Assistant Professor Dr. Karen Mishra was quoted in the November 9 edition of Forbes magazine where she offered advice to firms considering a socially-responsible component to their business.  In the article, “Mixing Business Strategy, Social Responsibility,” Dr. Mishra noted, “Consumers more and more are looking to buy from socially responsible companies, and they’re actually willing to pay more for products in certain cases.”  Click here for the full article: http://www.forbes.com/sites/sageworks/2011/11/09/mixing-business-strategy-social-responsibility/

 

 

Instructor Kristy Dixon is quoted by Fox Business in the article "The 12 Quickest Ways to Get Fired"

http://www.foxbusiness.com/personal-finance/2011/09/01/12-quickest-ways-to-get-fired

 

Dr. Mary Jane Lenard and Dr. Bing Yu presented their research paper, “The Influence of Audit Quality on Financial Performance in the Chinese Stock Market" at the 1st annual conference for the Journal of International Accounting Research in June. The meeting was held in Xiamen, China.

 

                  

                                                       

                           

 

On Friday, April 15, 2011, Dr. Denise Rotondo, Senior Vice President for Academic Administration, presented Dr. Jeff Langenderfer the “Business School Scholar of the Year Award” in recognition of his intellectual contributions in the fields of marketing and law.  In the past year, he published three articles in the Journal of Public Policy in Marketing and the Journal of Consumer Affairs. He also served as co-editor of a special issue of the Journal of Consumer Affairs which focused on privacy literacy.

 

Congratulations to Dr. Douglas Wakeman who received the “Outstanding Business School Professor Award” for 2011. The recipient is selected by a vote of the senior class in recognition of excellent teaching which engages students in the pursuit of learning, stimulates intellectual curiosity, and makes a life-long impact.

 

Dr. Jane Barnes won the 2011 Pauline Davis Perry Award for Excellence in Teaching. This award was announced at the Meredith College Faculty-Staff Awards Program on April 15.  Dr. Barnes is an Associate Professor who teaches Organizational Behavior, Business & Society, and Management & Ethical Leadership.

       

 

Congratulations to Dr. Jeff Langenderfer who was selected by graduate students as the 2011 MBA
Professor of the Year. This award was announced by MBA student Andrew Aplin at the Graduation
Banquet on May 5.  Dr. Langenderfer teaches “Strategies for Effective Negotiation” and “Marketing Strategy.”