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Research Explores What Motivates Volunteers

The Horizons Tracker

Some new research from Texas McCombs has suggestions for turning this trend around, and it all comes down to connections. These records were gathered from a Chinese online platform managed by the Beijing Volunteer Service Federation. In 2019, 30% of people volunteered, but by 2021, it was down to 23%.

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Organizational Altruism Affects Whether Job Candidates Haggle On Salary

The Horizons Tracker

Altruistic organizations undoubtedly perform their good deeds for their own sake, but research from the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin suggests it might also influence whether job candidates negotiate on their salary or not. “There’s an implicit assumption that money and altruism don’t mix.

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Why Organizations Forget What They Learn from Failures

Harvard Business Review

My research with Pamela Haunschild (Professor Emeritus at the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin) and David Chandler (Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado Denver) examines this question. Further, managers should remain especially vigilant in the promotion of a culture of safety.