August 2004
Sapphire Program Provides Advanced Smeal College Students With New Opportunities
Select high school students entering Penn State's Smeal College of Business this fall will be inaugural participants in the college's Sapphire Program, a new initiative designed to enhance the academic experience for accelerated learners in business through a uniquely tailored curriculum.
Smeal College Faculty Suggest Improvements To Online Reputation Measurement
The feedback systems used by online retailers to gauge the reputations of sellers provide fewer incentives to trust or be trustworthy according to research co-authored by Gary Bolton and Elena Katok of Penn State’s Smeal College of Business, along with Axel Ockenfels of the University of Cologne.
Smeal Op-Ed: Leadership Development & Learning Can Drive Performance
If we're clear on what we're trying to accomplish through leadership development and learning and if we measure our results against those expectations, we may have the data we need to prove the value of our investments.
Executives Look To China
China is becoming more hospitable and attractive to foreign investors, and U.S. companies cannot afford to sit on the sidelines because they will be missing the largest growth market in the world, and distancing themselves from their most significant source of competition.
Smeal Undergraduate Program Ranks In Top 20
Penn State's Smeal College of Business ranked tied for 20th overall and 12th among public universities.
When Terrorism Targets Business
When terrorism threatens corporate America, companies must go to all lengths to assure the well-being of people and to secure facilities while sending a strong statement about business-as-usual.
Baumgartner, Yavas Named To Distinguished Positions At Smeal
Hans Baumgartner and Abdullah Yavas have been named the Charles and Lillian Binder Faculty Fellow and the William Elliott Professor, respectively.
Smeal Op-Ed: What Makes A Great Business Leader?
It's a common question, debated in think tanks, the military, businesses and the nation's top business schools: Are leaders born or made?
Center For Supply Chain Research Holds Forum On Customization And Flexibility
The Center for Supply Chain Research at Penn State's Smeal College of Business will host its 15th Logistics Leaders Forum on September 8-10, on the University Park campus
