How do you follow a flameout?

How do you follow a flameout?

Airbnb, Uber and SiriusXM are each examples of what business scholars call beacons, companies that shine a light on a particular market space and confer legitimacy upon those that follow. But what happens to those followers when a beacon fails?

Selected Faculty Presentations and Honors

Selected Faculty Presentations and Honors

Gans Narayanamoorthy, professor of accounting, was selected as a 2022–23 Duren Professor by Newcomb-Tulane College. Narayanamoorthy was selected for his new undergraduate Risk Analytics course.

Selected Faculty Publications

Selected Faculty Publications

Cameron Verhaal’s paper “Authenticity-Based Connections as Organizational Constraints and the Paradox of Authenticity in the Market for Cuban Cigars,” co-authored with Oliver Hahl and Kevin Fandl, was accepted for publication in Organization Science. Verhaal is an assistant professor of management.

Business at the Speed of Change

Business at the Speed of Change

The Freeman School’s new strategic plan leverages Freeman’s historic strengths and unique capabilities to deliver the knowledge, skills and experience that businesses need in a dynamic, fast-changing environment.

A New Star in Chicago Dining

A New Star in Chicago Dining

Zach Engel (BSM ’10) and Andres Clavero (BSM/MACCT ’10) and co-owners of Galit, the acclaimed modern Middle Eastern restaurant in Chicago that recently earned its first Michelin star.