Research at Gies

Gathering Knowledge, Powering Innovation

At Gies Business, we promise our students that an education is just the start – that here they can discover their purpose. Our faculty are at the center of that promise, guiding students to challenge assumptions, to be inventive, and to develop their own style. Our exceptional faculty conduct cutting-edge research that regularly impacts industry and helps business decisions get made.

Gies Business Research Lab

The Gies Business Research Lab is dedicated to supporting Gies faculty in performing groundbreaking research on business decision making. Gies faculty are among the top researchers in the world. We are focused on addressing critical societal needs through the transfer and application of knowledge, and we are committed to fostering industry-leading research than can help organizations and individuals make effective, efficient decisions. Your participation in research helps us create knowledge that can enhance the worldwide reputation of the University of Illinois as a premier research institution and shape the future decision-making practices of businesses and organizations around the world.

For more information, contact Jen Themanson, Coordinator, at busresearchlab@illinois.edu.

Join Our Research Panel

As part of the Business Research Lab panel, you would be invited to participate periodically in research studies on topics in accounting, organizational management, or marketing. Participating in Gies research is voluntary and can be done on your own schedule, as often as you’d like.
Join our research panel.

Research Stories

Sep 23

New research adds “weight” to the vice tax debate

Gies Assistant Professor Ying Bao is researching a new breed of “sin taxes” on vice foods that are high in sugar, fat, or sodium - documenting how the purchase pattern and price sensitivity vary across obesity status.

Business Administration Faculty Research in Education

Sep 22

How information disclosure affects decision making

Gies Instructor of Accountancy Jalal Sani researches real effects of disclosure, information acquisition and disclosure, organization of firms, and financial reporting quality. His research has been published in the Journal of Accounting and Economics.

2020-09 Accountancy Faculty Research in Education

Sep 17

How finding your purpose could help you lose your stress

Assistant Professor Sarah Ward focuses her research on both ethics and workplace motivation. She is interested in understanding how people can be more ethical and find more meaning in their work.

2020-09 Business Administration Faculty Research in Education

Sep 15

The good, the bad, and the ugly of corporate incentives

Hansol Jang, a visiting assistant professor of accountancy at Gies, studies incentives like performance-based compensation as well as tax policies and unintended consequences of regulation.

2020-09 Accountancy Faculty Research in Education

Sep 11

Beyond the tap: How mobile apps impact retail sales

Assistant Professor of Business Administration Unnati Narang researches mobile and location marketing, online platforms, and privacy using causal modeling, applied econometrics, and machine learning.