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Information systems professors at BYU have created a technology using JavaScript that can detect online identity fraud simply by measuring interaction behaviors like keystroke speed.
According to a recent BYU study, research showed that when the price and quality of goods and services is the same, consumers favor nonprofits over the government and the government over for-profit companies.
According to a new study co-authored by BYU Marriott professor Robert Christensen, when a diverse organization has an ethical leader, the negative workplace dynamics that can surface are mitigated.
Is the way we bark out orders to digital assistants like Siri, Alexa and Google Assistant making us less polite? Prompted by growing concerns, two BYU information systems researchers decided to ask.
A new BYU study finds the battle between good and evil is being waged in our food packaging, and we are paying the price because of it, both in terms of health and money.
Using brain data, eye-tracking data and field-study data, a group of BYU Marriott researchers have confirmed something about our interaction with security warnings on computers and phones: the more we see them, the more we tune them out.
Public administration professor Robert Christensen's new research seeks to answer whether or not there are too many nonprofits in the market.
You may think twice before listing "multitasking" as a skill on your resume due to top-notch research performed by BYU professors on security warnings.
Tis the season for workplace giving, and new research from BYU Marriott professor Rob Christensen reveals a blueprint for institutions looking to increase charitable donations.
Chris Silvia not only conducts energy policy research that is influencing the way battery-powered electric vehicles are promoted, he also plays a mean bagpipe.
Software developers listen up: if you want people to pay attention to your security warnings on their computers or mobile devices, you need to make them pop up at better times.
You’re on the web, responding to an email or watching a YouTube video, when a message pops up on your browser. Do you read it, or do you close the window and get back to what you were doing?
In new research, professor Jeffrey Jenkins can tell if you're angry by the way you move a computer mouse.
It's no surprise that some of the most celebrated leaders in the business world also happen to be self-promoting narcissists.
BYU Information Systems professors found that people say they care about keeping their computers secure, but behave otherwise.
Many business schools are not teaching MBAs to create new businesses, according to two of BYU's innovation gurus.
Professor Peter Madsen has been researching NASA's safety climate ever since the Columbia shuttle broke apart.
Ever been trading text messages when there's suddenly a long pause? Marriott School research shows you should be leery.
What do you do when your company is comfortably selling a product, and then suddenly a competitor offers a similar one for free?
A study by Jeff Dyer and two associates says innovative CEOs spend 50 percent more time practicing key skills than do their less creative counterparts.
People are unconsciously fairer and more generous when they are in clean-smelling environments, according to a BYU-led study.
A new BYU study found that landing your dream job might be more like a day at the zoo, and that's not necessarily all good.
Innovating a franchise to fit local conditions may actually lead to less growth, shows a new Marriott School study.
W. Gibb Dyer received a $5,000 grant from the FOBI to study how owning a business affects family relationships.