The Freeman School Strategy for the Future Committee is seeking nominations for the inaugural Albert Lepage Faculty Award for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.
Rajat Khanna’s paper “Degree Assortativity in Collaboration Networks and Invention Performance,” co-authored with Isin Guler from UNC Chapel Hill, has been accepted for publication in Strategic Management Journal.
Rob Lalka, Albert R. Lepage Professor of Business and executive director of the Lepage Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, contributed a guest column to the New Orleans Advocate on Web3 and why New Orleans can play a leading role in the emerging “people-first” tech revolution.
Peter Ricchiuti, William B. Burkenroad Jr. Clinical Professor and senior professor of practice, was quoted in a Biz New Orleans feature on what schools in the region are doing to keep with new trends and the changing economy.
Saeede Eftekhari’s paper “Impact of Health Information Exchange Adoption on Referral Patterns” has been accepted for publication in Management Science.
Scott Kuban’s paper “When Not One of the Crowd: The Effects of CEO Ideological Divergence on Lobbying Strategy” has been accepted for publication in Journal of Management.
Oleg Gredil’s paper “On the information content of credit ratings and market-based measures of default risk” has been accepted for publication in Journal of Financial Economics.
Cameron Verhaal’s paper “Authenticity-Based Connections as Organizational Constraints and the Paradox of Authenticity in the Market for Cuban Cigars” has been accepted for publication in Organization Science.
Shuhua Sun’s paper “Perceived Social Undermining Keeps Entrepreneurs Up at Night and Disengaged the Next Day: The Mediating Role of Sleep Quality and the Buffering Role of Trait Resilience” has been accepted for publication in Journal of Business Venturing.
Robert Prilmeier’s paper “Why Do Firms Borrow Directly from Nonbanks?” has been accepted for publication in Review of Financial Studies.
Peter Ricchiuti, senior professor of practice and founder of the Burkenroad Reports program, was interviewed by Biz New Orleans for a story about his new book Being Your Own Boss Is Terrific.
Rize, a Freeman-based startup founded to expand access to professional development and internship opportunities for students, took home first place and the grand prize of $15,000 in seed funding at the 2021 Impact Challenge, an annual pitch competition for undergraduate social entrepreneurs.