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Have a thriving side hustle? Here's how and when to tell your boss about it.

You've started a side hustle. (Congrats!) And it's going pretty well. (Go you!) It's probably time to tell your boss about it. (Wait, what?) Talking to your manager about your new venture might sound daunting, but experts like Tippie's Jennifer Nahrgang say that it's important information to disclose.
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How the “Vicarious Haptic Effect” Can Boost Your ROI

Tippie Associate Professor Andrea Luangrath was interviewed on the Today in Digital Marketing podcast to talk about her research of haptic touch leading to increased sales.
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NSF grant to help Tippie faculty study gender gaps in scientific research

Thursday, August 18, 2022
Rong Su, associate professor of management and entrepreneurship, and Kang Zhao, associate professor of business analytics, have received a $288,779 grant from the National Science Foundation to study why more male scientists publish papers and are cited more widely than female scientists.
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Tippie Diversity Committee - August 2022 Update

Monday, August 8, 2022
August brings with it a lot of interesting DEI events and observances. We have many Tippie events coming up, and there are many UI and community events.
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Cut tax incentives and multinationals will cut their investment

Sunday, August 7, 2022
A study from the Tippie College of Business finds companies that lose a tax incentive from a foreign government not only reduce their investment in that country, they do so by a significant amount, an average of $7.6 million.
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Myers-Briggs vs. OCEAN: An industrial psychologist breaks down the differences

Friday, August 5, 2022
For a better understanding of the differences between Myers-Briggs (MBTI) and OCEAN, we reached out to a leader in the Industrial Psychology field, Dr. Emily Campion to draw upon her knowledge and expertise.
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Travel chaos could get worse as airlines can start buying their own stocks again

Monday, August 1, 2022
Tippie's Petra Sinagl breaks down stock buybacks in this Business Insider article. Airlines were banned to use CARES Act money for buybacks, an effort that expires at the end of September 2022. The end of the ban could mean increased fees, less service, less staff, and "more chaos" in the operation.
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UI bringing back major in insurance

Friday, July 29, 2022
The University of Iowa plans to offer a major in Risk Management and Insurance starting in the fall of 2023 as a way to strengthen the state’s largest non-agriculture economic sector.
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How important are founders to brand authenticity?

Wednesday, July 27, 2022
A university study finds that, although brand essence, or authenticity, ideally comes through an association with the creator, one other proxy to measure essence is the recipe and manufacturing process. The study from the University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business explored the brand essence of Ghirardelli Chocolate, whose founder, Domenico Ghirardelli, died in 1894.
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Survey finds lack of understanding about what Iowa midwives do

Wednesday, July 27, 2022
Professor Peggy Stover, director of the U-I’s Undergraduate Marketing Institute, says she was shocked at how little people knew about the midwife profession. “In addition to birth care, prenatal care and post delivery care,” Stover says, “midwives also offer women’s wellness checkups, birth control, menopausal care.”