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.
From Harmed to Hero: Why Some Victims Become Vigilantes
Ekin Ok
Those who feel victimized are more likely to adopt a vigilante mindset. Understanding this dynamic is key to managing and preventing workplace vigilantism.
Breaking boredom with behavioural interventions
Nicole Robitaille
The further along we are in a work meeting or other mundane task, the worse we feel. A few behavioural tweaks can help make these tasks less draining and improve well-being.
Using Data and AI to Better Manage Threatened Species
Jue Wang
A new model taps real-time to adaptively learn and adjust conservation strategies for the protection of threatened species.
How Social Learning Rewrites Pricing Strategy
Guang Li
Flexible pricing usually wins—but when consumers learn from each other and are willing to wait, price-matching can actually drive more revenue.
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)
Smith Business Insight
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