Robert Howell says the challenge of corporate social responsibility, "is to balance the needs and aspirations of the various constituents while at the same time assuring the long term financial success of the company."
Tuck and the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) have partnered to create a new executive education certificate program, Transition to Business Leadership.
Poets & Quants reports that, "Business school employment reports for the Class of 2014 began trickling out this week, with the Tuck School of Business reporting highly positive results only yesterday."
Poets and Quants spotlights Tuck’s impressive 2014 career statistics.
Sydney Finkelstein comments on the declining market performance of “blue chips,” or older companies like Coca-Cola Co. that are counted on to perform.
Associate Dean Matthew Slaughter says tax cut agenda will lead to modest job creation.
Cites a study co-authored by Amit Bhattacharjee which found that younger people enjoyed extraordinary experiences, such as big trips abroad, while older adults found just as much happiness in everyday experiences.
Robert Howell says, "Every employee from the C-suite to the factory floor should focus on cash-flow generation to increase the intrinsic value of the firm."
Businessweek includes Tuck's Women in Business Conference on its weekly calendar of events for business schools.
Career Development Office director Jonathan Masland says, “I have seen increased hiring related to the energy industry through consulting, investment banking and private equity roles related to the energy industry, versus direct interest from oil and gas firms."
Amit Bhattacharjee comments on a Harvard study which suggests that "the human desire to share out-of-the-ordinary experiences with others may amount to a fundamental miscalculation of what brings people together—and could even be a social liability."
John Vogel comments on social-impact bonds—contracts designed to appeal to investors who want part of their portfolio go toward what they see as a social good.
Highlights Tuck's 2014 Women in Business Conference which will take place beginning Friday, Oct. 24.
Highlights a program co-directed by Anant K. Sundaram prior to the recession that helped skilled women reenter the workforce after they took a break from the working world.
Alexander M. Cutler T'75, CEO of Eaton, is listed at #34 on Harvard Business Review's (HBR) ranking of the best-performing CEOs in the world.
Quotes Robert Hansen on the creation of the Master of Health Care Delivery Science (MHCDS) program.
Sydney Finkelstein says that, even though experts are sometimes wrong, decisions based on knowledge are better than those based on ideology.
Dean Paul Danos says, “I know of no other educational experience that can match the total value proposition of a 2-year full time MBA.”
John Vogel discusses the diverse use and benefits of hippotherapy, or using horses to help treat patients.
Matthew Slaughter explains the mechanics of game theory and how it is used to regulate big companies.
Dean Paul Danos says, “Demand for graduates of top MBA programs by the great businesses of the world continues to be strong. As businesses grow in complexity and scope, companies need more and more skilled and well-educated leaders.”
Quotes Dean Paul Danos who says, "The return on investment for the best full-time [MBA] programs is very high and I predict that trend continuing for the foreseeable future."
A report by Associate Dean Matthew J. Slaughter concludes that workers at globally engaged companies earn 15-20 percent more than those at purely domestic companies.
W. Grant MacEwan T'82 has been elected to the Lebanon Opera House board of directors.
Paul Argenti comments on CEOs delegating their social media efforts to staff.
Tuck is ranked #2 in the The Economist's ranking of full-time MBA programs.
Research by B. Espen Eckbo and Karin S. Thorburn finds that a spinoff typically boosts a company’s stock.
A feature on FirmPlay, an innovative job search website founded by Vasilios Alexiou T'12 and Jason Rivas T'12.
B. Espen Eckbo comments on Starboard Value LP’s desire to gain control of Darden Restaurant Inc's board.
Matthew Slaughter and Peter Fisher share their insights on global economic growth in Europe.
Tuck will give at least one student identifying as LGBTQA a minimum of $10,000 per year to pursue an MBA.
Paul Argenti says that General Motors Chief Executive Mary Barra is, "approaching [recalls] as a public relations/legal problem."
Highlights a study led by Andrew Bernard that examines the effect of Japan’s bullet trains at the firm level.
Sydney Finkelstein comments on Steve Jobs as a brand.
Tuck is mentioned as one of 15 top business schools that offers a new loan program for international students and U.S. residents with non-permanent status.
Paul Argenti comments on Pacifici Investment Management Co.'s (PIMCO) ouster of co-founder Bill Gross.