Business

A team of students from the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University took first place honors in this year's National Society of Hispanic MBAs (NSHMBA) case competition, held in conjunction with the society's 14th annual conference and career expo in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., last week. Read More

Companies that form political connections with government officials to obtain perks or preferential treatment are characteristic not only of countries traditionally labeled as corrupt, but are commonly found in countries known for their transparent systems, according to a new study by the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University. It is the first study to closely examine the legal connections to politicians and the various restrictions placed on their behavior. Read More

Top executives of MCI and America West Airlines will discuss how to lead a company through the most trying times and how to weather corporate challenges-from falling stock prices to economic pressures to bankruptcy-at the one-day "Managing in Turbulent Times" conference at the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University on Nov. 14. Read More

Faculty and staff of the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University will be the first on campus to take part in the Nashville Area Red Cross' "Together We Prepare" training later this week. Read More

The new business law clinic at Vanderbilt University Law School is a classic example of a "win-win" situation: it provides free legal services to small business owners and non-profit agencies who couldn't otherwise afford an attorney while giving law students valuable experience with actual clients. Read More

Think the accounting scandals of the past two years have straightened out the audit industry? Not so. A Vanderbilt University study reveals that, despite the attention called to the industry for its complicity in the corporate scandals, audit firms under pressure from major clients bending the rules are still prone to produce inaccurate audit opinionsóif they think they won't be caught. Read More

A team of second-year students from the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University took first place honors in this year's National Black MBA Association National Student Case Competition, held in conjunction with the association's 25th annual conference in Philadelphia last week. Read More

The Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University has been named the 15th best business school in the world by The Wall Street Journal, up from 26th place last year. Read More

In its annual guide to business schools, Business 2.0 magazine has included the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University on its list of "25 of the best business schools anywhere." Read More

Donna L. Hoffman and Thomas P. Novak, professors of marketing at the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University, have been recognized by ISI Essential Science Indicators for having the highest percent increase in total academic article citations for the most recent trackinig period in the entire field of economics and business. Read More

According to Vanderbilt student Scott Barnett, who just won the Capstone Challenge, a national business simulation competition, it's the thrill of playing a game that he found challengingóif not a little addictiveóand the feeling he gets knowing that he outperformed more than 400 other teams of undergraduate and MBA students in a competition designed to test how well a person would run a real company. Read More

NASHVILLE, Tenn.óThe Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University has announced several new staff members in the MBA admissions office, Career Management Center and corporate relations office. Read More

Policing fraud is the only way to keep markets working, says Vanderbilt expert Read More

Mark Cohen has been appointed senior associate dean at Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management, effective July 1. Read More

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has awarded a grant establishing the Vanderbilt University Sloan Center for Internet Retailing at the Owen Graduate School of Management. Read More

Directors of publicly traded companies will gather at Vanderbilt University Law School in June to address the issues directors now face as a result of recent regulatory changes in a climate of investor uncertainty. Read More

Mary L. Schapiro, vice chairman of the National Association of Securities Dealers and president of its Regulatory Policy and Oversight Division, will deliver the keynote address to the graduating class of the Owen Graduate School of Management at Commencement exercises on May 9. Read More

To address the needs of its alumni in the current job market, Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management is taking the lead in offering free, comprehensive career services to its graduates around the world. Many of the resources are similar in concept to those available to current MBA students through Owen’s Career Management Center, but are tailored to experienced hires. Read More

Top businesswomen including the head of Time Inc. will share their strategies for succeeding in the workplace with Vanderbilt’s Owen Graduate School of Management and the local business community at the Committee of 200 Spring Outreach Seminar on April 4. Read More

Peter Diamond, president of the American Economic Association, will speak about “Social Security Reform” at the McGee Lecture on March 27 at Vanderbilt University. Read More