UA Transportation Policy Research Center Names Director
Steven Polunsky, a transportation policy expert with more than 25 years of experience, will lead the Transportation Policy Research Center at The University of Alabama.
Business & Economics
Gender Parity, Not Gap, in CEO Pay
Male and female CEOs are paid equally in corporate America, according to research by a team at The University of Alabama.
To Understand Autocratic Followers, Strip Research of Bias
The time is right, it seems, for a renewed effort to understand autocratic leaders and their followers without resorting to methods that strip away assumptions of value to the characteristics of followers of autocratic leaders, according to a recent paper by Dr. Peter Harms, assistant professor of management in the Culverhouse College of Commerce at The University of Alabama.
Event Spotlights Student Research, Creativity
New U.S. Census Estimates: Baldwin County Leads in Net Migration
Baldwin County’s rapid growth revealed in recent U.S. Census estimates is attributed to the quality of life it offers, according to a University of Alabama Center for Business and Economic Research representative.
UA Students Highlight Research, Creativity during Annual Conference
More than 450 undergraduate students at The University of Alabama are highlighting their research and creative projects during the Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Conference March 28-30.
Researcher: Amazon HQ2 Search Signals Shift in Site Selection Process
In a recently published white paper, a researcher at The University of Alabama examines the process Amazon used to narrow its large field of contenders for its second headquarters and its implications for other corporate relocations.
Stressed-out Boss is a Bad Boss, UA Research Concludes
Dr. Peter Harms, an assistant professor of management, examined the body of research into the relationship between leadership and stress. The conclusions show that a stressed-out boss can be a bad boss.
FORTIFIED Assessment
A team of faculty, graduate and undergraduate students collected data in four Florida cities including Marco Island, the location where Irma made landfall.
Women CEOs More Likely to be Targeted by Activist Shareholders
Women CEOs are much more likely than their male counterparts to be targeted by activist shareholders, according to research conducted by a team that included two University of Alabama business professors.