Research and faculty

Faculty member Steve Leonard lectures to a MGMT 498 class
Marketing professor Jessica Li delivers the 2019 Sutton Lecture in Capitol Federal Hall.
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The pursuit of pre-eminent scholarship. It's one of the foundations of our strategic plan.

We encourage, support and expect the creation of scholarship that contributes to the theory and practice of business and meets the highest standards of rigor and relevance.

With aggressive research agendas, KU School of Business professors regularly publish in leading academic journals and serve as experts for journalists and organizations. The KU School of Business recognizes that academic reputation is driven by research and is a direct result of our faculty members' achievements.

Academic areas

The School of Business has five academic areas: Accounting; Analytics, Information, Operations; Finance; Management and Entrepreneurship; Marketing and Business Law.

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Faculty in the media

Gamblers are dumping stocks to bet on sports, new study says

Bloomberg features research co-authored by assistant professors Kevin Pisciotta and Justin Balthrop that shows that not only does online sports betting lead to increased betting activity, it also leads to higher credit card balances, less available credit and a reduction in net investments.
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Is this football coach the best turnaround CEO in America?

Vince Barker, Edmund P. Learned Professor, spoke with The Wall Street Journal about his research on corporate turnarounds in relation to what Jim Harbaugh has done as the University of Michigan's football coach.
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Depositors blame bank failures on audit firms

Accounting Today features a study co-authored by assistant professor Matthew Beck that argues that depositors perceive bank failure as an audit failure, which reduces their assessment of auditor credibility. This leads to lower deposit growth at banks with the same auditor.
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Lost touch with someone? Reach out – your friend will appreciate it more than you think

Assistant professor of marketing Lauren Min and her study co-authors write about their research on how people tend to underestimate how much others appreciate hearing from them.
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Centers

The mission and scope of our centers vary from the creation and dissemination of knowledge to community outreach and student programming.

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Latest news

Mon, 05/12/2025

Jide Wintoki to be next dean of the School of Business

The University of Kansas has selected Jide Wintoki, Capitol Federal Professor of Finance, as the next dean of the KU School of Business. Wintoki first joined the school in 2008, and he currently serves as its associate dean of graduate programs. He will begin his new role July 1.
Tue, 05/06/2025

Profit motivation of social media companies may compel them to inject bias and create polarization, study finds

Social media companies thrive on the subtle influencing of users’ behavior. “It is of interest to social media companies to nudge users in such a way that their engagement level increases, but as a result, echo chambers are created and the level of polarization increases,” said Debabrata Dey, a professor of business at the University of Kansas.
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