Accomplishments: Lee Business School

Miyeon Jung's (Management, Entrepreneurship, and Technology) experimental study about online reviews and mobile notification was featured in the Wall Street Journal.
Eda Anlamlier (Marketing and International Business) co-authored an article titled, "Consumer Hacks in the Sharing Economy," in the Journal of Business Research, as part of a special issue on the dark side of sharing economy. Focusing on a popular designer apparel rental platform, Rent the Runway, this paper suggests how consumer hacks…
Sofia Takhtadjian and Issac Hernandez-Alcaraz (both from The Lincy Institute and Brookings Mountain West) were selected to represent Nevada as part of the 2023 Western Governors' Leadership Institute, where they attended the Western Governors' Association's 2023 Annual Meeting in Boulder, Colorado. The two participated in the institute’s…
Aaron Saiewitz (Accounting) was recently appointed president-elect (2023-2024) and president (2024-2025) for the Accounting Behavior and Organizations (ABO) Section of the American Accounting Association. This is a significant honor and service commitment The American Accounting Association is the largest community of accountants in academia.…
The UNLV Athletics Business Office was selected as the recipient of the 2023 Innovation Team Award at this year’s National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) conference. The award is facilitated by the Collegiate Athletic Business Management Association (CABMA), and recognizes the most innovative project of the year among…
Grant: Advising Colleagues from Across Campus The UNLV Academic Advising community was recently awarded a two-time grant from the Stupski Foundation to focus on wellness initiatives for academic advising professionals within NACADA Region 9 institutions. Two teams submitted a proposal that addresses the needs for wellness, sustainability,…
Shawn McCoy (Economics; Director of the Lied Center for Real Estate) was recently interviewed by Fox5 about his paper on wildfires and residential development. The paper was co-authored with Nicholas Irwin (Economics) and Katie Jo Black (Kenyon College).
Daniel Chi (Finance) recently wrote a guest column published in VEGAS INC titled, "Compounding interest can make us all millionaires, and taking interest in sharing this phenomenon can educate all Nevadans." Chi shares the gloomy state of personal finances in the U.S. along with advice that if implemented could make anyone a millionaire. He also…
Shawn McCoy (Economics; Lied Center for Real Estate) and Nicholas Irwin (Economics) were both recently interviewed by the Las Vegas Sun about their recent research article studying residential development in the aftermath of wildfires.
A spring 2023 BUS103 class, taught by John Starkey (Business), achieved remarkable success by raising a total of $5,001 to support six deserving local non-profits across the Las Vegas Valley. The following organizations were supported through this first-year seminar service learning project: Rubies LV, Nevada SPCA, Healing Hearts, Nevada…
Boran Kim, Jungsun (Sunny) Kim, Ashok Singh, Mehmet Erdem (all Hospitality) and Andrew Hardin (Business) have published their study titled, "Factors Predicting Hotel Recommendations: A Comparison of Guest Feedback Before and After the Hotel Closures During the COVID-19 Pandemic," in the International Journal of Hospitality & Tourism…
Sam Lee, Mehmet Erdem (both Hospitality), Eda Anlamlier (Business), Chih-Chien Chen, Billy Bai (both Hospitality), and LeAnn Putney (Education), published their study titled, "Technostress and hotel guests: A mere hurdle or a major friction point?" in the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management. This study is among the first to apply…