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Study Reveals Hidden Economic Cost of Sponsored Content for Social Media Influencers
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BALTIMORE, MD, February 25, 2025 – In an era in which influencer marketing dominates digital platforms, a groundbreaking study in the INFORMS journal Management Science unveils a surprising reality: sponsored content can harm an influencer’s reputation and reduce audience engagement.

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OpenAI’s New Stargate Project and China’s DeepSeek: Goliath vs. David
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On Jan. 21, OpenAI launched the $500 billion Stargate Project with partners like Arm, Microsoft, NVIDIA, and Oracle. This initiative aimed to secure American AI leadership, create jobs, and boost the economy. Initially, this boosted the stock prices of these companies.

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Resign or stay? Federal workers are on the clock — Here’s how decision-analysis tools can help
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Living in limbo: An estimated 2 million U. S. federal employees were thrust into a decision they did not seek to make. A deadline from the Trump Administration was halted last week, and is now in the hands of a judge. When a deadline is set those employees will have to make a high-stakes choice: Take a buyout and resign, or they can choose to stay in an uncertain job environment, including the possibility of being laid-off or having significant changes in work duties or leave with a buyout. This current reprieve gives these federal employees a little more time, but the fundamental question for each of them remains: What’s the right move for your career and future?

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New Research Exposes Differences Between How Men and Women Compete Against Each Other

New Research Exposes Differences Between How Men and Women Compete Against Each Other

News Release, May 4, 2023

BALTIMORE, MD, May 4, 2023 – It is well understood that in the labor market there exists wage gaps between men and women, and in general, women had to fight to break the “glass ceiling” to get to upper management in the workplace. The causes of the gender gap could be multiple factors from discrimination to ability difference, and it is not easy to separate one from the other.

A kernel of grain is driving a wedge through Europe’s response to Ukraine

A kernel of grain is driving a wedge through Europe’s response to Ukraine

City AM, May 3, 2023

In the last couple of weeks, EU trade policy was in turmoil. Where Ukrainian grain once made its way through the Black Sea, it now travels by land through its border states. But ill-equipped to deal with the new quantum of wheat passing through, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and Bulgaria have individually decided to ban new imports. They claim the price of their own agricultural products has been driven down by the glut of crops. The European Commission had to intervene, ultimately introducing emergency safeguards for wheat, sunflower seeds and other products.

New Audio Available for Media Use: Why Is Data Literacy So Important In 2023 and for the Future?

New Audio Available for Media Use: Why Is Data Literacy So Important In 2023 and for the Future?

Audio Clip, May 2, 2023

BALTIMORE, MD, May 2, 2023 – New audio is available for media use featuring Laura Albert. She’s the David H. Gustafson Department Chair of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Albert speaks about the importance of data literacy now and in the future. This content is provided by INFORMS, the largest association for the decision and data sciences. What follows are four questions and responses. These responses were provided on May 2, 2023.

New Audio Available for Media Use: What Are the Drivers Making Artificial Intelligence a Hot Topic Right Now?

New Audio Available for Media Use: What Are the Drivers Making Artificial Intelligence a Hot Topic Right Now?

Audio Clip, May 2, 2023

BALTIMORE, MD, May 2, 2023 – New audio is available for media use featuring Subodha Kumar. He’s the Paul R. Anderson Distinguished Chair Professor of Statistics, Operations, and Data Science at Temple University’s Fox School of Business. He’s the school’s Founding Director of the Center for Business Analytics and Disruptive Technologies. Kumar speaks about the drivers making artificial intelligence such a hot topic right now. This content is provided by INFORMS, the largest association for the decision and data sciences. What follows are four questions and responses. These responses were provided on April 26, 2023.

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