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 10 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 disclipines 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
Alviarez, Vanessa International trade; Foreign direct investment; International finance
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
Begley, Joy Finance and Accounting; Empirical financial accounting; Defined benefit and defined contribution pensions; Use of accounting information to control agency problems; Equity Valuation
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
Bleck, Alexander Boundary of the firm, the market and regulation
Brander, James international trade; government; economic policy; budgets; international and environmental economics, International trade policy, Renewable resource management, Venture capital finance and the entrepreneurial sector, The role of renewable resource management in economic growth and decline
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
Clough, David Social Networks; Technological Innovations; Technological change; Organizational learning; Interorganizational networks; Entrepreneurship; Innovation management; Organization theory
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

Pages

Graduate Student Profiles

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 (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.

 

Man up and take it: Gender bias in moral typecasting
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: 161
Page Range: 120-141
Publication Date: November 2020

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Hypergrowth Exit Mindset: Destroying Societal Wellbeing through Venture Capital Biased Social Construction of Value
Publication: Journal of Management Inquiry
UBC Author(s): Marc-David Seidel (Division of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources / Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration)
ISSN: 10564926
Volume: 29
Page Range: 471-474
Publication Date: 1 October 2020

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How did COVID-19 impact air transportation? A first peek through the lens of complex networks
Publication: Journal of Air Transport Management
UBC Author(s): Anming Zhang (Division of Operations and Logistics / Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration)
ISSN: 09696997
Volume: 89
Publication Date: October 2020

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Addressing transportation and environmental externalities with economics: Are policy makers listening?
Publication: Research in Transportation Economics
UBC Author(s): Charles Lindsey (Division of Operations and Logistics / Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration)
ISSN: 07398859
Volume: 82
Publication Date: October 2020

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Measuring firm performance: Differentiating between uncontrollable and controllable bad outputs
Publication: Tourism Management
UBC Author(s): David Gillen (Division of Operations and Logistics / Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration)
ISSN: 02615177
Volume: 80
Publication Date: October 2020

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The red-derogation effect: How the color red affects married women's ratings of male attractiveness
Publication: Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied
UBC Author(s): Jo Andrea Hoegg (Division of Marketing and Behavioural Science / Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration)
ISSN: 1076898X
Volume: 26
Page Range: 551-565
Publication Date: September 2020

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Are conventional train passengers underserved after entry of high-speed rail?-Evidence from Chinese intercity markets
Publication: Transport Policy
UBC Author(s): Anming Zhang (Division of Operations and Logistics / Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration)
ISSN: 0967070X
Volume: 95
Page Range: 1-9
Publication Date: September 2020

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Corrigendum to: Putting time in perspective: How and why construal level buffers the relationship between wait time and aggressive tendencies (Journal of Organizational Behavior, (2020), 41, 3, (294-309), 10.1002/job.2433)
Publication: Journal of Organizational Behavior
UBC Author(s): Michael Daniels (Division of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources / Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration)
ISSN: 08943796
Volume: 41
Page Range: 698
Publication Date: 1 September 2020

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The Determinants of China’s International Portfolio Equity Allocations
Publication: IMF Economic Review
UBC Author(s): Isha Agarwal (Division of Finance / Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration)
ISSN: 20414161
Volume: 68
Page Range: 643-692
Publication Date: 1 September 2020

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Does China's high-speed rail development lead to regional disparities? A network perspective
Publication: Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice
UBC Author(s): Anming Zhang (Division of Operations and Logistics / Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration)
ISSN: 09658564
Volume: 138
Page Range: 299-321
Publication Date: August 2020

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Exploring the roles of high-speed train, air and coach services in the spread of COVID-19 in China
Publication: Transport Policy
UBC Author(s): Anming Zhang (Division of Operations and Logistics / Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration)
ISSN: 0967070X
Volume: 94
Page Range: 34-42
Publication Date: August 2020

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Variance Regularization in Sequential Bayesian Optimization
Publication: Mathematics of Operations Research
UBC Author(s): Michael Kim (Division of Operations and Logistics / Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration)
ISSN: 0364765X
Volume: 45
Page Range: 966-992
Publication Date: August 2020

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Seaport adaptation to climate change-related disasters: terminal operator market structure and inter- and intra-port coopetition
Publication: Spatial Economic Analysis
UBC Author(s): Anming Zhang (Division of Operations and Logistics / Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration)
ISSN: 17421772
Volume: 15
Page Range: 311-335
Publication Date: 2 July 2020

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Dark knights: when and why an employee becomes a workplace vigilante
Publication: Academy of Management Review
UBC Author(s): Karl Aquino (Division of Marketing and Behavioural Science / Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration)
ISSN: 03637425
Volume: 45
Page Range: 528-548
Publication Date: July 2020

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The competitive impact of vertical integration by multiproduct firms
Publication: American Economic Review
UBC Author(s): Guillermo Marshall Manriquez (Division of Strategy and Business Economics / Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration)
ISSN: 00028282
Volume: 110
Page Range: 2041-2064
Publication Date: July 2020

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Understanding accounting discretion in China: An analysis of fair value reporting for investment property
Publication: Journal of Accounting and Public Policy
UBC Author(s): Kin Lo (Division of Accounting and Information Systems / Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration)
ISSN: 02784254
Volume: 39
Publication Date: July - August 2020

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Negative Reviews, Positive Impact: Consumer Empathetic Responding to Unfair Word of Mouth
Publication: Journal of Marketing
UBC Author(s): Katherine White (Division of Marketing and Behavioural Science / Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration)
ISSN: 00222429
Volume: 84
Page Range: 86-108
Publication Date: 1 July 2020

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Cultivating a conflict-positive workplace: How mindfulness facilitates constructive conflict management
Publication: Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes
UBC Author(s): Dan Skarlicki (Division of Marketing and Behavioural Science / Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration)
ISSN: 07495978
Volume: 159
Page Range: 8-20
Publication Date: July 2020

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Portion size selection in children: Effect of sensory imagery for snacks varying in energy density
Publication: Appetite
UBC Author(s): Yann Cornil (Division of Marketing and Behavioural Science / Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration)
ISSN: 01956663
Volume: 150
Publication Date: 1 July 2020

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How and when weather boosts consumer product valuation
Publication: Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science
UBC Author(s): Jo Andrea Hoegg (Division of Marketing and Behavioural Science / Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration)
ISSN: 00920703
Volume: 48
Page Range: 695-711
Publication Date: 1 July 2020

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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
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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