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High-profile celebrities like Rihanna and Kim Kardashian accumulate a massive number of followers on social media. In normal circumstances, brands would use their faces and likeness for advertising. These celebrity endorsements were the original version of online influence for consumer buying decisions. However, the rise of social media micro-influencers has ushered in a refreshingly new […]

Kevin Fandl’s passion for his research and students was palpable.  He dedicated himself to serving students, advancing legal and international business scholarship, and sharing his talents for the betterment of others, both near and far. And he did so while wearing many hats: as associate professor of legal studies and strategic global management, Irwin Gross […]

Modern technologies are helping people make decisions in their daily lives across a broad spectrum of contexts. Ridesharing services such as Uber and Lyft connect passengers with drivers while professional networking services such as Zip Recruiter connect potential employees with employers.   Platforms like these are also known as “matching markets.” While a typical online marketplace […]

What can you say in three minutes or less? That’s what doctoral students across the Fox School of Business and Temple University were challenged to do: take their years-long dissertation research on a complex academic topic and turn it into a 180-second speech. Temple hosted its inaugural university-wide 3-Minute Thesis (3MT) competition in April. The […]

The Fox School of Business at Temple University has entered into a partnership with Ivey Publishing to publish and distribute business and organizational case studies authored by faculty at the Fox School and the School of Sport, Tourism and Hospitality Management to educators and businesses worldwide. Ivey Publishing is one of the most prestigious case […]

New research from Temple University faculty member Jason Thatcher speculates about how our social media activity has changed in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic PHILADELPHIA, April 1, 2021 — It wasn’t long ago that it was common practice to post a photo on social media of yourself out with friends at a restaurant.  Today, […]

Jayanthi Krishnan, accounting professor and Merves Senior Research Fellow, is ten months into her role as the senior editor of Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory (AJPT). AJPT is a highly ranked international journal and a publication of the Auditing Section of the American Accounting Association. As senior editor, Krishnan leads a national team […]

“The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the national, scenic, historic and aesthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania’s public natural resources are the common property of all of the people, including generations yet to come. As trustee of these resources, the Commonwealth shall conserve and maintain them […]

Many decisions involve some degree of risk. Often taking a risk is advantageous. Many innovations were made possible because someone took a risk.  However, more often than not, people take risks that are harmful. While not wearing a mask increases the risk of getting COVID-19, many people still do not wear one. Despite knowing the […]

Whether it’s over coffee or on Zoom, social connections create companies, establish successful partnerships and launch industry-changing research projects. That’s why one of the biggest challenges we’ve had globally over the last year, as we sought to slow and stop the spread of the coronavirus, has been maintaining our social relationships with far-away friends and […]

Cory Ng is pleased to announce a forthcoming book Artificial Intelligence in Accounting: Practical Applications to be published by Routledge in December 2020. The book, co-authored by John Alarcon, DBA ’18, aims to provide accounting practitioners, researchers, educators and students with a foundational understanding of artificial intelligence (AI) and its many accounting applications. “In recent years, my focus […]

You’ve scoured the company website, memorized the firm’s mission and vision, reviewed the annual 10k report and read the company press releases. Now, what? You can Google, Google, Google galore. But without some sort of organizing protocol, the mere thought of memorizing dozens of dizzying company factoids can overwhelm the best of us. These three […]

“In intercollegiate athletics and beyond, you put in your hours. Many people believe the only way to get better, to be more successful, is to work harder.” Elizabeth Taylor, assistant professor at the School of Sport, Tourism and Hospitality Management. Do you live to work, or work to live?  Inspired by her own past as […]

This is part three of a six-part series on using empathy in the classroom.  Immersive experiences change us—our perspectives, the way we think and how we solve problems. Whether it be a trip aboard or an in-depth conversation with a client or colleague via Zoom, being able to imagine experiences beyond our own can open […]

This is part one of a six-part series on using empathy in the classroom.  What makes you an effective teacher? Is it your knowledge of a subject or your passion? Your skill managing a classroom, creating innovative assignments or conveying information clearly? It is probably all of these. But as a professor of strategic management […]