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When private equity acquires firms expecting them to grow

Private equity is more likely to look at public firms for acquisition when the target aggressively manages its earnings to meet analyst expectations, because those firms are often so cut to the bone there's more room to add value with investment.
13-Nov-2024 2:25 PM EST Add to Favorites

When the Boss Doesn't Want to Hear About Your Stress

Employees who struggle with stress will often get help from stress management resources provided by their employers. But a new study from the University of Iowa finds managers are less apt to provide those resources when stress causes an employee to...
12-Nov-2024 11:40 AM EST Add to Favorites

When Media Attention Gets Hot, Companies Often Cut Back on Lobbying

When a product recall generates too much media coverage, companies reduce lobbying to avoid the reputation killing appearance of buying a more favorable outcome.
22-Oct-2024 11:30 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Former Aflac President Fred Crawford Joins Iowa's Tippie College of Business

Fred Crawford, the former president and COO of supplemental health insurance provider Aflac and a University of Iowa alum, will be the first executive in residence at the university's Tippie College of Business.
16-Oct-2024 2:35 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Designing Algorithms to Fight AI Bias

A University of Iowa researcher has developed two algorithms that can be used to reduce AI racial and gender bias in finance and criminal justice. Qihang Lin, associate professor of business analytics, developed the algorithms with the help of an...
14-Oct-2024 10:45 AM EDT Add to Favorites

When Climate Change Hits Close to Home

A University of Iowa study finds that insurance companies are more likely to strengthen their climate change risk management strategies when a natural catastrophe hits the state where they're headquartered than if the catastrophe hits a few states...
9-Sep-2024 1:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Why people say no to low interest disaster recovery loans, and why they should say yes

A University of Iowa researcher found that 28% of eligible recipients turn the loans down because they worry the interest rate is too high. However, as climate change causes more destructive natural disasters, they should be encouraged to say yes to...
8-Aug-2024 2:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

SEC rule change to protect angel investors reduces startup funding for new businesses

An SEC rule change in 2011 intended to protect angel investors has sharply reduced start-up funding for new ventures, making it difficult for founders and entrepreneurs to get their businesses off the ground, according to a new study from the...
20-May-2024 2:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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