Carey Assistant Prof. Receives JHU Discovery Award for Research
Tinglong Dai, Carey Business School Assistant Professor, is set to receive university funding in a new program supporting cross-divisional research. Twenty-three teams of JHU scholars have been selected for the new Discovery Award initiative, which has committed $15 million to cross-university, faculty-led research over three years. Continue reading…
UCLA Anderson Entrepreneurship Bootcamp Helps Kick Start Vets
On Saturday, July 11, 2015, a group disabled veterans will use their military abilities of resilience, focus, and leadership to learn the basics of business ownership at the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV) at UCLA Anderson. The event, which is hosted in partnership between the Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University (IVMF) and the Harold and Pauline Price Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at UCLA Anderson School of Management, helps post-9/11 veterans with service-connected disabilities develop skills and tools needed to launch, grow and lead successful businesses. Continue reading…
Children Benefit from Working Mothers
Women in the workforce have always faced the challenge of choosing between a professional life and family obligations. Continue reading…
Carey Assistant Professor to Receive Up to $75,000 From JHU Catalyst Awards Program
Thirty-seven early-career Johns Hopkins faculty members have been chosen to receive up to $75,000 from the university’s new Catalyst Awards program to pursue their research and creative endeavors. Carey Business School Assistant Professor Mario Macis was one of researchers chosen to receive the award. Macis was recognized for his work on the intersection of economics and bioethics. Continue reading…
DePaul MBA Cohort Completes Public Service Project for Misericordia
As part of their full-time MBA cohort curriculum, DePaul University students completed a year-long community service project in which they worked with Misericordia, a local nonprofit that provides support and care to individuals with developmental disabilities. The prospective MBA consulted the nonprofit’s operations in four areas: human resources, marketing, and two fundraising ventures. Continue reading…
Carroll Dean Shares Advice in Forbes
Andy Boynton, dean of the Carroll School of Management at Boston College, recently published an article for Forbes on “trusting your gut” and how to make better decisions. The article discusses how the advice to “trust your gut” could be a brilliant decision, or could just as easily become a terrible mistake. Boynton explains that “being able to distinguish one from the other is a critical skill for a leader or anyone making a decision.”
So how does Boynton explain when and how you should trust your gut when making business decisions? He gives three rules of thumb for trusting your gut. He first explains that it is helpful to trust your gut when you are in a situation such as working in an environment that is fast-changing and data is not always the best direction to follow. Balancing the data with your instincts, explains Boynton can be a step in the right direction.
