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.

Business Research Lab

The Business Research Lab at Gies College of Business 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.

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

Research Stories

Feb 11

Are online Roth vs. traditional IRA calculators useful?

New research coauthored by Gies College of Business professor Josh Herbold sheds some light on the limitations of online retirement calculators while also offering advice on which calculators are best.

Accountancy Faculty Research in Education

Jan 23

In social missions, low pay augurs high performance, study suggests

A new study co-authored by two Gies professors suggests offering below-market pay in social-mission organizations can have two under-appreciated productivity-enhancing selection benefits.

Accountancy Faculty Research in Education

Jan 21

New study examines mortality costs of air pollution in US

A team of University of Illinois researchers estimated the mortality costs associated with air pollution in the U.S. by developing and applying a novel machine learning-based method to estimate the life-years lost and cost associated with air pollution exposure.

Faculty Finance Research in Education

Jan 02

Striking the right balance between patient and provider incentives in humanitarian healthcare services

New research co-authored by Gies College of Business professor Mili Mehrotra suggests striking the right balance between provider incentives and patient incentives can increase healthcare program performance by as much as 20 times.

Business Administration Faculty Research in Education

Dec 09

Can luxury brands also be socially conscious?

Luxury brands are struggling to successfully incorporate corporate social responsibility (CSR) into their brand platform. Now for the first time, Gies professor Carlos Torelli is proposing a solution that could help the world’s most luxurious brands join the CSR movement.