Costello College of Business Faculty Media Mentions

A new study from Derek Horstmeyer, professor of finance, and his students indicate that the best three words to use for Wordle are “slice,” “tired,” and “crane.”

“If they want to become purpose-driven, today's companies cannot simply layer purpose atop what they are already doing — they must ensure every aspect of their business harmonizes with their core values,” says Dean Maury Peiperl on the Great Resignation in an article he wrote for HR Dive.

Senior finance students Amine El Boury and Drew Hardin, along with Derek Horstmeyer, professor of finance, wrote an article for the CFA Institute on moving averages, “to assess how it performed over the decades.”

Derek Horstmeyer, professor of finance, wrote an article for The Wall Street Journal on a study that indicated it matters what country your manager is in when they are constructing a global portfolio.

Sarah Wittman, assistant professor of management, was interviewed by Business.com on how to improve the off-boarding process.

“With single-family rents and home values increasing strongly in recent years, the returns on rental single-family homes have been attractive,” says Eric Maribojoc, director of the Center for Real Estate Entrepreneurship, in an interview with Money.

George Perry, business foundations instructor, was interviewed by The Washington Post on the new name of the Washington Football Team.

"If I'm a brand marketer now for this organization, I would say this is an opportunity for us to reinvent who we are and really start to embrace the community and get those fans behind us whether we win or lose," says George Perry, business foundations instructor, on the Washington Football Team's renaming.

Social skills have taken a hit during COVID-19, and Heather Vough, associate professor of management, says “After so much social distancing, mask-wearing and isolation from colleagues, it's natural to be a little rusty on the interpersonal niceties,” in an article she wrote for HR Dive.

Our Honey Bee Initiative and Mason’s new Forensic Science Research and Training Laboratory are partnering together “to see if the honey produced by bees after feeding on flowers can help them better locate missing persons.”