Research

Lisa LaViers' paper "CEO Pay Ratio Disclosures and Changes in Employee Pay Satisfaction," co-authored with Mary Ellen Carter, Jason Sandvik and Da Xu, has been accepted for publication at Management Science.

Amanda Heitz’s paper “Bank Monitoring with On-Site Inspections,” co-authored with Chris Martin and Alex Ufier, was accepted for publication in The Journal of Finance.

A new study led by Tulane University researchers reveals that generative AI tools, such as ChatGPT, can enhance employees' creativity — but only if they know how to think critically about their own work and utilize the tools…

Consumers often turn to online reviews to decide where to shop, eat or book services, but a new Freeman study finds that star ratings might be influenced by something other than product quality — the size of the company.

Trevor Young's paper "Systematic Mispricing of Speculative Stocks and the Cross-Sectional Risk-Return Tradeoff,” co-authored with Justin Birru and Hannes Mohrschladt, has been accepted for publication in Management Science.

Chris Lipp's article "Leading with Personal Power: Gaining Respect Through Courage, Vision and Trust" was published in the summer 2025 issue of Leader to Leader, a journal of the Frances Hesselbein Leadership Forum at the…

In an era defined by polarized views on everything from public health to politics, a new study offers insight into why people may struggle to change their minds—especially when they turn to the internet for answers.

A new study by the Freeman School's Claire Senot suggests that adding personal identifiers to voluntary service interactions has the potential to significantly increase participation in activities that have societal benefits.

Yongseok Kim's paper “Private Equity in the Hospital Industry,” co-authored with Janet Gao and Merih Sevilir, has been accepted for publication in Journal of Financial Economics.

Shuhua Sun's paper “How and For Whom Using Generative AI Affects Creativity: A Field Experiment,” co-authored with Angelina Zhuyi Li, Maw Der Foo, Jing Zhou and Jackson G. Lu, has been accepted for publication in Journal of Applied…

Claire Senot's paper “Hold Me Accountable: Anonymity and Prosocial Behavior in Services,” co-authored with Rob Glew (McGill University), has been accepted for publication in Manufacturing & Service Operations Management (M&…

Rajat Khanna's paper “Big Shoes to Fill: Star Exit, Search Behavior, and Innovation Outcomes,” co-authored with Kiran Awate and Kannan Srikanth, has been accepted for publication in Organization Science.

Mark Ratchford's paper "Status Quo Bias and Poaching Avoidance in Selecting Strategic Alliance Partners,” co-authored with Dipankar Chakravarti and Atanu R. Sinha, has been accepted for publication in Experimental Economics.…

Yumei He's paper "Artificial Intelligence (AI) Assistant in Online Shopping: A Randomized Field Experiment on a Livestream Selling Platform,” co-authored with Lingli Wang, Ni Huang, Xinhua Guo, De Liu, Yan Sun, and Guoqing Chen, was…

In a new paper, Assistant Professor of Management Science Hongseok Jang investigates how suppliers should navigate their presence on online retail platforms. His paper, “Supplier Encroachment through Online Marketplaces” is forthcoming…

Eugina Leung's paper "The Narrow Search Effect and How Broadening Search Promotes Belief Updating,” co-authored with Oleg Urminsky (University of Chicago), was accepted for publication in Proceedings of National Academy of Science…

Chris Hydock's paper "The Effect of Company Size on Aggregate Word of Mouth Valence," co-authored with Jan Klostermann, Anne Mareike Flaswinkel and Reinhold Decker, has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Marketing…

Jasmijn Bol, Francis Martin Chair in Business and PwC Professor in Accounting, spoke at the Masterclass series of the European Union Policy Hub in December 2024, sharing her expertise on leveraging generative AI.

Hongseok Jang's paper “Supplier Encroachment through Online Marketplaces,” co-authored with Quan Zheng and Xiajun Amy Pan, has been accepted for publication in Production and Operations Management.

In the wake of an independent study they worked on together, Professor of Accounting Jasmijn Bol collaborated with MBA student Marie Gares (MBA '23) for an article in a peer-reviewed journal.

Oleg Gredil's paper “Benchmarking Private Equity: The Direct Alpha Method,” co-authored with Barry Griffiths and Rudiger Stucke, was accepted for publication in the Journal of Corporate Finance.

Cameron Verhaal’s paper “Organizational Authenticity: How Craft-based Ventures Manage Authentic Identities and Audience Appeal,” co-authored with Stanislav Dobrev, was accepted for publication in Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal…

A new Tulane University study explains why politically charged content gets more engagement from those who disagree. Researchers found a “confrontation effect,” where people are more likely to interact with content that challenges…

Daniel Mochon's paper "The Confrontation Effect: When Users Engage More with Ideology-Inconsistent Content Online,” co-authored with Janet Schwartz (Duke University), has been accepted for publication in Organizational Behavior and…

Shuhua Sun, Peter W. and Paul A. Callais Professor of Entrepreneurship and associate professor of management, recently had two research papers accepted for publication.