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Santa Claus is Coming to Town. Will He Be Empty Handed?

Nov. 30, 2021

The holidays are here, but supply-chain failures dating to the start of the pandemic are stressing both consumers and businesses during the biggest spending period of the year. In this article, Gurumurthi Ravishankar, a faculty member and supply chain expert at the Leeds School of Business, explains how supply chain...

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Climate Crisis, Meet Entrepreneurship

Nov. 27, 2021

Turns out, small businesses can create big impact on the most urgent problem of our time. According to new research from Jeffrey York, entrepreneurs promoting environmental protection may be more effective at addressing climate change than sweeping policies or legacy companies trying to go green. These findings could help rethink...

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Deming Wins Top Award from Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers

Nov. 18, 2021

Deming shined among the top entrepreneurship programs in the world for its trailblazing initiative for CU鈥檚 student-athletes, Buffs With a Brand. The Deming Center for Entrepreneurship at Leeds School of Business celebrated an impressive win at the Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers (GCEC) conference last month, when it clinched the...

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The Financial Dangers Lurking in Echo Chambers

Nov. 15, 2021

Confirmation bias on social media is nothing new in politics and news. New research shows it's a challenge in investing, too. As ongoing revelations about Facebook鈥檚 algorithm are showing, social media鈥檚 ability to shape our attitudes by steering users into echo chambers is raising questions about our national discourse and...

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Ticket Masters: Researchers Want Analytics to Move From the Field to the Box Office

Oct. 27, 2021

As stadiums and arenas reopen, struggling teams are losing revenue by not introducing data-driven pricing for ticket sales. Advanced stats like WAR and WOWY have changed how coaches and managers evaluate the talent on their teams. Now, a researcher at the 精品SM在线影片鈥檚 Leeds School of Business wants...

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For Bank, Supporting Diversity at Leeds is a Key Priority

Oct. 20, 2021

Ongoing support demonstrates KeyBank's commitment to pre-college DEI programs and scholarships. KeyBank is among the largest regional banks in the United States, with more than 1,000 branches in more than 20 states, including Colorado. So its leaders are plugged in to the most important issues at both the local and...

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Leeds鈥 Shri Santosh Wins Best Paper by the Journal of Financial Economics

Oct. 19, 2021

Congratulations to Leeds School of Business鈥 assistant professor Shrihari Santosh for winning the Fama-DFA Prize for the Best Paper , published in 2020 by the Journal of Financial Economics in the areas of capital markets and asset pricing. The paper , 鈥淪hrinking the Cross Section鈥 co-authored by Santosh, Serhiy Kozak...

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Season 3 of the Creative Distillation Research Podcast Features Stanford Professor Charles Easley

Oct. 10, 2021

The latest Creative Distillation research podcast delivers a spirited discussion with the author of a study on effectiveness of entrepreneurial programs at colleges and universities. Does participation in entrepreneurial programs at colleges and universities affect entrepreneurship activities? That is the question at the heart of the latest episode of the...

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For Investors Who Miss Their Retirement Targets, Fees in TDFs May Be to Blame

Oct. 8, 2021

Leeds research finds target-date fund sponsors overcharged investors by $30 billion from 2008 to 2019. If, in 2006, you had put $1 million into one of the nation鈥檚 largest target-date funds, that investment today would be worth about $2.2 million. Not a bad return, right? But TDFs have substantial fees...

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The Leeds Business Confidence Index (LBCI) Q4 2021

Sept. 29, 2021

Download The Leeds Business Confidence Index (LBCI) Q4 2021 Business confidence remained elevated ahead of Q4 2021 despite falling from record high levels in Q3. All components of the index slipped ahead of the fourth quarter, but only the national indicator reflected pessimism. The index fell 11.2 points from Q3...

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