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Sep 19, 2014

Alibaba’s Underbelly

Visiting Professor of Business Administration Anant Sundaram comments on why investors should be wary of Alibaba's IPO.

Sep 19, 2014

Some consumers say Apple is losing its ‘cool’ factor

E.B. Osborn Professor of Marketing Kevin Lane Keller offers one reason why Apple may be less appealing to customers.

Sep 18, 2014

The Top 3 Dilemmas New CEOs Face

Vijay Govindarajan weighs in on the difficulties CEOs face when overseeing succession.

Sep 18, 2014

MBA Students Turn To Multi-Location Study As Schools Face Globalization

Phillip Stocken says, "We believe our graduates must have a global business capability to successfully navigate the cultures, countries, and markets in which they will work.”

Sep 18, 2014

Launch Angels to Back Startups With Dartmouth Ties

"Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business has 14 courses and electives related to entrepreneurship, up from one or two 15 years ago," says Trip Davis.

Sep 18, 2014

Solar Sense

Visiting Professor John Vogel says a calculator developed by two Tuck students shows that most homeowners will recover the cost of solar panels in five to eight years.

Sep 18, 2014

Education and the Financial Executive: Back to School and Back to Work

Robert Howell, Distinguished Visiting Professor of Business Administration, says a broad educational background can help prepare future leaders.

Sep 18, 2014

How to Win in an Omnichannel World

Article co-authored by assistant professor Santiago Gallino examines the impact of management interventions on customer demand and fulfillment.

Sep 17, 2014

2014′s Most & Least Fair State Tax Systems

Professor Richard Sansing comments on the methodology and results of a survey ranking the 50 states based on the fairness of their state and local tax systems.

Sep 17, 2014

In Alibaba IPO, Investors Offer Views of Risk and Opportunity

Visiting Professor Anant Sundaram weighs in on the risks and benefits of Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba's IPO.

Sep 17, 2014

Avoid Being An Out-Of-Style Investor

Article cites a study co-authored by Kenneth French, "Luck Versus Skill in the Cross Section of Mutual Fund Returns," to debunk the argument that investors should seek the best managers for their funds.

Sep 17, 2014

A history of the MBA

A look at the origins of the MBA beginning with the creation of the Amos Tuck School of Administration and Finance at Dartmouth College in 1900—the first graduate school of management in the U.S.

Sep 16, 2014

Pompanoosuc leaves Church Street for South Burlington

Dwight Sargent T'74, CEO and president of Pompanoosuc Mills, started his hand-crafted furniture company 41 years ago with a $2,000 loan from his father to build a small workshop.

Sep 16, 2014

What Marketing Can Do For Hospitals

Punam Anand Keller recommends that hospitals implement the RATER scale—which measures reliability, assurance, tangibles, empathy, and responsiveness.

Sep 15, 2014

Medics Use Business School To Launch Start-Up Consultancy

Carolyn Kerrigan, a student in Dartmouth's Master of Health Care Deliver Science Program, comments on issues the program aims to tackle.

Sep 11, 2014

Back to the future

The Economist republished a column from May 1990 citing research by Penny Paquette T’76, assistant dean for strategic initiatives, and the late professor James B. Quinn.

Sep 11, 2014

The Case of the Vanishing Assets

Kevin Lane Keller and a colleague discuss the conflict between two accounting standards that are used to measure intangible assets.

Sep 10, 2014

Can that old Steve Jobs magic still play at Apple?

Sydney Finkelstein discusses the future of Apple under the leadership of CEO Tim Cook.

Sep 10, 2014

The unbundled MBA: How you’ll earn the degree in 25 years

CNBC explores what lies ahead for the business education industry.

Sep 09, 2014

Questions and answers with Adam Shaw about BBC’s Horizons

The host of BBC's “Horizons,” highlights Vijay Govindarajan’s reverse innovation theory.

Sep 09, 2014

Winning Stock Managers Are Mostly Lucky, Not Skillful

Points to a study by Ken French and Eugene Fama to support the argument that most fund managers win due to luck rather than skill.

Sep 08, 2014

Fed should be able to grant emergency loans, experts say

Peter Fisher comments on the cumbersome process involved for the Federal Reserve and the FDIC to make emergency loans and guarantees during a crisis.

Sep 08, 2014

The Class Of 2016 By The Numbers

Tuck is reported to have 32% women in both the 2015 and 2016 classes and the third-highest GMAT and GPA of top schools.

Sep 08, 2014

Too Big to Fail vs. Too Handcuffed to Act

Peter Fisher, senior fellow at the Center for Global Business and Government and a senior lecturer at Tuck, weighs in on the debate over the Federal Reserve's ability to offer aid to failing banks.

Sep 04, 2014

7 reasons why you are not a top manager

Sydney Finkelstein examines the "7 Worst Habits" of a top executive.

Sep 04, 2014

When new ideas breed new losers

Sydney Finkelstein explores the disruptions innovations can cause between regulators and customers.

Sep 03, 2014

Hypertherm CEO, VP to Step Aside

Jenny Levy T'04 will assume the role of vice president of corporate responsibility at Hypertherm.

Sep 03, 2014

Expensive Thrills Don’t Do Much for Your Happiness

Visiting assistant professor Amit Bhattacharjee finds that the older people are, the more likely they are to find pleasure in ordinary events.

Sep 03, 2014

Drugstore Chain CVS Kicks Tobacco Habit A Month Early

Professor of Corporate Communication Paul Argenti weighs in on CVS pulling cigarettes off their shelves one month ahead of schedule.

Sep 03, 2014

Hot Topics as Entrepreneurs Go Back to (Business) School

Tuck's Entrepreneurial Finance course is mentioned as one of, "the most intriguing new 2014-15 courses at major business schools."

Sep 03, 2014

For the first time in American history, non-Hispanic whites will be outnumbered in public schools

Professor Leonard Greenhalgh says the "new majority" is not being prepared to succeed in an entrepreneurial economy.

Sep 02, 2014

Graham Brooks Promoted to Partner at .406 Ventures

Graham Brooks T'02 has been promoted to partner at .406 Ventures, a Boston-based venture capital firm.

Sep 02, 2014

Enzymotec Ltd. Announces New Hires to Its Senior Management Team

Ariel Blumovich T'10 joins Enzymotec Ltd. as vice president of business development.

Sep 02, 2014

MBA Jobs – Business Schools Teach Art Of Networking

Career Development Office director Jonathan Masland is quoted on the benefits of face-to-face networking.

Sep 02, 2014

For Some, ’Tis a Gift to Be Simple

Visiting assistant professor Amit Bhattacharjee's research on what experiences make people the most happy and why is discussed.

Sep 02, 2014

Female Empowerment in Ads: Soft Feminism or Soft Soap?

Professor Kevin Lane Keller comments in response to recent advertisements by Dove and other brands.