Dr. Siwei Zhu’s Paper Accepted for Academy of Management Conference 2025 in Copenhagen, Denmark

Dr. Siwei Zhu’s peer-reviewed paper, “The Impact of Investor Laughter During Entrepreneurial Storytelling on Funding Decisions,” has been accepted for presentation at the 85th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM 2025) in Copenhagen, Denmark. This study bridges entertainment and entrepreneurship by combining qualitative insights from stand-up comedians with quantitative analysis of Shark Tank data. The work reveals that investor laughter as an […]

Two Papers by Dr. Siwei Zhu Accepted for Presentation at BCERC 2025

Two research papers by Dr. Siwei Zhu at Pakesa School of Business have been accepted for presentation at the prestigious Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference 2025, one of the top conferences in entrepreneurship. “What Entrepreneurs Can Learn from Stand-Up Comedians: The Impact of Investor Laughter During Entrepreneurial Storytelling on Funding Decisions”, co-authored with Dr. Barış Morkan, R&D Director at Guven […]

MSUM Students Rank Top 10 In World In Global Business Simulation

A team of MSUM business students have been recognized as a top ten global team in the international competitive business simulation, GLO-BUS. The team, consisting of Accounting seniors Isabel Olson & Rosalee Moske, and Accounting & Finance senior Kolsen Papon, achieved the ninth best overall game-to-date score for the week of November 11 through 17. The simulation is a competition-based […]