Owen Graduate School Of Management
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Vanderbilt finance professors open NASDAQ stock exchange
Vanderbilt finance professors Robert Whaley and Jacob Sagi rang the opening bell for Nasdaq OMX in New York on Tuesday, April 19, to celebrate the start of options trading on a new group of indexes the pair developed to help protect stock gains from market fluctuations. Read MoreApr 20, 2011
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Medical mistakes interfere with hospitals’ ‘do no harm’ aim
A clear safety culture and “conceptual toolkit” are needed to reduce medical mistakes, research from Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management finds. Read MoreMar 18, 2011
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VUCast: Political influence
In this week’s VUCast: The value of voting with your wallet; how a Vandy alum is keeping Michelle Obama on the best dressed list; Facebook brings together a Vandy student and G.W. Bush; and meet the rapping business professor. [vucastblurb]… Read MoreMar 18, 2011
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Top business schools launch Americas MBA program
Vanderbilt University partners with top business schools in Brazil, Mexico and Canada for new executive MBA program focused on the Americas Read MoreMar 16, 2011
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Peabody ranked top graduate education school for third straight year
Peabody College of education and human development at Vanderbilt University was named the No. 1 graduate education school in the United States for the third consecutive year and the Vanderbilt schools of medicine, nursing and law all ranked in the Top 20 in their fields in the rankings by U.S. News & World Report. Read MoreMar 15, 2011
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Campaign spending’s clear winner: Corporations
Researchers discover corporations gain clear financial benefits when individual employees make political donations. Read MoreMar 2, 2011
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Vanderbilt experts weigh in on legal and business controversies of health care law
The legal debate over President Obama’s health care law – specifically whether the insurance requirement in the law goes beyond Congress’s authority and is thus unconstitutional – is likely to go to the Supreme Court. Vanderbilt University Law School and the Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management have experts who can weigh in on the debate and the future of health care in America. Read MoreFeb 4, 2011
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What fourth-down decisions in pro football tell us about deadlines and risky decision making
Try asking any Monday morning quarterback about blown fourth-down play calls in the NFL and you are guaranteed passionate opinions. In most fourth-down plays, an NFL team will punt or try for a field goal. But, occasionally, teams decide to do something that is viewed as risky – attempt a… Read MoreFeb 2, 2011
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Can lessons from manufacturing cure health care?
Members of the Vanderbilt Trauma Survivors Network discuss the impact of traumatic brain injury at a recent peer panel discussion. (Photo by Mary Donaldson) Using Vanderbilt University’s Trauma Care Center as a case study, Owen Graduate School of Management professor Nancy Lea Hyer asks how operations management… Read MoreFeb 1, 2011
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Vanderbilt business school ranks No. 25 in U.S., according to Financial Times
Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management ranked 25th in the U.S. and 51st worldwide, according to the 2011 Global MBA survey published today by Financial Times. Read MoreJan 31, 2011
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Bill of Health: The financial impact of health care reform
Four years ago Christopher Parks found himself facing an all-too-common dilemma. He and his mother, who was in the midst of cancer treatments, were sitting in her living room going through a stack of her medical bills and those of his father, who had died recently. It is a telling… Read MoreDec 2, 2010
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Vanderbilt professors develop new Nasdaq indexes that guard against market gyrations
New research by Vanderbilt finance professors Robert Whaley and Jacob Sagi has led to the creation of a recently launched group of Nasdaq indexes. Read MoreNov 3, 2010
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Video: What should BP’s new CEO do now?
BP’s long summer battling one of the world’s most disastrous oil spills may be over. But as Robert Dudley assumes the role of BP’s next chief executive on Oct. 1, he faces years of rebuilding – both along the Gulf Coast and within the company. The Vanderbilt Owen… Read MoreOct 18, 2010
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Video: VUCast: What is discovery science?
See how Vanderbilt is making life-saving breakthroughs through “discovery science.” Plus, what Vandy business experts think BP needs to do to rebuild, and another Vanderbilt connection on The Simpsons! [vucastblurb]… Read MoreOct 15, 2010
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VUCast: How Happy Birthday = making a difference
How Happy Birthday means making a difference; shame vs. guilt; and calling all Vandy sports videos/photos. It’s VUCast time for Sept. 23, 2010. [vucastblurb]… Read MoreSep 23, 2010
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Shame versus guilt when your company misbehaves
New research by Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management professor Ray Friedman found that employees who personally identified with their company felt the most shame for the wrongful acts. These employees wanted to hide from the bad act and disassociate themselves from the organization, which means they were most likely to quit. Read MoreSep 23, 2010
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Health care business leaders discuss big issues in health care
Vanderbilt hosts Health Care Business Alliance Health care is the hot button issue impacting every person in this country. As health care itself dramatically changes, the business of health care is evolving. Leaders from the health care field, along with economists, and academic experts are coming together at… Read MoreSep 16, 2010
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VUCAST: Controlling your “inner elephant”
See what a group of Vanderbilt engineering undergrads and Owen MBA students built to help those at the bottom of the financial pyramid; and how controlling your “inner elephant” can make you a better leader. [vucastblurb]… Read MoreSep 10, 2010
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How controlling your ‘inner elephant’ will make you a stellar executive
Dick Daft, author of The Executive and The Elephant Vanderbilt management professor gives practical steps to fix leadership flaws Whether you’re the CEO of a fortune 500 company or just trying to successfully manage yourself, Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management professor Richard Daft says… Read MoreAug 26, 2010
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Accelerating business success in Music City
Michael Burcham, director of the Accelerator program and president of the Nashville Entrepreneur Center Vanderbilt Accelerator Summer Business Institute teams up with the Nashville Entrepreneur Center to create a business boot camp for music entrepreneurs Much like the independent singer/songwriters who make Nashville the unique music mecca… Read MoreJun 17, 2010