Research & Opinion
The twice-yearly poll also shows changes in thinking on climate change.
People consider happiness to be an important goal, yet many seek material possessions, power, and importance. Associate Professor of Marketing Raj Raghunathan researches the tendency to chase the means to happiness rather than happiness itself.
Go inside management lecturer Luke Winslow's research about the reality TV show "Undercover Boss" and how it portrays the labor market.
Some economists may be predicting accelerated growth over the coming years, but “you shouldn’t believe that at all,” according to Tom Gilligan, dean of the McCombs School of Business, who was among the experts at the Texas Enterprise Speaker Series talk titled, "The Economy in 2013--Now What?”
New research from McCombs offers a warning for companies up for sale. Learn how both buyers and sellers can protect themselves and see how two alumni navigated their company's acquisition.
A new survey of Hispanic businesses shows that in order to grow, these mostly small business need better training for employees and better access to both public and private markets.
In "The Arab World Unbound," Vijay Mahajan highlights the emerging Middle Eastern market. In this video he shares his firsthand experience with the subtle complexities that can go along with transacting business in Arab countries.
Dean Gilligan shares his thoughts on the research prowess of McCombs faculty, who landed the school a 9th-place spot worldwide in the latest UT Dallas ranking of business school faculty research productivity.
For today’s energy consumers, the pain doesn’t stop at the pump. A surge in gasoline prices seems to be shifting public opinions on a wide range of energy issues, according to The University of Texas at Austin Energy Poll, released April 10.
CEOs have climbed to the highest rungs of the corporate ladder. So how did they get there? See where they went to school, which states pay the most and what percentage of CEOs are psychopaths.
