UBC Sauder is a world-leading research institution that sets the highest standard for ethical and effective business practice, advances the frontiers of knowledge, and promotes the lifelong success of our students and alumni. Dedicated to rigorous and relevant teaching, our programs inspire and educate responsible business leaders who drive innovation and lead change.

Located in the west coast Canadian city of Vancouver, UBC Sauder is strategically placed at the economic gateway to the Pacific Rim. The school provides a global business perspective at a dynamic crossroads of the international marketplace.

The Robert H. Lee Graduate School at UBC Sauder defines and teaches the future of management thinking. We take pride in delivering high-impact research that advances academic knowledge, facilitates business excellence, informs public policy, and promotes student learning. Our faculty are among the highest calibre researchers in their fields, bringing with them fresh perspectives and international connections.

Mission
As part of one of the world's finest public universities, we pursue excellence in research and teaching to inspire and educate responsible leaders who improve business, drive innovation, and generate prosperity in British Columbia and throughout the world
 

Research Centres

With 11 specialized research and outreach centres working with leading international companies, UBC Sauder is bringing creative management practices to the marketplace.

Research Facilities

The UBC Sauder building houses a dedicated graduate school facility for the Robert H. Lee Graduate School, innovative and interactive learning spaces, a trading lab, and communication technologies that can deliver international business leaders into classrooms at the click of a mouse.

Completed in 2012, the UBC Sauder School of Business building (Henry Angus building) has been recognized with a 2011 Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia Award in Architecture, 2010 Canadian Interiors Best of Canada Award, 2010 Sustainable Architecture & Building Canadian Green Building Award and a 2010 Vancouver Regional Construction Association Award of Excellence.

Research Highlights

Our faculty publish in the very best academic journals in the foundational business disciplines and collaborate with academic, government and community partners to solve problems confronting business and society. Our research guides business innovation and contributes to tools and principles that underpin a sustainable and just society.

Graduate Degree Programs

Research Supervisors in Faculty

Name Research Interests
Agarwal, Isha Banking; International Finance; Corporate Finance; macroeconomics
Antweiler, Werner high-tech businesses; innovation; international trade; exchange rates; currency unions; environmental economics; e-business; international environmental issues; trade and the environment; Canada’s National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI); public policy and the economics of cannabis prohibition., International Trade and Business, Environmental Economics and Management, Energy and Electricity Economics, Applied Econometrics and Panel Data, Applied Empirical Finance, Prediction Markets
Aquino, Karl Organizational behavior
Aziz, Arslan Online Advertising Privacy; Mobile Economy; Digital Word-of-Mouth; User-generated Content; Platforms and Marketplaces
Baldauf, Markus Financial Markets; Information Economics; Industrial Organization; Regulation; Market Microstructure
Bena, Jan Financial economics; Finance, n.e.c.; Stock markets; International economics and international finance; Economics of innovation and technical change; Industry economics and industrial organization; Innovation; Corporate innovation; Asset pricing of technological progress; Private equity; Corporate ownership structure; Frictions in raising external finance; Entrepreneurship; Ownership of startup companies; Finance and industrial organization; Product market interactions
Bian, Bo Empirical corporate finance; Productivity; Innovation; Bankruptcy
Brander, James Industry economics and industrial organization; industrial economics; Competition policy; international trade and investment
Carlson, Murray Introduction to capital markets, corporate finance, principles of finance, asset pricing
Cavanaugh, Lisa Emotions, Relationships, Self and Identity, Social Influence, Prosocial Consumption
Cavusoglu, Hasan IT investment, information security, value of information technology, online product differentiation, information system security, Economics & sustainability, Management Information Systems
Cenfetelli, Ronald Timothy Human computer interaction, E-Business, IT-mediated customer service, Negative aspects of technology, Structural equation modeling, Survey research techniques, Multi-level modeling
Chamberlain, Sandra Accounting and the economics of, Valuation of publicly traded firms using accounting information, Accounting and contracting, Earnings quality, Accounting for Financial Institutions
Chandrashekaran, Murali Management education, customer satisfaction, mergers and acquisition, innovation, international collaborations in education, Integration and professional development, strategic management of customer relationships, shareholder value, subsidiary performance, satisfaction strength, customer loyalty
Chen, Mark
Clough, David Economics and business administration; Organizational behavior; Entrepreneurship; Innovation management; Interorganizational networks; Organization theory; Organizational learning; Social Networks; Technological Innovations; Technological change
Cohen-Hillel, Tamar
Cornil, Yann Food Marketing; Hedonic Consumption; Sensory Perception
D Adduzio, Jenna Voluntary and mandatory disclosures; Regulatory and standard setting issues; Disclosure materiality
Dahl, Darren Consumer behaviour, new product development, social marketing, affect and emotion, creativity in business, Marketing
Daniels, Michael Emotions in organizations; Emotional Labor; Workplace mistreatment; Leadership; Cultural values
Davidoff, Thomas Housing, Real Estate, Annuities, Mortgages
Donaldson, R Glen Risk management, Volatility forecasting, Asset valuation, Financial econometrics, Financial markets and price behavior
Evans, Jonathan Blair
Fang, Limin Empirical industrial organization; Dynamic structural models of competition and marketing dynamics; Digital economy, social learning, retail strategy

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Open Research Positions

This list of possible research projects is non-exhaustive. It only shows positions that are specifically advertised in the G+PS website.

Graduate Student Stories

Saattvic Saattvic

Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration in Strategy and Business Economics (PhD)

The effect of digital distribution platforms on experience and credence goods industries, with a focus on the media

Abigail Amoakoa Okyere

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Valentina Rutigliano

Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration in Finance (PhD)

Corporate Finance and Labor Economics

Rishad Habib

Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration in Marketing and Behavioural Science (PhD)

Understanding the socio-cultural dynamics that shape our perceptions of morality and determine whether and why we act in ethical ways

Nazlı Özüm Kafaee

Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration in Management Information Systems (PhD)
Barnini Bhattacharyya

Barnini Bhattacharyya

Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration in Organizational Behaviour (PhD)

An Intersectional Study of the Invisibility of Women of Colour

Kun Wang

Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration in Transportation and Logistics (PhD)

Analyzing International Civil Aviation Policy Liberalization; Optimal Marine Port Adaptation Investment for Disaster Resilience

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Alumni on Success

Ali Dashti

Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration in Management Information Systems (PhD) [2010]

Job Title
Assistant professor

Employer
Kuwait University

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Recent Publications

This is an incomplete sample of recent publications in chronological order by UBC faculty members with a primary appointment in the Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration.

 

The dark side of belief in Covid-19 scientists and scientific evidence
Publication: Personality and Individual Differences
UBC Author(s): Karl Aquino (Division of Marketing and Behavioural Science / Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration)
ISSN: 01918869
Volume: 193
Publication Date: July 2022

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Customer aggression, employee voice and quit rates: Evidence from the frontline service workforce
Publication: British Journal of Industrial Relations
UBC Author(s): Danielle van Jaarsveld (Division of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources / Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration)
ISSN: 00071080
Volume: 60
Page Range: 348-370
Publication Date: June 2022

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R&D competition and the direction of innovation
Publication: International Journal of Industrial Organization
UBC Author(s): Guillermo Marshall Manriquez (Division of Strategy and Business Economics / Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration)
ISSN: 01677187
Volume: 82
Publication Date: May 2022

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Conducting Research in Marketing with Quasi-Experiments
Publication: Journal of Marketing
UBC Author(s): Yanwen Wang (Division of Marketing and Behavioural Science / Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration)
ISSN: 00222429
Volume: 86
Page Range: 1-20
Publication Date: May 2022

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The vigilante identity and organizations
Publication: Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes
UBC Author(s): Karl Aquino (Division of Marketing and Behavioural Science / Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration)
ISSN: 07495978
Volume: 170
Publication Date: May 2022

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Liquefied natural gas exports from Canada to China: An analysis of internationally transferred mitigation outcomes (ITMO)
Publication: Journal of Cleaner Production
UBC Author(s): Harish Krishnan (Division of Operations and Logistics / Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration)
ISSN: 09596526
Volume: 347
Publication Date: 1 May 2022

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Erratum: Author Correction: National identity predicts public health support during a global pandemic (Nature communications (2022) 13 1 (517))
Publication: Nature communications
UBC Author(s): Michael Daniels (Division of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources / Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration)
Volume: 13
Page Range: 1949
Publication Date: 6 April 2022

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When Managers Become Robin Hoods: A Mixed Method Investigation
Publication: Business Ethics Quarterly
UBC Author(s): Dan Skarlicki (Division of Marketing and Behavioural Science / Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration)
ISSN: 1052150X
Volume: 32
Page Range: 209-242
Publication Date: 1 April 2022

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Intercity travel and the environment
Publication: Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment
UBC Author(s): Anming Zhang (Division of Operations and Logistics / Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration)
ISSN: 13619209
Volume: 105
Publication Date: April 2022

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Do Equity Markets Care about Income Inequality? Evidence from Pay Ratio Disclosure
Publication: Journal of Finance
UBC Author(s): Elena Pikulina (Division of Finance / Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration)
ISSN: 00221082
Volume: 77
Page Range: 1371-1411
Publication Date: April 2022

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Understanding and Neutralizing the Expense Prediction Bias: The Role of Accessibility, Typicality, and Skewness
Publication: Journal of Marketing Research
UBC Author(s): David Hardisty (Division of Marketing and Behavioural Science / Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration)
ISSN: 00222437
Volume: 59
Page Range: 435-452
Publication Date: April 2022

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Airport cities and social welfare
Publication: Transportation Research Part B: Methodological
UBC Author(s): Anming Zhang (Division of Operations and Logistics / Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration)
ISSN: 01912615
Volume: 158
Page Range: 187-209
Publication Date: April 2022

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Fast traders make a quick buck: The role of speed in liquidity provision
Publication: Journal of Financial Markets
UBC Author(s): Markus Baldauf (Division of Finance / Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration)
ISSN: 13864181
Volume: 58
Publication Date: March 2022

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Not in my neighbour's back yard? Laneway homes and neighbours’ property values
Publication: Journal of Urban Economics
UBC Author(s): Thomas Davidoff (Division of Strategy and Business Economics / Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration)
ISSN: 00941190
Volume: 128
Publication Date: March 2022

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STARTUPS: Founding airlines during COVID-19 - A hopeless endeavor or an ample opportunity for a better aviation system?
Publication: Transport Policy
UBC Author(s): Anming Zhang (Division of Operations and Logistics / Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration)
ISSN: 0967070X
Volume: 118
Page Range: 10-19
Publication Date: March 2022

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Identity salience moderates the effect of social dominance orientation on COVID-19 ‘rule bending’
Publication: Acta Psychologica
UBC Author(s): Katherine White (Division of Marketing and Behavioural Science / Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration)
ISSN: 00016918
Volume: 223
Publication Date: March 2022

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Constructing lattice-free gradient polyhedra in dimension two
Publication: Mathematical Programming
UBC Author(s): Joseph Paat (Division of Operations and Logistics / Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration)
ISSN: 00255610
Volume: 192
Page Range: 293-317
Publication Date: March 2022

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The integrality number of an integer program
Publication: Mathematical Programming
UBC Author(s): Joseph Paat (Division of Operations and Logistics / Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration)
ISSN: 00255610
Volume: 192
Page Range: 271-291
Publication Date: March 2022

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Consequentialist Motives for Punishment Signal Trustworthiness
Publication: Journal of Business Ethics
UBC Author(s): Michael Daniels (Division of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources / Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration), Jo Andrea Hoegg (Division of Marketing and Behavioural Science / Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration), Dan Skarlicki (Division of Marketing and Behavioural Science / Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration)
ISSN: 01674544
Volume: 176
Page Range: 451-466
Publication Date: March 2022

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Matroid optimization problems with monotone monomials in the objective
Publication: Discrete Applied Mathematics
UBC Author(s): S Thomas McCormick (Division of Operations and Logistics / Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration)
ISSN: 0166218X
Volume: 308
Page Range: 20-35
Publication Date: 15 February 2022

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Hidden city travel and its impact on airfare: The case with competing airlines
Publication: Transportation Research Part B: Methodological
UBC Author(s): Woonghee Tim Huh (Division of Operations and Logistics / Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration)
ISSN: 01912615
Volume: 156
Page Range: 101-109
Publication Date: February 2022

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Differentiated Entry or “Me-Too” Entry in Bertrand and Cournot Oligopoly
Publication: Review of Industrial Organization
UBC Author(s): James Brander (Division of Strategy and Business Economics / Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration)
ISSN: 0889938X
Volume: 60
Publication Date: February 2022

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Recent Thesis Submissions

Doctoral Citations

A doctoral citation summarizes the nature of the independent research, provides a high-level overview of the study, states the significance of the work and says who will benefit from the findings in clear, non-specialized language, so that members of a lay audience will understand it.
Year Citation Program
2021 Dr. Yang studied the production location and sourcing decisions of multinational firms. By quantifying firms' responses to environmental, trade and competition policy changes, she examined how the interactions between firms and governments affect social welfare. This research illuminates the role of multinational firms in policy design. Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration in Strategy and Business Economics (PhD)
2019 Dr. Knesl studied how technological innovations affect firms, households and stock prices. His work connects technological improvements to movements of stock prices by looking at how technology affects different types of labor. His empirical evidence shows a specific connection between macro economy and stock markets. Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration in Finance (PhD)
2019 Dr. Soleymanian studied Usage-Based Auto Insurance in which drivers allow their private data to be monitored in return for potential lower premiums. He found that monitored motorists became safer and earned discounts, but more readily dropped out when their privacy concerns were raised, suggesting a complex link among privacy, price, and public policy. Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration in Marketing (PhD)
2019 Dr. Zhang studied how institutional investors, such as mutual funds, specialize in a different class of assets. Based on empirical evidence, he developed a model that relates an institution's investment horizon with the characteristics of its stock holdings. His work contributes to the understanding of the behavior of financial institutions. Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration in Finance (PhD)
2018 Dr. Wang analyzed the pricing, competition and investment issues in the transportation industry. His research contributes to a better understanding of the economic impact and the interactions of new transport modes, such as high-speed rail or low-cost airlines. It also has policy implications for transport development in emerging countries such as China. Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration in Transportation and Logistics (PhD)
2018 Dr. Zhang examined the financial reporting of foreign firms and foreign auditors in the U.S. He found that foreign firms are subject to less frequent monitoring than U.S. firms and foreign auditors provide quality as good as the U.S. non-Big4 auditors. Findings address recent concern over the quality of foreign auditors practicing in the U.S. Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration in Accounting (PhD)
2016 Dr. Saghafi studied business information modelling. He investigated approaches that could improve the performance of users in business analytics, and enhance their overall understanding of the application requirements. His research has important implications for both researchers and practitioners in the area of information systems development. Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration in Management Information Systems (PhD)

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