Fisher faculty among the most read, published in top journals

Published: 2012-12-12

Finance faculty named most read of 2012

Michael Weisbach

René M. Stulz

The works of distinguished Fisher faculty are well represented on The Journal of Finance's most read articles in 2012.

Included on the prestigious list is Information Disclosure and Corporate Governance, coauthored by Michael Weisbach, Ralph W. Kurtz Chair in Finance. René M. Stulz, Everett D. Reese Chair of Banking and Monetary Economics, coauthored three of the year's most-read articles:

• Why Do Foreign Firms Leave U.S. Equity Markets?
• Wealth Destruction on a Massive Scale? A Study of Acquiring-Firm Returns in the Recent Merger Wave
• Why Do U.S. Firms Hold So Much More Cash than They Used To?

The Journal of Finance is one of the leading academic publications in finance. "The Fisher finance faculty is among the most respected and recognized in the world," said Ingrid M. Werner, Martin and Andrew Murrer Professor of Finance and chair of the Department of Finance. "The contributions of Michael and René continue to elevate the college's reputation and advance the field of finance and the practice of business."

Marketing and logistics faculty recognized for productivity

Greg M. Allenby

Rebecca Walker Naylor

Greg M. Allenby and Rebecca Walker Naylor have been recognized by the American Marketing Association for research productivity in leading journals.

Allenby, Helen C. Kurtz Chair in Marketing, was 13^th among more than 70 international researchers listed by number of publications in premier marketing journals, including Journal of Consumer Research, Journal of Marketing, Journal of Marketing Research, and Marketing Science. He is credited with 10 articles in those journals in the last five years.

Naylor, assistant professor of marketing and logistics, was among the more than 60 international researchers honored for their contributions to premiere AMA journals. In the last five years, she has had four articles published in Journal of Marketing and Journal of Marketing Research.

“We’re gratified, but not surprised to see Professor Allenby and Assistant Professor Naylor recognized for their exceptional work,” said Walter Zinn, chair of the Department of Marketing and Logistics. “Our faculty continue to demonstrate that they are thought leaders in their disciplines and across the globe.”