A team from the Owen School captured first place and the grand prize of $5,000 on March 19 in the Rolanette and Berdon Lawrence Finance Case Competition at Tulane’s Freeman School of Business. This is the third time a team … Continued
Last fall the Owen School and Korn/Ferry International announced a partnership to provide Vanderbilt MBA students access to the same rigorous leadership assessment and ongoing professional-development training Korn/Ferry provides to C-suite executives of the world’s top organizations. The alliance—the first … Continued
Woodrow “Woody” Lucas, MBA’07, MDiv’07, a doctoral student at the Owen School, wasone of only two recipients of a Ph.D. Trailblazer Award for 2009 from the National Black MBA Association at the annual meeting in New Orleans last fall. Lucas, … Continued
A team of MBA students from Vanderbilt’s Owen Graduate School of Management took second place this winter in the University of Texas at Austin National Real Estate Challenge, a prestigious MBA case competition. The team members were second-year MBA students … Continued
Treat health insurance like auto insurance and hold people accountable
Jon Lehman, Associate Dean of Students, (left) with MBA candidates and fellow scooter commuters Jarod Pardue, Mark Harris, BS’03, PhD’09, and Darcy Lincoln
It is generally accepted among business leaders that “poaching” or hiring a competitor’s employees violates an unwritten rule of business and may be unethical. A new research paper concludes that as long as their actions are not deceptive or illegal, … Continued
A version of this article originally appeared in National Review Online on Aug. 12, 2009. German Sterligov is well-known in Moscow, but unlike Roman Abramovich, Oleg Deripaska and other publicly flamboyant Russian billionaires, he is little-known abroad. Sterligov neither sails … Continued
According to a recent large-sample study, the extent to which medical residents—physicians in training—are involved in reporting safety incidents is limited, indicating a need for more institutional focus about how, when, why and where incidents should be reported. The study … Continued
In a way the timing couldn’t have been worse. Just when Kathy Harris, MBA’85, was making the jump from an 11-year career in investment banking to a small venture capital firm specializing in Internet startups, the dot-com bubble burst. “I … Continued
When Connie Ritter, MBA’80, was trying to decide which job offer to accept in anticipation of her graduation from Owen, she got some career advice that she has never forgotten. In her typical analytical fashion, she had created a matrix … Continued
If you shop for wine or spirits at your local supermarket or big box store, you very well may come across the handiwork of Dave Ficeli, MBA’99, in the near future. His Denver-based company, PL360 Beverage Partners, is focused on … Continued
The Internet essentially has enabled instant marketing,” says Mike Janes, MBA’94, CEO and Co-founder of FanSnap, a Web-based business that provides an optimized search through hundreds of ticket-purchasing options for sports, concerts and theater events. “Historically marketers would learn about … Continued
Dean Jim Bradford Editor Seth Robertson Contributors Brian Bellinger, Jim Bradford, Nelson Bryan (BA’73), Pamela Coyle, Ann Davis, Daniel Dubois, Jill Gabbe, Steve Green, Randy Horick, Sharon Horowitz, Jennifer Johnston, Yuri Mamchur, Jenny Mandeville, Jennifer Robinson, John Russell, Rob Simbeck, … Continued
As much as the Owen School is known for preparing its graduates for business careers around the globe, it may come as a surprise just how many of them work within walking distance of Management Hall. Vanderbilt University employs about 100 Owen alumni in various capacities—from finance to hospital administration to development and alumni relations—and their efforts have helped cement the university’s reputation not only as a leading academic institution, but as a highly regarded employer, too.