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The Lehigh University Business Thought Leadership, ilLUminate, offers thoughtful perspectives that shine light on interesting and often complex issues and questions related to the business of business. Find out more at https://business.lehigh.edu/news.

  • Don Bowen on AI’s Impact on FinTech
    AI’s impact on the fintech industry has “been pretty profound already, and it's only going to accelerate from here,” a Lehigh Business faculty member says.In this episode of Lehigh University’s College of Business ilLUminate podcast, we are talking with Don Bowen about the impact that artificial intelligence (AI) has already had on the fintech industry and some of the ways that AI offers both future potential benefits and threats to fintech.Bowen is an assistant professor in the Perella Department of Finance who teaches Lehigh Business's Capstone course in FinTech, among other courses. He also is co-director of Lehigh's FinTech Minor.
  • Richard L. Revesz on Balancing the Costs and Benefits of Federal Regulations
    “We ensure that the benefits of the regulations justify the costs.” Ricky Revesz talks about the “obscure but important” federal agency he heads.
  • Danny Zane on Big Pharma Marketing
    Researchers asked executives and doctors about the biggest challenges and opportunities facing pharmaceutical marketing. Their answers may surprise you.
  • Ahmed Rahman on Greedflation
    A Lehigh Business economist weighs in on greedflation, a theory that argues excessive corporate profits have played a large role in fueling inflation.
  • Phil Coles and Todd Watkins on Protecting Mushroom Crops from Pests and Diseases
    Two Lehigh Business economists are part of a $7 million, multi-university and multidisciplinary USDA grant that aims to develop new ways to protect mushroom crops.
  • Zach Zacharia on Why Cybersecurity is Top Threat to Supply Chain
    Cybersecurity and Data Risk tops the latest Lehigh Business Supply Chain Risk Management Index for the fourth straight quarter.
  • Bright Asante-Appiah on How Fair Pay Affects Firm Value
    Companies that pay employees less fairly to reap short-term gains may sacrifice greater long-term firm value, a new study suggests.
  • Rebecca Wang on Holiday Shopping, Online Trends and AI
    A marketing researcher discusses Black Friday, the power of omnichannel shopping, what to look out for in online reviews, and the role AI will play in shopping.
  • Kofi Arhin on AI and the Hiring Process
    In training AI systems on hiring, adding external information to data on past company hiring decisions can help make the process fairer, a study suggests.
  • Chris Kauzmann on How Lehigh Ventures Lab Helps Founders Flourish
    Launched in spring 2023, the Lehigh Ventures Lab helps students, faculty and recent alumni turn their entrepreneurial visions into viable startups.
  • Chad Meyerhoefer on What You Need to Know About Medicare
    The Medicare Open Enrollment Period starts on Oct. 15, and runs through Dec. 7. If you or someone you love are on Medicare, what should you be looking at?
  • Naomi Rothman on the Value — and Potential Pitfalls — of Ambivalence
    Research shows that ambivalence in leaders and team members is a two-edged sword. It can boost performance, but also hurt your chances for promotion. Why?
  • Saif Mir on the Effect of Nudging on Truckers
    Can truckers be nudged into being mindful about the social, environmental and financial effects of how long they let their trucks idle and changed their idling behavior?
  • Georgette Chapman Phillips on Year of Learning: Interdependency Between Government and Business
    The 2023-2024 Lehigh Business Year of Learning topic explained: Interdependency Between Government and Business.
  • Celebrating Lehigh Business Startup Academy
    Startup Academy, experiential learning. Students go to San Francisco, paired with companies in Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center, learn hands-on about being an entrepreneur.
  • Zach Zacharia on Top 3rd Quarter Risks to Supply Chain
    Growing concerns about Cybersecurity and Data Risk top the latest Lehigh Business Supply Chain Risk Management Index by a wide margin.
  • Fabio Gómez-Rodríguez on Why Inflation Expectations Matter
    If consumers, businesses, investors and economists collectively think inflation will rise, chances are it will. With inflation expectations, believing is seeing.
  • Todd Watkins on How Financial Services Affect COVID Death Rates
    New research indicates that more access to financial services is related to substantially lower death rates from COVID-19.
  • The Impact of AI on Universities and Students
    Lehigh’s Cathy Ridings and Greg Reihman discuss how Chat GPT and other generative AI tools may affect issues ranging from academic integrity to efficiency and quality of human work.
  • Brian Merchant on the Limitations of Technology
    In all the debate swirling around the new wave of AI chatbots, it can be hard to separate the hype from what’s real, the writer, tech journalist and author says.