Faculty and research
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KU Business faculty advance research in top-tier journals and shape business thinking and practice. Our professors regularly publish in leading academic journals and also serve as experts for journalists and organizations.
Academic areas
The School of Business has five academic areas: Accounting; Analytics, Information, Operations; Finance; Management and Entrepreneurship; Marketing and Business Law.
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KU Business research highlights
Entrepreneurs need partners unless solo founder has broad and deep experience, study finds
In a new scholarly article published in the Strategic Management Journal, a University of Kansas business scholar explored whether entrepreneurs need co-founders, finding disadvantages partially diminished when a solo founder has broad and/or deep experience.
How major events like the World Cup influence sports betting activity
KU Business researchers Kevin Pisciotta and Justin Balthrop share insights from their research on how online sports betting shapes household finances. Using bank account transaction data to track how betting influences savings, spending, and credit use over time, their work provides perspective on how major events like the World Cup can intersect with everyday financial decision-making.
KU Business research examines leadership under pressure on soccer’s biggest stage
Vince Barker, Edmund P. Learned Professor, studies how top managers’ backgrounds, experiences and perspectives shape strategic decision-making. In this Q&A, he discusses how those dynamics play out in coaching decisions during high-pressure environments like the World Cup.
How tipping culture in the U.S. may feel different for World Cup visitors
KU assistant professor of marketing Rob Waiser explains how tipping norms differ in the U.S. and why they may surprise World Cup visitors.
KU Business thought leadership
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KU Accounting faculty's global ranking for audit archival research, according to BYU (2024)
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academic journals in the Financial Times’ Top 50 where KU Business faculty members hold editor or board roles
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academic journals with KU Business faculty members serving in editor or board roles
Faculty in the media
Why SpaceX could trade like a meme stock after its blockbuster IPO
In a MarketWatch feature on the forces that could make a future SpaceX IPO trade like a meme stock, KU Business assistant professor of finance Angel Tengulov offers expert insight into investor behavior and modern market dynamics.
How attacks in Iran led to rising gas prices across the country
As conflict in Iran continues, the Lawrence Journal-World talks with Mazhar Arikan, associate professor of supply chain management and Anderson Family Fellow, about how crude oil prices, refining costs, distribution, taxes, and supply chain risk all factor into what you pay per gallon.
Why some sales teams are actually growing alongside AI
Murali Mantrala, Ned Fleming Professor of Marketing, co-authored a Harvard Business Review article exploring why AI isn’t replacing sales teams but helping some of them thrive.
Gamblers are dumping stocks to bet on sports, new study says
Bloomberg features research co-authored by assistant professors Kevin Pisciotta and Justin Balthrop that shows that not only does online sports betting lead to increased betting activity, it also leads to higher credit card balances, less available credit and a reduction in net investments.
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