The Academic Minute

Does your organization suffer from ODID?

Wednesday, November 6, 2024
Organizational Dissociative Identity Disorder, or ODID, is an organization that seems to have multiple management personalities, where managers give inconsistent directives, contradict themselves, or fail to follow through.
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Funding options for small business owners with poor credit

Monday, November 4, 2024
Tippie assistant professor of management and entrepreneurship Miranda Welbourne Eleazar talks about alternatives to credit for aspiring business owners.
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Amazon is trying to kill the meeting before the meeting

Friday, September 20, 2024
No one likes the "meeting before the meeting." Tippie management professor Jennifer Nahrgang discusses tactics for limiting the number of meetings needed with Bloomberg News.
Final Four arena during 2024 championship game

How did it feel?

Thursday, September 5, 2024
There's nothing quite like the Final Four says Iowa cheerleader Drew Jauron.
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When AI is TMI

Monday, August 26, 2024
A new study from a Tippie College of Business researcher shows that sometimes, artificial intelligence provides too much information, overwhelming workers and lowering their effectiveness.
The Academic Minute

When a worker is harassed during their commute

Friday, July 5, 2024
In a podcast with the Academic Minute, Associate Professor of Industrial Relations Beth Livingston discusses the impact work commute harassment has on workers and what responsibility employers have to address it.
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Curious by nature: What makes a good boss?

Friday, May 24, 2024
Professor Steven Courtright, Henry B. Tippie Professor of Management, discusses transformational leadership and its importance to being a good boss.
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It’s time to break the cycle of violence in Haiti — without foreign intervention

Sunday, April 21, 2024
Dimy Doresca, executive director of Tippie's Institute for International Business, offers thoughts on solving the humanitarian crisis in Haiti without using foreign intervention.
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Caitlin Clark's salary sparks conversation over wage gaps

Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Tippie's Beth Livingston breaks down reasons for the massive pay disparity between NBA and WNBA stars for KWWL.
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Chaos, violence and the impending famine in Haiti

Saturday, March 23, 2024
A Haitian-born University of Iowa professor is working to raise awareness about the Caribbean nation of about 11.9 million people on the brink of famine.