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Faculty Research 2015 2010–2014
In new research, professor Jeffrey Jenkins can tell if you're angry by the way you move a computer mouse.
Can watching a violent movie make you more likely to lie, cheat or steal? What about reading a violent book?
Marriott School research shows camp jobs teach essential workforce skills
The prototype wasn’t pretty. Wrapped in tinfoil and dotted with hand-drawn circles, the cardboard cylinder could have easily passed for an elementary school project, but the student entrepreneurs didn’t mind.
It's no surprise that some of the most celebrated leaders in the business world also happen to be self-promoting narcissists.
BYU assistant professor Ryan Elder's research found that people react significantly faster to warning signs that depict greater movement.
Why  Strong Families  Make Strong Economies
BYU Information Systems professors found that people say they care about keeping their computers secure, but behave otherwise.
W. Gibb Dyer, Ballard Center academic director, explains the connection between strong families and the economy.
Many business schools are not teaching MBAs to create new businesses, according to two of BYU's innovation gurus.
CEOs might want to tamp down their fightin' words — they could be shooting themselves in the foot.
A BYU business professor reveals that discrimination is still tainting the American Dream for minorities.
Professor Peter Madsen has been researching NASA's safety climate ever since the Columbia shuttle broke apart.
Warning Instagrammers: Marriott School research suggests you might want to stop taking so many pictures of your food.
Ever been trading text messages when there's suddenly a long pause? Marriott School research shows you should be leery.
A study by Marriott School professors found that tottering consumers were more likely to select budget-friendly items.
New research shows pinching pennies can actually cost you more
Bringing your spouse to work could yield big dividends at home financially.
New research is tweaking an old competitive workplace adage: It's not just who you know, but what you believe in.
A new study co-authored by business professor Katie Liljenquist finds that powerful people are blind to risks.
It’s said in the academic world that professors live and die by their research. We’re pleased to report that many at the Marriott School are thriving. Regular publishing in some of the industry’s top journals has put them on the leading edge of business and made some stars in their fields.
Peter Madsen takes the admonition to turn lemons into lemonade quite seriously.  In grad school Madsen, now a Marriott School organizational leadership and strategy professor, became fascinated with how organizations learn from catastrophes. “Most of my research focuses on how they deal with and try to prevent rare, bad events,” says Madsen, who earned his PhD at the University of California, Berkeley. “Whether mistakes happen internally or externally, companies can glean information that allows them to reduce their chances of being involved in accidents.”
Some babies are born with the double helixes that turn into blue eyes and heads of light, curly hair. Most people think that innovators are born with special genes, like those that determine physical features, that enable them to be innovators an endowment you either have or you don’t.
Setting a price limit when shopping often backfires, says new research from BYU and Emory marketing professors.