T-Mobile joins The Hoeft Technology & Management Program as a corporate affiliate
Sep 29, 2020
The Hoeft Technology & Management Program welcomes T-Mobile as a corporate affiliate of the program.
New research adds “weight” to the vice tax debate
Sep 23, 2020
Gies Assistant Professor Ying Bao is researching a new breed of “sin taxes” on vice foods that are high in sugar, fat, or sodium - documenting how the purchase pattern and price sensitivity vary across obesity status.
How information disclosure affects decision making
Sep 22, 2020
Gies Instructor of Accountancy Jalal Sani researches real effects of disclosure, information acquisition and disclosure, organization of firms, and financial reporting quality. His research has been published in the Journal of Accounting and Economics.
How finding your purpose could help you lose your stress
Sep 17, 2020
Assistant Professor Sarah Ward focuses her research on both ethics and workplace motivation. She is interested in understanding how people can be more ethical and find more meaning in their work.
The good, the bad, and the ugly of corporate incentives
Sep 15, 2020
Hansol Jang, a visiting assistant professor of accountancy at Gies, studies incentives like performance-based compensation as well as tax policies and unintended consequences of regulation.
Gies ranked No. 9 undergraduate public business school
Sep 14, 2020
Gies College of Business is ranked as a Top 10 public undergraduate business program, according to the latest rankings released by US News & World Report.
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Beyond the tap: How mobile apps impact retail sales
Sep 11, 2020
Assistant Professor of Business Administration Unnati Narang researches mobile and location marketing, online platforms, and privacy using causal modeling, applied econometrics, and machine learning.
How to get complex technology off the ground in new communities
Sep 10, 2020
When tech entrepreneurs want to enter the market, they face a big challenge: how to get their product out to consumers in new areas and convince these consumers of the benefits.
Taxing transformations — how low taxes drive high-tech investment.
Sep 08, 2020
Benjamin Osswald hopes to share his passion for accounting with students at Gies, while he researches tax planning of multinational corporations, firms’ information environment, and how firms respond to tax incentives
Gies Business appoints first Director of Social Innovation
Aug 26, 2020
Gies College of Business is expanding its commitment to purpose-driven entrepreneurship by appointing Benjamin Lough, associate professor in the School of Social Work, as the College’s first director of social innovation.
Asthma-related ER visits spike surrounding thunderstorms, research shows
Aug 20, 2020
More people with common respiratory diseases are heading to the emergency room in the days leading up to and during thunderstorms, according to a paper co-authored by Gies College of Business professors Nolan Miller, David Molitor, and Julian Reif.
More of the Same? Is the Sharing Economy as Different as we Think?
Aug 19, 2020
While home-sharing and ride-sharing companies strive to make the world smaller, more friendly, and more trusting, their customers still view hosts and drivers much more as strangers than friends.
Loyd to lead Gies' equity and inclusion initiatives
Aug 18, 2020
Dr. Denise Lewin Loyd has been named the first associate dean for equity at Gies College of Business. In this new position, Loyd will help Gies become a leader among business schools in diversity, equity, and inclusion by leading the College’s DEI strategy.
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Gies iMBA named #1 business school innovation of last decade
Aug 13, 2020
Poets&Quants ranked the Gies Business iMBA as the world’s #1 biggest business school innovation of the decade. Designed from the ground up and launched in 2016, the iMBA has grown to nearly 3,000 students while maintaining a 98% satisfaction rate.
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Real estate entrepreneur advises on affordable housing, career transitions
Aug 11, 2020
Gies College of Business alumna Danielle Pierce (ACCY ’01) predicts that when it comes to the affordable housing crisis in this country, we’ve only seen the tip of the iceberg.
How to assess risk, review insurance coverage during pandemic
Jul 27, 2020
It has taken the COVID-19 crisis for many businesses to re-evaluate the amount and types of commercial insurance they should buy. Many recently found that their policies don’t cover pandemic-related losses, says Gies Professor Lynne McChristian.
Top Gies MBA students predict post-pandemic changes in corporate culture
Jul 23, 2020
Gies College of Business’ newest MBAs say they’ll move forward with greater intentionality into a post-pandemic business world. They expect the only constant in their careers will be change.
Study: When employees have to make frequent reports, it lowers their performance
Jul 22, 2020
Frequent performance reporting can have negative motivational and performance implications, according to new research co-authored by three Gies Business professors.
Quality, flexibility, affordability fuel astounding iMBA growth
Jul 21, 2020
More than 2,500 students have applied to join the iMBA at the University of Illinois’ Gies College of Business since the start of 2020, a 35 percent increase over 2019.
Hobson to lead University of Illinois-Deloitte Foundation Center for Business Analytics
Jul 16, 2020
Jessen Hobson, professor of accounting at Gies College of Business, has been named the new director of the University of Illinois-Deloitte Foundation Center for Business Analytics, effective August 16, 2020.