Study finds workplace leaderboards can encourage – or undermine – employee generosity
Mar 26, 2026
A new Gies Business study, published in The Accounting Review, finds leaderboards that rank recognition given spur more helping—while “recognition received” can backfire. Here’s why and what to do.
PODCAST: The Pollution Shell Game - Why Divestment Doesn’t Always Leave the Planet Greener
Mar 24, 2026
Firms can sell their dirty plants but keep using that plant's output. Gies Business Professor Qiping Xu reveals the "cosmetic redrawing" of corporate boundaries and why divestment sometimes fails the planet.
Why media attention on climate action can backfire for clean companies
Mar 19, 2026
New research from Gies College of Business finds that for already low-polluting public companies, increased media attention on their climate actions can reduce financial performance - even when coverage is positive.
Study reveals which factors are important in identifying cross-industry competition
Mar 16, 2026
New research from Gies College of Business explains how cultural embeddedness and social salience predict cross-industry competition.
The double bind of beauty work: Looking real in a fake-perfect world
Mar 12, 2026
Rosanna Smith, associate professor of marketing, looks at the balance between looking one’s best and being authentic in her conceptual review article, “The Double Bind of Beauty Work.”
PODCAST: How Human-Machine Teamwork is Transforming Healthcare
Mar 10, 2026
Eren Ahsen's research finds that a "delegation" model (where algorithms triage low-risk cases and flag the tricky ones for human experts) could cut mammogram screening costs by up to 30% without sacrificing clinical accuracy.
When adjusted earnings make for smarter deals
Mar 06, 2026
Adjusted earnings are often criticized, but new research suggests they can actually lead to smarter M&A deals when used responsibly. Gies Business professor Ciao-Wei Chen explores how high-quality, transparent non-GAAP disclosures reduce information gaps and improve acquisition outcomes.
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.
PODCAST: From the Pitch to the Boardroom: Lessons in Global Leadership
Jan 27, 2026
In studying 355 elite national soccer teams from around the globe, Gies Business Professor Mike Szymanski finds that teams led by multicultural managers enjoy an advantage in a sport where nations from every corner of the world collide.
Ravi Mehta honored with the Walter H. Stellner Distinguished Professor in Marketing
Jan 23, 2026
The Walter H. Stellner Professorship is a prestigious honor at the University of Illinois that recognizes excellence in the study of marketing.
Julia Fonseca wins 2025 Brattle Group First Prize for mortgage lock-in research
Jan 21, 2026
The Brattle Group Prizes in Corporate Finance recognize outstanding research published in The Journal of Finance, which is widely recognized as one of the foremost journals in its field.
From ChatGPT-3.5 to 4.0: Follow-up study finds better math, same financial risks
Jan 19, 2026
A follow-up study testing ChatGPT-4.0 found it shows improved organization, fewer math errors, and slightly better risk awareness than version 3.5, but still gives flawed, poorly prioritized financial advice and sometimes misleading “false empathy.”