Current Research Awards
Faculty at the Marilyn Davies College of Business create many scholarly works in pursuit of excellence in their fields. The following are recent works that contribute to the body of knowledge across many business disciplines.
Research Awards June 1, 2025 - May 31, 2026
Jingxin Hu A*
Hu, J., Li, T., Steenhoven, B., & Zhao, W. (2025). Social comparisons with peers and analyst
forecast accuracy. Accounting, Organizations, and Society, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aos.2025.101615.
Jayci Pickering A*
Greco, L., Lennard, A., Pickering, J., Dimotakis, N., & Fu, S. (2025). Dynamic Identification: Situational Relevance and
Fluctuations in Team and Organizational Identification Salience Across the Workday.
Journal of Management, https://doi.org/10.1177/01492063251386745.
Yun Wan A*
Wan, Y., Nakayama, M. (2025). Analyzing consumer decision-making patterns in online restaurant
selection: A study of information processing styles on yelp. International Journal of Hospitality Management, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2025.104306.
Jingxin Hu A
Hu, J., Yuan, L., Liu, B., & Tao, L. (2025). Government fiscal stress and firms’ choice
of affiliates. Journal of Contemporary Accounting & Economics, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcae.2025.100470.
Rachana Kalelkar A
Chen, L., Kalelkar, R., & Xu, Q. (2025). Audit committee composition and effectiveness: The role of odd-numbered
committees. Advances in Accounting, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adiac.2025.100845.
Arpita Shroff A
Jaiswall, S., Shroff, A., (2026). Chief executive officer compensation and tax risk. Advances in Accounting, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adiac.2026.100872.
Lanyi Zhang A
Lu, T., Zhang, L., (2026). Time-varying capital ratios under CECL. Advances in Accounting, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adiac.2025.100865.
Jinho Kim A
Kim, J., Park, K., & Ma, Y. (2025). Data Mining Scheme for Globally Distributed Big Data. Journal of Computer Information Systems, https://doi.org/10.1080/08874417.2025.2564437
Yun Wan A
Wan, Y., (2026). Beyond markets and hierarchies: How GenAI enables unbounded cognitive fusion. Electronic Markets, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12525-026-00898-9.
Richard Conde A
Conde, R., Dinulescu, C., & Prybutok, V. (2025). Blogging for promotion: how social media posting shapes sales career trajectories. Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing, https://doi.org/10.1108/JBIM-02-2025-0144.
Conde, R., (2026). Uncovering sales agents’ recruitment, hiring and training practices as necessary conditions to sales agents’ exceeding quota and turnover intentions. Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing, https://doi.org/10.1108/JBIM-06-2024-0416.
Alvarado-Karste, D., Conde, R., (2026). Whose customer is it anyway? Exploring firm power dynamics in consumer markets. Marketing Intelligence & Planning, https://doi.org/10.1108/MIP-09-2024-0677.
Xinxin Hu & Steve Zhou A
Wang, W., Hu, X., Liao, Y., & Zhou, S. (2026). Strategies to outsource acquisition and retention: the impact of effort comparison and risk preference. Annals of Operations Research, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-026-07091-3.
Fatemeh Askarzadeh A
Zhang, J., Askarzadeh, F., & Ciarleglio, V. (2025). Differential interpretation of entrepreneurial signals across genders: The role of institutional context. International Small Business Journal, https://doi.org/10.1177/02662426251389373.
Chris Zhang A
Zhang, C., Chuang, Y., Wang, J., Church, R., & Zhou, X. (2025). Beyond identity management: proactive strategies of LG employees against workplace heterosexism in China. Personnel Review, https://doi.org/10.1108/PR-03-2025-0225.
ABDC Journal Quality Tiers
A (Highest Quality)* Journals that represent the highest standards of academic excellence, with exceptional impact and influence in their field. These publications typically have the most rigorous peer review processes and the lowest acceptance rates.
A (High Quality) Journals of significant quality and impact within their discipline. These are prestigious publications with strong peer review standards and competitive acceptance rates, though not as exclusive as A* journals.