Faculty

A startup with technology that tackles the danger of ice buildup on roofs won first place and the grand prize of $75,000 at the 21st annual Tulane Business Model Competition.

Eric Smith, professor of practice and associate director of the Tulane Energy Institute, was interviewed for a New Orleans Advocate story about the impact on Louisiana of Shell's plan to reduce oil output as part of its goal…

Barrett Wheeler's paper “Unrecognized Expected Credit Losses and Bank Share Prices” has been accepted for publication in Journal of Accounting Research.

Mark Ratchford, professor of practice in marketing, was interviewed for a MoneyGeek "Expert Advice" feature on finding affordable car insurance in Louisiana.

Ashley Nelson, professor of practice in management communication, was interviewed by WVUE Fox 8 for a story on the backlash surrounding Rouse’s Markets co-founder Donald Rouse Sr.’s attendance at the Jan. 6 rally in support…

Assistant Professor of Management Shuhua Sun recently had five articles accepted for publication.

Sophia Hamm’s paper “Organized Labor and Inventory Stockpiling,” co-authored with Boochun Jung, Woo-Jong Lee and Daniel G. Yang, has been accepted for publication in The Accounting Review.

Rakesh Mallipeddi's paper “A Framework for Analyzing Influencer Marketing in Social Networks: Selection and Scheduling of Influencers,” co-authored with Subodha Kumar, Chelliah Sriskandarajah and Yunxia Zhu, has been…

After leading the Freeman School through a substantial period of growth during the last nine years, Dean Ira Solomon has announced his plans to step down this summer at the end of his second five-year term.

I shall begin this message with four words: Congratulations! You made it! After what arguably is the longest and hardest year that many of us have experienced, the end of 2020 is finally in sight. And not a moment too soon…

For a little over nine years now, I have had the privilege of serving as the dean of the A. B. Freeman School of Business. Now, as the final year of my second five-year term as dean is progressing, I have been doing a lot of…

Ted Matherly's paper “Racialization of Peer-to-Peer Transactions: Inequality and Barriers to Legitimacy” has been accepted for publication in Journal of Consumer Affairs for a special issue on race in the marketplace…

Rob Lalka, professor of practice and executive director of the Lepage Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, was interviewed by NOLA.com for a story about the impact of Saints owner Gayle Benson's announcement that she…

The 2020 Greater New Orleans Startup Report, a project of the Lepage Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, shows that Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) entrepreneurs face clear inequities in accessing…

Students studying Real Estate at the A. B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University get a real-world education that goes beyond the classroom.

The A. B. Freeman School of Business is pleased to announce the appointment of nine faculty members for the 2020-21 academic year. The appointments include seven tenure-track assistant professors, one professor of practice…

Deen Kemsley’s paper “Tax Evasion and Money Laundering: A Compete Framework” has been accepted for publication in Journal of Financial Crime.

Assistant Professor of Management Cameron Verhaal recently had papers accepted for publication in Administrative Science Quarterly and Journal of Management.

Jason Sandvik’s paper “Board Monitoring, Director Connections, and Credit Quality” has been accepted for publication in Journal of Corporate Finance.

The Albert Lepage Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Tulane University’s A. B. Freeman School of Business has announced its 2020-21 Lepage Student Fellows.

New research by a Freeman School professor offers fresh insights about knowledge exchange in the workplace as well as strategies managers can use to promote knowledge sharing whether their employees are working in the office…

Oleg Gredil's paper “Do Private Equity Managers Have Superior Information on Public Markets?” has been accepted for publication in Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis.

Junghee Lee’s paper “Alleviating Drug Shortages: The Role of Mandated Reporting-Induced Operational Transparency” has been accepted for publication in Management Science.

Gans Narayanamoorthy’s paper “Analyst Underreaction and the Post-Forecast Revision Drift” has been accepted for publication in Journal of Business Finance and Accounting.

Gus DeFranco’s paper “The Effect of Auditor Litigation Risk on Client Access to Bank Debt: Evidence from a Quasi-Experiment” has been accepted for publication in Journal of Accounting & Economics.