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A Smarter Way to Save Species

Protecting endangered animals is always a race against time. Getting data about species that are threatened and are on a trajectory for extinction is all about speed.

A Smarter Way to Map Communities

Connections are important. In the marketing world, it’s crucial to identify consumers with similar behaviors and preferences to ensure more personalized marketing strategies.

In It for the Benefits

It’s no secret compensation is a key element in job satisfaction. Part of that compensation is employee benefits, which makes up 38% of an employer’s total compensation cost. That’s a major financial commitment for companies.

Electric Avenues

“One website published that a lot of people Googled electric vehicles,” said Culverhouse’s Dr. Mesut Yavuz. “And the number one question people asked Google about electric vehicles turned out to be, ‘Can I take an electric vehicle to a car wash?’”

It’s Who You Know

Imagine a division manager of a large firm. An underperforming division of a large firm. Shareholders have started questioning whether the manager is the right fit for the job. But plot twist: The division head went to college with the CEO. Will that relationship matter in terms of job security?

Executive Appearance

Like it or not, it is generally agreed that appearance does matter. Conventionally attractive people tend to fare a little better in business and in life in general. For instance, it has been observed that good looking people tend to enjoy benefits that are less available to average looking people, like more prestigious work, higher pay, and more professional respect and influence. Still, researchers are continuing to discover how and where appearance matters in business, and perhaps most importantly, whether it should matter at all. Does it merely reflect a possibly outdated bias like the “macho leader” one, or does personal appearance actually predict important outcomes, like executive performance?