Research Seminar Series

Part of the Lubar Research Seminar Series Speaker: Yong Tan,  University of Washington Zoom link to attend.

Part of the Lubar Research Seminar Series Speaker: Alejandro Lopez-Lira, University of Florida.    

Part of the Lubar Research Seminar Series Speaker: Avishek Bhandari, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.    

Part of the Lubar Research Seminar Series Speaker: Colleen Boland, University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee  

Part of the Lubar Research Seminar Series Speaker: Igor Cunha, University of Kentucky  

Part of the Lubar Research Seminar Series Speaker: Dr. Kelley Gullo Wight, Indiana University  Many consumers are caregivers who often choose for dependents (e.g., children). Yet those caregiving choices do not occur in isolation, often being intermixed with choices for …

Part of the Lubar Research Seminar Series Speaker: Dr. Minakshi Trivedi, Texas Christian University We follow a path of research that started with an exploration of the video gaming industry, and the impact of policy interventions that were put in …

Part of the Lubar Research Seminar Series Speaker: Dr. Mingfeng Lin, Georgia Institute of Technology Despite the popularity of the phrase “wisdom of the crowd,” not all crowds are wise because not everyone in them acts in an informed, rational manner. …

Part of the Lubar Research Seminar Series Speaker: Gedas Adomavicius, University of Minnesota With the increasing use of recommender systems in various application domains, many algorithms have been proposed for improving the accuracy of recommendations. Among various other dimensions of …

Part of the Lubar Research Seminar Series Speaker: Christy Shropshire, Associate Professor of Management - Arizona State University To examine board members’ influence in strategic decision making, we consider the role of emotions in interpersonal boardroom exchanges between directors and …

Part of the Lubar Research Seminar Series Speaker: Kim Westermann, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo   While the inspection process is the PCAOB’s key regulatory tool, the lack of publicly available information limits the public’s ability to evaluate its efficacy. …

Part of the Lubar Research Seminar Series Speaker: Miguel Minutti-Meza , University of Miami  The United Kingdom mandated the adoption of expanded audit reports in two waves, starting in 2013 and 2017, respectively. The second wave included small companies listed …

Part of the Lubar Research Seminar Series Speaker: Maria Goranova, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee  The COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns ushered companies into a future of digital transformation, irrespective of their level of preparedness for the challenges related to the office-less work. …

Part of the Lubar Research Seminar Series Speaker: Joan Farre-Mensa, Associate Professor of Finance, University of Illinois - Chicago The Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBS) exemption allows certain entrepreneurs, their employees, and their investors to sell shares of their companies without …

Part of the Lubar Research Seminar Series Speaker: Shelley Brickson, University of Illinois - Chicago Utilizing a “polar type” comparative organizational study, I examined whether and how organizational identity (OI) shapes wide-spread organizing patterns at multiple levels of analysis as …

Part of the Lubar Research Seminar Series Speaker: Yianni Floros, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee         Private investments in public equity (PIPEs) are frequently issued at a price above the prevailing market price. Although the prior literature largely ignores premium PIPEs, …

Part of the Lubar Research Seminar Series Speaker: Matteo Benetton, University of California at Berkeley    Using a nationally representative panel of consumer credit records for the US from 1999 to 2021, we document a positive correlation between child and …

Part of the Lubar Research Seminar Series Speaker: Thomas Kubick, University of Nebraska -Lincoln Common ownership has increased substantially over the past few decades and has become an important influence over corporate policies. We predict and find that firms commonly …

Part of the Lubar Research Seminar Series Speaker: Kang Zhao, University of Iowa Teamwork is ubiquitous in today’s society and better predictions of team performance have important managerial implications for recruiting and personnel selection. Meanwhile, most teams feature internal hierarchies …

Part of the Lubar Research Seminar Series Speaker: Audra Boone, Texas Christian University Using details from the private phase of the takeover process, we examine how bidding strategies correlate with key takeover outcomes. We find that higher initial offers are …