Research Focus
A spotlight on research at the Alberta School of Business
#1 in Canada - #30 in the world
Congratulations to our researchers who contributed directly to our fabulous rankings in the 2022 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS).
In the News
Photo by Shaughn Butts from the Edmonton Journal
Featured in most of our mainstream media outlets, Mohamad Soltani's (ABA) article, Does What Happens in the ED Stay in the ED? The Effects of Emergency Department Physician Workload on Post-ED Care Use, received widespread coverage on this important topic. This research was featured in the Edmonton Journal, CBC, Global News and others.
Photo by Folio, University of Alberta
Portrayed as a "self-proclaimed intellectual 'bad-ass'", Katie Lafreniere (MBEL) talks about the use of profanity in online reviews in her interview with the Global News, the Edmonton Journal, the CBC, and others. The article jointly written by Lafreniere, Sarah Moore (MBEL) and Robert Fisher (MBEL) explains how swear words can affect people's views of a product.
Paul Messinger's (MBEL) article, Reflections of The Extended Self: Visual Self-representation in Avatar-mediated Environments, is featured in Forbes. This article explains how the avatars we choose may affect us when we are working in virtual environments or the metaverse.
Recognition
Vern Glaser's (SEM) paper, The Biography of an Algorithm: Performing Algorithmic Technologies in Organizations, was awarded the notable James G. March Prize. This is a biennial award that celebrates the best articles published in Organization Theory.
Jennifer Jennings' (SEM) paper, Gender Gaps in Perceived Start-up Ease: Implications of Sex-based Labor Market Segregation for Entrepreneurship across 22 European Countries, was included in the Responsible Research in Business and Management (RRBM) Honor Roll.
Congratulations to our SSHRC 2022 Recipients
Insight Grant
Efstathios Avdis (FIN) - $141,000 - Financial markets, information extraction, and artificial intelligence
Adelina Barbalau (FIN) - $99,251 - Financing the transition to a sustainable economy: theory and evidence
Timothy Hannigan (SEM) - $269,169 - The emerging blockchain entrepreneurship field
Barry Scholnick (MBEL) - $149,500 - Banks and their debtors
Insight Development Grant
Runjing Lu (FIN) - $45,000 - Effects of violent protests on entrepreneurship and firms
Sarah Moore (MBEL/PI) and Paul Messinger (MBEL/Co-PI) - $57,956 - Artificial or intelligent: how AI agents’ language use affects customer satisfaction
Angelique Slade Shantz (SEM) - $49,932 - Occupational Degrowth: Why individuals choose intentional downward occupational transitions
Céline's Library Tip
Did you know that the University of Alberta Library has a subscription to the New York Times digital content? After registering, you can enjoy access to NYTimes.com from any network or location and access also includes access to the NYT app for mobile devices, Cooking app, VR app, The Daily 360, Interactive media, Video library, inEducation, and much more. You can access the NYTimes using this link: https://nytimesineducation-com.login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/access-nyt/university-of-alberta-edmonton-canada/ and full instructions on how to access this can be found here: https://news.library.ualberta.ca/blog/2019/02/19/new-york-times-digital-now-at-ualberta/ The Library also allows access to many other news sources, and we have this guide that highlights many of these: https://guides.library.ualberta.ca/newspapers As always, if you have any questions in regards to the library, don't hesitate to reach out to the Business Librarian, Céline Gareau-Brennan, crg@ualberta.ca
Research Event
Bandita Deka Kalita in Coffee with Trish: We're talking research.
Coffee with Trish: We're talking research
The Research Office would like to thank all who attended our first Coffee with Trish: We're talking research. It was a moment to learn, reflect, discuss and talk with each other. Most of all, we want to thank our speakers, Armann Ingolfsson (ABA), Noah Castelo (MBEL) and Bandita Deka Kalita (SEM - PhD candidate) for leading the discussions with great presentations.
Our Next Coffee with Trish: We're talking research is in January 2023, and we look forward to seeing you there.
ASOB Tip
As we know, the Alberta School of Business has a partnership with the Globe and Mail. This means our staff, faculty and students have a free subscription waiting to be activated. Click on the 'activate now' button (or anywhere on the picture) to access your account. Please, feel free to share this with your students.
Research Output
Our business researchers are publishing in top management journals known for their excellence. The following are the newest current-year and forthcoming publications organized by department:
Accounting & Business Analytics
Rastpour, A., Ingolfsson, A., & Sandikçi, B. (2022). Algorithms for queueing systems with reneging and priorities modeled as quasi-birth-death processes. INFORMS Journal on Computing, 34(3), 1693-1710.
Zhen, Y., Xie, Y., Lee, I., Dehghanian, A., & Serban, N. (2022). Parallel subgradient algorithm with block dual decomposition for large-scale optimization. European Journal of Operational Research, 299(1), 60-74.
Rostami, B., Errico, F., & Lodi, A. (Forthcoming). A convex reformulation and an outer approximation for a class of quadratic binary programming. Operations Research.
Rostami, B., Chitsaz, M., Arslan, O., Laporte, G., & Lodi, A. (2022). Single Allocation Hub Location with Heterogeneous Economies of Scale. Operations Research, 70(2), 641-1291.
Chuang, Y.T., Zargoush, M., Ghazalbash, S., Samiedaluie, S., Kuluski, K., & Guilcher, S. (Forthcoming). From Prediction to Decision: Optimizing Long-Term Care Placements Among Older Delayed Discharge Patients. Production & Operations Management.
Zhang, R., Samiedaluie, S., & Zhang, D. (Forthcoming). Product-based Approximate Linear Programs for Network Revenue Management. Operations Research.
Soltani, M., Batt, R.J., Bavafa, H., & Patterson, B. (Forthcoming). Does What Happens in the ED Stay in the ED? The Effects of Emergency Department Physician Workload on Post-ED Care Use. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management.
Finance
Li, T., & Lu, R. (2022). Social Undermining as a Dark Side of Symbolic Awards: Evidence from a RD Design. Organizational Behavior & Human Decision Processes, 173, 104184.
Morck, R., Yeung, B., & Zhang, L. (Forthcoming). Idiosyncrasy as a leading indicator. Journal of Financial and Qualitative Analysis.
Roth, L., Dyck, A., Lins, K., Towner, M., & Wagner, H. (Forthcoming). Renewable Governance: Good for the Environment? Journal of Accounting Research.
Marketing, Business Economics & Law
Fatum, R., Hara, N., & Yamamoto, Y. (Forthcoming). Negative Interest Rate Policy and the Influence of Macroeconomic News on Yields. Journal of Money, Credit and Banking.
Deng, Q.C., & Messinger, P.R. (2022). Dimensions of brand-extension fit. International Journal of Research in Marketing, 39(3), 764-787.
Strategy, Entrepreneurship & Management
Ho, J. A., Bonaccio, S., Connelly, C. E., & Gellatly, I. R. (Forthcoming). Representative-negotiated i-deals for people with disabilities. Human Resource Management.
Lindebaum, D., Moser, C., Ashraf, M., & Glaser, V.L. (Forthcoming). Reading the Technological Society to Understand the Mechanization of Values and Its Ontological Consequences. Academy of Management Review.
Omidvar, O., Safavi, M., & Glaser, V. L. (Forthcoming). Algorithmic Routines and Dynamic Inertia: How Organizations Avoid Adapting to Changes in the Environment. Journal of Management Studies.
Jennings, J.E., Rahman, Z., & Dempsey, D. (Forthcoming). Challenging What We Think We Know: Theory and Evidence for Questioning Common Beliefs About the Gender Gap in Entrepreneurial Confidence. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice.
Cohen, L. E., Mahabadi, S. (2022). In the Midst of Hiring: Pathways of Anticipated and Accidental Job Evolution During Hiring. Organization Science, 33(5), 1701-2083.
Wright, A. L., Irving, G., Zafar, A., & Reay, T. (Forthcoming). The Role of Space and Place in Organisational and Institutional Change: A Systematic Review of the Literature. Journal of Management Studies.
Taeuscher, K., Zhao, E. Y., & Lounsbury, M. (2022). Categories and narratives as sources of distinctiveness: Cultural entrepreneurship within and across categories. Strategic Management Journal, 43(10), 2101-2143.
PhD Publications
Crace, L. & Gehman, J. (Forthcoming). What Really Explains ESG Performance? Disentangling the Asymmetrical Drivers of the Triple Bottom Line. Organization & Environment.
Jing, E. L., Inness, M., & Gellatly, I. R. (Forthcoming). The effect of alcohol consumption on workplace aggression: What's love (and job insecurity) got to do with it? Journal of Managerial Psychology.
Maung, M., Wilson, C., and Yu, W. (2020). Does reputation risk matter? Evidence from cross-border mergers and acquisitions. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, 66, 101204.
