Market Bubbles,” and is authored by Alina and Sorin Sorescu of Mays Business School at Texas A&M University; Will Armstrong of the Rawls College of Business at Texas Tech University; and Bart Devoldere from the Vlerick Business School in The Hague, The Netherlands.

The analytics of Neymar's flopping

The analytics of Neymar's flopping

The Wall Street Journal, July 5, 2018

At the 2018 World Cup, the Brazilian team's star player has been criticized for his theatrics, in particular his repeated episodes of writhing on the ground claiming injury and fouls. But how did this effect his team's overall performance? Here is a break down of how often he 'flopped' and for how long, and the overall impact. 

Shining a light on toxic chemicals curbs industrial use

Shining a light on toxic chemicals curbs industrial use

Georgia Tech News, June 22, 2018

The annual federal report on toxic material emissions from industrial sites across the country gains widespread media attention and serves as a reminder of the potential environmental impacts of industrial activities. But do federal regulators actually persuade companies to abandon toxic chemicals by simply highlighting that information? The answer appears to be yes, according to a study in the INFORMS journal Manufacturing & Service Operations Management

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