Research Articles
At Gies College of Business, research is more than theory. From entrepreneurship and auditing to healthcare economics and supply chain logistics, Gies Business professors and scholars are shaping the future through innovative business research. Explore how their work informs industry practice, public policy, and the education of the next generation of business leaders.
Study: How self-affirmation helps auditors use AI-supported advice
Feb 26, 2026
Two experiments show that brief self-affirmation exercises—having auditors reflect on their strengths—significantly increase their willingness to rely on AI-generated information, suggesting a simple way firms can improve AI adoption.
PODCAST: How Gig Work Fuels Entrepreneurship
Feb 24, 2026
In this episode of Research Reverb, Professor Spyros Lagaras digs into his research exploring how common it is for gig economy workers to use that experience as a pathway to entrepreneurship.
Study: SEC reorganization, scrutiny may reduce corporate risk-taking
Feb 18, 2026
Gies Business study finds that the SEC’s 2007 expansion of regional enforcement offices, while improving oversight and reducing accounting manipulation, also made firms more risk-averse.
Unnati Narang Wins 2026 AMA TechSIG Young Scholar Award
Feb 16, 2026
The award is conferred annually by the Technology Special Interest Group of the American Marketing Association to an early-career researcher whose work has made significant contributions to the theory and practice of technology-focused marketing.
Can discount grocery apps help fight hunger? New research shows promise
Feb 11, 2026
Study shows one Flashfood store reduces a county-level food insecurity rate by 0.090 percentage points, translating into approximately 860 people per county or 146,000 people across all the counties where Flashfood operates.
PODCAST: Why erasing small medical debts didn't improve financial health
Feb 10, 2026
Is erasing medical debt from credit reports just a placebo? In this episode of Research Reverb, Gies Business economist Julia Fonseca discusses research in which she and her coauthors found that withholding small medical debts from reporting had no impact on credit scores or decisions.
Annual Workplace Wellbeing Report 2026 finds majority of US workers still languishing
Feb 04, 2026
Study adds new insights into how flourishing employees cope with workplace stressors and how work and ethical environments impact employee well-being.
Study: Roommate assignment can play important role in improving patient outcomes
Feb 03, 2026
Study finds placing patients with roommates who have Alzheimer’s or Alzheimer’s-related diseases (AD/ADRD) leads to a 14% higher 90-day mortality rate overall compared with placing them in private rooms.
Qiping Xu Wins Dimensional Fund Advisors Prize for greenwashing research
Feb 02, 2026
The Dimensional Fund Advisors Prizes are among the most prestigious in the field of finance. Winners are selected by the associate editors of the Journal of Finance, and the Distinguished Paper Prize carries with it a $10,000 award.