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Going green pays off for
hedge fund investors
"Considering the environment in your investment
strategy is a significant win for both your fund perfor-
mance and the planet."
— Cristian Tiu, chair and associate professor of
finance, on his research that analyzed the perfor-
mance of nearly 4,000 hedge funds from 2012 to
2022 and found that those that focused on green
(environmentally friendly) stocks outperformed ones that invested
more heavily in brown (less environmentally friendly) stocks by a
difference of about 8%. Read more at bit.ly/ubmgtgreenhedge.
Making bots more chatty
"Chatbots are everywhere, from customer service
to health care, and their success hinges upon their
ability to understand what you're saying and provide
meaningful responses. Our framework will allow all
types of organizations to improve their operations and
overall customer experience."
— Raj Sharman, professor of management science
and systems, on his research that introduces the Chatbot Discourse
Design Framework, which helps find key conversation patterns in
discussions between humans and connects them to chatbot designs
to enhance their conversational abilities. The study appeared in
AIS Transactions on Human-Computer Interaction. Read more at
bit.ly/ubmgtchatbots.
Adapting and thriving in
the modern workplace
"Analyzing cognitive flexibility from multiple angles
allows for greater nuance in understanding how it can
influence creativity, adaptability, leadership, global
work and conflict."
— Danielle Tussing, assistant professor of organiza-
tion and human resources, on her study that showed
how understanding the different aspects of flexible
thought processes can help organizational scholars improve
theories about employee behavior and decision making. The
review gives a systematic view that improves the understanding of
cognitive flexibility and provides shared terminology for manage-
ment scholars to use in future research. The study appeared in the
Academy of Management Annals. Read more at bit.ly/ubmgtflex.
