Change Makers

Did you know that Jones College faculty and staff regularly publish thought leadership pieces in partnership with the Nashville Business Journal? You can find them at: bizjournals.com/nashville/news/partners/change-makers

WHY SELF-MANAGING TEAMS SHOULD NOT DIMINISH THE ROLE OF MANAGERS

Karynne Turner, Professor of Management

When employees are left to self-rule, managers can empower workers by incentivizing and providing employee development, or specifying goals.

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GET MORE EMPLOYEE PARTICIPATION IN HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS WITH AUTO-ENROLLMENT

Nour Kattih, Economics Lecturer

Auto-enrollment might be the solution for companies that have a hard time meeting an insurance company’s minimum participation requirement or that just want to expand the company’s coverage.

bizjournals.com/nashville/ news/2021/07/21/get-moreemployee-participation-healthinsurance.html

STUDY DELVES INTO THE KEY TO SUCCESS FOR ENTREPRENEURIAL WOMEN

Kristen K. Shanine, Professor of Management

The pandemic has created a surge in entrepreneurship within the United States, and women are one of the fastest-growing segments.

bizjournals.com/nashville/ news/2021/10/22/study-delves-intothe-key-to-success-for-entrepren.html

IS INFLATION ON THE HORIZON?

Daniel J. Smith, Director of the Political Economy Research Institute

With our national debt now edging toward $30 trillion, economists are right to consider the risks of inflation.

bizjournals.com/nashville/ news/2021/06/07/is-inflation-on-thehorizon.html

FEWER ELECTIONS COULD IMPROVE ELECTION SECURITY

Steven Sprick Schuster, Professor of Economics

With minor changes, many states could consolidate elections to increase electoral security, improve voter turnout, and reduce the possibility of extreme candidates.

bizjournals.com/nashville/ news/2021/10/22/fewer-electionscould-improve-election-security.html

HOW TO BUILD CREDIBILITY AS A LEADER

Ralph Williams Jr., Deana Raffo, Leigh Anne Clark, Professors of Management, and Randy Clark, Professor of Marketing

High leader credibility produces high-quality relationships between leaders and followers, creativity and innovation, employee motivation, and leader believability and lessens employee burnout.

bizjournals.com/nashville/ news/2021/04/08/how-to-buildcredibility-as-a-leader.html