Faculty and research
Tomorrow’s strategies start here
The true measurement of leadership lasts longer than what you say and how you say it. It begins with new policies, advanced theory, technology and discoveries that revolutionize industries.
Powering these developments on the University of Florida’s campus and beyond, Warrington College of Business faculty members embody these principles to change the way business is done around the globe.
You’ll see them published in industry journals and contributing to think tanks. Their findings and backgrounds as entrepreneurs, executives, and consultants inspire the instruction and guidance students receive here. And their knowledge and intensive drive to solve problems fortify our business partnerships.
In short, Warrington faculty are more than teachers and researchers — what they uncover builds our institutional identity and intensifies our profile. Learn more about what they can do.
Business research at a glance
“Better” is always a goal and one that our faculty pursue through investigations into long-held theories and emerging trends in management, ethics, accounting, entrepreneurship and more disciplines.
R1
Association of American Universities (AAU) member with a high level of research activity.
#14
In the world and No. 12 in the U.S. among business schools for published research.
Financial Times
#16
In the world for practical business school research.
Financial Times
#1
For research productivity per capita among U.S. business schools, management department.
Texas A&M/University of Georgia Rankings
#7
In marketing research, based on faculty activity among Association of American Universities (AAU).
Academic Analytics
#27
For University Research Productivity in the Premier AMA Journals.
American Marketing Association, 2013-23
Research at Warrington
Why chase change when you can make it? Through thought leadership, testing enterprising technologies, and government-funded endeavors, our results shape how companies hire, manage assets, make decisions and grow their visibility.
Research centers
Across utility regulation, supply chains, financial technology, management, and other business disciplines, our research centers’ ideas get cemented as policy and adapted as novel, effective practices — including in our classrooms and among academic, business and government organizations.
Research projects and publications
Watch our progress unfold in real time, from internal initiatives and faculty-industry collaborations to recent publications.
AI and business analytics research
Concrete numbers and patterns eliminate guesswork. Because greater access to data fundamentally changes how everyone does business, our faculty — supported by UF’s investment in AI — harness these capabilities and train students to excel in the 21st-century workforce.
Warrington’s faculty by the numbers
Embracing challenges isn’t just a sentiment at Warrington. Our faculty seek out problems, devise solutions, and contemplate the wider implications of their results for the classroom, our state or the global marketplace.
2
Faculty members received the NSF’s Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award in 2024.
$1.45M
Awarded by the University of Florida to Warrington for faculty research in 2024.
213
Faculty publications in academic and industry journals over the 2021-22 school year.
Meet our faculty
Professor Klodiana Lanaj
How can leaders better engage their teams while maintaining their own wellbeing? Ask Klodiana Lanaj. She investigates leadership dynamics, team processes, and workplace motivation to help organizations understand how daily behaviors and interactions can either deplete or replenish employee resources, ultimately driving team performance and leader effectiveness.
Professor Murillo Campello
Murillo Campello’s influential financial economics research has positioned him as a trusted authority on market dynamics and corporate finance. His crisis-focused studies are cited by Federal Reserve leadership and featured in congressional hearings, making him an essential voice in economic policy discussions.
Professor Liangfei Qiu
Liangfei Qiu’s groundbreaking research on social and platform technologies has established him as a premier voice in information systems. Ranked #1 globally for publications in top IS journals, his work on social media analytics and e-commerce platforms guides both academic discourse and industry innovation.
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Helping everyone do business better
Evolution isn’t a given. As our faculty show, it’s the byproduct of grit, a laser focus on the future and a continuous effort to push boundaries.