Dr. Suman Banerjee
Dr. Banerjee's research explores how to channel CEO optimism while curbing extreme behaviors.
Research Report: Creating Impact
To create lasting impact in the digital age, business research must emphasize the roles technology, data and analytics play in launching new products, encouraging innovation, and managing people and processes.
That's what sets apart research at the School of Business at Stevens. Here, our faculty are exploring concepts like digital innovation, crowdsourcing and social media to see how they can be difference-makers in industry.
Whether it's seeking publication in some of the most prominent business journals or organizing the kinds of conferences that bring thought leaders together in search of discovery, faculty from the School of Business at Stevens are at the forefront when it comes to research that creates lasting, meaningful impact. Furthermore, the School of Business is committed to creating opportunities for eager students — whether undergraduates or Ph.D. candidates — to get involved in research work that addresses problems faced by industry and pushes the limits of academic knowledge.
Faculty researchers
Stevens students learn from, and work alongside, faculty who are pursuing research breakthroughs that change how technology and analytics create opportunities in businesses of every industry.
Dr. Yan Chen
Dr. Chen's research investigates how capability stretching affects new product success.
Dr. Elaine Henry
Dr. Henry is researching the impact of different financial reporting standards on cash flow and the implications for businesses.
Dr. Ted Lappas
Dr. Lappas seeks to measure the vulnerability of businesses to fake online reviews.
Dr. Aron Lindberg
Dr. Lindberg researches how open-source software communities coordinate interdependencies across code and developers.
Dr. Victor Xi Luo
Dr. Luo is exploring how demand-side shocks can explain asset pricing moments.
Dr. Gary Lynn
Dr. Lynn's research considers the circumstances in which team autonomy contributes to the success of innovations.
Dr. Adriana Madzharov
Dr. Madzharov's research work considers the impact of ambient scents on consumer spending in retail stores.
Dr. Feng Mai
Dr. Mai is curious about what drives the field of consumer research and how it could evolve.
Dr. Murad Mithani
Dr. Mithani examines the impact of local vs. foreign firms when providing aid after a crisis.
Dr. Jeff Nickerson
Dr. Nickerson's research explores how collectives of individuals and machines can perform creative tasks.
Dr. Gaurav Sabnis
Dr. Sabnis is an expert in the role competition plays in the impact of social media about firms and how it affects their performance.
Dr. Ying Wu
Dr. Wu's research proposes a new multifactor model for securities pricing.
Doctoral programs at the School of Business
The Ph.D. programs at the School of Business are unique for their emphasis on encouraging students to research how new technologies and innovations can be leveraged to solve problems and create opportunities in the digital age.
Ph.D. in Business Administration
Students in the Business Administration program receive close guidance from faculty as they prepare for the rigors of a career in academia. Special emphasis is placed on getting published in high-impact journals.
Ph.D. in Data Science
The Ph.D. in Data Science is designed to prepare students to lead research efforts in academia or industry in this emerging discipline. Courses emphasize the latest techniques and new perspectives in machine learning, data visualization and beyond.
Ph.D. in Financial Engineering
The first doctoral program of its kind in the United States, the Ph.D. in Financial Engineering is ideally suited to prepare students to do cutting-edge research or high-level design in disciplines like statistics, operations, quantitative finance and systemic risk.
Research expertise
Stevens faculty conduct research that aims to leverage technology and analytics in solving the most pressing problems of our time.
Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Focuses on how business can use technology to discover new innovations and adopt entrepreneurial practices to encourage agility.
Finance
Next-generation research into finance and financial engineering covers areas like markets, algorithmic trading, portfolio optimization and risk.
Information Systems & Analytics
Stevens faculty used advanced analytical tools to interpret data and learn how to make better decisions based on real-time information.
Research Centers
Research at the School of Business benefits from specialized centers that encourage collaboration among faculty.
The Stevens advantage
Technology-focused research
"The research I did in artificial and collective intelligence at Stevens helped me to stand out when I was going on interviews."
Pinar Ozturk, Ph.D. '17; assistant professor, Duquesne University
Research strengths in analytics, technology
Teaching excellence at Stevens
"We’re taught by all these great scholars who are skilled in qualitative, quantitative and mixed research methods. That’s an advantage of the Stevens Ph.D. program over other programs."
Harris Kyriakou, Ph.D. '16; assistant professor, IESE
How Stevens' location powered exciting research
A front-row seat to excellence
"Stevens has really bright professors, with ambitious goals about research and publishing. It really helped me to be in a community where I could see that up close."
Yegin Genc, Ph.D. '14; assistant professor, Manhattan College
Ph.D. program creates impact
Close relationships with faculty
"Faculty at Stevens have expertise in so many areas, and are so easy to reach and willing to help."
Yue Han, Ph.D. '17; assistant professor, Le Moyne College
Research headlines
Conferences and Events
The School of Business hosts regular conferences that offer academics and industry professionals alike the opportunity to better understand how Stevens research creates meaningful impact in industry.
High-Frequency Finance and Analytics
Hundreds of scholars, researchers and business professionals visit Stevens each year to attend this multiday conference, which launched in 2009. Topics have included modeling for high-frequency data, regulation, systemic risk and high-frequency trading strategy.
Annual SAIL Conference
The Stevens Alliance for Innovation and Leadership hosts an annual event showcasing faculty research in areas like digital innovation, high-velocity organizations and social data analytics as a driver of innovation.
FinCyberSec
The Financial Cybersecurity Project hosts two annual events aimed at better understanding the evolving threats facing financial markets interconnected through new technologies.
Emerging Trends in Entrepreneurial Finance
Entrepreneurial finance is changing how businesses like Uber and Facebook get their start. This conference attracts researchers in this area to discuss the changing role of venture capital in business formation.
Contact us
Research at the School of Business
Location On Campus
Babbio Center
525 River St.
Hoboken, NJ 07030
525 River St.
Hoboken, NJ 07030
Contact Types
Department Leaders
Professor Jeffrey V. Nickerson
Professor and Steven Shulman '62 Endowed Chair for Business Leadership
Dr. Thomas Lechler
Associate Professor; Director of PhD Program
Dr. Steve Yang
Associate Professor