Today’s interconnected global economy is constantly changing, influenced by cultural, geographical, political, and technological factors.
The research generated from College of Business faculty in this area helps to advance global business. Through in-depth analysis, this work seeks to identify operational complexities in global markets, solve culture-based problems, and contribute to business and finance theories aimed at addressing business challenges.
The research in this area informs both practice and policy through its emphasis on financial stability and sustainable economic growth.
Scholarship published by URI College of Business faculty have appeared in many top peer-reviewed journals including: Management Science, Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, International Journal of Logistics Management, Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, International Review of Finance, The Journal of Portfolio Management, and Journal of Accounting Literature, among many others.
Featured Faculty Research
Bai, John Jianqiu, Yuehua Tang, Chi Wan, and H. Zafer Yüksel. 2022. “Fund Manager Skill in an Era of Globalization: Offshore Concentration and Fund Performance.” Journal of Financial Economics 145 (2): 18–40.
Chalmers, John, Yu (Steve) Liu, and Z. Jay Wang. 2021. “The Difference a Day Makes: Timely Disclosure and Trading Efficiency in the Muni Market.” Journal of Financial Economics 139 (1): 313–35.
DeLisle, R. Jared, H. Zafer Yüksel, and Gulnara R. Zaynutdinova. 2020. “What’s in a Name? A Cautionary Tale of Profitability Anomalies and Limits to Arbitrage.” Journal of Financial Research 43 (2): 305–44.
Flugum, Ryan, Choonsik Lee, and Matthew E. Souther. 2022. “Shining a Light in a Dark Corner: Does EDGAR Search Activity Reveal the Strategically Leaked Plans of Activist Investors?” Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, October, 1–53.
McLemore, Ping, Richard Sias, Chi Wan, and H. Zafer Yüksel. 2022. “Active Technological Similarity and Mutual Fund Performance.” Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis 57 (5): 1862–84.
Chen, Yuwen, John Ni, and Degan Yu. 2019. “Application Developers’ Product Offering Strategies in Multi-Platform Markets.” European Journal of Operational Research 273 (1): 320–33.
Goto, Shingo, and Noriyoshi Yanase. 2021. “Pension Return Assumptions and ShareholderEmployee Risk-Shifting.” Journal of Corporate Finance 70 (October): 102047.
Jin, Zhi, Bingxuan Lin, Xue Yang, and Ting Zhang. 2018. “Accounting Conservatism and Short Selling: Evidence from China.” Journal of Business Finance & Accounting 45 (3–4): 352–94.