{"id":9572,"date":"2015-11-24T16:03:46","date_gmt":"2015-11-24T16:03:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.owen.prd.vanderbilt.edu\/vanderbiltbusiness\/?p=9572"},"modified":"2015-12-10T14:57:01","modified_gmt":"2015-12-10T14:57:01","slug":"owen-news-fall-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.owen.vanderbilt.edu\/vanderbiltbusiness\/owen-news-fall-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Owen News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Standing on Strength<\/a>TIPs Off and Running<\/h4>\n

Vanderbilt business faculty are working with other Vanderbilt colleagues in three projects selected for the initial set of awards from Vanderbilt\u2019s Trans-Institutional Program.<\/p>\n

The TIPs initiative supports cross-disciplinary research and collaboration, a core pillar of the university\u2019s Academic Strategic Plan<\/a>. TIPs applicants were encouraged to identify projects that only could be pursued through collaboration and that still may be in the incubation phase.<\/p>\n

The three TIPs programs involving \u00a0Owen faculty are:<\/p>\n

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Kelly Haws<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Vanderbilt Institute for Obesity and Metabolism<\/strong><\/p>\n

Owen Faculty:\u00a0Kelly Haws<\/a>, Associate Professor or Marketing
\nCollaborating Schools: College of Arts and Science, School of Law, Peabody College, Owen, School of Medicine
\nThe team will examine what can create real behavioral change that leads to intervention in\u2014and ultimately prevention of\u2014the nationwide epidemic of obesity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Bart Victor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A Multidisciplinary Approach to Assessing Health Care in Brazil<\/strong><\/p>\n

Owen Faculty:\u00a0Bart Victor<\/a>, the Cal Turner Professor of Moral Leadership
\nCollaborating Schools: College of Arts and Science, Owen, School of Medicine
\nThe researchers will look at the effectiveness of health care beyond the clinical to determine how it impacts Brazilian society in multiple ways.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Mark Cohen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Private Governance Approaches to Climate Change<\/strong><\/p>\n

Owen Faculty:\u00a0Mark Cohen<\/a>, the Justin Potter Professor of Competitive Enterprise
\nCollaborating Schools: College of Arts and Science,\u00a0Owen, School of Law
\nDrawing on research in law, social psychology, economics and behavioral science, the interdisciplinary team investigates battling climate change\u00a0by focusing on nongovernment solutions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Expanding Diversity<\/h4>\n
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Owen’s 2015 Executive Leadership Foundation Business Case Competition team<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Owen School has partnered with Management Leadership for Tomorrow to help attract more minority MBA students and support them through school and in their careers.<\/p>\n

MLT is a nonprofit organization that assists talented black, Hispanic and Native American men and women succeed at each career stage and advance to senior leadership. It will work with prospective Vanderbilt MBA students, as well as first- and second-year students.<\/p>\n

Vanderbilt joins Harvard Business School, Stanford Graduate School of Business, the Wharton School and other top MBA programs working with MLT.<\/p>\n

MLT says that despite representing 30 percent of the U.S. population, black, Hispanic and Native Americans hold just 6 percent of the top entry-level business jobs, represent 8 percent of students enrolled at top 50 MBA programs and hold just 3 percent of all senior executive positions at corporations, nonprofits and entrepreneurial ventures.<\/p>\n

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Latin American Recognition<\/h4>\n

Vanderbilt MBA ranked No. 10 among U.S. schools in this year\u2019s American Economia<\/em> ranking (No. 21 globally, up from No. 30 last year). The ranking methodology takes into account four components: academic strength, selectivity, networking power for Latin Americans and cost benefit. American Economia<\/em> is Latin America\u2019s top business magazine.<\/p>\n

Wanted: More Women in Business<\/h4>\n
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Owen is making concentrated efforts to attract female students for all its degree programs.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Vanderbilt joined 45 top business schools at the White House Aug. 5 to announce efforts to help women succeed in business school and throughout their careers.<\/p>\n

The Vanderbilt team, led by Associate Dean Nancy Lea Hyer<\/a>, collaborated with other business schools to develop a set of best practices designed to advance women in business.<\/p>\n

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Dean Eric Johnson joined other business school leaders at a White House meeting about women in business.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dean Eric Johnson attended the White House meeting and committed Vanderbilt to the new best practices document.<\/p>\n