# Faculty Awards & Accolades – January/February 2015 1 Research Highlights February 1, 2015 ![](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/trophy-article.jpg?itok=9-13tVO7)> The Social Science Research Network (SSRN) recognized two Stern professors' work among their [Top 10 Papers of 2014](http://ssrnblog.com/2014/12/31/top-10-papers-of-2014/): Professor **[Dolly Chugh](http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/dolly-chugh)**'s co-authored paper, "[What Happens Before? A Field Experiment Exploring How Pay and Representation Differentially Shape Bias on the Pathway into Organizations](http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2063742)," and Professor **[Aswath Damodaran](http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/aswath-damodaran)**'s paper, "[Equity Risk Premiums (ERP): Determinants, Estimation and Implications – the 2013 Edition](http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2238064)." Professors **[Dolly Chugh](http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/dolly-chugh)** and **[Jonathan Haidt](http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/jonathan-haidt)** were recently named to *Ethisphere Magazine*'s "[100 Most Influential in Business Ethics](http://ethisphere.com/magazine/100-most-influential-in-business/)" list. Professor **[Anindya Ghose](http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/anindya-ghose)** and PhD students Vilma Todri and Panos Adamopolous, along with Param Vir Singh of Carnegie Mellon University, received a grant from the Wharton Customer Analytics Institute. As part of the award, they will be given a dataset that contains comprehensive customer interaction information for several hundred thousand customers from six different countries. The data will help the researchers answer questions related to digital attribution. Chinese monthly magazine *Business Management Review* featured the Chinese edition of Dean **[Peter Henry](http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/peter-henry)**'s book [*Turnaround*](http://www.peterblairhenry.com/turnaround/) as one of the [Top 10 Future Trend Books of 2014](http://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MjM5NjE2NjgyMA==&mid=201516381&idx=2&sn=4532ba236c85833ba44674fe3cc21444&scene=1&key=1507480b90e51e634aad294bc12e5c20619d81f20f5e70b2ca6dd8eeba191908b94a0be70afcb01085b31c87c81e268a&ascene=1&uin=MjA4MjQ5MTY2Mg%3D%3D&devicetype=webwx&version=70000001&pass_ticket=KuPJVI6WO0gT8d0N2u3P%2FtGex39gsx9Nj41Ju%2F40xTLVojNmazpn8%2B4wkypO%2BOFQ). Professor **[Durairaj Maheswaran](http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/durairaj-maheswaran)**, along with Jun Pang of Renmin University, has been awarded a four-year research grant from the State Council of China to study "Country of Origin Effects in Global Marketing" with a primary focus on examining the effects of country images and brand images in global consumer brand preferences. Undergraduate College Dean **[Geeta Menon](http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/geeta-menon)** was named to the [*Economic Times*'s list of the Top 20 Global Indian Women](http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/global-indian-women-top-20-india-born-globally-successful-women-from-business-and-arts/articleshow/45745323.cms?curpg=4) in business and the arts. Professor **[Robert Seaman](http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/robert-seamans)**'s research paper, "[Fighting City Hall: Entry Deterrence and Technology Deployment in the Cable TV Industry](http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1289454)," was cited in a recent [White House report on "Community-Based Broadband Solutions](http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/docs/community-based_broadband_report_by_executive_office_of_the_president.pdf)." Professor **[Arun Sundararajan](http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/arun-sundararajan)** and PhD student [Tingting Nian](http://www.niantingting.com/home)'s paper, "The Goldilocks Principle: Why Mid-Tier Brands Invest More in Social Media," won the Best Conference Paper Award at the 2014 INFORMS Conference on Information Systems and Technology (CIST). Professor Sundararajan also spoke on a [Congressional panel](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-stern/faculty-research/professor-arun-sundararajan-speaks-about-regulation-sharing-economy-congressional-panel) convened by the Internet Caucus Advisory Committee (ICAC) to discuss regulating the sharing economy on December 8. ### Past Faculty Awards & Accolades - [December 2017](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-stern/faculty-research/faculty-awards-accolades-december-2017) - [October/November 2017](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-stern/faculty-research/faculty-awards-accolades-october-2017) - [August/September 2017](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-stern/faculty-research/faculty-awards-accolades-august-september-2017) - [July 2017](/node/47071) - [June 2017](/node/46191) - [May 2017](/node/45246) - [April 2017](/node/44136) - [February/March 2017](/node/42646) - [January 2017](/node/40511) - [December 2016](/node/39431) - [October/November 2016](/node/38521) - [September 2016](/node/36151) - [July/August 2016](/node/35151) - [May/June 2016](/node/33141) - [April 2016](/node/32226) - [March 2016](/node/30781) - [January/February 2016](/node/30036) - [December 2015](/node/27751) - [October/November 2015](/node/25666) - [September 2015](/node/24686) - [Summer 2015](/node/21756) - [April/May 2015](/node/21286) - [March 2015](/node/19296) - [January/February 2015](/node/17816) - [December 2014](/node/49766)