News

Oct 31, 2013

Two Tuck Startups That Will Inspire You To Become An Entrepreneur!

Profile of two recent startups by Tuck grads -- Kigo Kitchen and Nifti.

Oct 31, 2013

US Courts Foreign Investment for Economic Boost

The U.S. needs to leverage the global economy to create high-productivity, high-wage jobs according to associate dean Matthew Slaughter.

Oct 30, 2013

WWD CEO Summit: Dartmouth’s Sydney Finkelstein on Unlearning as an Executive

Sydney Finkelstein points out that executives must sometimes unlearn something picked up over the course of a career.

Oct 25, 2013

Global Companies: Protect Your Intellectual Property

Professor Robert Howell says it is vital for global companies to protect their intellectual property and contents of the R&D pipeline.

Oct 23, 2013

Nobel Prize Awarded For Work That Directly Benefits Investors

Article describes influential research by Kenneth French and Eugene Fama who recently received a Nobel Prize in Economics.

Oct 17, 2013

The Top 7 Reasons Why Mobile Ads Don’t Work

Study by Praveen Kopalle shows mobile marketers better hit consumers' sweet spots because they won't be paying attention for long.

Oct 17, 2013

How your Facebook habits could benefit your workflow

Social media offers great tools for more efficient communication in the workplace

Oct 16, 2013

India’s Secret to Low-Cost Health Care

Doctors and hospitals in India are cutting costs while still delivering high quality health care according to Professor Vijay Govindarajan.

Oct 16, 2013

Deconstructing The Debt Ceiling

Associate Dean Matthew Slaughter says failure to increase the debt ceiling could trigger another financial crisis.

Oct 15, 2013

And the Nobel goes to: Rationality (and irrationality)

Associate Dean Matthew Slaughter says U.S. treasury securities are the most important asset in the world economy.

Oct 14, 2013

MOOCs Are Easy Targets, but Don’t Count Them Out

Online courses will be a major dimension of higher education believes Professor Robert Howell.

Oct 10, 2013

Startup School: An MBA Designed For Entrepreneurs, Not I-Bankers

Dean Paul Danos says that 95% of Tuck graduates find jobs within three months of graduation.

Oct 10, 2013

The legacy of Ben Bernanke

Professor Matthew Slaughter says Ben Bernanke showed that the heads of central banks need to innovate in times of crises.

Oct 09, 2013

Nomination for the Fed Chair Means A Little Less Uncertainty

Associate Dean Matthew Slaughter comments on today's nomination of Janet Yellen.

Oct 09, 2013

Will the DC Mess Force the Fed to Increase the Stimulus?

Professor Matthew Slaughter says a government default could have a devastating effect on the U.S. economy.

Oct 04, 2013

In praise of micromanagement

Professor Sydney Finkelstein says there's a time and place for micromanagement.

Oct 04, 2013

Despite being traditional allies, big business now fed up with Capitol Hill

Professor Paul Argenti says the business community wants a solution to the government shutdown.

Sep 30, 2013

Innovation Isn’t Just About New Products

Professor Vijay Govindarajan outlines five challenges organizations face.

Sep 26, 2013

4 Traits of True Intrapreneurs

Vijay Govindarajan explains how to spot and encourage an intrapreneur.

Sep 20, 2013

Five Pieces of Advice for Next Fed Chair

Peter Fisher, Senior Fellow at the Center for Global Business and Government, lists five challenges for Ben Bernanke's successor.

Sep 20, 2013

A Fatal Flaw when Choosing the Right Leader

Profesor Syd Finkelstein says leaders must be able to, "adapt and adjust and think fresh, in real-time."

Sep 19, 2013

PRSA Announces National Rollout of MBA-Level Strategic Communications Course

PRSA announces Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth and two other schools that offer an MBA-Level Strategic Communications Course.

Sep 19, 2013

How to Figure Out if New Technology Is Worth the Cost

Professor Robert Howell answers, "What are the top three considerations a company should make before adopting a new technology?"

Sep 19, 2013

Starbucks switches message on open carry guns in stores

Professor Paul Argenti comments on Starbucks request that customers leave their guns at home.

Sep 18, 2013

Flooded with Fed money, but no inflation in sight

Professor Matthew Slaughter says banks are not lending while businesses and families are not seeking to borrow.

Sep 17, 2013

The Right Way to Pay for Innovations

Professor Robert Howell responds to the question: Do you think companies spend too much time searching for groundbreaking innovations at the expense of incremental advances?

Sep 17, 2013

Seib & Wessel: What We’re Reading Monday

Matthew Slaughter and Matthew Rees argue on the five-year anniversary of the Wall Street financial crisis that the country actually needs another big bank to fail to show the too-big-to-fail problem has been solved.

Sep 16, 2013

How to Value Twitter

Professor Anant Sundaram provided a framework for how to try to value Twitter.

Sep 16, 2013

Why the Dow — Quirks and All — Is Beating the S&P 500

Professor Kenneth French joins a discussion comparing the price-weighted DJIA with the value-weighted S&P.

Sep 12, 2013

Study: Government Miscounting Manufacturing Jobs

Research by professors Andrew Bernard and Teresa Fort suggests that many U.S. companies heavily involved in manufacturing aren't included in government statistics.

Sep 10, 2013

Why MBA Faculty With Board Experience Make Better Teachers

Tuck Dean Paul Danos says serving on a board of directors helps faculty understand the workings of corporate life and how society is affected by business.

Sep 10, 2013

The U.S. may have more manufacturing jobs than we think

A contributor cites recent research by professors Andrew Bernard and Teresa Fort on the way manufacturing jobs are counted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Sep 09, 2013

Why CFOs and Other Leaders Shouldn’t Pass the Blame

Professor Paul Argenti says leaders should minimize finger pointing and focus on the positive.

Sep 06, 2013

Closed Stores Create Vacuum Across State

Professor Kusum Ailawadi says large retailers should not expand into a market unless they offer something competitors don't.

Sep 06, 2013

The World’s Top 50 Leadership and Management Thinkers

Tuck professors Ron Adner, Richard D’Aveni and Vijay Govindarajan are shortlisted for the Thinkers 50t.

Sep 06, 2013

Should Higher Education Be Free?

Professor Vijay Govindarajan says Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) will transform higher education.