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YouTube Influencers: Gaming’s Best Friend or Worst Enemy?
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BALTIMORE, MD, March 14, 2025 – YouTube influencers are shaping the gaming industry in unexpected ways, and a new study in the INFORMS journal Marketing Science uncovers the surprising truth: Although influencers can drive massive engagement with video games, they might also be costing game developers millions in lost sales.

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The 3 biggest things to know about a potential U.S.-Ukraine minerals deal
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Contentious minerals deal has sparked a war of words between Trump and Zelensky, and could be announced later this week

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How tariffs can hurt American supply chains | GUEST COMMENTARY
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Americans have probably heard the word “tariffs” more in the past month than in the past four years — and for good reason. Tariffs are central to President Donald Trump’s economic playbook, despite opposition from mainstream economists and trade experts

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Analytics and agriculture: New online library shares how analytics is transforming the way we feed the world

Analytics and agriculture: New online library shares how analytics is transforming the way we feed the world

News Release, September 5, 2017

CATONSVILLE, MD, September 5, 2017 – As the world’s population continues to grow, the role of analytics and operations research (O.R.) in developing effective new approaches to food production is becoming increasingly important. From more efficient distribution of water resources, to better management of meat and dairy production, to smarter crop cultivation, analytics is having a significant impact in the fight against global hunger. 

LinkedIn is nearly useless for actually getting a job

LinkedIn is nearly useless for actually getting a job

New York Post, September 1, 2017

Congrats on your 1,500 LinkedIn connections. But did they help you snag a job? Weak online connections on job sites and social networking sites are no match for “strong connections” — i.e., close friends and family members with whom you communicate at least once a month — when it comes to landing a gig, according to a new study from INFORMS. 

3 distractions in your workplace (and how to overcome them)

3 distractions in your workplace (and how to overcome them)

Greenwich Time, August 30, 2017

Among the top three office distractions is setting goals that place unrealistic expectations on employees. A recent study in the INFORMS journal Organization Science found stretch goals actually undermine performance for most organizations - 80 percent of participants at the companies surveyed had failed to reach their assigned stretch goal.

When it comes to looking for jobs, it’s not how many you know, but how well you know them, according to new research

When it comes to looking for jobs, it’s not how many you know, but how well you know them, according to new research

News Release, August 30, 2017

CATONSVILLE, MD, August 30, 2017 – While online networking sites enable individuals to increase their professional connections, to what extent do these ties actually lead to job opportunities? A new study in the INFORMS journal Management Science finds that, despite the ability to significantly increase the number of professional connections and identify more job leads with limited effort on these sites, unless the connection is a strong one, they typically will not lead to job offers.

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