The Friday Research Presentations series showcases ongoing academic research projects conducted by Stuart School of Business faculty and graduate students, as well as guest research presentations made by faculty from other leading business schools.
Friday Research presentations during the 2024-25 academic year are listed below.
Unless otherwise noted, all presenters are faculty or students at Illinois Tech.
Fall 2024
October 4 at 10–10:45 a.m.
Robust Fraud Detection in E-Commerce with Explainable AI Techniques [abstract]
- Ruiqing Xu, Stuart Ph.D. student
October 18 at 10–10:45 a.m.
Occupational Licensing in the Public Sector [abstract]
- Industry Assistant Professor of Business Economics Wenchen Wang
November 1 at 10–10:45 a.m.
Knowledge Management in the Structured Products Industry: Capability Theory and Generalizable Principles [abstract]
- Assistant Professor of Management Science Seung Youn Cha
November 15 at 10–10:45 a.m.
AI Abilities: Scale Development, Validation and Application to Business Context [abstract]
- Harold L. Stuart Endowed Chair in Business Siva K. Balasubramanian
- Daniele Scarpi, University of Bologna, Italy
- Zheng Zhou (Ph.D. Management Science ’20), Assistant Professor of Business Analytics, Lewis University
November 15 at 10:45–11:30 a.m.
Impact of Online Reviews in E-tailer Platforms: The Influence of Platform, Reviewer, and Review Characteristics on Overall Product Ratings and Purchase Intentions [abstract]
- Harold L. Stuart Endowed Chair in Business Siva K. Balasubramanian
- Zheng Zhou (Ph.D. Management Science ’20), Assistant Professor of Business Analytics, Lewis University
November 22 at 10–10:45 a.m.
Dynamic Evolution of Formal and Informal Leadership in Cross-Functional Teams [abstract]
- Clinical Assistant Professor of Management Xiaoyun Cao
November 22 at 10:45–11:30 a.m.
Enduring Influence in Social Media
- Assistant Professor of Business Analytics and Strategy Bruno Castelo-Branco
Spring 2025
February 28 at 10–10:45 a.m.
Granting Idiosyncratic Deals in a Changing Workplace: How Managers Navigate Fairness and Flexibility [abstract]
- Clinical Assistant Professor of Management Xiaoyun Cao
February 28 at 10:45–11:30 a.m.
Explainable AI-Driven Decision Support for Robust Fraud Detection and Risk Mitigation [abstract]
- Ruiqing Xu, Stuart Ph.D. student
April 11 at 10–10:45 a.m.
Misspecifying Experimentation [abstract]
- Assistant Professor of Business Analytics and Strategy Stanton Hudja
April 11 at 10:45–11:30 a.m.
Causal Structure of International Stock Markets [abstract]
- Associate Professor of Finance Li Cai
- Jiachen Liu, Stuart Ph.D. student
April 18 at 10–10:45 a.m.
Bubbles Up: Cybernetics and Business Governance to Manage Generative AI [abstract]
- Assistant Professor of Analytics Andrew Kumiega
April 18 at 10:45–11:30 a.m.
Employment Quality Unpacked: Dimension and Determinants [abstract]
- Industry Assistant Professor of Business Economics Wenchen Wang
- Hyeri Choi, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- Lonnie Golden, Professor of Economics and Labor-Human Resources, Penn State Abington
April 25 at 10–10:45 a.m.
Impact of Online Reviews in E-tailer Platforms: The Influence of Platform, Reviewer, and Review Characteristics on Overall Product Ratings and Purchase Intentions
- Harold L. Stuart Endowed Chair in Business Siva K. Balasubramanian
- Zheng Zhou (Ph.D. Management Science ’20), Assistant Professor of Business Analytics, Lewis University