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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 Environment and natural resources economics; International economics and international finance; environmental economics; energy economics; electricity markets; climate change; natural resource economics; international trade policy; urban transportation
Aquino, Karl Organizational behavior
Ba, Wenjia understanding sequential interactions; Machine Learning; revenue management; probability theory
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
Bryan, Camellia Stigma, Identity Management, Diversity Training, Diversity Resistance, Identity Threat, Social Status, Intergroup Relations
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
Chawla, Muskan Disclosure, Innovation, Supply Chain, Intangibles, Information Sharing (Asymmetry) Intellectual Property Rights, Healthcare
Chen, AJ Corporate Reporting; Disclosures and Governance; Sustainability and Climate Finance; Digital Economy and Value of Data & AI; Financial Intermediaries; Firm Information Environment; Innovation and Product Market
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 Social sciences; Food marketing; sustainability; 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
Dias Saraiva-Patelli, Ella Finance; Asset pricing and international finance
Donaldson, R Glen Risk management, Volatility forecasting, Asset valuation, Financial econometrics, Financial markets and price behavior

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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
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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.

 

Flight scheduling and pricing with high-speed rail coopetition and delay uncertainty
Publication: Transportation Research Part E Logistics and Transportation Review
UBC Author(s): Anming Zhang (Division of Operations and Logistics / Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration)
ISSN: 13665545
Volume: 200
Publication Date: August 2025

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The value of privacy and the choice of limited partners by venture capitalists
Publication: Journal of Financial Economics
UBC Author(s): Will Gornall (Division of Finance / Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration)
ISSN: 0304405X
Volume: 169
Publication Date: July 2025

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Customer data access and fintech entry: Early evidence from open banking
Publication: Journal of Financial Economics
UBC Author(s): Will Gornall (Division of Finance / Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration)
ISSN: 0304405X
Volume: 169
Publication Date: July 2025

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Gender, Race, and Entrepreneurship: A Randomized Field Experiment on Venture Capitalists and Angels
Publication: Management Science
UBC Author(s): Will Gornall (Division of Finance / Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration)
ISSN: 00251909
Volume: 71
Page Range: 5308-5327
Publication Date: June 2025

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Impact of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) on productivity of major air cargo integrators
Publication: Transport Policy
UBC Author(s): Anming Zhang (Division of Operations and Logistics / Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration)
ISSN: 0967070X
Volume: 167
Page Range: 295-306
Publication Date: June 2025

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Integrating cultural perspectives in pro-sustainable-forest-management behavior: Evidence from Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal groups in Ontario, Canada
Publication: Forest Policy and Economics
UBC Author(s): Ilan Boris Vertinsky (Division of Strategy and Business Economics / Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration)
ISSN: 13899341
Volume: 175
Publication Date: June 2025

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Airport charge, terminal capacity, and suggested airport arrival time: Considering non-aeronautical business
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: 196
Publication Date: June 2025

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Optimal private housing supply under various schemes of public housing provision
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: 196
Publication Date: June 2025

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The new merit order: The viability of energy-only electricity markets with only intermittent renewable energy sources and grid-scale storage
Publication: Energy Economics
UBC Author(s): Werner Antweiler (Division of Strategy and Business Economics / Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration)
ISSN: 01409883
Volume: 145
Publication Date: May 2025

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The impact of biosimilar use on healthcare utilization among new users of etanercept for inflammatory arthritis: a population-based regression discontinuity analysis
Publication: The Lancet Regional Health - Americas
UBC Author(s): Yi Qian (Division of Marketing and Behavioural Science / Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration)
Volume: 45
Publication Date: May 2025

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Airport's optimal decisions considering non-aeronautical business, terminal capacity and alternative regulatory regimes
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: 195
Publication Date: May 2025

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Do Employees Cheer for Private Equity? The Heterogeneous Effects of Buyouts on Job Quality
Publication: Management Science
UBC Author(s): Will Gornall (Division of Finance / Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration)
ISSN: 00251909
Volume: 71
Page Range: 4287-4317
Publication Date: May 2025

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Extended formulations for the integer hull of strictly Δ-modular cographic polyhedral cones
Publication: Operations Research Letters
UBC Author(s): Joseph Paat (Division of Operations and Logistics / Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration)
ISSN: 01676377
Volume: 60
Publication Date: May 2025

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Business-to-Investor Marketing: The Interplay of Costly and Costless Signals
Publication: Journal of Marketing
UBC Author(s): Darren Dahl (Division of Marketing and Behavioural Science / Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration)
ISSN: 00222429
Volume: 89
Page Range: 97-117
Publication Date: May 2025

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Business-to-Investor Marketing: The Interplay of Costly and Costless Signals
Publication: Journal of Marketing
UBC Author(s): Darren Dahl (Division of Marketing and Behavioural Science / Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration)
ISSN: 00222429
Volume: 89
Page Range: 97-117
Publication Date: May 2025

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Awe-inspired: Appraising awe's consequences for consumers and brands
Publication: Journal of Consumer Psychology
UBC Author(s): Lisa Cavanaugh (Division of Marketing and Behavioural Science / Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration)
ISSN: 10577408
Volume: 35
Page Range: 351-359
Publication Date: April 2025

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“Crown shyness” in intercity airport shuttle services: A spatial econometric analysis of the Yangtze River Delta airport cluster
Publication: Journal of Transport Geography
UBC Author(s): Anming Zhang (Division of Operations and Logistics / Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration)
ISSN: 09666923
Volume: 124
Publication Date: April 2025

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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
2025 Dr. Yi studied how people respond to discounts. He found that some discounts lead people to hold unrealistic expectations and thus feel unfair. He also discovered that subtle wording changes influence consumer opinion toward discounts. His findings reveal the reference-dependent nature of preferences and inform ethical marketing strategies. Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration in Marketing and Behavioural Science (PhD)
2024 Dr. Li studies financial intermediation within private equity markets. His research covers topics including funding shocks, illiquidity, and the role of financial regulation in incentive alignment. These studies provide valuable insights into pressing economic and regulatory issues in private equity markets, including liquidity concerns, systemic risk, and fund structures. Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration in Finance (PhD)
2024 Dr. Yiwen Jin studies healthcare delivery processes. He utilizes data-driven methods to facilitate innovative solutions in emergency departments and operating rooms. Collaborating with healthcare practitioners, his research generates insights for better decision-making. He also studies supply chain management of companies using empirical methods. Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration in Management Science (PhD)
2024 Dr. Li examined the impact of climate-linked pay on firms' supply chain management. She found that firms with climate-related metrics in executive compensation outsource carbon emissions to their supply chain by initiating fewer and terminating more contracts with the "hard-to-shift-emissions" suppliers. Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration in Accounting (PhD)
2024 Dr. Rutigliano showed that childbirth has a large negative effect on women-founded start-ups. This effect is partly driven by traditional gender norms and partly by lack of childcare. These results can inform the design of policies in support of women entrepreneurs. Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration in Finance (PhD)
2024 Dr. Fricke's research examines factors that shape employees' experiences of their occupations, including the ideologies occupational communities support and outsiders' evaluations of employees' occupations. Through field research with first responder populations, her findings provide novel insights into occupational stressors and employee health. Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration in Organizational Behaviour (PhD)
2023 Dr. Liu studied how AI affects intermediary agents' decision making in insurance markets. He found that AI prediction on consumer demand improves insurance agents' sales productivity, but also reduces agents' efforts in assessing consumer risk. His research advanced our understanding of the impacts of AI on workforce in financial services industry. Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration in Finance (PhD)
2023 Dr. Wang studied the role that the key stakeholders such as institutional investors and firm owners play within a firm's ecosystem, with a primary focus on understanding how corporate governance and ownership structures might influence firm policies. Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration in Finance (PhD)
2023 Decision making under uncertainty and limited information has been a critical challenge in operations. Dr. Lin's research tackled this challenge and shed light on how to sequentially collect and exploit information over time. Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration in Management Science (PhD)
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)

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