FACULTY IN THE NEWS
This collection features insights from various faculty members on timely topics, ranging from the implications of political diversity among fund managers to the challenges faced by American Apparel's former CEO. Contributions cover a wide array of subjects, including ethical behavior, financial infidelity, and the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on unemployment and corporate responses. Each piece offers a unique perspective that adds depth to ongoing discussions in business and finance.
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"OFTEN CHARISMATIC ENTREPRENEURS JUST DON'T GET IT."
Management professor JAMES S. O'ROURKE on American Apparel's controversial former CEO.
CNBC, JAN. 15, 2020
"POLITICAL CLASHES AMONG FUND MANAGERS CAN BOOST STOCK RETURNS."
RAFAEL ZAMBRANA, visiting assistant professor of finance, on how politically diverse teams make better decisions in part because they bring together disparate information sets and seek to keep one another in check.
BLOOMBERG NEWS, JAN. 13, 2020
"THE REAL TEST FOR ARAMCO WILL BE A GLOBAL OFFERING."
GIANNA BERN, finance associate teaching professor, on the oil company's debut on the Saudi stock exchange.
ASSOCIATED PRESS, DEC. 11, 2019
"UNPRECEDENTED"
Finance professor JEFFREY BERGSTRAND on the quick Federal Reserve response as the coronavirus pandemic unfolded in the U.S.
MARKETWATCH, MARCH 23, 2020
"UNETHICAL BEHAVIOR IS CONTEXT-DEPENDENT."
ANN TENBRUNSEL, David E. Gallo Professor of Business Ethics, on how the way we frame ethical decisions impacts how we act.
FORTUNE, FEB. 26, 2020
"FINANCIAL INFIDELITY"
Assistant marketing professor EMILY GARBINSKY's name for when someone makes a finance decision he or she expects their romantic partner to disapprove of and then intentionally fails to disclose it.
THE NEW YORK TIMES, FEB. 14, 2020
UNEMPLOYMENT "WILL CERTAINLY GET WORSE BEFORE IT GETS BETTER."
Assistant teaching professor of finance JASON REED.
FOX BUSINESS, MARCH 26, 2020
"YOU CAN'T GET MUCH FASTER THAN THAT."
IT, Analytics, and Operations assistant professor KAITLIN WOWAK on GM's mid-March pivot to producing ventilators.
ASSOCIATED PRESS, MARCH 30, 2020
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