Research

Upcoming Research Events
Join us throughout the month of November 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 Lunch on Oct. 2.

Undergraduate Research Assistant Student Spotlight
Siqi Chen is an accounting student in the integrated MPA program with a minor in MIS.

Ph.D. Student Spotlight
Minghong Yuan is a fifth-year Ph.D. candidate in information systems at the McCombs School of Business.

Research Funding Opportunities
We are pleased to announce the continued success of the McCombs Undergraduate Research Assistant Program.

Awards
This month we are honoring Ashish Agarwal who was a runner-up for the Best Paper Award at the 2026 Platform Strategy Research Symposium.

The Role of Context-Specific Information in Auditor Decisions
AI gave junior auditors better judgment and not just louder voices

Research-Teaching Smackdown
The rivalry is less cage match and more separate lanes

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

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.

A Special Thank-You!
Thank you to everyone who participated in the research luncheon on Jan. 23 and to the Dean's office for the soiree.