Media Coverage

A compilation of clips of Smeal or Smeal faculty appearing in the media in the previous months.

April 2013

Inside Supply Management, April 2013—Doug Thomas, associate professor of supply chain and information systems, contributed a column on how to increase inventory effectiveness by jointly managing the attributes of people, processes, and technology. (Attributes to Maximize Inventory)

CardHub, 4/1/13—Charles Enis, associate professor of accounting, talks about the IRS requirement for e-filing for people who are paid or professional tax preparers. (Ask the Experts: Putting Common Consumer Tax Questions to Bed)

PhysOrg, 4/1/13—Associate Professor of Management Stephen Humphrey's research on team dynamics and leadership variability is summarized. (Organizations benefit from fluid team dynamics, less rigid authority lines)

FoxBusiness, 4/1/13—Assistant Professor of Marketing Hari Sridhar's research on the effects of opening and closing retail stores on overall firm value is summarized. (Investors Look to Retailers to 'Rightsize')

Investor's Business Daily, 4/5/13—An article about the initial Facebook IPO pricing quotes Ed Ketz: "As for the four letters—dated December 2011 to February 2012—the one about including a trade that never happened 'seems crazy,' J. Edward Ketz, an associate accounting professor at Penn State University, told IBD. In the interest of objectivity, Ketz and Puntillo weren't told Facebook was the company in question. 'I cannot see how a firm would have any foundation' for using such a value, said Ketz." (Did a Nontrade Help Facebook Set IPO Price?)

Bloomberg Businessweek, 4/12/13—An article on Duke's new policy to check MBA applications for plagiarism mentions the Smeal MBA Program: "For the 2012-13 school year, Penn State's Smeal reports that 40 applicants were flagged for plagiarizing essays, representing about 8 percent of its applicant pool." (Duke Begins Checking MBA Applications for Plagiarism)

Centre Daily Times, 4/14/13—Business round-up mentions Assistant Dean for Diversity Enhancement Programs Jamie Campbell's Dr. James Robinson Equal Opportunity Award. (Business People | April 14)

Wall Street Journal, 4/17/13—A press release announcing a think tank dedicated to accurately interpreting demand signals across retailers, geographies, and categories mentions the participation of Dan Guide, Smeal Professor of Supply Chain Management. (Orchestro Science Network Launches – the CPG Think Tank)

Waste Management World, 4/17/13—An article speculating on the effects of a potential credit rating downgrade of the Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority mentions Gary Gray: "Dr. Gary Joseph Gray, visiting professor of finance at Penn State's Smeal College of Business, said it 'could very much increase the interest rate on the debt.' 'If [the waste authority] picks up the incinerator, they might turn things around,' he said. 'But is it worth your credit rating?" (Trash Talk Inside: Monday; Pursuing the Deal Rejecting Criticism, Negotiating Ratings are a Concern)

Bloomberg Businessweek, 4/18/13—An article on the increasing use of Turnitin by business schools to nip admission-essay plagiarism in the bud mentions Smeal MBA program and quotes Carrie Marcinkevage: "'Recycled essays are the biggest problem we see,' says Carrie Marcinkevage, managing director of the MBA program at Pennsylvania State University's Smeal College of Business." (B-Schools Use Turnitin Software to Crack Down on Plagiarism)

Centre Daily Times, 4/21/13—Article focuses on research by Ph.D. student M.K. Chin, Don Hambrick, Smeal Chaired Professor of Management and Evan Pugh Professor, and Linda Trevino, Distinguished Professor of Organizational Behavior and Ethics, on how CEO political ideologies affect decision-making, particularly in the arena of corporate social responsibility. (Focus on Research | Penn State research shows shades of red, blue in corner offices)

Mother Nature Network, 4/24/13—Article about students in the Penn State Net Impact Undergraduate group; they were, at press time, in second place in the Small Steps, Big Wins Challenge. (Penn State students committed to sustainability)

National Resources Defense Council Staff Blog, 4/25/13—An article on Penn State's efforts in sustainability, particularly by athletics, mentions the Smeal College of Business Net Impact group: "Net Impact students plan to join with a newly formed staff Athletics Green Team to take advantage of the strong business case for greening, from operational cost savings to branding opportunities and attracting new sponsors." (Penn State Grows Green Sports Program)

mbaMission, 4/25/13—A blog post features Smeal MBA Program: "Pennsylvania State University's Smeal College of Business is known for balancing traditional coursework with immersive learning. Smeal's "7-1-7" modular curriculum structure includes four different immersion experiences sandwiched between seven-week modules over the course of the two-year MBA program." (Diamonds in the Rough: Immersion Weeks at Penn State Smeal)

Direct Marketing Association, 4/29/13—Article announces Anchel Professor of Marketing Arvind Rangaswamy's selection as the Robert B. Clarke Outstanding Educator. (Penn State's Arvind Rangaswamy to Receive Robert B. Clarke Outstanding Educator Award)

WSJ.com, The Sacramento Bee, 4/29/13—A press release announces that Penske Logistics will join as a sponsor of 2013 Third-Party Logistics Study, in which Penn State's Center for Supply Chain Research is involved. "Dr. C. John Langley [clinical professor of supply chain management and director of development for CSCR] of Penn State University initiated this study approximately 18 years ago to capture the evolution of the third-party logistics providers as they worked to transition from vendors of individual services to logistics partners offering integrated services and building meaningful, collaborative relationships with their customers." (Penske Logistics Joins Sponsors of 2014 Third-Party Logistics Study)

BusinessNews Daily, Yahoo! News, 4/30/13—An article on research co-authored by Aparna Joshi, associate professor of management and organization: "[M]anagers can mitigate the isolation of virtual employees by taking a relationship-based approach to their leadership style. While companies typically use a top-down, 'one-to-many' leadership style that treats all employees similarly and often interchangeably, the study shows they might find more success handling remote workers by using a 'leader-member-exchange' method." (The Best Way to Manage Work-at-Home Employees / The Thing That Makes Work From Home Work)