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A Note from the Dean

The Merage School is a research institution led by renowned thought leaders in the fields of accounting, economics, finance, information technology, marketing, operations and decision technologies, organization and management and strategy. Our distinguished faculty tackle a broad range of global business topics—many of which address disruption, the role of new technologies and what it means to lead in a digitally-driven world. I am proud to continue to showcase the scholastic achievements of our award-winning faculty.

Ian O. Williamson
Dean, UCI Paul Merage School of Business

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Research in Action

The Impact of Social Media: How Glassdoor Reviews Improve Corporate Policy

Professor Chenqi Zhu examines the impact of Glassdoor reviews on corporate policy.

How Transparency Triggers Ethical Behavior

In the field of quantum physics, there’s a strange scientific phenomenon where the act of observing an electron can change how it behaves called “the observer effect.” As Radhika Lunawat, assistant professor of accounting at The UCI Paul Merage School of Business has discovered, the same phenomenon appears to occur in the case of humans and financial reports.

Are You Too Popular? Unexpected Insights from Online Dating

This fear of rejection in the online setting is a very real factor that designers in a two-sided matching market need to take under consideration.

How does Telehealth Affect Doctor Demand and Reputation?

Haonan Yin PhD ’25 seeks to answer two questions in her latest research: how do e-healthcare platforms affect demand for doctors in different channels, online and offline? And second how does participation in these platforms impact the doctor’s social reputation?