March 2001
Study Finds Homes Sell Faster Under Exclusive Agency Listing
While the exclusive right-to-sell listing is the most common listing arrangement in residential markets, a new study co-authored by a researcher in Penn State's Smeal College of Business Administration finds that houses sell four percent faster under another agency listing contract-the exclusive agency listing.
Class Helps Students Sharpen Multi-Party Bargaining Skills
Students in Penn State's Smeal College of Business will come to the negotiating table this week in a simulation exercise designed to sharpen their multi-party bargaining skills.
Smeal College Alumni Society Presents Its Emerging Professional Awards
The Smeal College Alumni Society recognized seven outstanding alumni of Penn State's Smeal College of Business Administration as the 2000-2001 Emerging Professionals award recipients.
President Bush Should Not Miss Opportunity To Simplify The Tax Code
President George Bush has an opportunity to simplify the tax code and cut taxes by eliminating phase-outs in the tax code, says Charles R. Enis, associate professor of accounting in Penn State's Smeal College of Business Administration.
MBA Students Present "Excellence In Teaching Awards"
Penn State's Smeal College of Business Administration honored all its faculty and staff in the MBA program and presented four members of the MBA faculty with "Excellence in Teaching Awards" during a special awards banquet.
Realizing Investments In Salesforce Technology
Companies are racing to arm their salesforces with information technology such as salesforce automation systems and customer relationship management systems to provide every advantage against the competition, but new research by an assistant professor in Penn State's Smeal College of Business notes that salespeople are among the most technophobic and resistant of all white-collar workers to technology.
Center Director Receives Teaching Award
Barbara Gray, professor of organizational behavior and director of the Center for Research in Conflict and Negotiation in Smeal College, recently received the Graduate Faculty Teaching Award from Penn State. The Graduate Faculty Teaching Award honors tenured faculty members who have excelled both in teaching at the graduate level and in supervising thesis work of graduate students.
First Mitte Scholarships Awarded
Roy F. and Joann Cole Mitte have a vision to help colleges and universities build future leaders, not just academically, but in the community as well. That was the primary motivation behind the couple's establishment of the Mitte Foundation in 1997 and their recent gift of $8.2 million to Penn State's Smeal College of Business Administration.
Executives Need To Open Their Eyes To Legal Aspects Of The Internet
The emergence of the Internet has ushered in a host of legal issues that have revolutionized how executives must do business with regard to intellectual property, privacy and governance.
'Advertising Ambassador' To Visit With Smeal Students
Students and faculty in Penn State's Smeal College of Business Administration will learn the trends in Internet advertising from a leader in the industry, thanks to the Advertising Educational Foundation's Ambassador Program.
ABB Pledges Scholarship Assistance To Minority Students At Penn State
ABB announced today that it is unveiling a scholarship to help benefit minority students majoring in business logistics in Penn State's Smeal College of Business Administration as well as students majoring in mechanical engineering.
Smeal MBA Students Benefit From University Libraries Electronic Resources
Compustat, ExecuComp, TableBase, Proquest Direct, Multex. Doesn't read much like a bestseller list, but that's exactly what it is in today's digital library.
Going-Concern Opinion Makes Investors Feel Comfortable With Decisions To Invest In IPO
Contrary to conventional wisdom, an audit opinion expressing substantial doubt about the ability of a private company to continue in existence may actually make investors feel more comfortable about their decision to invest in that company's initial public offering.
President Bush Should Engage Iran's Reform Movement
As the "rent-a-crowds" of the clerical regime in Tehran prepare to celebrate the twenty-second anniversary of the Islamic Republic by chanting their customary "Death to America," U.S. policy makers grapple with a continuing problem: how to deal with Iran.
Smeal College Appoints Assistant To The Dean For Human Resources
Joseph M. Burns is the new Assistant to the Dean for Human Resources in Penn State's Smeal College of Business Administration.
Corporate Integrity Focus Of Program In Business Ethics
An international leader in ethics will be the guest speaker during the Smeal College of Business Administration's upcoming G. Albert Shoemaker Program in Business Ethics.
Study Suggests Rankings Could Turn Business Schools' Reputations Into Soundbites
Published rankings of business school programs, originally an attempt to quantify academic performance, could be having unintended consequences as the single ranking number becomes the dominant component of a school's reputation.
Executive Education In Smeal College Set To Kick Off Spring Programs
Penn State Executive Programs in the Smeal College of Business Administration--ranked among the top 20 providers of executive education worldwide--is primed to launch its 2001 open-enrollment schedule with a host of professional development opportunities in general management, finance, manufacturing and supply chain management.
Smeal College Alumni Society Announces Recipients Of Its Emerging Professional Awards
The Smeal College Alumni Society will recognize seven outstanding alumni of Penn State's Smeal College of Business Administration as the 2000-2001 Emerging Professionals award recipients. The event is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m., Friday March 23, in the Nittany Lion Inn Ballroom in conjunction with the G. Albert Shoemaker Program in Business Ethics.
Marketing Instructor Re-Appointed To Trade Policy Advisory Committee
Andrew Bergstein of Penn State's Smeal College of Business Administration has been re-appointed to the Trade Policy Advisory Committee in Washington, D.C.
Anthony Warren Named Director Of Farrell Center For Entrepreneurship
Dr. Anthony C. Warren is joining Penn State's Smeal College of Business as the Director of the Farrell Center for Entrepreneurship and as the Farrell Clinical Professor of Entrepreneurship.
Executive Panel Is A Rite Of Passage For MBA Students
A rite of passage for every MBA student in Penn State's Smeal College over the past two decades has been the "Executive Panel." Every spring semester for the past 25 years, MBA student teams have analyzed a comprehensive business case and made recommendations to a panel of judges from major corporations.
Panel To Educate Community About Implications Of Sweatshop Labor
Four faculty members from Penn State's Smeal College of Business Administration are among the speakers at an upcoming program designed to educate the Penn State community about the deep implications that sweatshop labor and global trade have on the future.
U.S News & World Report Ranks Smeal MBA 35TH Overall
The 2002 edition of "Best Graduate Schools" from US .News & World Report hits newsstands on April 2 and ranks Smeal College's MBA 35, one spot below last year's rank of 34.
Penn State Continues Spring Distinguished Speaker Series On E-Business
The Penn State eBusiness Research Center is welcoming two industry leaders to its Spring 2001 Distinguished Speaker Series.
Smeal College Professor To Present Paper On Privacy Issues At National Conference
John W. Bagby of Penn State's Smeal College of Business Administration will present a paper on privacy at an upcoming legal conference.
Kathleen Welch Appointed As MBA Director Of Marketing
Kathleen Welch recently joined Penn State's Smeal College of Business Administration as the MBA Director of Marketing.
Smeal College To Unveil New Laboratory For Economic And Management Sciences
Faculty, staff and students in Penn State's Smeal College of Business will get a preview next week of the new Laboratory for Economic and Management Sciences.
Smeal College Professor Named Fellow At Leading Think Tank
Arvind Rangaswamy of Penn State's Smeal College of Business Administration has been named Fellow of the IC² Institute at the University of Texas at Austin.
Products Created Through Lead User Process Generate Sales That Are Eight Times Higher
Companies hoping to increase their rate of breakthrough with new product generation may want to follow 3M's approach. Products created through the corporation's lead user process generate sales that are eight-times higher than those products developed through more traditional methods.
