Freeman News

Freeman grad Owen Knight (BSM ’14, MBA ’18) survived his first Tribal Council, avoiding elimination on the season premiere of “Survivor.” Knight, Tulane University’s director of admission engagement, is one of 18 players competing for…

Mathias Kronlund’s paper “Do Corporations Retain Too Much Cash? Evidence from a Natural Experiment,” co-authored with Hwanki Brian Kim of Baylor University and Woojin Kim of Seoul National University, has been accepted for publication…

Peter Ricchiuti, senior professor of practice and director of the Freeman School’s Burkenroad Reports equity research program, was interviewed for segment on Newsy’s “The Why” about Americans’ increasing anxiety over the possibility of…

In response to the Russian invasion and ongoing war in Ukraine, the A. B. Freeman School of Business will fund at least $10,000 in grants to promote the research and visions of Ukrainian scholars and educators. Grant recipients will…

The Freeman School jumped seven spots to No. 34 in the latest U.S. News & World Report ranking of undergraduate business programs. The ranking, which was published on Sept. 12 as part of U.S. News’ 2022-23 Best Colleges…

Rob Lalka, Albert R. Lepage Professor in Business and executive director of the Lepage Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, was interviewed by Information Week for a story about finding and obtaining venture capital.

Stuart Haselden (MBA ’98), CEO of outerwear and equipment company Arc’teryx, will discus his experience leading retail through the pandemic as well as lessons learned throughout his career as the Freeman School’s 2022 R.W. Freeman…

In remarks to the Rotary Club of Baton Rouge, Peter Ricchiuti, senior professor of practice and founder of Burkenroad Reports, discussed the state’s energy industry, highlighting the bright future of natural gas.

The A. B. Freeman School of Business is pleased to announce the appointment of five faculty members for the 2022-23 academic year. The appointments, which were effective July 1, include four tenure-track assistant professors and one…

Harry Gestetner (BSM ’22) graduated in May, with four successful years at Tulane University behind him, which included launching Fanfix, the tech startup he created less than a year earlier. Last month, he sold it for eight figures.

Zack Bhan’s paper “Multiyear Impact of Backorder Delays: A Quasi-Experimental Approach,” co-authored with Eric Anderson of Northwestern University, has been accepted for publication in Marketing Science.

Amin Sabzehzar’s paper “Putting Religious Bias in Context: How Offline and Online Context Shape Religious Bias in Online Pro-social Lending,” co-authored with Gordon Burtch of Boston University, Yili Hong of the University of Miami and…

Eugina Leung’s paper “Consumer Preference for Formal Address and Informal Address from Warm Brands and Competent Brands,” co-authored with Anne-Sophie Lenoir of Branding Science, Stefano Puntoni of Erasmus University and Stijn van…

Claire Senot’s paper “Novelty and Scope of Process Innovation: The Role of Related and Unrelated Manufacturing Experience,” co-authored with Ivan Lugovoi of Kühne Logistics University and Dimitrios Andritsos of HEC Paris, has been…

Ted Fee’s paper “Hidden Gems: Do Market Participants Respond to Performance Expectations Revealed in Compensation Disclosures?” co-authored with Zhi Li of Chapman University and Qiyuan (Rachel) Peng of the University of Dayton, has…

Yumei He’s paper “Managing Congestion in a Matching Market via Demand Information Disclosure,” co-authored with Ni Huang and Yili Hong of the University of Miami and Gordon Burtch of Boston University, has been accepted for publication…

Jasmijn Bol, Francis Martin Chair in Business and PwC Professor in Accounting, contributed the article “Are You Promotable?” to the July 2022 issue of Strategic Finance, the monthly magazine of the Institute of Management Accountants…

Eric Smith, professor of practice in management science and associate director of the Tulane Energy Institute, was interviewed by WVUE-TV Fox 8 for a story about the impact of soaring summer temperatures on Louisiana’s power grid.

Natalie Longmire’s paper “Rekindling the Fire and Stoking the Flames: How and When Workplace Interpersonal Capitalization Facilitates Pride and Knowledge Sharing at Work” has been accepted for publication in Academy of Management…

In a new paper, Assistant Professor of Accounting Lisa LaViers finds that the SEC’s decision to require firms to report their CEO pay ratios led to a proliferation of voluntary disclosures that went above and beyond the rule’s…

Master of Management in Energy students have long had success in landing jobs with leading energy companies, but this year’s graduates are among the most successful yet. Ninety-three percent of this year’s class had job offers at…

Gus De Franco and Vivi Zhu’s paper “Fixed Income Conference Calls,” co-authored with Da Xu (PhD ’22) and Thomas Shohfi from the SEC, has been accepted for publication in The Journal of Accounting & Economics.

Tulane University’s A. B. Freeman School of Business recognized more than 700 degree candidates at its spring 2022 undergraduate and graduate diploma ceremonies. The ceremonies took place on Friday, May 20, at Avron B. Fogelman Arena…

Gus De Franco and Stephanie Cheng’s paper “Marijuana Liberalization and Public Finance: A Capital Market Perspective on the Passage of Medical Use Laws,” co-authored with Pengkai Lin of Singapore Management…

Four Freeman School graduates are among the 14 Tulanians to be named as 2022-23 Fulbright award winners. The graduates will receive grants through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, the U.S. Department of State’s flagship…