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When rural hospitals stop delivering babies, fewer mothers receive adequate pre-natal care

Friday, April 28, 2023
A new Tippie College of Business study of hospitals in Iowa finds that when a rural county loses its last labor and delivery unit, fewer expectant mothers who live there get adequate pre-natal care, even though that care is still available.
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Detecting delirium

Thursday, April 20, 2023
Researchers at the Tippie College of Business have developed a new algorithm that could help health care professionals more easily identify elderly patients in the ER who are at risk of delirium.
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Should you go along to get along?

Monday, April 3, 2023
When should you disagree with a co-worker and when should you keep quiet? Many studies suggest workers should just let it go when they have an office disagreement, but a new study from a workplace conflict expert at the Tippie College of Business looks at circumstances when a worker is more apt to find success by speaking up and expressing disagreement.
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Wartime economics

Tuesday, February 28, 2023
The Tippie College of Business is helping a Ukrainian economist continue his research during the country's war with Russia.
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You're (re)-hired!

Wednesday, February 15, 2023
What can employees who left their jobs as part of the Great Resignation expect if they return to their old jobs? Chad Van Iddekinge studies these so-called boomerang employees and says employees and employers can largely expect more of the same.
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Helping nurses cope when patients bring them down

Friday, February 10, 2023
Nurses work for the good of society, and a new study from the University of Iowa finds they are more likely to feel better about their jobs when hospitals remind them of that, according to a new study from the Tippie College of Business.
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Why shareholder lawsuits are bad news for competitors

Friday, February 3, 2023
When a company is sued by shareholders, other companies in the same industry often see a drop in their own stock price and start to behave more transparently, presumably to avoid similar lawsuits.
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Faculty recognized for research impact

Tuesday, January 31, 2023
A number of Tippie faculty were recognized in a recent study published by Stanford University as among the top 100,000 most impactful scientific researchers in their fields.
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Nahrgang appointed SIOP fellow

Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Jennifer Nahrgang, professor of management and entrepreneurship, has been elected a fellow in the Society of Industrial Organization and Psychology (SIOP).
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Burer honored for long-term impact of paper

Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Sam Burer, professor of business analytics, received the inaugural Activity Group on Optimization Test of Time Award from the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics.