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CEO Magazine ranks FT MBA, EMBA, as Tier One globally
CEO Magazine ranked ϳԹ's Weatherhead School of Management full-time MBA and executive MBA programs as Tier One in their 2016 Global MBA Rankings. The CEO Magazine Global MBA Rankings are designed with applicants in mind and examine the nuts and bolts of an MBA: the lear...
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Competitive auctions drive women to bid—and value winning—more than men
In the heat of competition, women value winning more than men. Women also bid more in auctions than men—but only when competing against other women. Against men, women bid about the same as men competing against each other. These discoveries, drawn from a new study co-written by an economist at Ca...
Study aims to document return on investment to U.S. employers who train registered apprentices
ϳԹ Weatherhead School of Management Economics Professor Susan Helper has key role in collaborative national research Weatherhead School of Management Economics Professor Susan Helper will play a lead role on a team that began developing the research the past two years, while Helper was on leave ...
Legal research paper: U.S. has common law trust obligation to African-Americans 150 years after slavery ended
ϳԹ School of Law faculty member Ayesha Bell Hardaway began reparations research as ϳԹ law student This year marks the 150-year anniversary of the abolition of slavery in America. Over the years, there have been numerous unsuccessful attempts to secure reparations for A...
Law research article paints dismal picture for litigation against greenhouse gas emitters
School of Law professor has analyzed data from 178 environmental lawsuits Legal attempts to deter major emitters of environment-damaging greenhouse gases (GHGs) have been ineffective and are unlikely to have much effect for years, a ϳԹ School of Law professor concludes in peer-revi...
Weatherhead School study links boardroom team dynamics with profitability
ϳԹ management researcher finds corporate finances reflect how well board members play as a team A board of directors can better accomplish a company's goals when the members function well as a team, according to a management researcher who studied what makes boards effec...
Study reveals leaders are wired to be task-focused or team-builders, but can be both
What sort of leader are you? Do you think leading is all about a laser-like focus on the task, watching the bottom line and making sure everyone is doing what they should? Or is it about listening to your team, being open to ideas and perspectives, and inspiring them to find their own niche? Distin...
Inclusive Leadership: Effectively Leading Diverse Teams
by Diana Bilimoria Leadership is About engaging and energizing people, and inspiring them to give their best, to stretch, to achieve, and to excel. We’ve all been in places where leaders have served as role models and examples of the behaviors we want to emulate—where they’ve sought our input in ma...
Congress’s role in world financial matters explored in new book
In 2008, the U.S. recession put Europe’s economy in flux. Now, what’s happening in European countries like Greece, Spain, Portugal and Ireland raises anxiety levels about a potential blow to the rocky U.S. economy. The International Monetary Fund may be able to throw a lifeline to the struggling Eu...
Small businesses overpay for health insurance, collaborative research finds
Research published in the August issue of the American Economic Review finds that small businesses have been overpaying for health insurance. The collaborative research paper “Unhealthy Insurance Markets: Search Frictions and the Cost and Quality of Health Insurance” highlights difficulties that sma...