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Insights
Publicly available AI is
reshaping how teams work
"Humans have had millions of years to evolve the ability to work in
teams and develop group work skills, but now that artificial intelli-
gence is public and common, teams are no longer just people. As AI
becomes an integral part of our technological environment, we must
quickly and carefully reengineer our theories and methods to reevalu-
ate group boundaries, dynamics and the very nature of teams."
— Kate Bezrukova, associate professor of organization and human
resources, on her paper that proposes setting a clear boundary for researchers
between "pre-public AI" and "post-public AI" aer the release of ChatGPT in 2022.
Her paper appeared in a special issue of Small Group Research. Read more at
bit.ly/ub-public-ai.
Decision making
society names award
in honor of Zionts
The International Society on Multiple
Criteria Decision Making has renamed
its annual Presidential Service Award in
honor of Stanley Zionts, Alumni Professor
Emeritus of Decision Support Systems,
and UB Distinguished Professor Emeritus.
The honor will now be known as the
Stan Zionts Presidential Service Award,
honoring Zionts' unique contributions
to the society and
its research.
Zionts founded and
served as the first
president of the society
from 1975-1992, and
was awarded its Gold
Medal Award and the
Presidential Service
Award. In addition to
teaching on campus,
he taught in the school's programs in Riga,
Latvia; Montpellier, France; Dalian, China;
and Beijing, China. Zionts retired from the
School of Management in 2005 aer 38
years of service.
When auditors walk, clients pay
"When firms lose employees, particularly experienced personnel, it's
more than a human resources issue. Turnover can disrupt operations
and result in loss of accumulated knowledge and talent, which may
damage performance outcomes and weaken firm reputations."
— Joshua Khavis, assistant professor of accounting
and law, on his study about auditor turnover with
co-author Brandon Szerwo, assistant professor
of accounting and law. The study finds that as auditor turnover
increases, an accounting firm's ability to deliver timely, accurate
and effective audits declines — and so does overall client service.
The study appeared in The Accounting Review. Read more at
bit.ly/ubmgt-auditor-turnover.
Khavis
Szerwo
