Selected Faculty Research and Publications

Selected Faculty Research and Publications

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.

Selected Faculty Awards and Honors

Selected Faculty Awards and Honors

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.

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

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

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.

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.