Featured research
College faculty publish fundamental and applied research in a wide range of peer reviewed publications, extension bulletins and policy briefs. Here, you’ll find Cornell Business News articles featuring some of that research.
Notable highlights
Climate change and wine grapes: Go, stay or change?
As the planet warms, wine-growing regions face an uncertain future. Should they double-down on what they grow or do something entirely different?
Why Americans think they won’t benefit from Social Security
Researchers found that sharing graphs of income and costs instead of just the trust fund balance dramatically reduced misunderstanding.
Using machine learning to predict and prevent child malnutrition
A new system could forecast malnutrition hotspots before they occur and help humanitarian organizations target preventative aid.
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Viewers Favor Spontaneity in Entertainment and Sports – Except When They Don’t
Unplanned action lends authenticity to the performer, but only when their competence is high and the stakes are low.
One-Click Checkout Increases Spending and Engagement
Research by Johnson’s Young-Hoon Park and Murat Unal, PhD ’22, shows that customers increased spending after signing up for “one-click” checkout.
Help Wanted: Advancing Women in Leadership
To support more equitable workplaces, Michelle Duguid investigates hiring practices intended to increase diversity.
Trust in online content moderation depends on moderator
Both the type of online content moderator and the “temperature” of the harassing content influenced people’s perception of the moderation decision, new research finds.
Parking ticket reminders work, but not for all
Parking-ticket recipients who would benefit most from gentle “nudges” to pay their fines respond least to them, research by Ori Heffetz finds.
Evidence-Based Crop Management for Organic Dry Bean Farming
Dyson Professor Miguel Gomez is a contributing researcher to this study focused on the sustainability and profitability of the organic dry bean industry.
Cornell to co-lead UN agency’s new agrifood initiative
Ideas that sprang from a pre-pandemic discussion at Cornell now inform a UN initiative aimed to meet looming global food needs in a healthy, equitable and sustainable way.
Social media boycott of Goya did not harm sales
Research by Jūra Liaukonytė and colleagues sought to understand the sales effect of social media posts targeting specific brands.
Climate finance takes center stage at ESG Investing Research Conference
Researchers and practitioners examined efforts to fund the abatement of biodiversity loss at the Cornell ESG Investing Research Conference.
New Research Theme to Solidify SC Johnson College as a Leader in Sustainability
The Business of Sustainability research theme will facilitate collaboration, program coordination, and curriculum across the college’s three schools.