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Must-read research-based insights for curious, organizational leaders and those who aspire to join their ranks. Bauer Business Minds captures the many ways Bauer faculty members lend influence and promote knowledge, whether through published research in top academic publications, major media appearances, or by earning honors and accolades for their work.

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  High-Impact Faculty

  Bauer College Associate Dean of Research and Professor of Marketing Vanessa Patrick received one of the University of Houston’s most prestigious recognitions, The President’s Circle Award, during a reception on March 31.

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  Wolff Center Ranked #1

  The Cyvia and Melvyn Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship in the C. T. Bauer College of Business at the University of Houston (UH) once again has been named the best entrepreneurship program for undergraduate students in the United States, according to recently released 2025 Princeton Review rankings.

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  A Significant Contribution

  Derek R. Avery, the C. T. Bauer Chair of Inclusive Leadership at the C. T. Bauer College of Business, has been elected to the Fellows Group of the Academy of Management (AOM) – a distinction recognizing and honoring AOM members who have made significant contributions to the science of practice and management.

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  Neuroticism & the Sales Profession

  “Neuroticism and the Sales Profession,” published recently in Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, presents a compelling case for updating the way some firms manage and support sales teams in order to mitigate inherent stress, said Bauer’s Michael J. Cemo Associate Professor of Marketing Johannes Habel, one of six authors of the study.

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  Reconciling Conflicting Evidence

  Latest research from the C. T. Bauer College of Business Department of Finance breaks new ground in understanding the interaction of stock markets with investment and production decisions of firms in industries such as airlines, telecommunications and others in which market power is consolidated among a relatively small number of organizations.

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  Selfless Service

  Thomas Noland, a C. T. Bauer College of Business Department of Accountancy & Taxation faculty member for 32 years, has retired.

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  Back to Bauer: Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence Institute

  AI is seemingly everywhere ... including the C. T. Bauer College of Business, which launched the Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence Institute (HCAII) earlier this year.

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  What's the Outcome?

  The popularity of online learning has soared since the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic upended traditional education modes.

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  Star Faculty

  The C. T. Bauer College of Business recently celebrated faculty members at an end-of-the-academic-year awards luncheon to honor their achievements in the classroom and the realm of research.

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  Advancing AI Discussions

  The Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence Institute (HCAII) at the C. T. Bauer College of Business has launched a series of luncheon seminars focused on artificial intelligence (AI), aiming to inspire new ideas and research in the area among doctoral students and faculty.