Faculty and students in the Palumbo-Donahue School of Business will soon have access to one of the most powerful resources available for conducting and managing business research.  Thanks to support from the PNC Foundation and a distinguished alumnus, the School subscribed to the Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS), a premier internet-based data research service from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

In addition to the launch of WRDS in July, the School will have access to CRSP (Center for Research in Security Prices) and Compustat, the top-rated databases for financial research on the U.S. market.

“Acquiring WRDS as well as the CRSP/Compustat Merged Database will elevate the impact and credibility of our research and academic programs,” says Dr. Dean McFarlin.  “It will also help recruit accomplished researchers.  Indeed, it already has in our recent faculty search where we landed our top choices for finance professors.”

RISING EDITORIAL STARS

Dr. Matthew Drake, Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management and Inaugural Holder of the Harry W. Witt Faculty Fellowship in Supply Chain Management, was named editor-in-chief of the Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education (DSJIE).  The Decision Sciences Institute, the leading academic organization in the field of Supply Chain Management, publishes this peer-reviewed journal.

Dr. David Wasieleski, Professor of Management and Chair of the Management and Marketing Department, joined the editorial team at Journal of Business Ethics, recognized as the top journal in the ethics/CSR space.  He is the Associate Editor position for JBE’s new track in Behavioral Ethics.