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Research Excellence

Research that inspires leaders to use business as a force for good.

Research by Lang faculty is globally-recognized for pushing the frontiers of knowledge and challenging the status-quo. Our scholarship and research aim to have impact on the world around us by leveraging our unique disciplinary and interdisciplinary strengths through partnerships, knowledge mobilization, and our student-centred research training.

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Lang Strategic Research Plan

This five-year strategic plan sets out Lang's research mission, principles, priorities, goals and key performance indicators.

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Institutes and Centres

Lang's network of centers, institutes, and labs offer innovative opportunities for faculty, students and business partners to conduct world-class research.

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Research Chairs

Lang Research Chairs are an eclectic group of research leaders that consistently produce breakthrough research and generate impact.

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Find an Expert

Faculty at Lang are recognized internationally for their expertise in the realms of business, economics and management research.

Research Areas

Lang faculty conduct research in a wide range of fields and apply theory to real-world business challenges – from Bay Street finance to the best way to lead people.​ 

Top 10 in North America
UNL Actuarial Science Program
144 academic partnerships
across 28 countries around the world
$2.2M in funding
from tri-agency funding
Ranked #4 in Canada
for research in economics (RePEc)

Recent Published Research from Lang

  • Laurie Barclay: Delivering bad news fairly: The influence of core self-evaluations and anxiety for the enactment of interpersonal justice. Human Relations, 75, 1238-1269.
  • Saerom Lee: The Price Entitlement Effect: When and Why High Price Entitles Consumers to Purchase Socially Costly Products. Journal of Marketing Research.
  • Kurt Annen: Women Legislators in Africa and Foreign Aid, The World Bank Economic Review, Volume 37, Issue 1, Pages 1–23.
  • Jing Lu, Kathleen Rodenburg, Lianne Foti: Are firms with better sustainability performance more resilient during crises? Business Strategy and the Environment, 1– 17.
  • Felix Arndt: Managing socio-political risk at the subnational level: lessons from MNE subsidiaries in Indonesia. Journal of World Business, 57(3), 101312
  • Towhidul Islam, Juan Wang: The Usefulness of Socio-demographic Variables in Predicting Purchase Decisions: Evidence from Machine Learning Procedures, Journal of Business Research, 151, 324-338. (IF 7.55
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Lang Research Report

Learn more about Lang's research impact in our inaugural Research Report.

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