2025 RESEARCH IMPACT AND
SCHOLARLY INFLUENCE
In 2025, faculty at the Michael J. Coles College of Business continued to strengthen the college’s research reputation through top tier journal publications, editorial leadership, external funding, societal impact initiatives, and notable faculty recognition. Across disciplines, Coles faculty advanced scholarship that contributes to academic knowledge, informs practice, and supports communities, industries, and public decision making. In 2025, Coles faculty published in many of the most influential journals across business, economics, information systems, and operations. Highlights include: • Decision Support Systems • Industrial Marketing Management • European Journal of Information Systems • Operations Research • Journal of Accounting & Public Policy • Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory • Journal of Money, Credit and Banking • Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization • Human Resource Management • Journal of Service Research • Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, • Information & Management • Journal of Econometrics • Quantitative Economics, • American Journal of Public Health These publications reflect the breadth of Coles scholarship across accounting, finance, economics, information systems, management, marketing, and quantitative analysis.
These roles reflect the visibility and influence of Coles faculty in guiding research quality and future scholarly directions.
generated more than 78,000 reads, reached international audiences, was translated into several languages, and led to media engagement and invited speaking opportunities. Across multiple articles on the platform, Coles scholarship has also generated more than 21,000 reads and been cited or republished by outlets including Fortune, Yahoo Finance, and Fast Company.
Research Funding and Sponsored Scholarship
In 2025, Coles faculty secured $2,303,353 in external research funding to support work in areas such as cybersecurity, fintech, healthcare analytics, education economics, digital innovation, and supply chain resilience. Funding during this period drew on support from federal agencies, foundations, and industry partners, including the National Science Foundation, the Department of Defense, and corporate collaborators. These projects strengthen the college’s ability to address real world business and societal challenges through applied research. Translating Research for Practice and Public Impact Coles faculty continued to extend the reach of their research beyond academic journals in 2025 through practitioner publications, public scholarship, and media engagement. Faculty published in outlets such as Strategic Finance and Management Accounting Quarterly, translating research into practical insights for business leaders, regulators, and professional audiences. Recent examples include award winning practitioner scholarship such as “The Fraud Prevention Pyramid” and “Aristotle and Accounting: Building Virtue to Fight Fraud,” which brought academic research on ethics, governance, and fraud prevention to professional communities. The college’s strength in practitioner scholarship has also received national recognition. Research published in Management Accounting Quarterly ranked Kennesaw State University No. 5 nationally in contributions to the five major accounting practitioner journals for the 2018– 2022 period, with Douglas Boyle ranked No. 1 and Dana Hermanson No. 3 individually. Coles faculty also expanded public impact through The Conversation, where research was translated for policymakers, journalists, and broader public audiences. In July 2025, the article “Is ChatGPT Making Us Stupid?”
Student Research and Scholarly Engagement
Student research remained a vital part of the Coles research ecosystem in 2025, with doctoral, graduate, and undergraduate students contributing to publications, working papers, applied research projects, and showcase presentations. The Coles Working Paper Series continued to strengthen the research pipeline, reaching 25 papers in 2025, while faculty mentored collaborations gave students direct experience with research design, data analysis, and scholarly writing. Doctoral student research was especially visible. In 2025 alone, PhD students produced more than 50 publications in notable journals, including: • Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory • Accounting Horizons • Journal of Marketing Theory and Practice • Information Systems Frontiers • Transportation Journal. These publications reflect the strength of the college’s doctoral training model and the close collaboration between faculty and doctoral students.
Editorial Board and Scholarly Leadership
Selected Ph.D. Student Journal Publications
Journal of Business Research Journal of Research in Interactive Marketing Accounting Informations Systems International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal
Coles faculty continued to shape scholarship in their disciplines through editorial board service and journal leadership roles. In 2025, faculty served on editorial boards for journals including: • Academy of Management Review • Asia Marketing Journal • Decision Sciences Journal • Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice • Group & Organization Management • Issues in Accounting Education • Journal of Current Issues & Research in Advertising • Journal of Information Systems Education • Journal of International Business Studies, • Journal of School Choice
Dana Harrison
334
Wendy Ritz
272
Andrea Weickgenannt
253
Scott Manley
173
Industrial Marketing Management European Journal of Management
Wendy Ritz
117
Ralph Williams
98
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