Business

James E. Rogan, under secretary of commerce for intellectual property and director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), will speak on “The Current State of Patent and Trademark Law in the Global Economy” on March 13 at the Owen Graduate School of Management. Read More

The Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University has announced several new staff members in its information services department and at the school’s Walker Management Library. Read More

Six teams of MBA students from top business schools competed last weekend in the fourth annual Vanderbilt MBA eStrategy Contest at the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University. Students from the Harvard Business School took home the $25,000 prize from the contest, the largest case competition of its kind. Read More

Online consumers who are asked to enter a promotion discount code but do not have one are far less likely to complete their purchase than those who had a code or were not prompted for one, according to a new study by the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University. Read More

Roger W. Ferguson Jr., vice chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, will speak on “September 11, the Federal Reserve and the Financial System” as part of the Owen Distinguished Speaker Series on Feb. 5. Read More

Vanderbilt’s impact on the local economy totaled at least $3.4 billion last year, according to a recently completed analysis. The University's economic impact on the Middle Tennessee region in fiscal year 2002 is up from $3 billion in FY 2001 – a 13 percent increase. Read More

It’s a business where the cry of “strike” is as devastating to the game itself as to the player swinging the bat. The economic concerns of major league baseball—from labor-management relations and legal issues to competitive balance and contraction—will be the focus of a one-day conference at Vanderbilt University on Feb. 21. Read More

Vanderbilt faculty are available to offer commentary and insight into what effect the prospect of war—and outbreak, should it happen—will have on the U.S. economy. Read More

Jim Bradford, clinical faculty member and former president and chief executive officer of United Glass Corporation, has been named associate dean for corporate relations at the Owen Graduate School of Management. Read More

A comprehensive Vanderbilt University study in the wake of the breaking Enron scandal puts a $37.1 million pricetag on the loss of consumer confidence in companies audited by Arthur Andersen, tied directly to their choice of auditors. Read More

Given the chance, America’s households would spend more of their own money to reduce serious crimes—such as burglary, sexual assault and armed robbery—in their neighborhoods. Read More

This month, emerging leaders from across the Tennessee Valley Authority began a nine-month customized business curriculum on 21st century leadership concepts and principles at Vanderbilt’s Owen Graduate School of Management. The program is designed to prepare them for greater leadership responsibilities within the corporation. Read More

Learn how to launch a venture, build it to profitability and take it public or sell it for the right price at Vanderbilt’s Owen Graduate School of Management Entrepreneurship Center‘s annual conference on Oct. 25. Read More

U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Paul O’Neill encouraged Vanderbilt students yesterday to challenge economic conventions when appropriate in what he described as a “challenging time.” Read More

Dick Grasso, chairman and CEO of the New York Stock Exchange, will speak about “Recovery of New York—Post-September 11, 2001 and Investor Confidence: NYSE Perspective” at 1 p.m. on Sept. 25 in Flynn Auditorium of the Vanderbilt University Law School. His speech is part of the Owen Distinguished Speaker Series and is free and open to the public. Read More

U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Paul O’Neill will speak on “The Emerging Economic Recovery” at Vanderbilt University on Sept. 24. He will discuss the president’s efforts to strengthen the economy and to hasten the economic recovery. Read More

Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management Entrepreneurship Center has entered into an alliance with BizTech, the five-year-old technology incubator based in Huntsville, Ala. The first project on which the organizations will collaborate is The Olin B. King Entrepreneurial Workshop Series, a nine-part series of workshops that begins in July. Read More

Baseball Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig told the 193 full-time MBA and 61 Executive MBA graduates of Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management today that although major league baseball enjoyed record attendance last year, he is “dedicated to leveling the playing field and to implementing the necessary changes to help the game continue to grow.” Read More

Six teams of MBA students from top business schools competed last weekend in the third annual Owen@Vanderbilt eStrategy Contest at the Owen Graduate School of Managementat Vanderbilt University. Students from the Indiana University Kelley School of Business took home the $25,000 prize from the contest, the largest case competition of its kind. Read More

“What Can We Hope for Now? Christian Faith, Terrorism, and the Global Economy” is the second in a series of classes designed to highlight the relevance of religion in matters affecting daily life. This community education class, co-sponsored by the Vanderbilt Divinity School and the Scarritt-Bennett Center, will meet March 4, 11, 18 and 25 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Laskey Building at the Scarritt-Bennett Center. Read More