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Current Research Awards

SPOTLIGHT RESEARCH

Faculty Research Accomplishments

Faculty at the Marilyn Davies College of Business create many scholarly works in pursuit of excellence in their fields. The following are recent works that contribute to the body of knowledge across many business disciplines.

Research Awards 2024

Dr. Zafor AhmedZafor Ahmed.
Journal of Computer Information Systems.


Fatemeh Askarzadeh A
Askarzadeh, F., Lewellyn, K., Fainshmidt, S., & Judge, W. Q. (2024). Entrepreneurial Orientation and
Underconformity to Female Board Representation Norms. Journal of Management Studies.


Dr. Lanyi ZhangLanyi Zhang 
Lu, T., Yang, Z., & Zhang, L. Y. (2023). Accounting Bias and Debt Contracting. European Accounting Review, 1–29.


Dr. Qing (Ray) CaoIsaac ElkingRay Cao,
Isaac Elking 
Journal of Enterpirse Infromation Management


Dr. Julio Canedo SotoJulio Canedo Soto A
Graen, G. B., Stone, D. L., Jiang, X., & Canedo, J. C. (2024). Leaders thrive thanks to sidekicks. Organizational Dynamics, 101061.


Zhimin YuZhimin Yu
Yu, Z. (2023). Cross-Section of Returns, Predictors Credibility, and Method Issues. Journal of Risk and Financial Management, 16(1), 34.

Yu, Z. (2022). Financial Report Readability and Accounting Conservatism. Journal of Risk and Financial Management, 15(10), 454


Dr. Richard CondeRichard Conde 
Conde, R., Prybutok, V., Thompson, K., & Sumlin, C. (2024). Inside sales managers’ utilization of cultural controls as part of a sales control portfolio to enhance overall sales performance. Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing, 39(2), 273-287.


Dr. Omprakash GuptaOmprakash Gupta 
Goel, M., Sharma, V., & Gupta, O. (2024). Language and thought: Linguistic relativity in social marketing communication. International Journal of Consumer Studies, 48(3), e13041.


Dr. Zhonghao WangZhonghao Wang 
Huang, J. L., Bowling, N. A., McLarty, B. D., Kluemper, D. H., & Wang, Z. (2024). Confounding Effects of Insufficient Effort Responding Across Survey Sources: The Case of Personality Predicting Performance. Organizational Research Methods, 10944281231212570.


Dr. Chris ZhangChris Zhang 
Weng, D. H., Chuang, Y. T., Zhang, C., & Church, R. (2023). CEO political liberalism, stakeholders, and firms’ support for LGBT employees. The Leadership Quarterly, 34(3), 101645.


Stephen ZhouSteve Zhou 
Pei, Z., Ghose, S., Yan, R., Zhou, S. B., & Yan, A. (2024). The strategic value of buy online and pick up from store service to the dual channel coordination. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 77, 103648.


Research Awards 2023

Dr. Zafor AhmedZafor Ahmed 
Eryilmaz, E., Thoms, B., & Ahmed, Z. (2024). Theory- Guided Multiclass Text Classification in Online Academic Discussions. Journal of Computer Information Systems, 1-12.


Dr. Qing (Ray) CaoIsaac ElkingRay Cao,
Isaac Elking 
Cao, Q. R., Elking, I., Gu, V. C., & Hoffman, J. J. (2024). IS innovativeness and supply chain resilience: the role of analytics capability and supply chain integration. Journal of Enterprise Information Management.


Dr. Rupak RauniarRupak Rauniar
Journal of Enterprise Information Management


Arpita ShroffArpita Shroff
Chatterjee, C., Shroff, A. A., & Sivaramakrishnan, K. (2022). Debt contracting and the goodwill debate. Journal of Contemporary Accounting & Economics, 18(2), 100316.


Dr. Zhili TianZhili Tian
Tian, Z., Hazen, G. B., & Li, H. (2023). Optimal Enrollment in Late-Stage New Drug Development with Learning of Drug’s Efficacy for Group-Sequential Clinical Trials. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 25(1), 88-107.


Raghu VenugopalanRaghu Venugopalan
A* Kanodia, C., & Venugopalan, R. (2023). Decision facilitating information and induced volatility: A study of tradeoffs in accounting disclosure. The Accounting Review, 98(1), 317-336.


Yiding WangYiding Wang
Rice, D. B., Taylor, R. M., Wang, Y., Wei, S., & Ge, V. (2022). My company cares about my success... I think: Clarifying why and when a firm’s ethical reputation impacts employees’ subjective career success. Journal of Business Ethics, 1-19.

Park, J. E. J., Wang, Y., & Wei, S. (2023). Employees’ perceptions and earnings benchmarks. Pacific accounting review, 35(2), 199-217.


Austin Dejan
A Kayani, U., Hassan, M. K., Dejan, A., Khan, M., & Nawaz, F. (2024). Assessment of Economic Policy Uncertainty Spillovers: A Cross-Border Analysis of Global and BRIC Economies. International Economics, 100530. 


Dinah CohenDinah Cohen
Cohen-Vernik, D. A., Yang, L., & Pazgal, A. (2022). Strategic Delegation with Differentiated Products. Customer Needs and Solutions, 9(3-4), 66-73.


Anisul IslamAnisul Islam
Islam, A. M. (2022). Yuan-Dollar Real Exchange Rate and the US Real Trade Balance with China: Long-Run Cointegration and Short-Run Dynamic Analysis. The International Trade Journal, 36(1), 43-66.


Nathan NealeNathan Neale
Talat, A., Khan, S. N., Chaudary, S., & Neale, N. R. (2023). Investigating ICT for team creativity: A team sensemaking perspective. IIMB Management Review, 35(1), 15-25.


Fall 2022 Marilyn Davies Outstanding Research Awards

Dr. Lucille Pointer is a Professor of Marketing at the Marilyn Davies College of Business. Learn more about her contribution in the Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing

Kauffman, R., Pointer, L. V.(2021). Impact of digital technology on velocity of B2B buyer-supplier relationship development. Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing, Vol. 37(No. 7), 1515-1529.

Dr. Fatemeh Askarzadeh is an Assistant Professor of Management at the Marilyn Davies College of Business. Learn more about her contribution in Corporate Governance: an International Review

Askarzadeh, F., Lewellyn, K., Islam, H., Moghaddam, K. (2022). The effect of female board representation on the level of ownership in foreign acquisitions. Corporate Governance: an International Review.

Dr. Om Gupta is a Professor of Management at the Marilyn Davies College of Business. Learn more about his contribution in the Annals of Operations Research

Dubey, R., Bryde, D. J., Graham, G., Foropon, C., Kumari, S., Gupta, O. K. (2021). The role of alliance management, big data analytics and information visibility on new-product development capability. Annals of Operations Research, 25. 

Dr. Zafor Ahmed is an Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems at the Marilyn Davies College of Business. Learn more about his contribution inInformation & Management

Ahmed, Z., Eryilmaz, E., & Alzahrani, A. I. (2022). IS diffusion: A dynamic control and stakeholder perspective. Information & Management, 59(1), 103572.

Dr. Shuaifu Lin is an Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems at the Marilyn Davies College of Business. Learn more about his contribution in the Journal of Enterprise Information Management 

Zhu, Z., Lin, S., Jiang, Y., Liu, Q. (2021). The coordination effect of B2B digital process capabilities on competitive performance: balancing or complementing. Journal of Enterprise Information Management

Dr. Richard Conde is an Assistant Professor of Marketing at the Marilyn Davies College of Business. Learn more about his contribution in the Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing 

Conde, R., Prybutok, V., Thompson, K. (2022). The Moderating Role of Cultural Controls on the Relationship between Traditional Formal Sales Controls and Inside Salesperson Performance. Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing.