Employees with disabilities negotiating salaries. An illustration with a anthropomorphized 87 cents walks with a cane and talks to an anthropomorphized $1 who wears a tie.

Everything’s negotiable, but not for everyone

Employees with disabilities earn only 87% percent of what similarly-qualified employees without disabilities earn. New research ties the disparity to stereotypes that routinely sabotage their salary negotiations, leading to lower starting salaries.

Booting Toxic founders and CEOS can help or hurt brand reputation An illustration of a sailing ship's crew cutting their ship in half to separate from their captain.

When good founders go bad

UGA consumer psychology researcher Julio Sevilla wanted to know what happens when “main character” CEOs and founders are booted for bad behavior. Do the company brands suffer or soar?

Susan Cohen

Investigating innovation

Terry management Associate Professor Susan Cohen’s early interest in innovation led her to study startups and how startup accelerators foster new ideas, new products and success.

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Fall Finance Conference

Finance faculty at the University of Georgia hosted researchers from half a dozen universities including Yale, Stanford and the London School of Business.

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Faculty research: How cheerful is that water bottle?

New marketing research from the Terry College of Business shows consumers use “happier” words to search for products when they are in a good mood. Researchers have connected those positive search terms with an increased likelihood of clicking on search engine ads.

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Faculty research: Knowledge monopoly

In their paper, “Knowledge monopolies and the innovation divide: A governance perspective,” Hani Safadi and former Terry College MIS professor Rick Watson argue dominant tech firm’s exclusive access to proprietary data also has a chilling effect on innovation, competition and the kinds of services consumers have access to.

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Public colleges generated $21.9 billion impact on Georgia

Research from the Terry College of Business Selig Center for Economic Growth found the University System of Georgia (USG) had an impact of $21.9 billion on the state’s economy and generated more than 160,000 full- and part-time jobs during fiscal year 2023.

Erin Towery

Dr. Towery goes to Washington

Accounting professor Erin Towery has always loved Washington D.C. — the monuments, the museums, the history, and the sense of pride that comes with serving one’s country. Towery, the J.M. Tull School of Accounting KPMG-Atlanta Partners’ and Employees’ Professor, will get a chance to immerse herself in D.C.’s culture of service in August when she […]

Illustration of colleagues sneering at their coworker who was just crowned "MR. Stressed" complete with sash.

‘Stress bragging’ backfires at work

Management researcher Jessica Rodell found people who brag about their stress levels are seen as less competent and less likable by their co-workers.