The Friday Research Presentations series showcases ongoing academic research projects conducted by Stuart School of Business faculty and graduate students, as well as guest research presentations made by faculty from other leading business schools.
Friday Research presentations during the 2023-24 academic year are listed below.
Unless otherwise noted, all presenters are faculty or students at Illinois Tech.
Fall 2023
October 13 at 10鈥10:45 a.m.
Interpreting Investor Sentiment with Regional Variation [abstract]
- Associate Professor of Finance Ricky Cooper
- Associate Professor of Finance Benjamin E. Van Vliet
- Gabriel Baranes
October 27 at 10鈥10:45 a.m.
Who Am I at Work? An Examination of Employee Caste Status, Peer Influence Centrality, and Work Performance [abstract]
- Professor of Management Smriti Anand
October 27 at 10:45鈥11:30 a.m.
CSR Miami: Effect of Class Size Reduction in Florida [abstract]
- Industry Assistant Professor of Public Administration Alan Secor
November 3 at 10鈥10:45 a.m.
Do Tax Rates Affect CSR? A Natural Experiment from Corporate Tax Reforms [abstract]
- Associate Professor of Finance Yiwei Fang
November 3 at 10:45鈥11:30 a.m.
Attribution and Analytics: An Integrated Approach [abstract]
- Industry Assistant Professor of Management Science Seung Youn Cha
- Associate Professor of Finance Ricky Cooper
December 1 at 10鈥10:45 a.m.
Has Genius Faded? [abstract]
- Assistant Professor of Analytics Andrew Kumiega
- Eric Willis, CFA, Park River Advisors
December 1 at 10:45鈥11:30 a.m.
Consumers鈥 Characteristics, Nutrition Perceptions, BMI, and Health Outcomes: New Insights [abstract]
- Harold L. Stuart Endowed Chair in Business Siva K. Balasubramanian
- Zheng Zhou (Ph.D. Management Science 鈥20), Assistant Professor of Business Analytics, Lewis University
- Mark Fishbein, Lurie Children鈥檚 Hospital of 电车无码 and Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Spring 2024
March 22 at 10鈥10:45 a.m.
CEO Language and Stakeholder Attention: The Impact of Ambiguity [abstract]
- Ningzi Li, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Organizations and Strategy, Booth School of Business, University of 电车无码
March 29 at 10鈥10:45 a.m.
Unveiling the Nexus in Harnessing Structure Holes: The Guanxi Dynamics in Cross-Functional Teams [abstract]
- Clinical Assistant Professor of Management Xiaoyun Cao
March 29 at 10:45鈥11:30 a.m.
The Driving Forces Behind Higher Moments in Equity Options Trading [abstract]
- Pascal Letourneau, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
April 5 at 10鈥10:45 a.m.
Transforming Local Food Supply Chains through Values-Based Institutional Procurement [abstract]
- Professor of Environmental Management and Sustainability Weslynne Ashton
- M. Zia Hassan Endowed Professor Elizabeth J. Durango-Cohen
- Gaudy S. Morera, Stuart Ph.D. in Management Science and Analytics student
April 19 at 10鈥10:45 a.m.
Attribution and Analytics: Better Together [abstract]
- Industry Assistant Professor of Management Science Seung Youn Cha
April 26 at 10鈥10:45 a.m.
Covid and Volatility
- Assistant Professor of Analytics Andrew Kumiega
April 26 at 10:45鈥11:30 a.m.
Mitigating Healthcare Supply Chain Challenges Under Disaster Conditions: A Holistic AI-Based Analysis of Social Media Data [abstract], published in International Journal of Production Research
- Harold L. Stuart Endowed Chair in Business Siva K. Balasubramanian
- Vishwa Kumar, University of Alabama in Huntsville
- Avimanyu Sahoo, University of Alabama in Huntsville
- Sampson Gholston, University of Alabama in Huntsville
Read more about this research in Illinois Tech news.