Featured Research
The Graziadio Business School is committed to developing values-centered leaders and advancing responsible business practice. Pepperdine University is proud to uphold its mission to practice thought leadership and social responsibility through the applied learning and research of its faculty and student body.
Corporate social performance, leadership ethics, and sustainability are just a few of the areas to which our faculty dedicate their time, experience, and scholarship. Fully aligned with the Graziadio Business School mission and the hallmark values, this research and thought leadership produce actionable results that serve to enrich the educational experience of our community and promote better business practices.
Values-Centered Research
Corporate social performance, leadership ethics, and sustainability are just a few of the areas to which our faculty dedicates time, experience, and scholarship. Fully aligned with the Pepperdine Graziadio Business School mission and our hallmark values, this research produces actionable results that serve to enrich the educational experience of our community and promote better business practices.
Private Capital Markets Project
What is the true cost of capital? The Pepperdine Private Capital Markets Project advances ongoing research to understand the true cost of private capital across market types and the investment expectations of privately-held business owners.
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Academic Research Awards
The Pepperdine Graziadio Business School provides a number of academic research funding awards to support outstanding faculty who conduct relevant, values-centered research in alignment with the school's mission.
Working Paper Series
The Graziadio Working Paper Series features research from the faculty that may be in its early stages prior to publication, but that already has meaningful insights to be shared with academia and the business community. Find more on our Pepperdine Digital Commons website.