When faced with a crisis, companies should dial up two interdependent drivers — speed and agility — to seize opportunities. Wally Ferrier and co-authors explore this topic in an article published in MIT Sloan Management Review. In it, they use the example of Etsy, the e-commerce site that allows crafters and artisans to sell their work to the public.
Undergraduate student Dylan Baker received Best Undergraduate Paper award for his paper, "The Intersection of Housing Policy and Adolescent Asthma Rates" at the Kentucky Economics Association 2020 Annual Meeting.
Assistant professor Jordan Moffett, who's paper entitled "A Theory of Multiformat Communication: Mechanisms, Dynamics, and Strategies" has been accepted for publication at The Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science.
Marketing and Supply Chain Chair David Hardesty received a 2020 Outstanding Reviewer Award for the Journal of Consumer Research.
Meike Eilert recently shared her insights on credit card usage and the food industry with WalletHub.com. Read the article, "Ask The Experts: Best Credit Cards for Food Delivery."
Endowed Professor of Public Finance (Emeritus) and Martin School of Public Policy and Administration and Professor (Emeritus), David Wildasin is the winner of this year's Daniel M. Holland Medal. The Holland Medal is the most prestigious award given in public economics and recognizes a lifetime of achievements and contributions to the theory and practice of public finance.
Monika Causholli's paper titled, "The Market Premium for Audit Partners with Big 4 Experience", co-authored with Aleksandra Zimmerman (Florida State University) and Kenneth Bills (Michigan State University), has been accepted for publication at Accounting Horizons.
At a time when data sharing and privacy are at the forefront of national conversations, University of Kentucky economics expert Dr. Kenneth R. Troske has joined the federal government’s Advisory Committee on Data for Evidence Building (ACDEB).
Two articles by Meike Eilert were recently published articles in the Journal of Public Policy & Marketing.
Assistant professor Ben Commerford’s paper (co-authored with Jessica Buchanan of Providence College and Elaine Wang of University of Massachusetts - Amherst) titled, "Auditor Actions and the Deterrence of Manager Opportunism: The Importance of Communication to the Board and Consistency with Peer Behavior" has been accepted for publication at The Accounting Review.
