Research News

May 2025

Study reveals how businesses used trade credit to manage financial risk

As the COVID-19 pandemic upended global markets, firms were forced to rethink their financial strategies in the face of unprecedented uncertainty. New research by Thanh Ngo, finance professor in East […]

 5/8/2025

Ragsdale Presents Outstanding Research at a Marketing Conference

On April 1, 2025, Sarah Ragsdale, a student in the Immersive Master of Business Administration program at East Carolina University, presented her Zoom research at the Association of Marketing Theory […]

 5/5/2025

April 2025

ECU Faculty Examine Pandemic’s Lasting Impact on Young Professionals’ Mindsets

The COVID-19 pandemic fundamentally altered how we live and work—and for young professionals, it reshaped core elements of how they think, feel, and engage on the job. New research from […]

 4/15/2025

March 2025

COB faculty research highlights how generative AI is transforming sales performance

March 21, 2025 – Dr. Michael Rodriguez, a faculty member at East Carolina University’s College of Business, recently presented new research at the National Conference in Sales Management (NCSM) that sheds light […]

 3/25/2025

February 2025

SHL continues to produce thought leadership via research, contributed articles

The thought leadership coming out of the School of Hospitality Leadership continues to be impressive. Academic Research “Jenna” Seung Hyun Lee, an associate professor in the SHL, had a very […]

 2/10/2025

November 2024

ECU College of Business Research: developing wine brands to help with wine tourism

Article Consumers’ Perceptions of North Carolina Wines: A Case Study with a Place-Based Focus Publication Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Cases Authors Cynthia S. Deale and Seung Hyun (Jenna) Lee, […]

 11/19/2024

October 2024

Kirchoff Co-Authors Study on Industrial Fishing’s Role in Global Food Security

Kirchoff Co-Authors Study on Industrial Fishing’s Role in Global Food Security

 10/14/2024

September 2024

ECU College of Business research: How free is free? Retail trading costs with zero commissions

Research examining the economics of retail trading costs, specifically in the context of the widespread adoption of zero-commission trading

 9/4/2024

April 2024

Sixth annual Accounting Research Roundtable Gathering Held

The College of Business (COB) and the Department of Accounting hosted their sixth annual Accounting Research Roundtable Gathering (ARRG) April 19, 2024. The event invites Ph.D. candidates from around the country to share research […]

 4/30/2024

February 2024

ECU College of Business Research: will after-hours technology-mediated work make employees leave

Article Will after-hours technology-mediated work make employees leave? A mediated moderation model Publication Name Internet Research Authors Sun, X., Zhu, J., Liang, H., Xue, Y.(ECU COB), & Yao, B Background […]

 2/15/2024