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What are the biggest risks looming for the supply chain in the first quarter of 2021? Zach Zacharia discusses the latest Lehigh Business Supply Chain Risk Management Index report.

Leading industry and academic experts will gather at Lehigh University in November to share their insights not only on the disruptive innovations affecting the supply chain today, but also on how to succeed in dealing with them.

In this episode of Lehigh University�s College of Business IlLUminate podcast, we are speaking with Corinne Post and Liuba Belkin about helping teams adapt to working from home in this coronavirus environment. They spoke with Rob Gerth, director of marketing and communications for Lehigh Business.

Rethinking the MBA means keeping our commitment to the MBA as the gold standard of educational excellence, while looking for innovative ways to increase access for talented students.

Lehigh University�s College of Business associate professor Zach Zacharia talks about how supply chains are being affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Business analytics is changing the landscape of business today, and it is now a critical component of the core curiculum for Lehigh's College of Business and Economics undergraduate students.

Dean Georgette C. Phillips discusses what bad real estate markets taught her about surviving the pandemic.

Eric Fang discusses how digital transformation is revolutionizing the business world, and his vision for the new Lehigh Business Center for Digital Marketing Strategy and Analytics.

A handy primer to the sweeping tax law changes enacted by Congress two years ago that can help you navigate the good news and the not-so-good news.

The old saying that you don't get a second chance to make a first impression is especially true when it comes to vaccines, according to a study by two College of Business economics researchers. If the first opinion people form about a new COVID-19 vaccine is negative, it will be difficult to rebuild public trust.

Research by two Lehigh Business faculty members suggests there is cause for concern over the increasing role AI plays in choosing what appears in our news feeds.

Bundling mobile money with mobile technology increases the odds customers will remain with a wireless carrier even if the price rises, research shows.

A new study suggests that changing how U.S. political leaders, public health officials, and policymakers communicate about the COVID-19 pandemic could help bridge the partisan divide between how conservatives and liberals respond to it.

Welcome to the world of co-creation, where customers are no longer a passive audience, but active co-producers who are defining and refining a brand�s value proposition.

Occupational licenses are now required by various states for more than 1,000 jobs covering three out of every 10 American workers. Is that really necessary?.

Models that have been successful in other countries can shed light on how pension capital might evolve into a financing solution for desperately needed U.S. public infrastructure improvements.

Research shows that companies that think a killer mobile app is the sole key to success in online shopping are likely to come up short when their customers check out.

Eliminating the Affordable Care Act�s mandate requiring everyone to have health insurance would undermine the concept of risk pooling necessary to make any market-based system work.

Paid search advertising on Yelp can boost interest in small businesses that might otherwise get overlooked by consumers, research shows.

While deliberation may lead to better decisions, it is a liability when it comes to gaining influence, research suggests. What does that mean for leaders?.

Will a robot one day take your job? A more likely scenario is that the future of work means cooperation between humans and the robots.

In this episode of Lehigh University�s College of Business IlLUminate podcast, we are speaking with Andrew Ward about societal shifts, and how your organization can actually plan for things like COVID-19 and a world pandemic. Ward is a professor in the Department of Management in the College of Business at Lehigh University. He conducts research on issues related to corporate governance including CEO succession, CEO compensation, CEO board relations, reputation, and leadership.

Is privatization a realistic option for the U.S. Postal Service? We talk with Jesus Salas, associate professor in the College of Business' Perella Department of Finance, about the pros and cons.