BALTIMORE, MD, May 13, 2025 – As communities across the United States continue to confront the devastating toll of mass shootings, new research reveals a staggering economic dimension to these tragedies. A study published in the INFORMS journal Marketing Science finds that mass shootings cause an estimated $27 billion in annual lost revenue for U.S. retailers driven by sharp declines in foot traffic, reduced transaction volume and long-term store closures.
BALTIMORE, MD, May 13, 2025 – Researchers who took a close look at loosened concealed carry laws between 2010 and 2017 have found that “Shall Issue” regulations, which remove local authority discretion on the issuance of concealed carry gun permits, contribute to a significant increase in handgun purchases. At the same time, the researchers found that in states that adopted “Permitless Carry” policies, there was no noticeable change in gun purchases.
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CATONSVILLE, MD, July 14, 2017 – According to a new study in the INFORMS journal Organization Science, when employers foster an office environment that supports positive, social relationships between women coworkers, especially in primarily male dominated organizations, they are less likely to experience conflict among women employees.
A study in the INFORMS journal Marketing Science examining comprehensive health insurance plans with low deductibles and co-pays revealed the effort could ultimately result in increased costs for the insurer and the insured.
Typically, CEOs already rake in a whopping amount of money through annual salaries and other bonuses. However, tack on an appearance on CNBC and they can see that number skyrocket. The recent INFORMS journal Organization Science study, "The Relationship Between CEO Media Appearances and Compensation," examined 4,452 CEOs from 2,666 U.S. companies, 104,129 news articles and 6,567 CNBC interviews between 1997 and 2009.
Here's a tip for all you CEOs who want to add a third tennis court to your Hamptons pad: Get a guest spot on CNBC. That's according to a new study in the INFORMS journal Organization Science, which found that bosses who appear on the business-obsessed TV network tend to see a boost in their salaries.
CATONSVILLE, MD, July 7, 2017 – The conventional wisdom is that relying on revenues from outlet stores can destroy a brand’s cachet over time. But according to a forthcoming study in the INFORMS journal Marketing Science, a leading scholarly marketing journal, outlet stores may actually help improve the brand’s cachet.
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