Should you go along to get along?
When should you disagree with a co-worker and when should you keep quiet? Many studies suggest workers should just let it go when they have an office disagreement, but a new study from a workplace conflict expert at the Tippie College of Business looks at circumstances when a worker is more apt to find success by speaking up and expressing disagreement.
Facing the Future in Iowa: Our long-term fiscal and economic challenges
Tippie Professors Ramji Balakrishnan and Anne Villamil lend their expertise on The Concord Coalition's Facing the Future podcast. In this episode, they tackle the long-term fiscal and economic challenges facing the United States and offer ideas on how to bring down the cost of healthcare.
State: Small amount of customers in Iowa concerned over bank failures
Anne Villamil, who studies monetary policy at the University of Iowa, said banks in Iowa are less likely to fail because they work with a variety of groups and sectors of the economy, while Silicon Valley Bank catered to a specific group of people in one industry like tech start-ups.
Spooks in your machine: rise in WFH monitoring drives dissent
When staff began working remotely, early in the Covid crisis, employers rushed to install monitoring systems to keep an eye on them. But researchers like Tippie's Jennifer Nahrgang are now warning that these programs can make employees less productive.
Introducing ChatGPT
ChatGPT is already changing business and higher education, so Tippie students are learning how to use it in a classroom assignment.
UI conducts study on 'boomerang employees' reentering previous jobs
The 'Great Resignation' prompted many employees to quit to their jobs in pursuit of new and different ventures. Now, those employees are going back to those same positions and Tippie's Chad Van Iddekinge is studying them.
Four experts share their strategies for widening the risk and insurance talent pipeline
Ask most people working in risk management and insurance how they found their way to the industry, and they’ll probably say something to the effect of “I just kind of fell into it.” Soon, responses to that same question may be very different.
How to: Insure
Wellmark's Executive Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer Marci Chickering (MBA94) answers Tippie's this/or/that questionnaire.
How to Think Like a Serial Entrepreneur
What do all serial entrepreneurs have in common? It’s likely they have burning curiosity and excitement for emerging markets, but at their core, they are certainly all adept problem solvers. Are you an aspiring entrepreneur? Read on for their expert advice.
Wartime economics
The Tippie College of Business is helping a Ukrainian economist continue his research during the country's war with Russia.
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