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Study: Electric scooters boost rideshare trips but reduce bikeshare demand, raise new safety concerns
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A new study from a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign marketing expert finds that electric scooters, one of the fastest-growing forms of urban transportation, reshape city mobility in unexpected ways. The introduction of shared e-scooters in Chicago boosted demand for ridesharing services but reduced bikeshare usage — and was also linked with higher […]
Study: Rethinking organizational design can boost supply chain quality
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A company’s internal organization may be the key to increasing quality in the supply chain, according to new research co-written by a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign business scholar who studies supply chains. When it comes to improving supply chain quality, most companies look outward by tightening contracts, pressuring suppliers or switching vendors. […]
Study: Tariffs have potential to reshape US beer market
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The ripple effects of increased tariffs under President Trump could extend to the $117 billion U.S. beer market, according to new research from a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign agricultural economist who studies food supply chains. While tariffs could stimulate increased domestic beer production, any gains in domestic market share would most likely […]
Study: Organizational intolerance reduces gender differences in empathy for workplace harassment targets
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A new study co-written by a team of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign experts who study workplace sexual harassment finds that men and women often respond differently when they witness sexual harassment in the workplace. Women consistently reported higher empathy toward workplace sexual harassment targets than men, and this greater empathy led to […]
Paper: Decarbonize agriculture by expanding policies aimed at low-carbon biofuels
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A team of agricultural economists, environmental scientists and policy experts envisions a path toward a carbon-neutral agricultural future by expanding the reach of policies designed to promote low-carbon biofuels for transportation and aviation. In a new paper in the journal Science, the researchers propose policies that would reward farmers for adopting “climate-smart” […]
New study details clusters of bystander interventions for workplace sexual harassment
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A new study co-written by a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign expert who studies occupational stress and employee well-being sheds light on the different profiles of intervention behaviors bystanders may exhibit when they witness workplace sexual harassment. The paper identifies three distinct types of bystander intervention profiles, offering insights for workplace sexual assault […]
Paper: AI-human task-sharing could cut mammography screening costs by up to 30%
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The most effective way to harness the power of artificial intelligence when screening for breast cancer may be through collaboration with human radiologists — not by wholesale replacing them, says new research co-written by a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign expert in the intersection of health care and technology. The study finds that […]
New analytics-driven framework aims to improve care of chronic disease
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — An analytics-driven “decision framework” that accounts for the socioeconomic and demographic factors of patients can promote more equitable health care delivery and potentially improve chronic disease care outcomes, according to new research co-written by a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign business scholar who studies technology adoption in health care. A data-informed approach to […]
What are the historical precedents for consumer activism, economic blackouts?
Champaign, Ill. — The Feb. 28 “economic blackout” — in which consumers were encouraged not to spend any money for 24 hours — may have gone viral on social media, but what effect did it have in real life? Emily E. LB. Twarog is a professor of labor and employment relations and the co-director of […]
New law could mean bump in Social Security benefits for some public pensioners, expert says
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A new law affecting Social Security benefits for workers with a public pension means some retirees will receive a modest increase in their monthly checks, according to a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign expert on U.S. tax policy and retirement issues. The bipartisan Social Security Fairness Act got rid of the Windfall Elimination Provision and […]
New model helps e-commerce platforms decide whether to dump underperforming products
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Online retail platforms are increasingly becoming a dumping ground for low-quality products — which, over time, only serves to tarnish the retailer’s reputation and dent sales. But new research from a team of business scholars at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Penn State points to a new model that would allow e-commerce […]
New research creates better tool to assess personality traits of job seekers
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — New research co-written by two University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign experts who study personnel psychology points to a better way of helping researchers and employers identify the differences in how people respond to personality tests. The tool — a hybrid of two existing measurement models called the “Mixture Dominance-Unfolding Model,” or “MixDUM” — could help human resources […]