Newsletters
Research Funding Opportunities
We are pleased to announce the continued success of the McCombs Undergraduate Research Assistant Program.
Upcoming Research Events
Join us throughout the month of October for upcoming research events, lunches and seminars.
A Special Thank-You!
Thank you to all the faculty and Ph.D. Students who participated in the Research Lunch on Sept. 11. Special thanks go to Hayden Gunnell, Rosemary Su, Tianchang Wang, Cindi Teasley, and Yihao Chen.
Undergraduate Research Assistant Student Spotlight
Katy is a junior studying finance and Business Honors Program with minors in MIS and Spanish. My work as an undergraduate research assistant (URA) in the McCombs Behavioral Lab has given me the opportunity to work under Dr. Dave Harrison.
Ph.D. Student Spotlight
Fangchen Song is a Ph.D. candidate in information systems at the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin, advised by professor Ashish Agarwal.
Ph.D. Student Spotlight
Ankur Jaiswal is a Ph.D. candidate in information systems, advised by Hüseyin Tanriverdi. He previously did research at the Indian School of Business, the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta and a think tank under the Indian Ministry of External Affairs.
Teaching AI To Work With Us
Smart AI reads the room, and saves the rewrites
The ‘Ostrich Effect’ of Aspirational Goals
Aim high, but don’t bury your head when feedback comes in
Forgetting Helps Creating
Forgetting isn’t a bug, it’s a creativity feature
Research Funding Opportunities
We are pleased to announce the continued success of the McCombs Undergraduate Research Assistant Program.
Upcoming Research Events
Join us throughout the month of September for upcoming research events, lunches and seminars.
A Special Thank-You!
Thank you to all the faculty who participated in the faculty and staff Momentum gathering on Aug. 13.
Undergraduate Research Assistant Student Spotlight
Dilan is a senior studying management information systems through the Canfield Business Honors Program.
Undergraduate Research Assistant Student Spotlight
Jiyi is a finance major entering their third and final year at McCombs.
Ph.D. Student Spotlight
Constanza Urdaneta Romano is a Ph.D. candidate in the marketing strategy track; she is co-advised by Rex Du and Vijay Mahajan.
Awards
This month we are honoring Timothy Werner who won the 2026 Academy of Management's SIM award.
Workers Better — and Organizations Worse
AI speeds up solo work, but can leave teams with a collaboration hangover
All About the Benjamins?
Bigger ideas, better lives, and not just bigger bucks
When Firms Pursue Multiple Goals, Organization Design Is Crucial
Multiple goals create trade-offs that good organizational design can manage
A Gift To Meet Changing Times
Jon Shulkin, BBA ’97, wants to open students’ eyes to accounting’s new horizons
Reflecting on Four Years of Change
At the end of his term as chair, Steve Kachelmeier reflects on how the department is adapting to a fast-changing profession, highlights the value of graduate education, and thanks Jon Shulkin for his visionary naming gift.
Miss Jones Baking Co.
With financial discipline in the recipe, Sarah Jones Garibaldi, BBA ’07, MPA ’08, scaled up her childhood dream
Supporting the Mission of Nonprofits
Jeremy Myers, BBA ’08, MPA ’09, finds gratifying career ‘in the weeds’ of nonprofit and governmental accounting
Celebrating the Class of 2026
All smiles and horns up at McCombs’ 77th MPA commencement celebration
Meeting New Challenges
As Texas shifts CPA requirements, MPA scholarships help attract the best and brightest to the program
Generative AI and Accounting
What the best AI users do differently — and how to level up all your employees
New Department Leader
Former graduate adviser John McInnis to take over as chair
A McCombs Ph.D. Rises to the Top
Patrick Hopkins marks first anniversary as business dean at Indiana University
Research Funding Opportunities
We are pleased to announce the continued success of the McCombs Undergraduate Research Assistant Program.
A Special Thank-You!
Thank you to all the faculty members and Ph.D. students who participated in the Research Lunch with Dean Lillian Mills and the finale of the McCombs March Madness on April 3.
Awards
This month we are honoring Rowenna Crabbe.
When Learning From Prices Leads to Mistakes
Economic agents often rely on prices as signals that aggregate dispersed information
Research Funding Opportunities
We are pleased to announce the continued success of the McCombs Undergraduate Research Assistant Program.
Upcoming Research Events
Join us throughout the month of April for upcoming research events, lunches and seminars.
A Special Thank-You!
Thank you to all the faculty members and Ph.D. students who participated in the Research Pitches: Ph.D.-Faculty Speed Dating on March 6.
Awards
This month we are honoring Sirkka Jarvenpaa.
Ph.D. Student Spotlight
Yunxiang Bai is a Ph.D. candidate in strategic management, completing his dissertation under the supervision of Francisco Polidoro.
The Importance of Operations in B2B Financing
Mismatches can lead to lost profits and inefficiencies
Ph.D. Student Spotlight
Minjoo Kim's work studies how economic constraints and opportunities shape household financial decisions, with a focus on retirement saving and insurance markets.
Ph.D. Student Spotlight
Yizhe Huang is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Information, Risk and Operations Management
Awards
This month we are honoring Susan Broniarczyk, William Fuchs, Daniel Neuhann, and Adrian Ward.
Gender and Competitiveness When Sponsoring Others
Regulatory agencies often draw scrutiny for the “revolving door”
Climbing Out of the Uncanny Valley
Sometimes our biggest advances in understanding arise from unexpected places
Research Funding Opportunities
We are pleased to announce the continued success of the McCombs Undergraduate Research Assistant Program.
Upcoming Research Events
Join us throughout the month of March for upcoming research events, lunches and seminars.
A Special Thank-You!
Thank you to all the faculty members and Ph.D. Students who participated in the research luncheon on Feb. 13.
Research Funding Opportunities
We are pleased to announce the continued success of the McCombs Undergraduate Research Assistant Program.
Upcoming Research Events
Join us throughout the month of February for upcoming research events, lunches and seminars.