Faculty & Research

Jennifer Merluzzi's paper “Network Oscillation,” co-authored with Ronald S. Burt, the Hobart W. Williams Professor of Sociology and Strategy at the University of Chicago Booth School of Management, has been accepted for publication in Academy of Management Discoveries. Merluzzi is an assistant professor of management at the A. B. Freeman School of Business.

Candace Jens' paper “Political uncertainty and investment: casual evidence from U.S. gubernatorial elections” has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Financial Economics. Jens is an assistant professor of finance at the A. B. Freeman School of Business.

Burcu Tan’s paper “Dual Sourcing under Random Supply Capacities: The Role of the Slow Supplier,” co-authored with Qi Feng of Purdue University and Wen Chen of Providence College, has been accepted for publication in Production and Operations Management. Tan is an assistant professor of management science at the A. B. Freeman School of Business.

Iris Mack, adjunct lecturer in management science and faculty member of the Tulane Energy Institute, has kicked off a two-month Indiegogo campaign to raise funds for MathQED, a website dedicated to assisting math students at all levels.

MathQED, which builds on Mack's previous award-winning site Phatmath, is founded on two principals:  (1) All  students deserve a solid math education - the gatekeeper subject to many careers;  (2) All students should have access to affordable math homework help.

Mack says MathQED is designed to help students improve their math...

Claire Senot's article What Has the Biggest Impact on Hospital Readmission Rates, co-authored with Aravind Chandrasekaran, was recently published in Harvard Business Review. The article, based on a recent paper of her published in Management Science, suggests that communication between caregivers and patients has the biggest impact on reducing hospital readmission rates and that hospitals that prioritize communication with patients in addition to complying with evidence-based standards of care can reduce readmission rates by 5 percent. Senot is an assistant professor of management...