Economics and business administration

This group comprises research and experimental development in economics and business administration.

Parent Category

Social sciences

Sub-Categories

Economics

Industrial relations and work relations

Marketing

Finance

Management and trade

Graduate Degree Programs

Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration in Accounting (PhD)

Research and collaboration are at the heart of the UBC Business Administration in Accounting PhD program. Here, you will be equipped with the in-depth knowledge, communication skills, and immersive research capabilities you’ll need to be at the forefront of your discipline. Right from the outset of…

Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration in Finance (PhD)

The PhD Program in Business Administration welcomes applications from individuals planning research-oriented academic careers. As well as gaining access to a world of knowledge and opportunity, Sauder PhD students benefit from the individual attention they receive from faculty members - right from…

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

An active and collegial group of senior and junior academics is the distinguishing feature of the MIS faculty at UBC. These researchers investigate a wide variety of topics, including electronic commerce, economics of information systems, systems analysis, intelligent systems, strategic and…

Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration in Management Science (PhD)

The complexity of modern organizations necessitates the use of mathematical modeling techniques. Management Science and Operations Research are concerned with the application of mathematical models to decision problems in business, industry, government and other organizations. Our PhD program…

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

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

The emphasis of the PhD Program in Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources (OBHR) is on developing research-oriented academics who study problems related to organizations, including the effects of management practices on people, between people within organizational settings, and between…

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

This PhD specialization covers applications of the disciplines of economics and statistics to topics of relevance for business or business related government policy. Applications include business strategy and international business drawing on insights from industrial organization and international…

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

The doctoral program in transportation and logistics (TLOG) focuses on transportation economics and policy analysis. The program is designed to meet the needs of individual students, and there is considerable flexibility in choosing courses.

Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration in Urban Land Economics (PhD)

Doctor of Philosophy in Economics (PhD)

The Ph.D. program in economics at UBC owes its strength to the quality of its research faculty, extensive opportunity for student-faculty interaction, and a diverse offering of specializations for thesis work. Our faculty members specialize in a wide range of topics, including development economics…

Doctor of Philosophy in Integrated Studies in Land and Food Systems (PhD)

The doctoral (PhD) program in Integrated Studies in Land and Food Systems creates opportunities for students to develop and strengthen research capabilities and advanced knowledge. Students must plan and complete a doctoral thesis resulting in an original scholarly contribution to knowledge in…

Doctor of Philosophy in Resources, Environment and Sustainability (PhD)

The Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability (IRES) at the University of British Columbia (UBC) is a problem-focused and curiosity-driven interdisciplinary research institute and graduate program, with interest and expertise in a wide range of topics under the realm of environment…

Graduate Certificate in Migration Studies (GCMS)

The certificate focuses on knowledge enhancement in migration and mobilities research through interdisciplinary thinking and engagement. Regardless of your degree program, if you have an interest in migration as a field of research or professional practice, a certificate in Migration Studies can…

LLM in Taxation (LLMT)

The LL.M. in Taxation is a one year, full time non-thesis degree, with a part-time option. Students in the LLM Tax program complete 30 credits, consisting of 6 credits for the required course in Foundations in Tax Law. Out of the 30 credits, at least 24 elective credits have to be taken in tax law…

Master of Arts in Economics (MA)

The M.A. program in Economics at UBC owes its strength to the quality of its research faculty, opportunities for intensive training in theoretical and applied work, and a diverse offering of specializations. Our faculty members specialize in a wide range of topics, including development economics,…

Master of Arts in Resources, Environment and Sustainability (MA)

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

The 16-month, full-time UBC MBA at Sauder’s Robert H. Lee Graduate School offers a uniquely integrated vision. You’ll gain confidence to innovate on the world stage, grow through experiential learning, and develop personalized leadership skills. Choose from 4 unique career tracks, and get started…

Master of Business Analytics (MBAN)

In just twelve months, the UBC MBAN gives candidates with quantitative backgrounds sought-after analytical skills within a broader business context. Our graduates will be able to apply advanced analytical tools and methods to address management challenges in today’s business world. Candidates will…

Master of Engineering Leadership in Sustainable Process Engineering (MEL)

The Master of Engineering Leadership (MEL) in Sustainable Process Engineering is currently undergoing a period of reflection and evaluation. As of January 2025, the program is paused and not accepting applications. This pause aims to ensure the program’s ongoing relevance and impact within the…

Master of Food and Resource Economics (MFRE)

The Master of Food and Resource Economics (MFRE) program is a unique, one-year, course-based masters degree which integrates Economics, Policy, and Business concepts to provide data-driven solutions that meet the challenges and opportunities in the food, agriculture, and environmental sector. This…

Master of Geomatics for Environmental Management (MGEM)

The Master of Geomatics for Environmental Management (MGEM) is a new 9-month, course-based master’s program that provides the geospatial skills and landscape ecology context required to tackle pressing environmental issues. It is a 9-month program which begins in August with a 3-week intensive and…

Master of Land and Water Systems (MLWS)

Land and water are essential resources required to sustain human needs, including food security, maintenance of environmental goods and services, and all forms of useable energy. Managing land and water as an integrated system provides a framework to aid society to achieve the goals of an improved…

Master of Management (MM)

Developed to address the evolving needs of today’s most innovative employers, the Master of Management (MM) curriculum provides you with a vital grounding in a broad spectrum of business and management disciplines, from accounting to finance and marketing to strategic management. Combined with the…

Master of Science in Business Administration in Finance (MSCB)

Aimed at students interested in research, the UBC MSc in Business Administration is a challenging and rigorous program designed to prepare students for a PhD program and a subsequent career in academia. As an MSc student, you will not only become part of a rich and stimulating academic community…

Master of Science in Business Administration in Management Information Systems (MSCB)

Master of Science in Business Administration in Transportation and Logistics (MSCB)

Master of Science in Integrated Studies in Land and Food Systems (MSc)

The MSc program in Integrated Studies in Land and Food Systems provides opportunities for students to broaden their knowledge base and gain research experiences. ILSFS students work on diverse and often interdisciplinary research topics that address priority food systems questions and challenges…

Master of Science in Occupational and Environmental Hygiene (MSc)

Offered by the Occupational and Environmental Health Division in the School of Population and Public Health (SPPH), this Master of Science program leads to professional or research careers that make a difference to community and work environments and to people's health. The "occupational…

Master of Science in Resources, Environment and Sustainability (MSc)

Professional Master of Business Administration (PMBA)

UBC Sauder’s Professional Master of Business Administration (PMBA) program is perfect for people who want an MBA but don't want to lose career momentum. We designed the 24-month curriculum to fit around your full-time work schedule, while still challenging you. You'll deepen your…

UBC Researchers

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Antweiler, Werner

Division of Strategy and Business Economics, Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

environmental economics; energy economics; electricity markets; climate change; natural resource economics; international trade policy; urban transportation; environmental economics, energy economics, electricity markets, climate change, natural resource economics, international trade policy, urban transportation

Atleo, Tara

Department of Forest Resources Management, Faculty of Forestry

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Sustainability Management; Communities and Indigenous Knowledge; Stewardship Economics; Sustainability Management, Communities and Indigenous Knowledge, Stewardship Economics

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Barichello, Richard

Food and Resource Economics, Faculty of Land and Food Systems

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

trade policy, evaluation of policy instruments, rural labour markets, agricultural development; trade policy, evaluation of policy instruments, rural labour markets, agricultural development

Baylis, Patrick

Vancouver School of Economics, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Climate Changes and Impacts; Economic Planning of Energy; climate change economics; energy economics; environmental economics; Climate Changes and Impacts, Economic Planning of Energy, Climate change economics, Energy economics, Environmental economics

Bena, Jan

Division of Finance, Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

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; 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

Black, Thomas Andrew

Applied Biology, Faculty of Land and Food Systems

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Biometeorology; Microclimate modification; Soil physics; Greenhouse gas emissions; Evapotranspiration; Biometeorology, Microclimate modification, Soil physics, Greenhouse gas emissions, Evapotranspiration

Bostanci, Gorkem

Vancouver School of Economics, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Firm Dynamics; Input Allocation and Productivity; Labor Demand; intellectual property; Firm Dynamics, Input Allocation and Productivity, Labor Demand, Intellectual Property

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Clough, David

Division of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources, Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Entrepreneurship; Innovation management; Interorganizational networks; Organization theory; Organizational learning; Social Networks; Technological Innovations; Technological change; Entrepreneurship, Innovation management, Interorganizational networks, Organization theory, Organizational learning, Social Networks, Technological Innovations, Technological change

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Dias Saraiva-Patelli, Ella

Division of Finance, Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Asset pricing and international finance; Asset pricing and international finance

Dunbar, W Scott

Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

biotechnology applications in mineral resources ; mining industry business model innovation; biotechnology applications in mineral resources , mining industry business model innovation

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Evans, Jonathan Blair

Division of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources, Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Leader curiosity; Transparent use of influence tactics; Self deprecation and leadership perceptions; Active and passive forms of counterproductive behavior at work; Leader curiosity, Transparent use of influence tactics, Self deprecation and leadership perceptions, Active and passive forms of counterproductive behavior at work

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Gallipoli, Giovanni

Vancouver School of Economics, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Economic Policies; Economic Phenomena on a National or International Level; Economic Phenomena on an Individual or Organizational Level; applied microeconomics; computational economics; Labor markets; macroeconomics; Consumption theory and measurement; Trade; Insurance; Economic Policies, Economic Phenomena on a National or International Level, Economic Phenomena on an Individual or Organizational Level, Applied microeconomics, Computational economics, Labor markets, Macroeconomics, Consumption theory and measurement, Trade, Insurance

Gantois, Joséphine

Institute for Resources, Environment & Sustainability, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Human Dimensions of Biodiversity Conservation; environmental economics; Applied Ecology; Rural Sociology; Causal inference; Applied Deep Learning; Human Dimensions of Biodiversity Conservation, Environmental Economics, Applied Ecology, Rural Sociology, Causal Inference, Applied Deep Learning

Garlappi, Lorenzo

Division of Finance, Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Financial Economics; Asset pricing; Macro-Finance; Decision Theory; Financial Economics, Asset pricing, Macro-Finance, Decision Theory

Giammarino, Ronald

Division of Finance, Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

corporate theory; bank regulation; real options; corporate theory, bank regulation, real options

Gulati, Sumeet

Food and Resource Economics, Faculty of Land and Food Systems

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Economics of Human Wildlife Conflict; Economics of Urban Transportation; Effectiveness of Carbon Taxes; Effectiveness of Environmental Policy; International Trade and its Effect on the Environment; Political Economy of Environmental and Trade Policy; Economics of Human Wildlife Conflict, Economics of Urban Transportation, Effectiveness of Carbon Taxes, Effectiveness of Environmental Policy, International Trade and its Effect on the Environment, Political Economy of Environmental and Trade Policy

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Hardisty, David

Division of Marketing and Behavioural Science, Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

consumer behaviour; sustainability; decisions about the future; product attribute framing; consumer behaviour, sustainability, decisions about the future, product attribute framing

Hu, Allen

Division of Finance, Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Big Data and AI in Finance; Information in Financial Markets; Behavioral Finance; Entrepreneurial Finance; Corporate Finance; Big Data and AI in Finance, Information in Financial Markets, Behavioral Finance, Entrepreneurial Finance, Corporate Finance

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Jaccard, Torsten

Vancouver School of Economics, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

international trade; International Trade

Juhasz, Reka

Vancouver School of Economics, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

international trade; Economic History; Development and Growth; industrial policy and industrialization; International Trade, Economic History, Development and Growth, industrial policy and industrialization

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Khanna, Tarun

School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

energy economics; Evidence synthesis; policy evaluation; electricity markets; energy in development; decarbonization of the energy sector; energy economics, evidence synthesis, policy evaluation, electricity markets, energy in development, decarbonization of the energy sector

Kikkawa, Ayumu

Division of Strategy and Business Economics, Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

international trade; Industrial Organization; International trade, Industrial Organization

Krishnan, Harish

Division of Operations and Logistics, Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Contracts and supply chains; Incentive distortions in supply chains; Management; Operations management; Supply chain management; Contracts and supply chains, Incentive distortions in supply chains, Management, Operations management, Supply chain management

Kumar, Gaurav

Faculty of Forestry

Postdoctoral Fellow

Operations Research; Decision Analytics; Logistics & Supply chain management; Freight Transportation;

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Lee, Gene

Division of Accounting and Information Systems, Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

AI in Business; Business Analytics; Information Systems; Social Media Analysis; Mobile Ecosystem; AI in Business, Business Analytics, Information Systems, Social Media Analysis, Mobile Ecosystem

Lee, Kevin

Division of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources, Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Future of Work & Organizing; Technology, Innovation, & Entrepreneurship; Social Inequality, Worth, & Evaluation; Lived Experience of Organizations & Institutions; Future of Work & Organizing, Technology, Innovation, & Entrepreneurship, Social Inequality, Worth, & Evaluation, Lived Experience of Organizations & Institutions

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Milligan, Kevin

Vancouver School of Economics, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Economic Policies; Children; Inequality; Pensions; Public Finance; Taxation; Economic Policies, Children, Inequality, Pensions, Public Finance, Taxation

Morgan, Steve

School of Population and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Access to medicines; Health care policy; Pharmacare; Pharmaceutical pricing; Prescribing appropriateness; Comparative policy analysis; Health care financing; Access to medicines, Health care policy, Pharmacare, Pharmaceutical pricing, Prescribing appropriateness, Comparative policy analysis, Health care financing

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Nan, Ning

Division of Accounting and Information Systems, Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

blockchain governance; complex adaptive systems; digital business; evolvable information systems; Information Systems; Management; online community; Blockchain governance, Complex adaptive systems, Digital business, Evolvable information systems, Information Systems, Management, Online community

Noack, Frederik

Food and Resource Economics, Faculty of Land and Food Systems

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Economics of Biodiversity; Economics of Conservation; Fisheries Economics; economic development; Forests; Economics of Biodiversity, Economics of Conservation, Fisheries Economics, Economic Development, Forests

Norris, Samuel

Vancouver School of Economics, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Education; Crime; labor economics; Education, Crime, Labor economics

Nunn, Nathan

Vancouver School of Economics, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Political economy; Economic History; economic development; cultural economics; international trade; political economy, economic history, economic development, cultural economics, international trade

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Oblander, Shin

Division of Marketing and Behavioural Science, Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

quantitative marketing; Causal inference; customer relationship management; probabilistic machine learning; bounded rationality; representation learning; quantitative marketing, causal inference, customer relationship management, probabilistic machine learning, bounded rationality, representation learning

Ortiz-Molina, Hernan

Division of Finance, Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Corporate finance and governance, executive compensations, industrial organization, interactions bet; Corporate finance and governance, executive compensations, industrial organization, interactions bet

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Park, Jen

Division of Marketing and Behavioural Science, Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Judgment and Decision-Making; Framing & Context Effects; Digital Interfaces & Information Processing; Prosocial & Pro-environmental Behavior; Judgment and Decision-Making, Framing & Context Effects, Digital Interfaces & Information Processing, Prosocial & Pro-environmental Behavior

Pratap-Singh, Anubhav

Food, Nutrition & Health, Faculty of Land and Food Systems

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Agri-food Transformation Products; cold plasma; food engineering; food processing; Functional Foods; heat transfer; high pressure; mass transfer; novel non-thermal processing; Nutriceuticals and Functional Foods; pasteurization; pulsed light; sterilization; Agri-food Transformation Products, Cold plasma, Food engineering, Food processing, Functional foods, Heat transfer, High pressure, Mass transfer, Novel non-thermal processing, Nutriceuticals and Functional Foods, Pasteurization, Pulsed light, Sterilization

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Rachapalli, Swapnika

Division of Strategy and Business Economics, Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

international trade; Innovation; Growth & Development; International Trade, Innovation, Growth & Development

Raynard, Mia

Division of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources, Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Organization theory; Disruptive Change Processes; Emerging Economies; Family Enterprises; Societal Grand Challenges; Organization Theory, Disruptive Change Processes, Emerging Economies, Family Enterprises, Societal Grand Challenges

Rehavi, Marit

Vancouver School of Economics, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Law; Health Care Organization; Public Finances and Taxation; Algorithms; applied econometrics; criminal law; decision support (algorithms); discrimination; maternal health; Law, Health Care Organization, Public Finances and Taxation, Algorithms, Applied econometrics, Criminal law, Decision support (algorithms), Discrimination, Maternal health

Ries, John

Division of Strategy and Business Economics, Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

applied microeconomics; Economic Phenomena on a National or International Level; international business; international trade; Applied microeconomics, Economic Phenomena on a National or International Level, International business, International trade

Robinson, Sandra

Division of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources, Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Workplace psychologist, workplace dysfunction, employee problems, workplace mistreatment, bullying, aggression, ostracism, broken promises, territoriality, trust, betrayal, deviance, theft, sabotage, social undermining, incivility, Employment contracts, Psychological contracts, Employee-employer relationships, Workplace deviance, Aggression

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Sajjadiani, Sima

Division of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources, Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Compensation and Incentives; Employee Selection; Employee Turnover; HR Analytics; Human Resources; Incentives Design; Machine Learning Applications in HRM; Organizational Behaviour; Strategic HR; Compensation and Incentives, Employee Selection, Employee Turnover, HR Analytics, Human Resources, Incentives Design, Machine Learning Applications in HRM, Organizational Behaviour, Strategic HR

Schabas, Margaret

Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

History and Philosophy of Economics; Philosophy, History and Comparative Studies; science studies; History of Early Modern Philosophy; British Empiricists; History and Philosophy of Economics, Philosophy, History and Comparative Studies, Science Studies, History of Early Modern Philosophy, British Empiricists

Schulz, Martin

Division of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources, Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Bureaucracies; Change and Persistence; decision making; Knowledge Relevance; Logics of Appropriateness and Consequences; Military Institutions; Obsolescence; Organizational Knowledge; Organizational learning; Organizational Routines; Organizational Rules; Rule Networks; Social Order; Bureaucracies, Change and Persistence, Decision Making, Knowledge Relevance, Logics of Appropriateness and Consequences, Military Institutions, Obsolescence, Organizational Knowledge, Organizational Learning, Organizational Routines, Organizational Rules, Rule Networks, Social Order

Swanson, David

Division of Accounting and Information Systems, Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Economics of Regulation; Political Economics; SEC; Securities Litigation; Economics of Regulation, Political Economics, SEC, Securities Litigation

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Wagner, Katherine

Vancouver School of Economics, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Environmental and Energy Economics; Public Finance; Environmental and Energy Economics, Public Finance

Wang, Yanwen

Division of Marketing and Behavioural Science, Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

financial decision making; Public health; Public Policy; technology; Financial decision making, Public health, Public policy, Technology

Whitehead, Lorne

Department of Physics & Astronomy, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Applied optics; Applied physics, especially novel geometrical approaches; Illuminating engineering and display technology; Optimizing innovation and enhancing learning within higher education; Applied optics, Applied physics, especially novel geometrical approaches, Illuminating engineering and display technology, Optimizing innovation and enhancing learning within higher education

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Yan, Han

Division of Accounting and Information Systems, Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Banking; Climate Finance; Voluntary Disclosure; Earnings Quality; Reduced Form and Structural Estimation; Banking, Climate Finance, Voluntary Disclosure, Earnings Quality, Reduced Form and Structural Estimation

Yu, Lingtao

Division of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources, Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

abusive supervision; Emotions; leadership and ethics; Management; mindfulness; workplace deviance; Abusive supervision, Emotions, Leadership and ethics, Management, Mindfulness, Workplace deviance

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