January 2004
Smeal Executive Programs revamps Executive Management Program
In response to changing marketplace demands, Penn State Executive Programs at the Smeal College of Business has revamped its comprehensive Executive Management Program (EMP), placing increased focus on helping executives achieve growth for their organizations and themselves, and on helping teams address specific corporate challenges.
Penn State Executive Programs Unveils New Management Program Focused On Growth
In response to changing marketplace demands, Penn State Executive Programs at the Smeal College of Business has revamped its comprehensive Executive Management Program (EMP), placing increased focus on helping executives achieve growth for their organizations and themselves, and on helping teams address specific corporate challenges.
Women's Occupational Progress Topic Of February 3 'About Business' Call-In Show
Women’s progress in the workforce is the topic of the next edition of “About Business,” a monthly call-in show hosted by Judy Olian, the dean of Penn State’s Smeal College of Business and a nationally syndicated newspaper columnist.
Smeal Op-Ed: Companies Neglect Development At Own Risk
Most CEOs focus on the bottom line. But they sometimes forget that what ultimately drives bottom-line performance is growth. They make the classic mistake of believing that good performance is simply a matter of meeting bottom line objectives.
Institute For The Study Of Business Markets To Co-Host Annual B-To-B Marketing Conference In Atlanta
Renowned business authors, marketing executives, and other industry leaders will convene February 26-27 in Atlanta as the Institute for the Study of Business Markets (ISBM) at Penn State’s Smeal College of Business hosts its 10th joint conference with the Georgia State’s Center for Business and Industrial Marketing.
Smeal College Alumnus Supports Penn State's Trustee Scholarship Program With $50,000 Gift
With a recent gift of $50,000, Penn State alumnus Donald Mielke and his wife, Carol, have helped the Smeal College of Business exceed $1.7 million in new endowments as part of the University's Trustee Scholarship Program.
Smeal Op-Ed: Leadership Retreats Can Help Bottom Line
In today's age of e-mail, instant messaging, and Internet conferencing, what's likely to happen to the long venerated leadership retreat?
CEOs With COOs Deliver Lower Performance According To Smeal College Management Professor's Study
Companies that rely on both a chief executive officer and chief operating officer for organizational leadership substantially under perform those with only a CEO at the helm according to a new study co-authored by Donald C. Hambrick of Penn State University’s Smeal College of Business. The study presents the first-ever examination of both the reasons for and effectiveness of CEO/COO duos.
Smeal College Management Professor Joins Business Roundtable For Corporate Ethics
Linda Klebe Treviño, professor of organizational behavior and the Franklin H. Cook Fellow in Business Ethics at Penn State's Smeal College of Business, has agreed to serve as a core faculty member for the newly founded Business Roundtable Institute for Corporate Ethics, joining other leading business ethics experts from several of the nation's top business schools.
Society For Consumer Psychology To Honor Two Smeal Marketing Faculty
Marvin Goldberg and Rajdeep Grewal in the Department of Marketing at Penn State’s Smeal College of Business will be honored by the Society for Consumer Psychology during the upcoming SCP Winter Conference on Feb. 19-21 in San Francisco.
Financial Times Again Ranks Smeal MBA Program Among Top 50
For the third-consecutive year, the Penn State Smeal College of Business MBA Program has improved its overall ranking in the Financial Times ’ annual assessment of the top 100 MBA programs in the world, advancing to No. 44 overall and No. 28 in the United States.
What's Changing For Women?
In professional fields such as law and medicine, women are steadily progressing toward parity with their male counterparts, but in business it's not happening.
The Real Costs Of Labor-Management Strife
When union and management are at loggerheads and the dreaded strike occurs, managers and shareholders worry most about lost productivity. How will they keep revenues flowing when workers are off the job and picket lines obstruct access to the company premises and services? While these are the most visible business costs of labor-management strife, they are not the only down sides.
