Faculty Research Highlights

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Faculty

At the Strome College of Business, our faculty members are committed to rigorous academics, experiential learning, forward-focused research and impactful programming.

Scholarly Contributions

Strome faculty are global scholars -- internationally published and recognized as thought leaders in their community and respective fields. Explore their contributions below.

Faculty Expertise & Publications

Discover the rich intellectual contributions of distinguished faculty members across diverse fields through their scholarly research and articles. 

Recent Faculty Publications

October 2025

  • Strong, C. O. (2025). What role do finance ministers play in political business cycles? Evidence‐based on a new African dataset. International Journal of Finance & Economics, 1–24. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijfe.70072
  • Zhang, L. and Zhang, S. (2025). The avian influence: Examining the impact of birds on house prices. International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis, 27 pp. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJHMA-05-2025-0110
  • Chen, Y. H., El-Adle, A. M., O'Brien, K. J., Wentworth, T. and Richter, H. G. (2025). Drone-based medication delivery for rural, flood-prone coastal communities. PLoS One, 20(10), 1–24, Article e0333696. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0333696
  • Hu, J., Andradóttir, S. and Ayhan, H. (2025). Optimal control of queueing systems with error-prone servers. Stochastic Systems, 15(3), 220–251. https://doi.org/10.1287/stsy.2024.0061
  • Kataev, M. Y. and Bulysheva, L. A. (2025). Computer vision‐based automated defect detection in ceramic bricks. Systems Research and Behavioral Science, 42(4), 1131–1141. https://doi.org/10.1002/sres.3040
  • Kataev, M., Bulysheva, L. and Krupskiy, A. (2025). Blockchain‐driven IoT solutions in agriculture. Systems Research and Behavioral Science, 42(4), 1085–1097. https://doi.org/10.1002/sres.3048
  • Sun, Y., Li, L., Yu, Z., Yu, H. and Wang, H. (2025). Exploring AI models and applications within a system framework. Systems Research and Behavioral Science, 42(4), 1163–1180. https://doi.org/10.1002/sres.3036
  • Wang, Z., Yang, H. and Wu, H. (2025). Does peer‐to‐peer lending have resilience during the COVID‐19 pandemic? Evidence from China. International Journal of Finance & Economics, 30(4), 3901–3917. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijfe.3098
  • Zhang, R., Park, E. H., Kim, Y., and Kim, J. (2025). Landscape of information security research in high-impact is journals: Uncovering the associations of research paradigms and methods with theoretical contribution types. Communications of the Association for Information Systems, 57, 1189–1216, Article 52. https://doi.org/10.17705/1CAIS.05752
  • Zhu, W., Yao, F., Zhan, X., Lu, Y. and Xu, L. D. (2025). Data-driven corporate health assessment: An analytical framework for strategic management information systems. Enterprise Information Systems, 19(10), 1–22. https://doi.org/10.1080/17517575.2025.2549971
  • Kim, J., Park, K. and Ma, Y. (2025). Data mining scheme for globally distributed big data. Journal of Computer Information Systems, 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1080/08874417.2025.2564437
  • Li, Y., Wang, N., Wu, H., Hu, F. and He, S. (2025). A stable service composition and optimal selection considering uncertain quality in cloud remanufacturing. Annals of Operations Research, 45 pp. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-025-06836-w
  • Wei, B., Wang, N., He, Z. and Wu, H. (2025). Optimizing capacity investment and production planning in the presence of protective tariffs and market competition. European Journal of Operational Research, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2025.09.020
  • Neff, K. J., Hayman, M. G., Cummings, M. E. and Pidduck, R. J. (2025). Founders' social class origin, risk-taking, and venture performance: A Bourdieusian lens. Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice, 1–44. https://doi.org/10.1177/10422587251371486
  • Pidduck, R. J. (2025). Co-constructive start-up illusions: An extension of Bort’s “A theory of the start-up workforce”. Academy of Management Review, 1–3. https://doi.org/10.5465/amr.2025.0144
  • Michael, A., Ferry, L., McDonald, B. and Midgley, H. (2025). Performance auditing trends at a supreme audit institution: UK National Audit Office, 1999 to 2021. Financial Accountability & Management, 41(4), 693–703. https://doi.org/10.1111/faam.12439

November 2025

  • Simba, A., Thai, M. T. T., Ammari, A., Koch, J. V. and Jones, P. (2025). Unconventional philosophies and practices: Vietnamese family firm performance in multiple countries. Journal of Small Business Management, 63(6), 2485–2506. https://doi.org/10.1080/00472778.2024.2427201
  • Keen, B. D. and Strong, C. O. (2025). Ethnic politics and fiscal dominance: Implications for currency union formation in Sub-Saharan Africa. Journal of African Economies, 1–17, Article ejaf015. https://doi.org/10.1093/jae/ejaf015
  • Zhou, H. (2025). Impact of geography on institutions in agricultural and nomadic societies. International Studies of Economics, 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1002/ise3.70023
  • Zhou, H. (2025). Institutionalisation and institutional evolution: A model of selecting government officials in ancient china. Economics of Transition and Institutional Change, 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecot.70017
  • Cebula, R. J., Fenili, R. N. and Koch, J. V. (2025). The economic impact of intercollegiate athletics on former students. Palgrave Macmillan Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-03453-3
  • Yang, L., Hou, Q., Zhu, X., Lu, Y. and Xu, L. D. (2025). Potential of large language models in blockchain-based supply chain finance. Enterprise Information Systems, 19(11), 1–24. https://doi.org/10.1080/17517575.2025.2541199
  • Bennett, A. A., Epler, R. T., Thomas, V. L. and Jalil, D. (2025). Exploring coworker perceptions of and reactions to quiet quitting. Human Resource Management, 64(6), 1815–1831. https://doi.org/10.1002/hrm.70014
  • Carter, K. M., Astrove, S. L., Firth, B. M., Stewart, G. L. and Solimeo, S. L. (2024). Working at the top of their capabilities: How teamwork support attenuates leader role conflict. Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice, 28(4), 292–308. https://doi.org/10.1037/gdn0000211
  • Garcia, R., Atkins, R. M. B., Bonillas, E., Brush, C., Gartner, W. B., Welter, F., Al-Dajani, H., Amorós, J. E., Berglund, K., de Bruin, A., Dey, P., Dodd, S., Galloway, L., Hechavarria, D. M., Jackson, D., Keim, J., Lewis, A., Lindbergh, J., Liu, C. Y., Lubinski, C., Nair, A., Newman, A., O'Toole, J., Price, G., …, Xheneti, M. (2025). How should we study heterogeneity in entrepreneurship? Moving the field to an inclusive approach. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 1–43. https://doi.org/10.1177/10422587251347048
  • Tripathi, S., Jain, V., Pandey, J., Ford, J. and Gupta, D. G. (2025). Construction, validation, and generalization of digital consumption value scale. Journal of Consumer Behaviour, 24(6), 3043–3061. https://doi.org/10.1002/cb.70042
  • Rich, G. and Epler, R. (2025). Sales force management (2nd ed.). SAGE Publications. https://collegepublishing.sagepub.com/products/sales-force-management-2-288021

  • Dong, F. and Doukas, J. (2025). The role of intangible assets in shaping firm value. European Financial Management, 31(4), 1325–1353. https://doi.org/10.1111/eufm.12547
  • Root, A. and Yung, K. (2025). Religiosity, religious typology and firm investment efficiency. Journal of Management, Spirituality & Religion, 22(4), 414–440. https://doi.org/10.51327/BPLO8277
  • Chowdhury, R. and Doukas, J. A. (2025). CEO‐employee pay ratio disclosure and dividend policy. Journal of Financial Research, 1–39. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfir.70008
  • Irwin, K., Li, S. and Vandecar-Burdin, T. (2025). Layers of marginalisation: The transition from hardship to entrepreneurial success. International Small Business Journal: Researching Entrepreneurship, 1–31. https://doi.org/10.1177/02662426251351913
  • Soto-Ferrari, M. (2025). Integrating Google mobility indices for forecasting infectious diseases incidence: A multi-country study on COVID-19 with LightGBM. Journal of Forecasting, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1002/for.70006
  • Farrell, M., Willis, Chris H., Siangchokyoo, N., Klinger, Ryan L., Kreugel, J., Usta, H., Tian, Timiry R., Thaviphoke, Y. and Wilson, S. (2025). Board attributes, firm performance, and the moderating role of national culture: A meta‐analysis. Corporate Governance: An International Review, 1–28. https://doi.org/10.1111/corg.70002
  • Brick, D. J. and Thomas, V. L. (2025). (In)attention to attractive brand alternatives. Marketing Letters, 36(3), 313–325. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11002-024-09752-4
  • Zhang, J., Tang, C., Park, K. and Zhang, Q. (2025). The association between food benefit online ordering and redemptions: Evidence from the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children. Public Health Nutrition, 28, 1–7, Article e147. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1368980025100931
  • Mortazavi, A., Taheran, F. and Amiri, D. (2025). Behind chatbot dialogues: The power of message length similarity and its effect on attitudes toward chatbot. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, 1–21. https://doi.org/10.1080/10447318.2025.2543989
  • Tripathi, S., Jain, V., Pandey, J., Ford, J. and Gupta, D. G. (2025). Construction, validation, and generalization of digital consumption value scale. Journal of Consumer Behaviour, 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1002/cb.70042