RESEARCH BRIEFS Faculty Research Day

Dr. Ryan J. Wilson

Title: Exploring the role of taxes in shaping firms’ investment and operating decisions

Dr. Wilson discussed his own research and other notable studies into how tax enforcement influences firms’ investment location decisions and pricing strategies. He also discussed insights academic research provides into tax authorities examination process. There was a discussion on some of the key takeaways from recent research on the interaction between financial accounting and tax rules and recent proposals from lawmakers to use GAAP (book) income as an alternative tax base.

Dr. Nguyen Nguyen Department of Finance

Title: Does technology make you happier? Online budget planner and financial well-being

Dr. Chandrasekhar (Chandu) Valluri Department of Marketing and International Business Dr. Kyle Nash Department

of Management and Entrepreneurship

Title: The Marketing of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity (DEI): A Mission and Vision Statement Analysis

In recent years, there has been an increasing emphasis on promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the workplace. Drs. Valluri and Nash seek to determine how proactive organizations are in the marketing of their DEI commitments by analyzing DEI language in their mission and vision statements. By utilizing popular publication rankings like “Fortune Magazine's Great Places to Work list,” they will obtain further insights as to how DEI components are communicated through an organization’s mission and vision statements

In an era when rapidly evolving financial innovations make financial markets and instruments more complicated, it has been challenging for households to make sound financial decisions. Online budget planners have become increasingly feasible and affordable alternatives to traditional financial advising services. The availability of these options is especially meaningful for low-income households who need financial advice but cannot afford such services. This study investigates whether adopting online budget planning platforms (e.g., Goodbudget, Mint) benefits households’ financial well-being in different aspects, including financial outcomes, confidence, and satisfaction.

Dr. M. Anaam Hashmi

Dr. Ferdinand Siagian Department of Accounting and Business Law

Title: Stakeholder Orientation and Inventory Stockpiling

Using OLS regressions on the data of U.S. manufacturing firms and the state-level adoption of constituency statute as a proxy for corporate stakeholderism, Dr. Siagian will investigate whether firms increase their inventory stock after the statute adoption. It is hypothesized that after the adoption of the constituency statute, firms would increase their inventory stockpiling because they focus more on various stakeholders than their stockholders.

Marketing

& International Business

Title: Role of Innovation-Driven Leadership on Organizations’ Performance

This study explores the relationship between innovation-driven leadership and organizational performance in public-sector organizations. This study identifies the most effective leadership strategies, style, and behavior that support leaders to continuously drive innovation and enhance organizations’ competitiveness and performance. The design of this study is based on multiple-case studies approach analyzing a government organization versus a semi-government organization.