Freeman News

Jennifer Merluzzi's paper “Lasting Effects? Referrals and Career Mobility of Demographic Groups in Organizations,“ co-authored with Adina Sterling of Stanford University, has been accepted for publication in a special issue…

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…

If you’ve ever seen the reality show “Shark Tank,” you know the format: Budding entrepreneurs pitch their ideas to a panel of investors with thousands of dollars in funding resting in the balance. Alberta Wright, above, a…

Jasmijn Bol's paper “How control system design affects performance evaluation compression: The role of information accuracy and outcome transparency,” co-authored with Victor Maas of the University of Amsterdam and Stephan…

From The New York Times, Jan. 20, 2015: The New York Times' Farhad Manjoo interviewed Geoff Parker, professor of management science, about the continuing dominance of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google and Microsoft. “The…

Ten semifinalists will be pitching their ideas for solutions to community issues at Tulane University during PitchNOLA 2016: Community Solutions, to be held on Jan. 28. A presenter pitches for her project at last year’s…

Steve Gleason (MBA '11), the former New Orleans Saint who has turned his battle against ALS into a national campaign to promote treatment of the disease, was featured in the New York Times on Jan. 2. Freeman alumnus Steve…

From The Advocate, Dec. 19, 2015:The Advocate interviewed Eric Smith, associate director of the Tulane Energy Institute, for a story on the outlook for Louisiana energy service companies in 2016.Smith said the Louisiana…

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…

A new study ranks Tulane University’s A. B. Freeman School of Business No. 1 in the world in managerial-experimental accounting. The study, which is based on  number of faculty citations in respected accounting journals,…

Knud Berthelsen (MBA ’09), adjunct lecturer in management, was invited to the White House in November to attend a briefing on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and The President’s Trade Agenda. Knud Berthelsen, right, was…

Lingling Wang's paper “Executive Compensation Incentives Contingent on Long-term Accounting Performance,” co-authored with Zhi Li, has been accepted for publication in the Review of Financial Studies. Wang is an assistant…

A team from the A. B. Freeman School of Business has been selected to advance to the finals of the PwC Challenge Case Competition. As one of four national finalists, the Freeman School's team — Neil Barot, Michael Kreisman,…

In the last several years, specialization has become the new mantra at business schools, with students pursuing increasingly narrow tracks of study in hopes of gaining an advantage in the job market. Jennifer Merluzzi says…

Applications are now open for the 2016 Tulane Business Model Competition, which will award over $40,000 in cash prizes to college entrepreneurs with promising startup ventures. The 2016 Tulane Business Model Competition…

The Baltic Management Institute (BMI) International EMBA class XVII, with executives from leading Baltic, Nordic and global companies, begins studies this week in Vilnius, Lithuania, under some of the world's best management…

Freeman School senior Ethan Levy (BSM '16) first thought of the idea for his startup enterprise FailUp as a first-year student. (Photo by Paula Burch-Celentano)Most organizations make a point to choose positive, affirming…

Alumni and professionals from companies including Moody’s Investor Services, EY, J.P. Morgan, Barclay’s and Deutsche Bank hosted a group of Chinese students at a special networking reception in New York on Saturday night (…

When Peter Ricchiuti speaks at conventions and corporate meetings, event organizers bill him as “the financial professor you wish you’d had in college.” Peter Ricchiuti took alumni and parents on a whirlwind and…

From WWL.com, Oct. 19, 2015:WWL-AM interviewed Angelo DeNisi, professor of organizational behavior and Albert Cohen Chair in Business, about the "firm 40," a policy being adopted by some companies across the country that…

Dean Ira Solomon is pleased to announce the following appointments to the faculty of the A. B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University. Assistant Professor of Accounting Hila Fogel-Yaari joins the…

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…

From Oil & Gas Financial Journal, Oct. 14, 2015: Eric Smith, professor of practice and associate director of the Tulane Energy Institute, contributed a opinion piece to the October 2015 issue of Oil & Gas Journal. "…

John Page’s paper “Seasonal Affective Disorder and Seasoned Art Auction Prices: New Evidence from Old Masters” has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics. The paper was co-…

Iris Mack, adjunct lecturer in management science and faculty member of the Tulane Energy Institute, was selected as an "Insider of the Month" by Houston Energy Insider, a website dedicated to the national and global energy…