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November 2026 Issue

THE GENESIS OF BIG IDEAS

Genesis

Research-Teaching Smackdown

Everyone loves a rivalry — sometimes, the nastier the better. Marsh vs. Cope Edison vs. Tesla. Michelangelo vs. da Vinci. William Jennings Bryan vs. Clarence Darrow. Coke vs. Pepsi. Teaching vs. Research … Read more

 

 THE I IN AI

I in AI

Information in Auditor Decisions

Have you ever typed a question into ChatGPT that you’d never ask a colleague, because you felt you should already know the answer? Generative AI gives us something no co-worker can: information tailored to our exact situation … Read more

 
Awards

Awards

This month we are honoring Ashish Agarwal who was a runner-up for the Best Paper Award at the 2026 Platform Strategy Research Symposium.

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PhD

Ph.D. Student Spotlight: Minghong Yuan

Minghong Yuan is a fifth-year Ph.D. advised by Wen Wen and Indranil Bardhan.

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URA

URA Student Spotlight: Siqi Chen

Siqi Chen is an accounting student in the integrated MPA program with a minor in MIS.

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Thank You

A Special Thank-You!

Thank you to all the faculty members and Ph.D. students who participated in the Research Lunch on Oct. 2.

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Events

Upcoming Events

Join us throughout the month of November for research events, lunches, and seminars.

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Funding

Research Funding Opportunities

We are pleased to announce the continued success of the McCombs Undergraduate Research Assistant Program.

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Just Accepted Journal Publications

Shuping Chen and Yong Yu (Accounting)
“Analysts’ Cultural Long-Term Orientation and Their Information Production”
Contemporary Accounting Research

Steven M. Gray (Management)
“Unpacking Our Differences: The Contrasting Effects of Surface-Level Versus Deep-Level Diversity in New Venture Teams”
Group & Organization Management

Saad Siddiqui (Accounting)
“Auditor-Employed Tax Experts and Audit Quarterly”
The Accounting Review

Ronghuo Zheng (Accounting)
“Information Design With Supplemental Investment”
Management Science

Ramesh K.S. Rao (Finance)
“Public Financial Infrastructure, Systemic Loss Amplification, and Asset Prices”
Journal of Financial Stability 

Wen Wen and Indranil Bardhan (IROM)
“Does Private Equity Hurt or Improve Healthcare Value? New Evidence and Mechanisms”
Information Systems Research

Matt Kubic (Accounting)
“How Is Monetary Policy Reflected in Corporate Earnings?”
Contemporary Accounting Research

Rajagopal Raghunathan (Marketing)
“The Desire for Perfect Products”
Journal of Consumer Research

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