When asked about his role as Global Brand Strategist at Intel Corporation, the world’s leading manufacturer of microprocessors, Bryan Deaner, MBA’93, cannot help but talk about the future. His job, after all, is to look ahead from 18 months to … Continued
This past summer marketing professionals and academics gathered at Owen for the 2010 Advertising and Consumer Psychology Conference, titled “Cracking the Code: How Managers Can Drive Profits by Leveraging Principles of Consumer Psychology.” The conference attendees heard presentations on state-of-the-art … Continued
Recession or not, there is a constant need for public accountants. Likewise there is a need for graduate-level accounting programs to fill this demand. Yet, while many of these programs only seek applicants with undergraduate accounting degrees, Vanderbilt’s yearlong Master … Continued
“Baking is all about chemistry,” says Lindsay Beckner, who co-owns FiddleCakes, a Nashville-based bakery, cafe and catering business that can accommodate box lunches for 30 or cupcakes for 500.
A few years ago Karla Diehl started a nightly ritual of serving tea to her family.
“Do you think it’s possible that he put diesel in the tank instead of petrol?”
In 2009 a team of Vanderbilt graduate and undergraduate students visiting rural Bangladesh made a startling observation.
The Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management ranks No. 25 among executive MBA programs in The Wall Street Journal’s new survey of national business schools. On management skills and alumni satisfaction—key components of the overall rankings—Owen is No. 17 and No. 18, respectively.
Read McNamara recently joined the staff at Owen after spending 35 years in the consumer goods industry.
“It’s heartbreaking. You walk through these buildings and feel like the soul has been taken out of them.
Read McNamara, MA’76, a seasoned executive who has held senior positions with such Fortune 500 companies as Gillette, Pillsbury, ConAgra, Revlon and Bausch & Lomb, has been appointed Executive Director of the Career Management Center for the Owen School. McNamara … Continued
Amid growing uncertainty about the stability of the European Union, an increasing number of North American companies are looking to capitalize on opportunities in emerging markets. One such market that is particularly attractive is China, but setting up shop there … Continued
Whether you are the CEO of a Fortune 500 company or just trying to manage yourself, Dick Daft, the Brownlee O. Currey Jr. Professor of Management, says you must learn to control your “inner elephant.” In his recently published book, … Continued
A recent study co-authored by Nick Bollen, the E. Bronson Ingram Professor in Finance, and Indiana University’s Veronika Pool demonstrates that risk-based performance flags can accurately prescreen hedge funds for fraud. The study supports strategies currently in use at the … Continued
Bruce Barry, the Brownlee O. Currey Jr. Professor of Management, was named Chair of the Advisory Board of the International Association for Conflict Management and Associate Editor of the scholarly journal Negotiation and Conflict Management Research. Nick Bollen, the E. … Continued