Making Their Mark: Research Highlights
Information systems (IS) faculty Mark Keith, Greg Anderson, and James Gaskin, and former IS faculty member Doug Dean published their research on video gaming and teamwork in a leading journal of the Association for Information Systems (AIS) in 2018. By the end of 2023, the article had become the most-downloaded paper of all time in the AIS eLibrary, with more than 80,000 downloads. Now cited in 165 news outlets, “Team Video Gaming for Team Building: Effects on Team Performance” explores how team gaming helps people forge bonds and create shared experiences, which then improves teamwork in everyday life. Dave Wilson and Jeff Jenkins, also faculty from the IS department, coauthored a paper about the efficiency of computer-mouse movement that was accepted to Management Information Systems Quarterly for publication. New IS department chair Tom Meservy congratulates these authors for “doing meaningful, pragmatic research with findings that have made an impact more broadly.”
Steve Smith from the School of Accountancy had his paper “The Effects of Strategic Alignment and Strategic Clarity on Multidimensional Task Performance” featured in Accounting, Organizations and Society.
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Conference Highlights
ExDM professor Mat Duerden delivered the keynote address at the 7 Experiences Summit research conference in Auckland, New Zealand. Associate professor of management Richard Gardner spoke about imposter syndrome at the Society of Professional Journalists conference. Ben Lewis lectured at the University of Michigan’s Interdisciplinary Committee on Organizational Studies on the topic of environmental, social science, and governance (ESG) ratings. Tim Gubler presented work at the Academy of Management conference. Both Lewis and Gubler are associate professors of strategy.
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In the News
Professor of organizational behavior and human resources Shad Morris and associate professor of entrepreneurship Chad Carlos were featured on ABC4’s Good Things Utah and on the Building the Future podcast for their research on growth mindset, entrepreneurship, and poverty alleviation.
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The above Faculty News and awards were published in BYU Marriott's 2023 Annual Report, page 23.
You can find more news and updates about faculty research, publications, awards, and recognitions by visiting our website: marriott.byu.edu/stories.