Faculty Research Videos
Rebecca Mitchell
Stone Family Faculty Scholar and Assistant Professor
Organizational Leadership and Information Analytics
How Inclusive Teams Help Everyone Thrive
Assistant Professor of Organizational Leadership Rebecca Mitchell is driven by intellectual curiosity and real-world experience. Her research explores how organizations can create environments where everyone thrives by recognizing how diverse emotional and gender characteristics shape team dynamics, and how leaders can foster inclusive cultures that amplify every voice—helping teams perform at their best.
Jason Bennett Thatcher
Tandean Rustandy Esteemed Professorship and Professor
Organizational Leadership and Information Analytics
Research Excellence for Real-World Impact
Jason Thatcher explains how Leeds information systems faculty are tackling some of today’s most urgent digital challenges, like AI transparency, cybersecurity and misinformation, especially in high-stakes business environments.
Kai Larsen
Professor
Organizational Leadership and Information Analytics
The New Prometheus: Validity at Scale
Today’s researchers must ensure their designs are valid and reliable. Kai Larsen discusses his work to introduce a structured way that scholars can validate claims made about their technological innovations.
Gloria Urrea
Assistant Professor
Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Operations
How Operational Transparency Amplifies Social Impact
Nonprofits play a vital role in global crises but struggle to engage donors and volunteers. Gloria Urrea reveals how operational transparency can foster trust, loyalty, and deeper involvement.
Phil Fernbach
Salim Endowed Esteemed Professorhip, Dean's Faculty Fellow and Professor
Marketing
Overconfident Investors Fall Prey to Biased Memory
Leeds School of Business Professor Phil Fernbach explores how biased memory and "selective forgetting" fuel overconfidence, leading to costly mistakes. Learn how investors can recalibrate and make smarter decisions.
Jeff York
Dean's Faculty Fellow, Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives and Professor
Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Operations
How Entrepreneurs Can Shift the Climate Change Narrative
Drawing on his groundbreaking research using the LEED green building standard, York explores how progress on climate solutions can transcend political divides. His findings reveal how entrepreneurial action and business innovation can reshape the conversation, drive sustainability and break through partisan barriers to deliver urgent solutions.