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For community college students, ‘nudge-induced borrowing’ increases achievement
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Student loan amounts listed in community college financial aid award letters not only nudge students toward borrowing, but the offers of financial aid also lead to better academic results, according to research co-written by a University of Illinois expert who studies the nonprofit sector and higher education. “Nudge-induced borrowing” increased students’ grade […]
Paper: Fostering gratitude reduces materialism, increases generosity in adolescents
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A new paper co-written by a University of Illinois expert in consumption values finds that fostering gratitude can be a promising strategy for decreasing materialism in adolescents. The results of a multimethod inquiry involving more than 900 adolescents suggest that keeping a gratitude journal translated into donating 60 percent more money to […]
Four factors influence social media reach of public health tweets, study says
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A new paper co-written by a University of Illinois scholar who studies social psychology identifies four factors that lead to the retransmission of social media messages from expert accounts, creating data-driven recommendations for online public health messaging. Fear-related language; longer messages; the lack of outbound links to another website; and images – […]
Paper: School shootings affect school quality, housing value
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A new paper co-written by a University of Illinois scholar who studies urban economics says that home prices within a school district affected by a mass shooting episode in a school declined by 7.8 percent – more than $15,000 – over the course of at least three years after the incident. The […]
Paper: Workplaces serve as training ground or deterrent for civic participation
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Workplaces can encourage or deter an employee’s participation in civic life outside of the office, depending on how the workplace is structured, according to research co-written by a University of Illinois expert who studies labor unions and politics. When there is a more egalitarian office setting that fosters a sense of openness […]
Paper: Email incivility has a ripple effect on households
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — It turns out that a rude email’s reach extends further than the recipients in the message’s “To” field. As email communication becomes increasingly ubiquitous in all aspects of work life, email incivility – rude messages, non-urgent messages marked “High priority” and time‐sensitive messages sent with inadequate notice – has a ripple effect […]
Stable, predictable work schedules elusive for many Illinois workers, paper says
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — More than 40 percent of hourly workers and 30 percent of salaried workers in Illinois have variable or unpredictable work schedules, resulting in underemployment and work-life conflicts with child care, parenting and other family obligations, says new research conducted by a pair of University of Illinois experts who study labor issues affecting […]
Roseanne and NFL protesters: What are their speech rights?
Editor’s note: University of Illinois labor and employment relations professor Michael LeRoy is an expert on employment law. In an interview with News Bureau business and law Editor Phil Ciciora, LeRoy discusses speech rights of employees and employers. Some professional football players argue that the NFL is violating their speech rights by compelling them to […]
Book: Process, not epiphany, is the engine of creativity
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A new book co-written by a University of Illinois expert offers a new approach to the creative process and explodes the myths surrounding creativity that hold people back. Creativity isn’t a gift bestowed from on high to a select few in a flash of insight. Rather, the heart of creativity is coming […]
Paper: Workload affects operational risk at commercial banks
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A new study by a University of Illinois expert in operational risk analysis and financial services operations looks at how a bank’s error rate and the resultant potential losses are affected by employee workload. The paper, co-written by Yuqian Xu, a professor of business administration at the Gies College of Business, analyzes […]
Expert: Legal sports gambling will have a destabilizing effect on economy, sports
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that effectively paves the way for legalized sports gambling in states will likely have multiple destabilizing socio-economic effects that will reverberate for decades to come, said a University of Illinois expert who is a leading national gambling critic. According to John W. Kindt, a professor emeritus […]
Paper: Four service features impact demand for physicians’ online bookings
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — For most marketplaces, online reviews and social media have effectively supplanted word-of-mouth from friends and neighbors as the go-to source for service provider recommendations. The health care marketplace is no exception, and according to research from a University of Illinois expert who studies operations management, various service-quality proxies from online reviews can […]