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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.

When overthinking strategy can cost you

Jul 06, 2026

A new paper from Gies Business professor Nathan Yang asks when strategic thinking helps firms – and when it makes them spend too much chasing the wrong threat.

Business Administration Faculty Research

MSBA research examines bias in AI résumé screening

Jun 29, 2026

A Gies Business MSBA student studied how AI-powered résumé screening tools evaluate candidates and found career gaps may negatively affect applicant scores.

Business Administration Research Student

The benefits of being an outsider in trade wars

Jun 22, 2026

When two giants fight a trade war, the real winners might be playing from the sidelines.

Alumni Business Administration Faculty Research

Fonseca named Research Associate at National Bureau of Economic Research

Jun 15, 2026

Fonseca is an economist focused on household, development, and labor finance. Her research examines how finance shapes our labor, jobs, and mobility.

Faculty Finance Research

Gies Business announces first class of AI Faculty Fellows

Jun 11, 2026

The program supports our world-class faculty in developing discipline-specific AI curriculum content, and in designing and testing new models for teaching, learning, assessment, and research.

Accountancy Business Administration Faculty Finance Research

Why sharing failures can make you better at your job

Jun 08, 2026

Gies Business scholars Clara Chen and Laura Wang find that employees who are encouraged to openly share their failures are more willing to take creative risks and often perform better on challenging tasks.

Accountancy Faculty Research

Do FTC affiliate disclosures activate persuasion knowledge and build credibility on YouTube?

Jun 03, 2026

Study finds disclosure policy resulted in an overall decline in user engagement. But, paradoxically, affiliated content with disclosures had higher engagement than affiliated content without it.

Business Administration Faculty Research

Beardsley, Gao, Lagaras named Gies Advanced Study Scholars

Jun 01, 2026

The Gies Business Advanced Study Scholars program recognizes promising assistant professors whose research track record to date has proven to be outstanding.

Accountancy Business Administration Faculty Finance Research

Fonseca named to Poets&Quants 2026 Best 40-Under-40 Business Professors

May 21, 2026

Fonseca is an economist focused on household, development, and labor finance. Much of her research examines how finance shapes labor, jobs, and mobility – where and how we work.

Faculty Finance Research

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