Research & Academics
A premier Catholic research university and the only faith-based member of the Association of American Universities, our faculty advance knowledge that addresses our most pressing business and societal challenges. Their research and teaching serves not only to understand the world as it is, but to shape the world as it could be.
The Notre Dame Business Difference
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Research Ranking in U.S.
2026 Financial Times Global MBA Ranking
Top 2%
9 Researchers Recognized as Most-Cited Researchers
2026 Stanford/Elsevier Global Top 2% Scientists List
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Best Professors
2027 Princeton Review Best Business Schools
Business Research at Notre Dame
Mendoza provides faculty with the resources and collaborative environment to advance their research. Dedicated data science support strengthens research across disciplines and methodologies, while faculty-led research labs bring together scholars with shared interests to exchange ideas and develop new areas of inquiry.
Mendoza Research Team
Our full-time dedicated team collaborates with Mendoza faculty across the entire arc of the research process from design to analysis to publication. The team has expertise in structured and unstructured data wrangling and analysis, high-performance computing, research methods, data procurement and management, and the design and implementation of online, behavioral, laboratory, and field experiments.
Faculty Publications
Explore published research papers by Notre Dame business faculty.
Human-centered Analytics Lab (HAL)
The uniquely interdisciplinary research lab examines the interaction of people with technology to understand the human condition in our digital world.
Humanitarian Operations Lab (HOPE)
The HOPE Lab collaborates with humanitarian and nonprofit organizations, supporting their work with data and insights to strengthen their operations.
Notre Dame Business Acumen
Acumen presents the latest research and insights from Mendoza faculty in an accessible, engaging format, exploring the ideas and issues shaping business and society.
Finance & Markets
Bringing humans back into the equation
Finance professor Andrea Tamoni studies how unpredictable human behavior interferes with mathematical precision.
Analytics & Technology
Weathering Healthcare’s Perfect Storm
Research by Sarv Devaraj reveals how unpredictable patient volume and case complexity affect hospital operations and why each form of uncertainty demands a different management response.
Faculty Research
When consumers turn to a moral authority
Moral implications can have as much influence on purchasing decisions as financial returns, according to new research from Professor Amanda Sharkey.
Analytics & Technology
Reimagining Dementia Care
At the 2026 Shamrock Series, scholars from the Human-centered Analytics Lab demonstrated how in-person facilitators combined with social robots using generative AI can deliver personalized reminiscence therapy for memory care patients.
Teaching
At Notre Dame, teaching is grounded in rigorous scholarship and a broader understanding of the role of business in society. Faculty bring their research and expertise into the classroom, challenging students to think deeply, analyze complex problems, and develop the judgment to lead with excellence and integrity.
Resources and Development
Notre Dame offers abundant faculty resources for teaching excellence. Notre Dame Learning includes expertise from the Kaneb Center for Teaching Excellence, the Office of Digital Learning, and the Teaching and Learning Technology group, supporting faculty through a variety of resources and programming.
Faculty in the News
Mendoza faculty bring research-based insight to the issues shaping business today, from global markets and leadership to AI and emerging technologies. Their perspectives provide context for the developments making headlines and influencing business decisions, grounded in Notre Dame’s mission of service and and the role of business in society.
Faith
A common dedication to the truth is key to unity
Professor David Cloutier wrote an article for U.S. Catholic about friendship in communities with shared convictions.
U.S. Catholic
Faculty in the Media
This company’s newspapers are ‘optimized for profit’ — for its hedge fund owner
Marketing's Vamsi Kanuri was featured in a McClatchy news story about the newspaper's sweeping layoffs and shift away from local reporting.
San.com
Faculty in the Media
Warren Buffett gives up chairman title at Berkshire Hathaway
Management professor Mike Withers' comments about Warren Buffett's decision to step down was featured in hundreds of news outlets including Reuters and U.S. News.
U.S. News
Business Disciplines
Mendoza’s five academic departments bring together faculty with shared areas of expertise and provide the foundation for research and teaching across the College.
Lectures and Conferences
Our faculty convene academic conferences and invite business leaders and scholars to delve deeply into issues affecting business and society, exchange valuable new perspectives and foster a rich learning experience for business students.
Accountancy Seminar: Daniel Wangerin, University of Wisconsin
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EMBA Spotlight: Alumni & Student Panel
Join us for a virtual Executive MBA Student Panel, where you’ll gain exclusive insights from Notre Dame EMBA students as well as alumni as they share their perspectives and experiences. Get answers to your questions about work-life balance, cohort community & culture, curriculum, career opportunities, and more.
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Acumen is a monthly newsletter sharing the work and thought leadership of Notre Dame business faculty, highlighting research that shapes industries, informs policy and advances knowledge across business disciplines.