Faculty Research
Risky Business: Promoting general counsel to the C-suite
Monday, April 1, 2019
Rewarding a high-performing manager or mid-level executive with a promotion to the C-suite is a common practice in many corporations, ideally producing a positive impact on the bottom line and perceived financial stability among stakeholders. But what about promoting those who have been trained in law rather than business? According to research published in the Journal of Accounting and Economics co-authored by Kevin Koharki, an associate professor of accounting in Purdue University’s Krannert School of Management, the changing role of corporations’ general counsel (GC) and their increasing ascendance into senior management positions can produce less desirable outcomes.
Full article: Risky Business: Promoting general counsel to the C-suite
Expanding the Battleground: A competitive approach to presidential election reform
Monday, April 1, 2019
With numerous candidates already in line for the 2020 Democratic presidential primaries, the discussion among most political pundits centers on which challenger has the best potential to secure the 270 electoral votes needed in the general election to unseat the incumbent and presumptive Republican nominee, President Donald Trump. Shai Vardi, an assistant professor of management information systems at the Purdue University Krannert School of Management, presents a competitive alternative to the current system in a working paper titled “Expanding the Battleground: A Bipartisan Approach to Presidential Election Reform.”
Full article: Expanding the Battleground: A competitive approach to presidential election reform
Truth or Consequences: Measuring intentional resume deception among job seekers
Monday, April 1, 2019
Resume fraud is increasingly common in today’s competitive job market, typically garnering the most media attention when it involves top-level executives. According to Brian Dineen, a professor of organizational behavior/human resources in Purdue University’s Krannert School of Management, it’s even more prevalent among rank and file employees, with some staffing agencies reporting erroneous information in more than half of their screened resumes.
Full article: Truth or Consequences: Measuring intentional resume deception among job seekers
Driving Data: The cost and benefits of usage-based auto insurance
Monday, April 1, 2019
Having a technological device collect data on your every turn, stop and driving maneuver may be annoying, but new research from Purdue’s Krannert School of Management and the University of British Columbia (UBC) shows that people’s driving techniques may actually improve when they know their insurance company is watching. Titled “Sensor Data and Behavioral Tracking: Does Usage-Based Auto Insurance Benefit Drivers?” and recently published in Marketing Science, the paper was co-authored by Ting Zhu, an associate professor of marketing at the Purdue University Krannert School of Management.
Full article: Driving Data: The cost and benefits of usage-based auto insurance
Fouling Up: Can higher penalties encourage good companies to manipulate their financial reports?
Monday, April 1, 2019
In September 2018, Orlando-based SeaWorld Entertainment and its former CEO agreed to pay a penalty of more than $5 million to the Securities and Exchange Commission for misleading investors about the impact of the documentary film Blackfish on the company’s reputation and business. A study by accounting professors at Purdue’s Krannert School of Management and TCU’s Neeley School of Business finds that while penalties on companies for misconduct in financial reporting help to improve investment efficiency, increasing such penalties may induce entrepreneurs with good projects to offer rosier pictures of their prospects.
Dynamics of Arbitrage
Tuesday, February 26, 2019
How much do you know about crude oil storage in the U.S. and the relationship between this storage and crude oil prices? To enforce the Law of One Price, storage should increase when spreads between crude oil contract months widen enough for arbitrage. This happens but predominantly in one U.S. crude oil storage location. To find out more about this storage location and other interesting information, take a look at this video and Kateryna Holland’s paper titled “Dynamics of Arbitrage,” co-authored with Louis Ederington, Chitru Fernando, Thomas Lee, and Scott Linn.
Managing Global Supply Chain Risks
Sunday, January 27, 2019
Professor Çagri Haksöz discusses how less can be more in managing global supply chain risks
Reducing Hospital Readmissions
Friday, January 18, 2019
Professor Pengyi Shi on using data analytics to reduce hospital readmissions and congestion
Business groups and employment
Thursday, December 6, 2018
Professor Mara Faccio discusses her research on business groups and employment
Liquidity in the corporate bond market
Saturday, December 1, 2018
Cash In or Cash Out? Krannert's Sergey Chernenko discusses liquidity in the corporate bond market
Coordination and project management
Tuesday, November 20, 2018
Krannert professor Fabrice Lumineau discusses his research in coordination and project management
Price Knowledge and Market Power
Wednesday, November 14, 2018
Krannert's Federico Rossi discusses consumers’ price knowledge and retailers’ market power
Downside of High Information Quality
Thursday, November 8, 2018
Professor Lin Nan discusses her research on the downside of high information quality in accounting
Digital Revolution
Monday, November 5, 2018
Mohammad Rahman graduated with a degree in computer science during the emergence of a digital renaissance, going on to become an MBA student who foresaw both technology’s transformative role in commerce and its destructive potential. Rahman, now a professor in the Krannert School of Management at Purdue University, studies how digital platforms have grown to revolutionize the world of retail and fundamentally change how businesses interact with consumers.
What Next?
Monday, November 5, 2018
Purdue University’s sesquicentennial celebration marks a time for the university to renew its commitment to growth, discovery and innovation. What giant leaps will the next 150 years bring as Purdue continues its drive to meet the world's future challenges? David Hummels, dean of the Krannert School of Management, shares his thoughts on the future of the school over the next 150 years.
Good Medicine
Monday, November 5, 2018
Looking for a high-caliber surgeon may be easier than previously thought. Critics of online rating platforms have stated that online physicians’ ratings are nothing more than a popularity contest, but a new study by Susan Lu, a professor at the Purdue University Krannert School of Management, suggests that the time-honored word-of-mouth method for finding quality health care may hold up after all.
Designer Elections
Monday, November 5, 2018
When Donald Trump defeated Hillary Clinton in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, many voters and political pundits were surprised by the outcome. But the campaign strategies used by the opposing candidates were entirely predictable, says Karthik Kannan, a professor at the Purdue University Krannert School of Management and an expert in big data who studies systems that exploit instincts and biases to nudge human behavior.
'Technostress' Management
Monday, November 5, 2018
Do you check your work email from home during off hours and weekends? Do you eat lunch at your desk or use break time to answer work or personal emails or texts? Chances are, many of us are “overworking” more than is necessary to be effective in our jobs, says work-life balance expert Ellen Ernst Kossek, a professor at Purdue University's Krannert School of Management.
Discretion used in finacial reporting
Thursday, October 4, 2018
Accounting professor Jonathan Black discusses his research on discretion in financial reporting
Multi-teaming in organizations
Tuesday, October 2, 2018
Krannert professor Raquel Asencio discusses her research in multi-teaming in organizations
Car share systems
Thursday, September 20, 2018
Krannert professor Mengshi Lu discusses his research on car share systems
Airbnb affects on parallel industries
Wednesday, July 11, 2018
Tourism activity in areas with a rise in Airbnb rentals could spill over into complementary industries, such as the restaurant business, unless those neighborhoods are predominantly black or Hispanic, a new study suggests.
Role of performing arts in business ethics education
Friday, June 22, 2018
Amy David discusses the role of performing arts in business ethics education
Data Boundaries
Friday, June 15, 2018
The Krannert School of Management’s Business Information and Analytics Center (BIAC) recently hosted the inaugural Data Science for Business and Economics Conference. The May event, which was sponsored by Accenture and attracted nearly 100 attendees, featured scholars not only from business and economics, but also from statistics, computer science, engineering and other areas as they explored the use of data science to solve real-world problems.
Bridging the Gaps
Friday, June 15, 2018
In the wake of the #MeToo social media movement, which has grown to include gender inequity in the workplace, a March 2018 conference at Purdue University’s Krannert School of Management served as a call to action among U.S. companies. Featuring prominent scholars and corporate leaders dedicated to diversity and inclusion in the workplace, the conference highlighted the disparity in the number of men and women filling leadership roles and other biases ingrained into business cultures and practices.
Advancing Accounting
Friday, June 15, 2018
The Krannert School of Management presented the fourth annual Purdue Accounting Theory Conference in May with a program that included distinguished guest speakers from across the country as well as rising scholars in the field. Accounting professors Mark Bagnoli, the Olson Chair in Management, and Susan Watts, the Emanuel T. Weiler Chair in Management, served as coordinators of the conference along with Associate Professor Lin Nan.
Nobel Ideas
Friday, June 15, 2018
Purdue’s Krannert School of Management presented a public panel discussion sponsored by the Hugh and Judy Pence family that focused on interdisciplinary perspectives on early childhood development and a fireside chat with Nobel Laureate James Heckman as part of an Economic Ideas Forum in April that served as the inaugural event of the University’s growing economic research center.
Resident matching between hospitals and doctors
Wednesday, June 13, 2018
Thanh Nguyen discusses resident matching between hospitals and doctors
Mobile coupons delivery problem
Wednesday, June 13, 2018
Kemal Altinkemer discusses mobile coupons delivery problem
Facial emotion detection
Wednesday, June 13, 2018
Kemal Altinkemer discusses his research on facial emotion detection
Work-Family Backlash
Monday, June 4, 2018
PhD grad Matthew Perrigino and faculty members Kelly Schwind Wilson and Benjamin Dunford discuss their research on work-family backlash
Aluminum-cerium alloy recycling
Friday, April 27, 2018
Ananth Iyer discusses Aluminum-Cerium Alloy Recycling
Phone polices influence working experience
Tuesday, April 17, 2018
Ellen Ernst Kossek discusses about how phone polices influence employees' working experience
Conflict management
Tuesday, April 17, 2018
Benjamin Dunford discusses conflict management
Clean Trade
Wednesday, February 28, 2018
Countries across the globe now use emissions-trading systems as a policy to cost-effectively reduce pollution. But what incentives do these tradable-permit markets offer companies to invest in advanced pollution-abatement technology? Purdue University’s Tim Cason, the Gadomski Chair of Economics at the Krannert School of Management, is addressing that question through experimental economics.
Consumer Consumption
Wednesday, February 28, 2018
A pair of faculty members from Purdue University’s Krannert School of Management recently won a research grant of $50,000 from Adobe Systems as part of an industry and academic collaboration that aims to find new ways to solve the challenges that plague today’s online marketers.
Innovation Impact
Wednesday, February 28, 2018
Purdue University and the Krannert School of Management are helping early stage startups in Indiana navigate the “valley of death” to commercialize their technology through the National Science Foundation’s “Phase 0” pilot program for its Innovation Corps (I-Corps) Node.
Intellectualizing Risk
Wednesday, February 28, 2018
As the business implications of big data continue to grow, so too does the need for academic research that helps lead to improved industry practices. Thomas Brush, a professor in the strategic management area at the Krannert School, is doing just that by merging his interdisciplinary work on product lifecycle management (PLM) to help the Licensing Executives Society (LES) create a better standard for managing intellectual property (IP) suppliers.
Conflicts between work and family
Friday, February 16, 2018
Professor Kelly Wilson discusses conflicts between work and family
Return policy on customized products
Wednesday, January 3, 2018
Assistant Professor Gokce Esenduran discusses return policy on customized products
emergence of industrial clusters and performance of firms
Monday, November 27, 2017
Jovan Grahovac earned his PhD in operations management from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1995. He joined Krannert this spring as a visiting assistant professor, after teaching core and elective strategy courses at the University of Illinois. He is published with research interests in strategy and economics; organizational learning, design and decision- making; and the economics of operations and production systems. Jovan’s experience and teaching interests are in competitive strategy, operations strategy, technology strategy, operations/process management, quantitative models and methods.
price of phone plans across countries
Wednesday, November 15, 2017
Mara Faccio, Purdue's Hanna Chair in Entrepreneurship, discusses price differences of cell phone plans across countries.
Technologies Disruption of Markets
Friday, November 10, 2017
Zaiyan Wei discusses emergence of financial technologies and how they disrupt financial markets
Work life flexibility
Thursday, October 26, 2017
Krannert professor Ellen Kossek discusses work life flexibility
Usage of Mobile Apps
Thursday, October 26, 2017
Jinyang Zheng is an assistant professor at the Krannert School of Management at Purdue University. His recent study found that online transportation networks tools can significantly improve the operational flexibility and efficiency of public transportation system; early-stage large-scale sales promotion can stimulate consumer learning about online transportation networks; the "conform or to be cast out" policy can significantly enhance the consumer welfare; WeChat contributes to the usage of the smartphone ecosystem without squeezing out the usage of the other apps.
Hunger Gaming
Thursday, October 19, 2017
When the augmented reality (AR) game Pokémon Go made its debut in 2016, it quickly became the most popular mobile game in U.S. history with more than 20 million active users daily. It’s now at the top of the menu in an industry that last year generated more than $1 billion in revenues. According to research from Purdue University’s Krannert School of Management, however, tech companies aren’t the only businesses getting a taste of the profits.
Meal Planning
Tuesday, October 17, 2017
Prior to February 2010, Illinois delivered food stamps on the first day of every month. Then the state decided to spread distribution more evenly throughout the month. As a result, stores weren't hit with massive crowds all at once and officials weren't burdened with a large workload. New research from Purdue University’s Krannert School of Management and Miami University featured in Business Insider suggests there could be another benefit of the change: a reduction in grocery store thefts.
Outside Insiders
Tuesday, October 17, 2017
Does access to information prior to an initial public offering (IPO) generate a trading advantage after the IPO? That's the question posed by researchers from Purdue University’s Krannert School of Management, who find that the information obtained by non-insider institutions through their connections prior to the IPO may remain valuable after the IPO.
effectiveness of reward programs
Friday, October 13, 2017
Federico Rossi, Assistant Professor, discusses the effectiveness of reward programs
Data Quandary
Wednesday, October 11, 2017
Smart cars, smart streets and smart homes could make life much easier, but what's the tradeoff? Mohammad Rahman, a Purdue University associate professor of management information systems, says the quandary surrounding data and its ownership is important to some people. But for the most part, consumers have indicated that they prefer convenience over privacy.
Advancing Forward
Wednesday, October 11, 2017
Leaders of the business world and academic community came together at the 30th annual fall conference of the Dauch Center for the Management of Manufacturing Enterprises, which has long been a focal point within Purdue University's Krannert School for promoting education, research and industrial engagement, manufacturing management and supply chain management.
Where You Live Still Matters
Monday, September 25, 2017
Professor Mohammad Saifur Rahman is an Associate Professor of Management at the Krannert School of Management, Purdue University. He was named one of the World's Top 40 Business School Professors Under 40 by Poets and Quants in 2017.
Enabling Success of Teams in Organizations
Friday, September 15, 2017
Krannert professor Raquel Ascencio speaks on enabling success of teams in organizations
The DCMME Center
Tuesday, September 12, 2017
Dean Hummels with Steve Dunlop discuss the DCMME Center
Computer scoring for personnel selection
Tuesday, September 12, 2017
Mike Campion discusses computer scoring of candidate essays for personnel selection
Impact of using freight apps
Friday, September 1, 2017
Ananth Iyer discusses the impact of using freight apps
Backseat Driver
Thursday, July 6, 2017
Having someone caution your every turn, stop and driving maneuver may be annoying, but research from Purdue’s Krannert School of Management and the University of British Columbia (UBC) shows that people’s driving techniques may actually improve when they know their insurance company is watching.
Higher Performance
Monday, June 26, 2017
Balancing the need to provide an affordable, accessible education with a commitment to transforming students’ lives and preparing them for the future is an ongoing challenge in higher education. New research from economists at Purdue University’s Krannert School of Management finds that task-based goal setting can help on both fronts as a low-cost and logistically simple approach to improving students’ course performance.
Under Review
Monday, June 19, 2017
It should come as no surprise that online product reviews correlate closely with purchasing decisions and sales, making them increasingly important to the bottom line of companies with online retailing platforms. However, what is the incentive for individual consumers who post their feedback and opinions on products?
Hedging Bets
Monday, June 19, 2017
Ideally, hedge fund managers would maximize returns for their investors. In practice, however, portfolio managers are likely to take excessive levels of risk to boost their own paycheck, indicates new research from Chengdong Yin and Xiaoyan Zhang from Purdue University’s Krannert School of Management.
Where Now?
Friday, June 16, 2017
If there is one thing certain about U.S. policy in these turbulent times, it is uncertainty. According to research by Huseyin Gulen, a professor of finance at Purdue’s Krannert School of Management, the impact on corporate investment is particularly negative,both from a short- and long-term perspective.
Animated whiteboard to maximize discussion
Tuesday, May 16, 2017
Krannert Dean David Hummels speaks with two award-winning teachers about methods to share knowledge with their students. Economics Professor Kelly Blanchard uses technology to help deliver material to large lecture sections; Rich Makadok, the Brock Family Chair in Strategic Management, utilizes online animated whiteboard lectures to maximize face-to-face discussion during class periods.
Measuring countries' educational systems
Thursday, March 2, 2017
Economics professor Chong Xiang highlights his research on measuring countries' educational systems
Working Best
Monday, February 6, 2017
Countless business publications across the globe rank the “Best Places to Work” on an annual basis, but how does this relate to key human capital outcomes? A recent study coauthored by Purdue's Brian Dineen, an associate professor of organizational behavior and human resources at the Krannert School, finds that companies who receive such awards have an easier task of retaining staff.
On the Clock
Monday, February 6, 2017
We not only live in a 24-7 world, but also work in one. From health care and manufacturing to retailing and information technology, someone is on the clock every hour of every day. Research by Purdue’s Ellen Ernst Kossek examines how that presents a growing challenge for employees, employers and those whose manage the work schedules of others.
Centered on Economics
Monday, February 6, 2017
The Purdue University Research Center in Economics (PURCE), a fast-growing initiative in need of space, will soon have a new home in the Krannert School of Management to conduct empirical research in economics focused on the role of incentives and markets in public policy.
Following Instincts
Monday, February 6, 2017
The obvious strategy for a clothing retailer is to have as much product on the sales floor as possible to yield high sales. For women, however, that turns out to be a counterproductive strategy, says Purdue researcher Karthik Kannan, a professor of management information systems.
online reviews
Thursday, January 19, 2017
Professor Zaiyan Wei discusses his research on online reviews and the correlation to sales with Krannert Dean David Hummels.
best places to work
Thursday, January 19, 2017
Professor Brian Dineen discusses his research about the hiring effects on companies of “best places to work” certifications with Krannert Dean David Hummels.
Shot Stopper
Monday, September 26, 2016
As gun violence continues to escalate nationwide, research coauthored by Krannert economics professor Jillian Carr takes aim at widely enforced juvenile curfew laws intended to reduce crime that may actually increase it.
Killer Jobs
Monday, September 26, 2016
It may seem obvious to those who suffer the most, but a working paper issued by the National Bureau of Economic Research by Krannert economics professors Chong Xiang and David Hummels provides confirmation: Employees under prolonged workplace pressures face serious consequences to their health.
In the Queue
Monday, September 26, 2016
We’ve all been there — stuck in line at a bank, retail store, service center or event. Although numerous studies suggest that single queue lines are faster, new research coauthored by Krannert operations and economics professor Yaroslav Rosokha finds that servers work more slowly in a single queue than when they each have their own queue.
Risky Business
Monday, September 26, 2016
Addressing the gender gap in corporate leadership, research coauthored by Krannert finance professor Mara Faccio breaks new ground by using data from European-based companies that finds female CEOs tend to make less risky choices than their male counterparts.
Krannert economists link higher work demand to potentially serious health risks
Friday, August 19, 2016
Employees under prolonged workplace pressures face serious consequences to their health, according to a working paper issued by the National Bureau for Economic Research coauthored by Krannert professors David Hummels and Chong Xiang.
Full article: Krannert economists link higher work demand to potentially serious health risks
Resume fraud linked to job search envy
Monday, January 4, 2016
Unemployed job-seekers can be motivated to embellish their resumes when they are envious of peers, according to a study published in the Academy of Management Journal.
Experimental Economics and Emissions Trading
Tuesday, November 10, 2015
Video by Tim Cason for the Purdue Research Center in Economics
Quality, Competition, and Risk-Taking
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Accounting Information Quality, Interbank Competition, and Bank Risk-Taking.
best places to work
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Brian Dineen Associate Professor of Management on best places to work
Taxes and capital structure choices
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Taxes and capital structure choices
Global Health Supply Chains
Friday, September 4, 2015
Professors Iyer and Berenguer on Global Health Supply Chains
Benjamin Dunford on Third Party Justice
Thursday, August 20, 2015
Dr. Benjamin Dunford talks about third party justice in organizations and how organizations treat employees.
Online retail technologies
Wednesday, July 1, 2015
Prabuddha De, Accenture Professor of Information Technology, and Mohammad Rahman, associate professor of management, both in the Krannert School of Management, along with former Krannert colleague Yu Hu, currently associate professor at the Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business, conducted the research. They partnered with a large online women’s clothing retailer to study the effectiveness of navigational technologies, such as search and recommendation systems, and product-oriented technologies, including a zoom-in feature, color swatches and alternative photos.
reduced workload
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Professor Ellen Kossek on reduced workload
Design for Instincts
Thursday, May 14, 2015
Karthik Kannan Design for Instincts
Keeping illness out of the workplace
Monday, January 26, 2015
With an especially harsh flu season underway, Purdue University Professor Ellen Kossek says employers need to be proactive in dealing with ill workers. Kossek, a specialist in work-life issues, says the United States has a large number of workers who aren't paid if they stay home because of illness.
the CPA exam
Monday, September 22, 2014
The American Institute of CPA's is conducting a Practice Analysis to develop the next version of the CPA Exam. Purdue's Accounting Professor Troy Janes is representing the academic sector on the twelve person Sponsor Advisory Group
NCAA tournament in the workplace
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Ellen Kossek, Basil S. Turner Professor of Management at Krannert, speaks about watching the NCAA tournament in the workplace.
Work-life research
Friday, September 20, 2013
Work-life research
Market Volatility
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Purdue University Professor of Management, Charlene Sullivan, talks about how the Greek debt crisis and other market events can cause investors to question their investment strategy.
Greece: Economic Crisis is Personal
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Purdue Professor of Management, Charlene Sullivan, on the personal impact the Greek debt crisis has on the individual citizens. Far from a political or idealistic feud, Greek citizens are without benefits and income they either earned or were entitled to only months ago.
Soft Labor Market Globally
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Purdue University Professor of Management, Charlene Sullivan, talks about the global impact of the soft labor market - a condition that has changed little in three years. Sullivan also describes the fragile nature of the U.S. economy, where any shift could mean economic growth or peril.
Politics & Profit
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Prof Mara Faccio discusses her work on the connection between politics and money.
Optimization Software
Friday, December 16, 2011
Professor Mohit Tawarmalani makes software that make the world more efficient and effective. Called B.A.R.O.N, the software helps organizations optimize complex processes. Working in optimization allows Prof. Tawarmalani to work in many disciplines - economics, manufacturing, energy and more.
Widespread Applications: Supply Chain
Monday, November 29, 2010
Widespread application of supply chains
Global Relevance
Monday, November 29, 2010
Solving global challenges
Improving world health with supply chain
Monday, November 29, 2010
Professor Iyer discusses a project he took part in to improve access to medicine in other parts of the world
Housing market represents crisis, opportunity
Monday, July 28, 2008
A Purdue University economist says the U.S. housing market is bucking conventional wisdom this year.