Raising the Research Bar
Lundquist College of Business management faculty are teaching at the highest levels and are out-researching some major names in academia—and doing so with smaller endowments and fewer faculty members.
During the past five years, the University of Oregon Department of Management is the eighth most productive department per capita, publishing in the field’s top journals, according to Texas A&M/University of Georgia/National University of Singapore Rankings of Management Department Research Productivity. The rankings aggregate publications in the eight top-tier journals in management, by management faculty in U.S. business schools. The top 150 are ranked both by year and by five-year total. The Lundquist College is the smallest department on the list—joining the likes of USC, Notre Dame, and the University of Pennsylvania among others. In other words, these Ducks are busy.
During the past five years, the University of Oregon Department of Management is the eighth most productive department per capita, publishing in the field’s top journals, according to Texas A&M/University of Georgia/National University of Singapore Rankings of Management Department Research Productivity.
Publications average 2.7 per faculty member at the University of Oregon’s Lundquist College of Business.
For comparison, publications average just two per faculty member at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School.
During the past five years, the University of Oregon Department of Management is the eighth most productive department per capita, publishing in the field’s top journals, according to Texas A&M/University of Georgia/National University of Singapore Rankings of Management Department Research Productivity.
Publications average 2.7 per faculty member at the University of Oregon’s Lundquist College of Business.
For comparison, publications average just two per faculty member at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School.
Lauren Lanahan
Associate Professor of Management | Inman Research Scholar
When she isn’t testifying before Congress, Associate Professor of Management and Inman Research Scholar Lauren Lanahan is publishing in the American Economic Review and influencing conversations in the journal Nature (like this one.) The 2022 Stewart Distinguished Faculty award winner, Lanahan is among the most prolific grant awardees in Lundquist College history.
Lanahan’s research investigates the role of public institutions in understanding the evolving, multifaceted research and development enterprise. Her work on the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program was featured in congressional testimony. She is currently part of an elite group of economists charged by the U.S. Congress with evaluating federal small business innovation programs.
While her research is seeing impact at the highest levels, Lanahan is also a favorite instructor, supplying insights to students. She earned the college’s Undergraduate Teaching Award and developed a completely new PhD course in methodology that has been described by students as “the most important course” they have taken. She also serves as affiliate faculty for the University of Oregon’s Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact.
Anne Parmigiani
Carolyn S. Chambers Professor of Management
Anne Parmigiani looks at firm capabilities, inter-firm relationships, knowledge transfer, and supply chain management. Her recent research investigates the way ownership influences performance in franchise chains and the downside of repeat partnerships for firms. She’s also looked at the role that corporate identity plays in the recreational vehicle (RV) industry and how this relates to product offerings.
Parmigiani considers herself first and foremost a strategist and sees her mission as helping students understand how all business disciplines—accounting, finance, marketing, operations, and management—are interrelated.
Prior to her time at the Lundquist College, Parmigiani was a procurement manager overseeing $10 million in purchases. She also has experience in consulting, has conducted product mix analyses and forecasts, and has developed strategic pricing and positioning recommendations based on market research and industry analyses.
David Wagner
Head, Department of Management | Associate Professor of Management | Doug McKay Research Scholar
David Wagner leads the elite team of teaching and research experts that make up the Lundquist College of Business management faculty.
“We’ve always valued having really smart, curious, non-ego-driven faculty, who are really pleasant people,” said the Associate Professor of Management, department head, and Doug McKay Research Scholar. “Even our emerit faculty are involved and care deeply about contributing. This helps to bring in quality new scholars. For many, we are a dream location: a world-class intellectual climate in an incredible natural environment—the state of Oregon. It makes for collegial, long-term collaborations.”
Wagner is well suited for the role of bringing top researchers and lauded instructors together for a fulfilling, productive work environment. Human, and specifically employee, well-being is a research focus for Wagner. He examines moods and emotions in the workplace (including emotional labor, employee well-being, and creativity); the impact of sleep and fatigue on workplace outcomes (for example, moral decision-making, prejudice, and motivation); and the interface between work and life domains.
His research has been published in the Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Applied Psychology, Personnel Psychology, Journal of Management, and Journal of Sleep Research, and has appeared in popular outlets, including Harvard Business Review, The Wall Street Journal, CBS nationwide radio, and CBC (Canada). A recent paper in the Journal of Management on human sustainability is also garnering accolades.
Khonika Gope
Assistant Professor of Management
Explores the impact of institutions on entrepreneurship and innovation.
Ralph Heidl
Associate Professor of Management | Inman Research Scholar
Expertise includes collaborative networks, innovation management, intellectual property strategy, and technology entrepreneurship.
Chris Liu
Associate Professor of Management | Coordinator, Management PhD Program
PhD program coordinator with expertise in spatial networks, firm innovation and productivity, and the organization of science.
Alex Murray
Assistant Professor of Management
Unpacks how emergent technologies impact the design of entrepreneurial ventures and organizations.
Andrew Nelson
Professor of Management | Randall C. Papé Chair in Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Award-winning instructor for undergraduate, MBA, PhD, and executive education courses, featured in The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, and NPR.
Natasha Overmeyer
Assistant Professor of Management
Specializes in entrepreneurship, labor markets, and inequality, using unique data and cutting-edge methodologies.
Mike Russo
Lundquist Professor of Sustainable Management
Sought-after expert in sustainable business with dozens of journal articles in print.
Peter Younkin
Associate Professor of Management | Inman Research Scholar
Earned Best Paper on Social & Environmental Practices from the Academy of Management as well as the Lazaridis Institute Award for Best Paper Published in the Journal of Business Venturing, among other accolades.
Khonika Gope
Assistant Professor of Management
Explores the impact of institutions on entrepreneurship and innovation.
Ralph Heidl
Associate Professor of Management | Inman Research Scholar
Expertise includes collaborative networks, innovation management, intellectual property strategy, and technology entrepreneurship.
Chris Liu
Associate Professor of Management | Coordinator, Management PhD Program
PhD program coordinator with expertise in spatial networks, firm innovation and productivity, and the organization of science.
Alex Murray
Assistant Professor of Management
Unpacks how emergent technologies impact the design of entrepreneurial ventures and organizations.
Andrew Nelson
Professor of Management | Randall C. Papé Chair in Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Award-winning instructor for undergraduate, MBA, PhD, and executive education courses, featured in The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, and NPR.
Natasha Overmeyer
Assistant Professor of Management
Specializes in entrepreneurship, labor markets, and inequality, using unique data and cutting-edge methodologies.
Mike Russo
Lundquist Professor of Sustainable Management
Sought-after expert in sustainable business with dozens of journal articles in print.
Peter Younkin
Associate Professor of Management | Inman Research Scholar
Earned Best Paper on Social and Environmental Practices from the Academy of Management as well as the Lazaridis Institute Award for Best Paper Published in the Journal of Business Venturing, among other accolades.
The future of the Department of Management is looking bright, with plans in motion to add three more talented researchers in the coming year.
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