The faculty of business hosts an ongoing series of academic research seminars as part of its commitment to scholarship. The seminars are open to all members of the PLU community. Seminar topics (or papers) should be relevant to a business discipline and typically (but are not limited to) original research or a focus on new/unique/interesting research methods.
The research committee encourages speakers from outside the School of Business, with a particular emphasis on cross-disciplinary research, and research that relates to the School of Business mission statement. Contact a member of the research committee to express interest in speaking or leading a seminar.
Upcoming Seminars:
May 2012
Topic: Currency Denomination Decision and the Cost of Capital: Evidence from Global Bonds
Speaker: Bo Han, School of Business, University of Washington
Day: Friday, May 11th, 2012
Time: 10:20 - 11:10am
Location: Morken #103
Past Seminars:
April 2012
Topic: Essays on Investor Protection and the Impact of Globalization of Capital Markets
Speaker: Fan He, School of Business Administration, University of Connecticut
March 2012
Topic: Measuring Behavioral Synchrony with Motion Energy Analysis and the Implications for Better Dyadic Outcomes.
Speaker: Dr. Jon Grahe, Psychology Dept
November 2011:
Topic: The bright and dark sides of empowerment: Linking a person-centered model of empowerment and job stressors to proactive and counterproductive work behaviors.
Speaker: Matthew Luth, University of Kansas.
October 2011:
Topic: The Act of Decision Making as a Source of Entrepreneurs’ Unwarranted Confidence
Speaker: Dr. Peter Boyle, Central Washington University
May 2011:
Topic: Bloomberg: A workshop on using Bloomberg data in your research
Speaker: Cody McCormick, Bloomberg L.P.
February 2011:
Topic: Going Public Through the Backdoor: A comparative analysis of SPACs and IPOs
Speaker: Dr. Ufuk Ince, Seattle University
December 2010:
Topic: Customer Perceptions about Ancillary Airline Fees - Mad as Hell or Just Ignorant? First Results of an Empirical Study
Speaker: Dr. Sven Tuzovic
November 2010:
Topic: The effect of social threat on materialistic consumer behavior
Speaker: Eric Levy, U Washington
October 2010:
Topic: "Compensation Option, Managerial Incentives, and Risk Taking in Hedge Funds"
Speakers: Drs. Steven Holland & Ying Li, UW Bothell
September 2010:
Topic: Building a Strong Entrepreneurial Climate: The Role of Formal and Informal Networks
Speaker: Dr. Lynnette Claire, University of Puget Sound
May 2010:
Topic: A Multi-Perspective Analysis of Culture and Technology Management: A Korean Case.
Speaker: Dr. Chung-Shing Lee
April 2010:
Topic: Good comes from bad: Business sustainability and firm behavior.
Speaker: Jacob Massoud
March 2010:
Topic: Do we sell the price discovery short? Relationship between the stock market and option market during 2008 short sale ban.
Speaker: Yen-Ling Chang
February 2010:
Topic: The varying impact of terrorism on investment across political regimes.
Speaker: Martin Wurm, Econ Dept.
November 2009:
Topic: Use of Environmentally Friendly Books in Teaching
Speaker: Dr. Susan Harmon
October 2009:
Topic: Methods for Content Analysis
Speakers: Dr. David Ward, Dr. Janet Mobus