Research Reverb

AI-enhanced photos have been responsible in part for the resurgence of self-consciousness about looking your best. And the marketplace has stepped in with some old and some new products on how to attain that perfect figure and look. But on the flip side, as we are trying to look our best is the fear that we will appear as though we are trying too hard.

In this episode of Research Reverb, Elizabeth Luckman explains how seeing workplaces as complex adaptive systems changes a leader’s role. Trust, employee autonomy, and opportunities to learn can help teams build healthier workplace cultures.

In this episode of Research Reverb, Mark Peecher, executive associate dean of faculty and research and Arthur R. Wyatt Endowed Chair in Accountancy at Gies College of Business, discusses his latest research, which finds that experienced auditors may discount sound AI advice when they feel their expertise is being displaced, and how organizations can help professionals embrace AI as a partner.

When a company takes action on climate issues, it might come with headlines - but keeping promises can be expensive. Research from Gies College of Business tracked hundreds of thousands of news stories and found that greener the company, the more good climate action coverage can cost. In this episode of Research Reverb, Professor Gautam Pant explains why the "green spotlight" raises expectations.

In 2024, the Chinese social media platform Weibo gave influencers the option of using AI to auto-generate responses to comments. So how did the fans and consumers respond? Yang Gao analyzed those responses for his study, "When Influencers Delegate Replies: How Social AI Agents Shape User Engagement," and discussed what he and his team discovered.

Research from Gies Business economist Riley League showed that upfront authorization slashed fraudulent nonemergency ambulance rides without any impact on patient care.

Alex Vandenberg discusses the results of history on what makes a positive peer-to-peer recognition program in the workplace.

Alex Vandenberg discusses the results of history on what makes a positive peer-to-peer recognition program in the workplace.

A new framework from Gies Business professor Ujjal Mukherjee combines machine learning with scheduling optimization to tackle one of healthcare's toughest problems: the sickest patients are often the least likely to get time with a doctor.

Anand and Wang discuss the results of their study, which found unfavorable FDA inspection outcomes to be associated with fewer drug shortages