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Bauer Researcher Explores Benefits of Mindfulness
Training for Organizations

Being mindful, or able to calmly focus on the present moment, has been shown to have numerous benefits for relationships, decision-making and resilience. Organizations, in turn, are increasingly providing mindfulness training to employees. But Bauer College Associate Professor Dejun “Tony” Kong wondered whether organizations with well-intentioned goals related to mindfulness training — reducing stress, improving safety and enhancing productivity, etc. — were truly receiving benefits relative to financial cost.

Bauer Professor Explores Internal Communication
Networks in NSF-Funded Research

Ensuring critical knowledge held by mid-level managers reaches the C-suite is a perennial challenge for organizations. A three-year joint research project of Bauer College and the University of Georgia offers opportunities for organizations that want to fine-tune internal communication networks: Participating organizations will receive a tailored report, hour of consultation and debriefing.

Bauer GEMI Energy Symposium Focuses on
Energy De-carbonization Discussion

The use of hydrogen is considered to be one important piece of any complex solution to de-carbonization of energy. The Gutierrez Energy Management Institute (GEMI) at Bauer College recently hosted a group of energy executives, faculty and thought leaders for an invitation-only symposium and workshop on the role of hydrogen in a transition to a low carbon energy industry.

The C. T. Bauer College of Business is an AACSB Accredited Business School.

The University of Houston is an EEO/AA institution.