by admin | Sep 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
A scandal wouldn’t be a scandal if it didn’t rock a market segment right off its foundation and lead to fundamental changes that would be felt for years, but some scandals in the corporate world are bigger than others. In fact, some of them can alter the shape of how...
by admin | Sep 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
Being a CEO in America today is a tough gig, but also a lucrative one. According to a 2016 AFL-CIO analysis, U.S. CEOs in 2015 earned 335 times the pay of the average American worker… for CEOs at S&P 500 Index companies, that rang in at around $13.1 million in...
by admin | Sep 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
Oil prices are the one commodity cost that almost every investor and businessperson keeps a constant eye on. The ramifications of the cost of a barrel of oil ripple through and affect everything from the transportation, production, and general overhead costs that...
by admin | Sep 16, 2017 | Uncategorized
The American business community had nothing but high hopes for the Trump presidency when he was elected in 2016, and as we approach the one-year mark, most major corporations are enjoying high growth, high profits, and high stock prices to match. For the first time in...
by admin | May 16, 2017 | Article
Written by Bill Sinnett, Financial Executives International, published on 2012-12-12 Both students and faculty in accounting share a common interest in what the Wall Street Journal will be publishing five years from now. Students want to make sure that they have the...
by admin | May 16, 2017 | Article
Five to Follow: Best Business Accounts in the Twitterverse Written by Michael Murillo, published on 2015-10-16 Twitter is a great way to stay updated and connected with friends, acquaintances and even celebrities. But, if that’s all you’re using it for,...
by admin | May 16, 2017 | Article
Written by Bryce Hammons, published on 2013-04-25 According to a recent New York Times article, “The Default Major: Skating Through B School,” by David Glenn, it appears that undergraduate business students are not investing a lot of time into studying –...
by admin | May 16, 2017 | Article
Written by Bryce Hammons, published on 2013-04-26 Deja vu came over Smeal College of Business MBA Managing Director Carrie Marcinkevage. There it was again – the same feeling that had been vexing her ever since the applications process three years ago. Something just...
by admin | May 16, 2017 | Article
Written by Bryce Hammons, published on 2013-03-28 MBA student blog posts tend to be pretty lackluster. You know the kind: dull, meandering and uninviting. Luckily, they’re not all like that! The best ones add a shot of vibrancy in an otherwise drab landscape....
by admin | May 16, 2017 | Article
Written by Bryce Hammons, published on 2013-05-13 There you sit in the waiting room with the rest of the job candidates spending their last moments frantically reciting names, numbers, and reasons for their undeniable greatness. Your cell phone lies dormant in your...
