Media Mentions

Food Logistics

Research on the risks and benefits of self-checkout vs. regular checkout led by Yanliu Huang, PhD, professor and department head of marketing, was mentioned in a Nov. 6 Food Logistics article about how grocery stores can use artificial intelligence to help store associates quickly help customers to improve customer loyalty, rather than focus on automation and self-service technologies.

Philadelphia Business Journal

Kevin Gillen, PhD, principal research fellow at the Wilbur C. Henderson Real Estate Institute and adjunct professor of finance, was quoted in a Nov. 4 Philadelphia Business Journal article about Philadelphia’s luxury condo market.

iCrossing

A report on data governance and quality from LeBow’s Center for Applied AI and Business Analytics and data-integrity firm Precisely was mentioned in a Nov. 2 iCrossing article about how to analyze data for decision making.

The Capitol Forum

Chuck Fang, PhD, assistant professor of finance, was interviewed on a Nov. 3 episode of The Capitol Forum’s “Private Credit Crisis” podcast about his research on private credit funds that are inflating the value of their loans.

Philadelphia Magazine

Yanliu Huang, PhD, professor and department head of marketing, was quoted in an Oct. 29 Philadelphia magazine article about budgeting and shopping for the holiday season.

Straight Arrow News

Kevin Gillen, PhD, principal research fellow at the Wilbur C. Henderson Real Estate Institute and adjunct professor of finance, was quoted in an Oct. 29 Straight Arrow News article about Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker’s city-backed mortgage program.

Knowledge @ Wharton

Research on the vulnerability of semi-liquid private credit funds co-authored by Chuck Fang, PhD, assistant professor of finance, was mentioned in the Oct. 26 episode of the “Knowledge at Wharton” podcast about the liquidity, or accessible cash, of private credit funds and the lack of a standard definition to govern how funds report liquidity.

University Business

The LeBow College of Business was mentioned in an Oct. 27 University Business opinion article about how colleges and universities are building AI into major curricula to ensure a degree will withstand how AI is changing work.

Axios Philadelphia

Kevin Gillen, PhD, principal research fellow at the Wilbur C. Henderson Real Estate Institute and adjunct professor of finance, was quoted in an Oct. 27 Axios Philadelphia article about Mayor Cherelle Parker unveiling new details about a city-backed mortgage program.

WPVI (6abc)

The Business of Women’s Sports conference, co-hosted by LeBow’s Department of Sport Business along with the Philly Ad Club and MOD Worldwide, was mentioned in an Oct. 21 WPVI-TV (6-abc) story.

Housingwire

Research looking at the effects of sellers listing homes on multiple listing services (MLS), conducted by Kevin Gillen, PhD, principal research fellow at the Wilbur C. Henderson Real Estate Institute and adjunct professor of finance, was mentioned in an Oct. 19 Housingwire opinion piece about how real estate agents can explain real estate practices tied to lead routing, lender steering and private listings to potential clients.

Fast Company

An Oct. 15 column for The Conversation about the need for companies to find the right balance of AI automation and human oversight authored by Murugan Anandarajan, PhD, vice dean and professor of MIS, was republished by Fast Company on Oct. 18.

The Conversation

Research on how to market upcycled food from the LeBow College of Business was mentioned in an Oct. 13 column for The Conversation by doctoral alumnus Jintao Zhang, PhD ‘23. Zhang’s article examines why American shoppers overlook misfit or “ugly” produce despite concerns for food waste and rising grocery prices.

Yahoo! Sports

Joel Maxcy, PhD, professor of sport business, was mentioned in an Oct. 15 Lubbock Avalanche-Journal (Texas) story, reposted on Yahoo! Sports, about a Texas Tech basketball player being granted a temporary injunction to be eligible to play for a fifth year.

The Conversation

Murugan Anandarajan, PhD, vice dean and professor of MIS, authored an Oct. 15 column for The Conversation about the need for companies find the right balance of AI automation and human oversight.

The NonProfit Times

A report on data governance and quality from LeBow’s Center for Applied AI and Business Analytics and data-integrity firm Precisely was mentioned in an Oct. 12 The NonProfit Times article about the importance of data integrity when nonprofits utilize AI for data analytics.

Financial Times

Research by Marshall M. Austin Term Professor in Finance and Associate Dean for Research Greg Nini, PhD, on how private-equity firms’ reputation affects loan market pricing, with the prominent example of Apollo Global Management, was cited in a Sept. 7 Financial Times story.

Quartz

A Sept. 23 KYW-TV (CBS-3) story about a data center proposal in Lehigh County quoting Trustee Professor of Finance Eliezer Fich, PhD, was excerpted in an Oct. 1Quartz article about Pennsylvania communities pushing back against data center proposals.

Financial Advisor

Research by Marshall M. Austin Term Professor in Finance and Associate Dean for Research Greg Nini, PhD, on how private-equity firms’ reputation affects loan market pricing was cited in a Sept. 10 story on Financial Advisor, a finance-industry news site.

9fin

Research by Marshall M. Austin Term Professor in Finance and Associate Dean for Research Greg Nini, PhD, on how private-equity firms’ reputation affects loan market pricing was cited in a Sept. 10 story on 9fin, a finance-industry news and data site.

Philadelphia Magazine

Kevin Gillen, PhD, principal research fellow at the Wilbur C. Henderson Real Estate Institute and adjunct professor of finance, was quoted in a Sept. 30 Philadelphia Magazine story on recent growth in home values in the greater Philadelphia area and the implications for homeowners.

CIO Review

A report on data governance and quality from LeBow’s Center for Applied AI and Business Analytics and data-integrity firm Precisely was mentioned in a Sept. 29 CIO Review opinion piece about how to improve AI use by ensuring authority, accountability and ownership to single sources in a company rather than widespread adoption before systems are in place.

KYW-TV (CBS-3)

Trustee Professor of Finance Eliezer Fich, PhD, was quoted in a Sept. 23 KYW-TV (CBS-3) story about work at the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission to help make sure municipalities in Lehigh and Northampton counties in Pennsylvania are ready when data center proposals come.

European Business Review

An Aug. 7 column co-authored by Vice Dean and Professor of MIS Murugan Anandarajan, PhD, and Stacy Kline, CPA, associate dean for teaching and learning and clinical professor of accounting, for The Conversation about how business schools could better prepare their students to enter a workforce being changed by AI technology was republished Sept. 14 by European Business Review.

CNN

Research on the risks and benefits of self-checkout vs. regular checkout led by Yanliu Huang, PhD, professor and department head of marketing, was mentioned in a Sept. 17 CNN story about businesses like Starbucks, McDonald’s and Walmart scaling back their use of self-service technologies and increasing hiring of employees to improve customer interactions.

KYW-TV (CBS 3 Philadelphia)

Trustee Professor of Finance Eliezer Fich, PhD, contributed expertise on the effects that data centers can have on energy prices in the surrounding community in a Sept. 16 KYW-TV story on a proposed data center development in South Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania.

KYW (Newsradio 103.9 FM/1060 AM)

Marco Airaudo, PhD, professor of economics, was quoted in a Sept. 16 KYW Newsradio report on the Federal Reserve increasing a key interest rate for the first time in three years and the effects that change will have.

Bloomberg News

Research by Marshall M. Austin Term Professor of Finance and Associate Dean for Research Greg Nini, PhD, a professor in the LeBow College of Business, was featured in a Sept. 8 opinion column in Bloomberg News about companies owned by Apollo Global Management and a number of other private equity firms paying roughly one percentage point more to borrow in corporate loan markets.

Bloomberg News

Research by Marshall M. Austin Term Professor of Finance and Associate Dean for Research Greg Nini, PhD, was featured in a Sept. 10 story in Bloomberg News about companies owned by Apollo Global Management and a number of other private equity firms paying roughly one percentage point more to borrow in corporate loan markets.

WHYY

Kevin Gillen, PhD, principal research fellow at the Wilbur C. Henderson Real Estate Institute and adjunct professor of finance, was quoted in a Sept. 10 WHYY story on an increase in building permits for rental units in Philadelphia and how that will impact the overall housing market.