Research News
Penn State Smeal’s Petersen wins Varadarajan Award
May 2, 2017
J. Andrew Petersen, associate professor of marketing in the Penn State Smeal College of Business, has been named the winner of the 2017 Varadarajan Award for Early Career Contributions to Marketing Strategy Research.
Penn State Smeal names 2017 Sustainability Research Grant recipients
April 28, 2017
The Penn State Smeal College of Business recently awarded a combined $10,000 to Jason Acimovic, assistant professor of supply chain management, and Razvan Lungeanu, assistant professor of management and organization, as the 2017 Smeal Sustainability Research Grant recipients.
Penn State Smeal research reveals that careful marketing can impact consumer eco-product purchasing habits
April 26, 2017
Putting eco-products like low-energy LED light bulbs or biodegradable paper towels in the hands of consumers represents a double-edged sword according to a forthcoming paper from the Penn State Smeal College of Business—encouraging environmentally responsible behavior in some while actually decreasing environmentally responsible behavior in others.
Penn State Smeal’s Treviño honored by Society for Business Ethics
November 30, 2016
Linda K. Treviño, distinguished professor of organizational behavior and ethics at the Penn State Smeal College of Business, has been honored by the Society for Business Ethics.
Penn State Smeal names Alptekinoglu research director of Center for Supply Chain Research
November 8, 2016
The Penn State Smeal College of Business has named Aydin Alptekinoglu the research director of its Center for Supply Chain Research (CSCR). Alptekinoglu is an associate professor of supply chain management and the Robert G. Schwartz University Endowed Fellow in Business Administration.
Research from Penn State Smeal reveals even the promise of something better (and its subsequent withdrawal) can make people less satisfied with the status quo
November 4, 2016
New research from the Penn State Smeal College of Business suggests that when people have an expectation of receiving a highly attractive option and then it falls through, what they possess no longer seems as satisfying as it once did.
Penn State Smeal’s Jordan authors book on robots
October 26, 2016
“Robots,” a newly released book from Penn State Smeal College of Business Clinical Professor of Supply Chain and Information Systems John Jordan, explores the many facets of robots, from prehistory, to treatment in popular media, to their place in technology and society.
Penn State Smeal welcomes eight new faculty members
August 11, 2016
The Penn State Smeal College of Business welcomes eight new members to its faculty this academic year.
Mug half full? Local economies hop on craft beer proliferation
August 8, 2016
While major beer brewers AB InBEV and SABMiller contemplate a complex merger, craft breweries continue to proliferate, which bodes well for neighboring economies.
Gartner ranks Penn State Smeal No. 1 in supply chain graduate, undergraduate education
July 29, 2016
Gartner, Inc., has again ranked the Penn State Smeal College of Business No. 1 in supply chain graduate and undergraduate education.
BDO joins Penn State Smeal Corporate Partner Program
July 22, 2016
BDO USA, a member of BDO International, the world’s fifth-largest accounting and consulting network, is the newest Penn State Smeal College of Business Corporate Partner. The firm joins 29 existing Corporate Partners.
Misangyi takes over as chair of Penn State Smeal Department of Management and Organization
July 13, 2016
Vilmos Misangyi, professor of management and organization, has assumed the role of chair of the Department of Management and Organization in the Penn State Smeal College of Business.
Research reveals that a donor’s company is best predictor of political leanings
July 11, 2016
Even the most casual political observers know that candidates track red and blue states, but new research from the Penn State Smeal College of Business suggests that savvy fundraisers should pay closer attention to the companies for which individuals work when attempting to raise campaign funds.
Penn State Smeal’s Yoshida to become research associate at Center on Japanese Economy and Business
June 28, 2016
Jiro Yosheda, associate professor of business in the Penn State Smeal College of Business, has accepted an invitation to become a research associate at Columbia Business School’s Center on Japanese Economy and Business (CJEB).
Penn State Smeal’s DeSarbo named ASA Fellow
April 25, 2016
Wayne DeSarbo of the Penn State Smeal College of Business, Distinguished Smeal Chaired Professor of Marketing and executive director of the Center for Sports Business and Research, has been named a fellow of the American Statistical Association.
Poster conference gives undergraduate researchers unique opportunity
February 3, 2016
Smeal College of Business undergraduates could earn a unique opportunity to showcase their research projects to an audience of Pennsylvania legislators.
Research finds ‘buying local’ not all positive for dairy supply chain
November 23, 2015
Buying local might be appealing for individual local restaurants and businesses, but research conducted by Chuck Nicholson of the Penn State Smeal College of Business revealed surprising effects on supply chains for fluid milk products if there are large increases in local purchases in the Northeast.
Smeal’s Tsai co-authors paper evaluating career prospects of NFL coaches
September 29, 2015
A paper recently co-authored by Wenpin Tsai, the John Arnold Professor of Management at the Penn State Smeal College of Business, evaluates the career prospects of NFL coaches.
Study finds that using ‘fitness’ labels on foods may cause consumers to eat more, exercise less
September 14, 2015
People who are dieting or who try to balance exercise and healthy eating often seek out food that is thought to fit into their regimen. However, a study co-authored by Hans Baumgartner of the Penn State Smeal College of Business found that “fitness branding” can encourage people who are concerned about their weight to eat more and exercise less.
Research shows impact of student debt on small business creation
July 3, 2015
Small business creation — a critical economic engine — is significantly hampered in areas of the country where residents carry more substantial student loan debt according to research co-authored by Brent W. Ambrose of the Penn State Smeal College of Business.
Three Department of Marketing faculty ranked highly for research productivity
February 4, 2015
In two lists released by the American Marketing Association’s (AMA) special interest group for doctoral students, DocSIG, three faculty members in the Department of Marketing in Penn State’s Smeal College of Business are highly ranked in research productivity.
Poster session highlights latest evolution in GE-funded natural gas initiative
January 26, 2015
A group of GE executives from around the country converged on campus recently to meet with representatives from the Smeal College of Business and three other Penn State colleges as part of the continuing evolution of the Center for Collaborative Research on Intelligent Natural Gas Supply Systems (CCRINGSS).
Loss aversion drives consumers to purchase high-priced extended warranties
January 23, 2015
Pranav Jindal, assistant professor of marketing at the Penn State Smeal College of Business, has published a research paper that examines why consumers purchase extended warranties.
Ethical Behavior Can Be Contagious
September 30, 2014
A new study from Penn State Smeal College of Business faculty members Steven Huddart and Hong Qu examines the power of social influence on managers’ ethical behavior. The Department of Accounting researchers find that managers tend to become more honest after observing honest peers and more dishonest after observing dishonest peers.
Supply Chain Researchers Claim a Shift Toward 'Supply Ecosystems'
September 25, 2014
A new article from Penn State Smeal College of Business faculty member Christopher W. Craighead and colleagues David Ketchen at Auburn University—a 1994 graduate of the Smeal Ph.D. Program—and Russell Crook at the University of Tennessee suggest that disruptive technologies are creating an evolution from supply chains to “supply ecosystems.”