Jindal School Conference Showcases Top Finance Research
Top researchers from around the United States and internationally gathered at the Naveen Jindal School of Management recently for the 2024 UT Dallas Fall Finance Conference. In its seventh year, the conference, organized by JSOM’s Finance and Managerial Economics Area, hosted 75 scholars on Sept. 27 and 28. Researchers worldwide were invited to submit papers […]
Jindal School Researchers Win ‘Best Paper’ Award for Study about Cross-Border Acquisitions
A faculty member and two PhD alumni from The University of Texas at Dallas Naveen Jindal School of Management have won a Best Paper award from the International Management Division of the Academy of Management. The paper has also been accepted for publication in an upcoming issue of the Strategic Management Society’s Global Strategy Journal. […]
Key Promotions Made in Strategic Move to Advance Jindal School Graduate Programs
Hasan Pirkul The recent retirement of Dr. Monica Powell, graduate dean of the Naveen Jindal School of Management since 2009 and the senior associate dean since 2015, created both challenges and opportunities for Dr. Hasan Pirkul, Caruth Chair and Jindal School dean, to maintain the high level of service that the school has always provided […]
Productivity in Operations Management Area Reflects Jindal School’s Rise in Research Productivity Rankings
For the past six years, the Naveen Jindal School of Management has maintained a top 5 ranking in the UTD Top 100 Business School Research Rankings™ and has been at No. 2 for the past two years. Those rankings — placing the school near the top of the world’s most productive business schools that conduct […]
AI Expert in the Jindal School Named in Marquis Who’s Who
A faculty member in the Naveen Jindal School of Management has been selected for inclusion in Marquis Who’s Who, a comprehensive directory that documents the achievements of influential people and their contributions to society. Ashim Bose Dr. Ashim Bose, a professor of practice in the Jindal School’s Information Systems Area, was selected by Marquis for […]
Award-Winning Research from Jindal School Focuses on Best Human Resource Management Practices During Mergers and Acquisitions
A worldwide professional association for scholars has recognized a Naveen Jindal School of Management faculty member with its Best Convention Paper Award for a study that explores the effects on employees following a company mergers and acquisitions. Hyesook Chung A paper co-authored by Dr. Hyesook Chung, an assistant professor in the Jindal School’s Organizations, Strategy […]
Jindal School Faculty Member Elected President of Asia-focused Academic Association
Professor Jane Lu (right), outgoing AAOM president from City University of Hong Kong, symbolically transferring the reins to President-elect Mike Peng (left) A faculty member in the Naveen Jindal School of Management has been elected as president of an Asia-based association of scholars who focus on management research and education, a position that promises to […]
Study By Jindal School Researchers Inspires Change in Overtime Rules
Research conducted by Naveen Jindal School of Management faculty members has inspired a change in the U.S. Department of Labor’s nationwide overtime rules that will benefit about 4.3 million U.S. workers.
Research Shows Some Student Loan Problems May Partly Be Caused by Loan Servicers
Dr. Han Xia, Sydney Smith Hicks Faculty Fellow and associate professor in the Finance and Managerial Economics Area at the Naveen Jindal School of Management, was a co-author on a paper that analyzed why some students are not choosing more favorable loan terms.
Conference Hosted by Jindal School Digs Deep into Human Resources Research
Members of the Personnel and Human Resources Research Group gathered March 1-2 at the annual event hosted this year by the Jindal School.
2024 UTD Top 100 Business School Research Rankings™
The latest installment of the UTD Top 100 Business School Research Rankings™, released March 18, shows a continuing trend in increased research productivity among the top business schools worldwide.
Undergraduate Deans Conference Solves Problems, Assesses Technology
A recent conference presented by the Naveen Jindal School of Management saw representatives from 45 schools grappling with the problems and opportunities of a changing higher-education landscape, including in the area of technology.
Rebates Examined in Study by Jindal School Researcher
Marketing tools abound. From coupons to sales to advertising, consumers face an onslaught of forces influencing potential purchases. Samir Mamadehussene One attractive, often-used tool in a company’s marketing arsenal is to offer rebates, partial refunds that can be redeemed after purchases to entice buyers to choose a specific product. Rebates and the strategies behind them […]
Study by Jindal School Researcher Reveals Effect of Advertising on Number of Robotic Surgeries Performed
A new study by a researcher from The University of Texas at Dallas’ Naveen Jindal School of Management reveals that advertising by hospitals has a direct effect on the number of robotic surgery procedures performed. Tongil (T.I.) Kim Dr. Tongil (T.I.) Kim, an assistant professor in the Marketing Area at the Jindal School, and Tae […]
Study by Jindal School Researchers Reveals How Overconfidence in CEOs Affects Company’s Bottom Line
Overconfident chief executive officers — such as household names Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg — were targeted for research by two professors from the Naveen Jindal School of Management at The University of Texas at Dallas, and their findings were published recently in a top academic research journal. Vikram Nanda The findings of […]
Jindal School Conference Focuses on “Elevating” Corporate Governance
Gregg Ballew, executive director of the Jindal School’s Institute for Excellence in Corporate Governance, introduce the panelists from the “Corporate Governance in a Family Office Setting” discussion. From left: Jim Adams, John Dziminski, Clint Haggard, Kerri Scott The 21st Annual Corporate Governance Conference, hosted by the Naveen Jindal School of Management’s Institute for Excellence in Corporate […]
Jindal School Assistant Professor Receives Best Dissertation Award
Hyesook Chung Dr. Hyesook Chung, an assistant professor in the Organizations, Strategy and International Management Area in the Naveen Jindal School of Management, has received the Ralph Alexander Best Dissertation Award from the Academy of Management’s Human Resources (HR) Division. “This award is for the top doctoral dissertation completed in HRM (Human Resource Management) in the last two […]
Jindal School Researcher Proposes Approach for Optimizing Data Acquisition
A paper authored by a researcher at the Naveen Jindal School of Management discusses a solution to allow businesses that buy data to determine the specific information they need. Sumit Sarkar Published in the July 2023 issue of Management Science, one of the academic journals tracked in The UTD Top 100 Business School Research Rankings™, the paper […]
Jindal School PhD Student Wins Best-Paper Award
Minmin Zhang Minmin Zhang, a fourth-year management science PhD student at the Naveen Jindal School of Management, took first place recently in the INFORMS Health Applications Society (HAS) Student Paper Competition. The announcement was made during the 2023 INFORMS Healthcare Conference in Toronto, held July 26-28. Students who conduct research in operations management can enter the […]
New Executive Director of UT Dallas’ Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Brings Wealth of Experience to Role
The University of Texas at Dallas has hired an expert in strategy and organizational operations management with extensive experience in the nonprofit sector to lead its entrepreneurship efforts. Carol Marcus-Rehtmeyer Carol Marcus-Rehtmeyer, the former president and CEO of the Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History is putting down roots in Dallas in her new […]
