Christopher Anderson & Andrew Davis

Information Transparency in Simultaneous Ascending Multiple-Object Auctions
The proposal offers a rigorous, timely study on how transparency affects auction behavior and outcomes, with strong value for hospitality and beyond.

Expanding the Age of Creativity: Correcting Misperceptions to Advance Hospitality Innovation
The proposal offers a strong, original study on how misperceptions about creativity drive age bias in hospitality, with valuable implications for innovation and leadership.

Workforce Management in Tribal Enterprises: Career Trajectories, Turnover, and Tribal Membership Status
This study analyzes workforce management in tribal casinos, highlighting how hospitality organizations can align operational decisions with community and employee development goals.

Adalja’s proposal looks at how sustainability attributes affect consumer demand in online hotel bookings.

Liu’s project endeavors to establish a connection between cultural and urban consumption amenities and housing prices.

Anderson’s research aims to untangle traffic and reservation impacts of price meta at Google.

Park’s research focuses on the impact of subscription programs within and across categories, using evidence from restaurant delivery and adjacent categories.

Sine will study the hospitality industry in Mexico to examine how cultural strategies are important for firms to leverage a positive regional identity or mitigate the impact of a negative regional identity.

Chun, and Graduate Research Assistant Esther Kim, are investigating consumer preferences and behavioral drivers for soft branded hotels.

Ozanne, and master’s student Xinlian (Priscilla) Zhang, will examine how language influences engagement in voluntary sustainable hotels programs.