A. Gary Anderson
Graduate School of Management

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Industry Experience Pays Off in Corporate Audits, Study Finds

Corporations that partner with auditors who specialize in the company’s industry reap cost savings and get a better picture of their finances, which boosts investor confidence, a new study has found. Co-authored by professors Birendra Mishra and Theodore Mock from UC Riverside’s School of Business, the study examines how the industry experience of auditors can...
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Plastic Bag Bans Have Lingering Impacts, Even After Repeals

Regulations imposed to protect the environment may continue to have impacts even after they are repealed. And those lingering impacts include some that run contrary to the goals of the policies.
By David Danelski | UCR News |
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Manliness Concerns Impede Forgiveness of Coworkers

The more men are concerned about appearing masculine, the less likely they will forgive a co-worker for a transgression such as missing an important meeting, because they view forgiveness as a feminine trait, Haselhuhn and his co-author, Margaret E. Ormiston of George Washington University, found.
By David Danelski (david.danelski@ucr.edu) | UCR News |
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When Inflicting Pain on Others Pays Off

Oh, the joy of inflicting pain upon others. The Germans have a word for it: Schadenfreude, meaning “malicious pleasure.” And tapping into its sentiment properly can, ironically, do a lot of good by raising money for charity. In a groundbreaking paper published in the Journal of Consumer Psychology, UC Riverside School of Business marketing professor...
By David Danelski (david.danelski@ucr.edu) | UCR News) |
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Group Sales Incentives Boost Weak Brand Sales, Study Finds

New research co-authored by UC Riverside business professor Subramanian “Bala” Balachander provides some sound advice for managers of retail outlets that limit their product selection to a particular brand.
By David Danelski (david.danelski@ucr.edu) | UCR News |
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UCR Business Professor Recognized for Consumer Psychology Scholarship

Margaret “Meg” C. Campbell, an associate dean, professor of marketing and Anderson Presidential Chair in Business Administration at UC Riverside’s School of Business, has received the Fellows Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Field of Consumer Psychology.
By David Danelski (david.danelski@ucr.edu) | Inside UCR |
Moderate goals let workers adapt to turbulent marketplaces

Moderate Goals Let Workers Adapt to Turbulent Marketplaces

When companies set challenging performance goals for their employees, the strategy may work well when their marketplace is stable or when the company wants fast results, but perhaps not as well when workers need to adapt to turbulent times. These are some of the findings of new research by Marlo Raveendran, an associate professor of...
By David Danelski (david.danelski@ucr.edu) | UCR News |
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Online Consumers Shy Away from Sponsored Product Listings

Sometimes it doesn’t pay to advertise. Such are the findings of a study led by a UC Riverside business professor that examined the value of participating in the “sponsored” product advertising spaces offered by major online shopping platforms such as Amazon.com and eBay.
By David Danelski (david.danelski@ucr.edu) | UCR News |
Prof. Max Yoo

Professor Max Joo Wins Long Term Impact Award

A study that UCR assistant professor Mingyu “Max” Joo published back in 2014 continues to be highly influential.
By David Danelski (david.danelski@ucr.edu) | Inside UCR |
Hotel toiletries, shared bottles

Consumers Tend to Overuse Shared Products

As consumers, we are becoming more communal. Among other products we now share with strangers are shampoo and body wash in containers affixed to hotel suite showers as well as hand sanitizers in public dispensers at gyms, campuses, libraries, and other facilities.
By David Danelski (david.danelski@ucr.edu) | UCR News |