Latest Research
Smith faculty and graduate students advance management and society through exceptional research. They collaborate with scholars worldwide, publish in leading journals, and inspire each other to explore new lines of enquiry.
Research in Brief
Access insights and key takeaways from research published by Smith Business faculty.
The Marketplace of Existential Authenticity
Jay Handelman & Tandy Thomas
SMIs challenge traditional views that position the marketplace as a threat to authenticity.
How Context Helps People Spot Fake News
Abayomi Baiyere
Showing people the right kind of evidence dramatically improves their ability to distinguish true news from fake.
The Hidden Value in Customer Returns
Veikko Thiele
Tracking return behaviour can enable better customer segmentation and more profitable future pricing.
How Repositioning Rewrites the Competitive Playbook
Goce Andrevski
Competitive advantage is not just about how many actions a firm takes or how diverse they are, but about knowing when to fight and when to adapt.
Leadership Evolved: From Hierarchy to Collaboration
Matthias Spitzmuller
Approaching leadership as shared process where people collectively shape outcomes.
The Impact of Nudging
Assistant Professor of Marketing, Nicole Robitaille, unpacks the use of nudging in marketing and illustrates how, when done correctly, it can have a profound impact on society.
Publications
Smith faculty publish in the top international business journals. Explore some of our recent publications.
A tale of two generations: a time-lag study of career expectations
Ayoobzadeh, M., Schweitzer, L., Lyons, S. and Ng, E.
Personnel Review (2024)
To hinder or to facilitate: Retailer's strategy of consumer information sharing and target segment
Kong, G., Li, G., and Ma, B.
Production and Operations Management (2024)
Nonprofessional Investor Judgments: Linking Dependent Measures to Constructs
Asay, H.S., Hales, J., Hinds, C., and Rupar, K.
The Accounting Review (2023)
Global cities, the liability of foreignness, and theory on place and space in international business
Goerzen, A., Asmussen, C., Nielsen, B.
Journal of International Business Studies (2023)
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