Bauer Business Minds: Research for the Real World.
Bauer Business Minds: Research for the Real World - C. T. Bauer College of Business, University of Houston

Greetings!

As 2024 comes to a close, we are excited to share with you some research highlights of the past year.

Notable Accomplishments

Photo: Enrica Ruggs

A Comprehensive Understanding

Associate Professor and Organizational Psychologist Enrica Ruggs earned a collaborative research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to help better understand the factors that influence psychological safety of minority women at work.


Photo: Paul Povel

Shaping the Research Field

Vanessa Patrick, Associate Dean of Research and Bauer Professor of Marketing at Bauer College has been named President-Elect of the Society of Consumer Psychology (SCP), the premier professional association for consumer psychologists. SCP advances the field of consumer psychology by promoting professional development and research opportunities for faculty and doctoral students from around the world.


Top in Productivity

Bauer College’s Department of Marketing & Entrepreneurship have received exemplary rankings in the American Marketing Association's annual compilation of research productivity in the field of marketing.

Photo: Michael Ahearne/Seshadri Tirunillai

Additionally, Michael Ahearne was ranked 10th in the world for productivity, as well as Seshadri Tirunillai, who ranked 26th.


Photo: Derek Avery

Bauer Professor Inducted into Academy of Management’s Fellows Group

C. T. Bauer Chair of Inclusive Leadership Derek Avery was named the 2024 inductee into the Academy of Management’s Fellows Group. The Fellows Group is to recognize and honor members of Academy of Management (AOM) who have made significant contributions to the science and practice of management.

Research Stories

Photo: Paul Povel

Determining Selective Manipulation

In "Lying to Speak the Truth: Selective Manipulation and Improved Information Transmission," forthcoming in the Journal of Finance, Judge Elkins Professor of Finance Paul Povel and a co-author report that manipulated financial reporting isn’t necessarily a negative for a firm and its investors.


Photo: Johannes Habel

Neuroticism & the Sales Profession

New research from Michael J. Cemo Associate Professor of Marketing Johannes Habel looks at the sales industry and how firms can help manage and support sales teams to mitigate inherent stress.

Reconciling Conflicting Evidence

Photo: Hitesh Doshi and Praveen Kumar

Research from Bauer’s 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. This analysis is important for policy-makers, investors and academics interested in such industries.


Photo: Arpit Agrawal

High-Performing Sales People & Missed Quotas

When high-performing salespeople nearly miss their quotas regularly, how do you motivate and retain them? Marketing & Entrepreneurship Doctoral Candidate Arpit Agrawal at Bauer College has some advice.

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