Who do rulers rule? Why do people follow policies enacted by political authorities? Mao Zedong famously quipped, “political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.” Sometimes this is undoubtedly true. But there are way too many historical episodes for which the explanatory power of such theories is limited. Do people in the US
Digital platform businesses, like Apple, Google and Amazon, have become the most valuable companies on the planet. To understand why, we conducted research on a technology that has made this business technology possible: Application Programming Interfaces, or APIs. Our research shows that the adopters of public APIs grew 38% relative to non-adopters over a period
It has been estimated that worldwide, there are over 75 million people diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. In the United States, it is estimated that there are 5.6 million adults with autism. During the current decade, 707,000 to 1,116,000 youth with autism in the United States will enter adulthood. Hurley-Hanson, Giannantonio, and Griffiths introduced the
Influencer marketing is being used more and more as brands attempt to engage consumers across the world. Social media influencers create organic and sponsored content that attempts to persuade their followers about brands and products. Consumers engage with content creators on platforms like Instagram, TikTok and YouTube and create a vast ecosystem of organic and sponsored
In recent years, a new business model called “pay-what-you-want” (PWYW) pricing has emerged. With this model, a business offers its product or service to customers with the freedom to choose any price, including zero, with the expectation that a sufficient number of customers will voluntarily pay enough to generate a profit. A prominent example of
Meet Seth Benzell, Ph.D., Dr. Benzell is an Assistant Professor at the Argyros School and has been a part of the Chapman University faculty since July 2020 and whose favorite class to teach is Introduction to Business Statistics (MGSC 209). The Argyros School is excited to spotlight Dr. Benzell, who is also a Digital Fellow
Professors Cristina Giannantionio, Ph.D. and Amy Hurley-Hanson, Ph.D. have taught courses in management at the Argyros School for over 25 years. Something people may not know about Professor Giannantionio and Professor Hurley-Hanson is their important research about autism in the workplace. The Argyros School recognizes World Autism Awareness Day this April 2nd by highlighting some
Professor Lacy Willis has over ten years of experience in public accounting at a large local accounting firm in Orange County, CA. During that time, she assisted privately held companies, government entities, and not-for-profit entities in various functions including financial reporting, bookkeeping, preparation of audits, reviews and compilations, tax preparation, management advisory and forensic accounting
Argyros School Associate Professor Hank Adler is receiving national attention for a recent article he had published in the Wall Street Journal. An expert in individual and corporate taxes and a twenty year partner at Deloitte & Touche, Professor Adler’s article examines the consequences from a wealth tax proposed by the state of California. The
Congratulations to Jake Aguas, Chapman University Lecturer, on the publication of his textbook Megatrends: The Transformative Forces Reshaping the United States. The book, from Kendall Hunt Publishing, has already been adopted by a number of universities for use in their management and/or human resource management courses. The overview of the textbook is the following The world
Year two of the Monaco Digital Advisory Council (MDAC) kicked off in late 2019 when Professor Niklas Myhr again traveled to Monaco for the Council’s yearly in-person meetings. The key focus of the session was how digital technology can help to open a new chapter of economic prosperity for Monaco. Council members work to determine
Feb. 12, 2020 – Chapman University President Emeritus and Argyros School Professor Jim Doti, Ph.D. was announced as a member of the board of advisors of RevOZ Capital. RevOZ is a leading real estate investment firm specializing in Opportunity Zones. Dr. Doti joins eight others on the board, a diverse and highly engaged group of experts