Research

The promise and pitfalls of ESG investing

ESG illustration by Kenneth Harrison - Fall/Winter 2023 -

Considering environmental risks when evaluating an investment isn’t as new or controversial as you may think.

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Study shows human presence in venue photos can turn off viewers

Adobe stock image of couple on exotic vacation - Fall/Winter 2023 -

In a forthcoming paper, Assistant Professor of Marketing Zoe Lu finds that the presence of other people in photos of “experience venues” — venues that host experiences relevant to the photo viewer’s self-identity — can lower the viewer’s liking and preference for the venue in the photo.

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New study sheds light on consumers’ retailer pricing strategy preferences

Adobe stock image of Everyday Low Price retailers - Fall/Winter 2023 -

A new study by Chris Hydock, assistant professor of marketing, finds that consumers’ preference for Everyday Low Price vs. High-Low pricing depends in large part on whether the consumer is more focused on taste or quality when shopping.

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Research suggests medical marijuana laws have negative effect on innovation

Stock image of marijuana leaves - Fall/Winter 2023 -

Freeman School researchers Stephanie Cheng and Yuchen Zhang analyzed 17 years of patent activity in states with medical marijuana laws, finding that the legalization of marijuana has an adverse effect on the overall output and quality of regional innovation.

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Political skill can lead to unintended consequences in the workplace

Adobe stock image of multicolored game pieces - Fall/Winter 2023 -

Freeman School researcher Shuhua Sun finds that politically skilled employees in competitive workplace environments can often become targets of social undermining by co-workers.

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Burke and Senot honored at Tulane Research Awards

Claire Senot, Paulo Goes and Mike Burke at awards ceremony - Fall/Winter 2023 -

Freeman School professors Michael Burke and Claire Senot were honored for their outstanding research accomplishments at the 2023 Tulane University Research, Scholarship & Artistic Achievement Awards.

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Selected Faculty Research and Publications

Oleg Gredil portrait - Fall/Winter 2023 -

Associate Professor of Finance Oleg Gredil’s paper “Finding Fortune: How Do Institutional Investors Pick Asset Managers?” has been accepted for publication in the Review of Financial Studies.

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Selected Faculty Awards and Honors

Christine Smith - Fall/Winter 2023 -

Christine Smith, senior professor of practice in accounting, received the 2023 Dean’s Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award. The award is the Freeman School’s highest honor for undergraduate instruction.

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Beneath the noise, a simple tale of what corporate strategy should not be

- Fall 2022 -

What does an executive who leads a company that manufactures electric vehicles — and who is still struggling to address the challenges of that industry — know about managing a largely unprofitable social media company? Even in the best of circumstances, it would have been a questionable decision.

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How do you follow a flameout?

- Fall 2022 -

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?

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Selected Faculty Presentations and Honors

- Fall 2022 -

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.

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Selected Faculty Publications

- Fall 2022 -

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.

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Researcher says investors respond to voluntary CEO pay ratio disclosures

- Fall 2022 -

For a forthcoming paper, Assistant Professor of Accounting Lisa LaViers studied the voluntary CEO pay ratio disclosures of every firm in the S&P 1500, documenting and categorizing each example and analyzing its effect on share prices.

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The pandemic didn’t change how people work, it just accelerated the change

- Winter 2022 -

Like a sudden splash of cold water, the COVID-19 pandemic was a rude awakening for many organizations. The global surge in uncertainty intensified the need for operational responsiveness and digitalization, fundamentally changing the way employees view and approach work.

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