The Friday Research Presentations series showcases ongoing academic research projects conducted by Stuart School of Business faculty and graduate students, as well as guest research presentations made by faculty from other leading business schools.
Friday Research presentations during the 2021-22 academic year are listed below.
Unless otherwise noted, all presenters are faculty or students at Illinois Tech.
Fall 2021
October 1 at 10–11 a.m.
Total Equity Payout and Asset Return Predictability [abstract]
- Lanh Nguyen, Stuart Management Science Ph.D. student
October 1 at 11 a.m.–noon
Leaders or Followers? A Temporal Analysis of Tweets from IRA Trolls [abstract]
- Associate Professor of Political Science Matthew Shapiro
- Harold L. Stuart Endowed Chair in Business Siva K. Balasubramanian
- Associate Professor of Computer Science Mustafa Bilgic
- Aron Culotta, Associate Professor of Computer Science, Tulane University
- Libby Hemphill, Associate Professor of Information, University of Michigan
- Anita Nikolich, Director of Research and Technology, School of Information Sciences, University of Illinois
October 15 at 10–11 a.m.
I-deal or No I-deal? Lessons for Managers from Economic Theory [abstract]
- Associate Professor of Management Smriti Anand
- Associate Professor of Economics Priyanka Sharma
- Professor of Economics Liad Wagman
- Pouya Haddadian Nekah, Stuart Management Science Ph.D. student
October 15 at 11 a.m.–noon
Sharpen Quality Investing: A PLS-based Approach [abstract]
- Zixuan Jiao, Stuart Management Science Ph.D. student
October 29 at 10–11 a.m.
A Dynamic-Programming, Real-Option Model for NPD That Incorporates Serial Correlations [abstract]
- Assistant Professor of Analytics Andrew Kumiega
- Associate Professor of Finance Benjamin E. Van Vliet
- Greg Sterijevski, Ph.D., founder of CommodityVol.com
October 29 at 11 a.m.–noon
Clean Energy Safe Haven Property and Extreme Sentiment of Cryptocurrencies [abstract]
- Yao Xie, Stuart Management Science Ph.D. student
November 5 at 10–11 a.m.
Safety Reviews on AirBnB: An Information Tale [abstract]
- Yidan Sun, Stuart Management Science Ph.D. student
- Professor of Economics Liad Wagman
- Ginger Zhe Jin, Professor of Economics, University of Maryland, College Park
- Aron Culotta, Associate Professor of Computer Science, Tulane University
November 5 at 11 a.m.–noon
Role of Consumer Characteristics in Obesity [abstract]
- Harold L. Stuart Endowed Chair in Business Siva K. Balasubramanian
- Zheng Zhou, Stuart Ph.D. Management Science ’20
- Mark Fishbein, Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
November 12 at 10–11 a.m.
Modifying Real Option Exercise Probability: Examples and Testable Hypotheses [abstract]
- Associate Professor of Finance Sang Baum “Solomon” Kang
November 12 at 11 a.m.–noon
Create It, Use It, or Lose It? A Database/Survey Investigation of “Forgotten” Theories/Models and Best Practices in Advertising Literature [abstract]
- Harold L. Stuart Endowed Chair in Business Siva K. Balasubramanian
- Zheng Zhou, Stuart Ph.D. Management Science ’20
- Zhenze Xing, Stuart Management Science Ph.D. student
- Jose Marti-Parreno, Universidad Internacional de Valencia, Spain
December 3 at 10–10:30 a.m.
New Insights on Financial Impact of Movie Product Placements [abstract]
- Professor of Finance Haizhi Wang
- Harold L. Stuart Endowed Chair in Business Siva K. Balasubramanian
December 3 at 10:30–11 a.m.
Social Capital and Regional Innovation: Evidence from Private Firms in the U.S. [abstract]
- Professor of Finance Haizhi Wang
December 3 at 11 a.m.–noon
A Brave New World: Cross-National Qualitative Studies Outline Stakeholders’ Thoughts on the Future of Advertising [abstract]
- Harold L. Stuart Endowed Chair in Business Siva K. Balasubramanian
- Zheng Zhou, Stuart Ph.D. Management Science ’20
- Zhenze Xing, Stuart Management Science Ph.D. student
- Jose Marti-Parreno, Universidad Internacional de Valencia, Spain
- Daniele Scarpi, University of Bologna Business School, Italy
- Giacomo Gistri, University of Macerata, Italy
- Raymond Pettit, Northeastern University
Spring 2022
All sessions in spring 2022 will be presented online through Blackboard Collaborate. Members of the Illinois Tech community can attend as guests at this Blackboard link.
For more information about Stuart’s Friday Research Presentations, contact Harold L. Stuart Endowed Chair in Business Siva K. Balasubramanian.
Unless otherwise noted, all presenters are faculty or students at Illinois Tech.
February 4 at 10–11 a.m.
A Study of the Demand Side of the U.S. Structured Products Market [abstract]
- Lizi Zhu, Stuart Management Science Ph.D. student
February 18 at 10–11 a.m.
The Influence of Potential Credit Rating Changes on Capital Structure [abstract]
- Stuart Adjunct Faculty Joseph Cursio
February 25 at 10–11 a.m.
Idiosyncratic Deals at Work: Exploring Individual, Organizational, and Societal Perspectives [abstract]
- Associate Professor of Management Smriti Anand
- Yasin Rofcanin, University of Bath, U.K.
February 25 at 11 a.m.–noon
Empirical Studies of the Impact of ESG on Corporate Credit: An Insight from the Popularity Asset Pricing Model [abstract]
- Eugene Yeboah, University of Connecticut
March 4 at 10–11 a.m.
A Study on Idiosyncratic Volatility in Lottery Stocks [abstract]
- David Lee, Stuart Management Science Ph.D. student
March 11 at 10–11 a.m.
Clearing for Environmental Contracts [abstract]
- Assistant Professor of Analytics Andrew Kumiega
April 1 at 10–11 a.m.
Time Series and Machine Learning Volatility Forecasting [abstract]
- Pascal Letourneau, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
- Lars Stentoft, Western University, Canada
April 8 at 10–11 a.m.
Predicting Bitcoin Market Capitalization Using SmoothStep and ArcStep Regressions [abstract]
- Associate Professor of Finance Ricky Cooper
- Associate Professor of Finance Benjamin E. Van Vliet (presenter)
Date and time to be announced
Analyzing the Temporal Trajectories of Advertising Theories: A Growth Curve Model Approach
- Harold L. Stuart Endowed Chair in Business Siva K. Balasubramanian
- Zheng Zhou, Stuart Ph.D. Management Science ’20
- Zhenze Xing, Stuart Ph.D. Management Science student
- Jose Marti-Parreno, Universidad Internacional de Valencia, Spain