A Word from the Sponsored
From the Fall 2009 edition of Vanderbilt Business
My nonprofit management sponsorship through the Owen School
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Everything That Rises Must Converge
From the Fall 2009 edition of Vanderbilt Business
If accounting is the language of business, then it might come as a surprise just how much is lost in translation from one country to the next. For years countries have been following their own reporting standards, making it difficult … Continued
Volcker and Kohn discuss economic crisis
From the Fall 2009 edition of Vanderbilt Business
Leading economic thinkers, including President Obama’s Senior Economic Advisor Paul Volcker and Vice Chairman of the Federal Reserve Donald Kohn, came together this spring at the Owen School to talk about the current financial crisis for the 22nd annual Financial … Continued
‘Great’ Expectations
From the Fall 2009 edition of Vanderbilt Business
A writer’s view of the recession
New Faculty Appointments
From the Fall 2009 edition of Vanderbilt Business
Jeff Dotson Assistant Professor of Marketing Jeff Dotson is an expert on marketing research and theory. His research focuses on the development and application of Bayesian statistics to a variety of marketing problems, including linking customer satisfaction to firm financial … Continued
Podcast and Videos from the Owen School
From the Fall 2009 edition of Vanderbilt Business
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New Owen recruiting Web site unveiled
From the Fall 2009 edition of Vanderbilt Business
In this day and age, searching for the right job entails a lot more than just sending out resumes. And in this tight economy, it is not always possible for companies to send out recruiters. In light of this, the … Continued
Other Appointments
From the Fall 2009 edition of Vanderbilt Business
Jim Bradford, Dean and Ralph Owen Professor of Management, has been appointed to the board of directors of the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), the association of leading graduate business schools worldwide. William (Bill) Frist, former U.S. Senate Majority Leader, … Continued
Bradford appointed to GMAC board of directors
From the Fall 2009 edition of Vanderbilt Business
Dean Jim Bradford has been named to the board of directors of the Graduate Management Admission Council, the association of leading graduate business schools worldwide. Bradford is serving a one-year term on the board of the nonprofit organization, which is … Continued
New Appointments for Endowed Chairs
From the Fall 2009 edition of Vanderbilt Business
Bruce Barry Brownlee O. Currey Jr. Professor of Management Barry has conducted vast research and written extensively on social issues in management. He is the author of Speechless: The Erosion of Free Expression in the American Workplace, which examines free … Continued
Cutting Edge
From the Fall 2009 edition of Vanderbilt Business
Inserted form tools may not be a familiar concept to most, but the products they help manufacture are integral to our everyday lives. Inexpensive turned metal parts for everything from spark plugs to bullets to bearings would not be possible were … Continued
Accelerator teams up with Kix Brooks
From the Fall 2009 edition of Vanderbilt Business
Country music singer and entrepreneur Kix Brooks of Brooks & Dunn has an issue most businesses would love to have. His Nashville-area winery, Arrington Vineyards and Winery, is so popular that it is considering growing to accommodate more events. Brooks … Continued
Faculty Awards and Recognition
From the Fall 2009 edition of Vanderbilt Business
Nick Bollen, E. Bronson Ingram Professor in Finance, received the Faculty Research Impact Award. One of his early papers, an analysis of the impact of decimal pricing on mutual fund trading costs, proved especially groundbreaking. His most recent work showed … Continued
Good Timing
From the Fall 2009 edition of Vanderbilt Business
Like a lot of record label veterans, Doug Howard, EMBA’85, has a good sense of timing—not just in terms of having an ear for music, that is, but in understanding the business trends as well. As the Senior Vice President of … Continued
Remembering Chancellor Alexander Heard
From the Fall 2009 edition of Vanderbilt Business
Alexander Heard, an adviser to three U.S. presidents who, as Vanderbilt’s fifth Chancellor, guided the university smoothly through the stormy period of the 1960s and 1970s without the unrest and violence that afflicted many college campuses, died July 24 at … Continued