Speaking of Research

Assistant Professor Chris Steele focuses on the workings of knowledge, identity, and social order. Dr. Steele talks about his very recently published article in the Academy of Management Review journal titled When things get odd: Exploring the interactional choreography of taken-for-grantedness.

Assistant Professor Ke Wang studies the role of accounting information in the context of capital markets. In this series, Dr. Wang discusses his forthcoming paper in the Contemporary Accounting Research journal titled "Is the tone of risk disclosures in MD&As relevant to debt markets? Evidence from the pricing of credit default swaps.”

Professor Jennifer Argo is focused on understanding the social elements of consumer behaviour. She looks into the subtle nuances that we, as consumers, are mostly unaware of when selecting our purchases. In this episode, Dr. Argo discusses her 2005 paper published in the Journal of Consumer Research titled "The influence of a mere social presence in a retail context".

Professor Emeritus Royston Greenwood is a world renowned expert in the field of organization theory who, over the span of nearly five decades, has paid particular attention to the dynamics of organizational and institutional change. In this episode, Dr. Greenwood discusses his 2010 paper published in Organization Science titled "The Multiplicity of Institutional Logics and the Heterogeneity of Organizational Responses".

Professor Trish Reay studies institutional and organizational change, professions and professionals, and organizational learning in the context of health care and family business. In this episode, Dr. Reay discusses her 2009 paper published in Organization  Studies titled "Managing the rivalry of competing institutional logistics".

Professor Gerald Häubl focuses on the psychological forces that govern how people decide what products to buy, and a significant portion of his research over the years has given particular attention to online environments. In this episode, Dr. Häubl discusses his 2000 paper published in Marketing Science titled "Consumer decision making in online shopping environments: The effects of interactive decision ads".

Professor Michael Lounsbury studies the relationship between entrepreneurship and institutional change, especially the cultural entrepreneurship involved in the creation of new industries and practices. In this episode, Dr. Lounsbury discusses his 2001 paper published in the Strategic Management Journal titled "Cultural Entrepreneurship: Stories, Legitimacy and the Acquisition of resources".

Professor Randall Morck is a globally prominent, influential scholar and educator. His data-driven work applies sophisticated statistical analysis to important real-world economic problems. In this episode, Dr. Morck discusses his 1988 paper published in the Journal of Financial Economics titled "Management ownership and marketing valuation. An empirical analysis".