Turner Business recently spoke with incoming assistant professor of management information systems, Insung Hwang, about his current research endeavors. According to Hwang, "My research focus is about the future of work. Specifically, I am studying how automation and other IT software and tools transform the various natures of work using machine learning and econometric methods." Although this new post in the Turner College's Department of Management and Marketing is Hwang's first tenure-track position, he is not new to the world of academic research. His research program dates at least as far back as 2013, with a publication in the Journal of the Korean Data & Information Science Society. That study, co-authored with Sangun Park of Yonsei University, develops an empirical distribution function-based goodness-of-fit test statistic. Hwang's current research examines whether information technology leads to specialization and/or urban agglomeration of jobs.
Officials in the Turner College's Butler Center for Research and Economic Development recently put the finishing touches on an extensive report on trends in educational programs and occupations in the Columbus area. The report also includes data on business and technology trends. According to Fady Mansour , Director of the Butler Center, there are several key takeaways from the report regarding 10 occupational gaps that currently exist in the Columbus area. First, software development occupation exhibits the biggest labor shortage, with the report adding that the TSYS School has a bachelor's degree program in information technology along with a new AI track for the bachelor's degree in computer science, both of which can qualify students for this occupation. Other educational programs are in demand, such as computer programming and cloud computing. Second, there is a gap of 30 employees per year in general and operations management. This gap could be addressed by the Turn...
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