Sanjukta Das Smith, associate
professor and chair of
management science and
systems, was interviewed by
The Wall Street Journal for a
story about whether cloud
services from such providers as
Amazon, Microsoft and Alphabet
need closer government
scrutiny. "Looking at this issue
from the consumer's side, there
is a related matter to consider,
which is a lot more nebulous,
and that is trust," she said.
"It may be in the interest of
business to collaborate with the
government in coming up with
future regulations so that trust
in such services doesn't become
too much of an obstacle and thus
affect market success."
Vedantam also was quoted by
Insider in a story about how
retailers are jumping on the resale
bandwagon now that secondhand
clothes are cool—and profitable.
"The secondhand market was
always looked at as competition
to them, potentially cannibalizing
their new sales," he said. "Most
of these brands are now starting
to understand the value in selling
refurbished or semi-refurbished
apparel."
Charles Lindsey, associate
professor of marketing, spoke with
public radio's Marketplace for a
story about whether consumers
expect discounts when inflation
is running hot. Two opposing
forces are pulling at consumers,
according to Lindsey. "We have
inflation, which causes consumers
to typically be more price
sensitive," he said. "But we also
have scarcity due to supply chain
issues and what have you, which
could cause us consumers to be a
little less price sensitive."
New research by James
Lemoine, associate professor
of organization and human
resources, was featured in
Forbes. His study challenges
the notion that extroverts have
an advantage when it comes
to being seen as leadership
material. "People with superior
communication skills have a
leadership advantage," he said.
"But no, it's not extroversion
that's important since extroverts
aren't necessarily any better at
interpersonal communication
than introverts or ambiverts."
Popular Science quoted Aditya
Vedantam, assistant professor
of operations management and
strategy, in an article about the
Several influential media featured the accomplishments of the School of Management and the
expertise of its faculty over the past several months. Below is a summary of some of the school's
citations in prominent national and regional media. These placements enhance the school's national
reputation and help brand it as one of the nation's top business schools.
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Michael Dambra, associate
professor of accounting and
law, spoke to Slate for a story
about the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission's lawsuit
against Elon Musk relating to his
purchase of Twitter stock. The
buyer is supposed to disclose
their holding within 10 calendar
days of crossing the 5% threshold.
"There's always a concern by the
SEC to have an equal playing
field between what we think of
as mom-and-pop investors and
these big institutions," he said.
"These 5% positions would be
of interest to people, because
it could lead to a change in the
firm, could lead to change in
Twitter, or a potential acquisition
of Twitter."
need to make plastic recycling
less confusing. "Many U.S.
states, including New York, are
considering extended producer
responsibility (EPR) laws for
plastic packaging," he said. "EPR
laws shift the burden of recycling
to the producers and away from
the consumers. Clear labeling
and source separation of plastics
can ensure that hard-to-recycle
plastics are sorted out before
they reach the material recovery
facilities."
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Fox News interviewed Robert
Neubert, clinical assistant
professor of entrepreneurship,
about how rising fuel prices are
impacting delivery businesses.
"Some of the data shows that
as much as 50% of the money
that they were making has
declined because of the cost
of fuels," he said.
The Buffalo News quoted
Larry Zielinski, executive in resi-
dence for health care administra-
tion, in a report on the expansion
of Roswell Park Comprehensive
Cancer Center's affiliate network
through partnerships with com-
munity practices and organiza-
tions. "They're a community jewel,"
he said. "But in order to sustain
themselves, especially how expen-
sive those research arms are, they
need a business strategy like this.
The greater Western New York
region with its 1 million or so pop-
ulation base is not large enough
to support a cancer center like this,
so they need to expand."
Kate Bezrukova, associate
professor of organization
and human resources, was
interviewed by The Economist
for a special report on mental
health in the workplace. "The U.S.
has seen tremendous progress in
legitimizing and acknowledging
that mental health is a serious
issue," she said. "We are doing
pretty well compared to a lot of
countries, but there is much room
for improvement."
The Wall Street Journal also
spoke with Feng Gu, professor
and chair of accounting and
law, for a story on trends in
goodwill write-downs among
U.S. companies. Gu said the
pandemic, inflationary pressure
and supply chain disruption
would likely continue to play a
significant role in companies'
goodwill impairments, whether
in the U.S., Europe or elsewhere.
"In this environment, everybody
is affected," he said.
Dambra also was quoted in a
story in The Wall Street Journal
about how special purpose
acquisition companies (SPACs)
are missing their revenue and
earnings targets. Dambra's
recent research found a
correlation between ambitious
forecasts and poor stock
performance for SPACs. "The
more aggressive your revenue
is, the more likely you are to
underperform," he said. (See
Insights, page 20.)
