Cranfield Professor Publishes Findings on Promotion of Gender Equality
A professor at Cranfield University School of Management has compiled guidelines for men in middle management on how to foster gender equity in the workplace.
Professor Elisabeth Kelan, in a report entitled “Men, Middle Managers and Gender Inclusive Leadership,” chose explicitly to address the men—who make up 70 percent of middle managers—in her report. Though geared toward that specific audience, Kelan notes that the guidelines suggested by her research could also be used by current leaders in all levels of workplace structure to help foster gender equality.
Smith School Appoints Veteran Educator Joyce Russell as Dean of Learning
The University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business has announced that Professor Joyce Russell, who had been serving as vice dean, has assumed responsibilities as Senior Associate Dean of Learning. In her new role, Russell will work with Dean Alexander Triantis and other senior leaders to develop innovative ways to improve the student experience at Smith. Continue reading…
New Ranking of Top 50 Online MBA Degrees Lists George Washington University’s #17
A recently published list of the Top 50 Online MBA Degrees by TopManagmentDegrees.com has ranked George Washington University’s Online MBA Program as #17 overall. TopManagmentDegrees.com’s business education rankings, dubbed the “Super Ranking,” are put together in a way that to help prospective students make a smart choice about where to invest their time and money.
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Lofty Fundraising Goals Come Into Sight for Quinlan School of Business
Loyola University Chicago has made it a point to make 2015 a huge year for fundraising. A Crain’s Chicago Business article points out that the school specifically placed a fundraising goal of $100 million for the Quinlan School of Business. As of March, the school had already managed to receive $70 million in pledges.
A large chunk of this change came from alumnus Michael Quinlan, former McDonald’s CEO, who committed $40 million in 2012, and alumnus John Schreiber and his wife Kathy, who promised $10 million last year. Continue reading…
Annual Kogod Case Competition Takes a Look at Uber
The 23rd Annual Kogod School of Business Case Competition tasked more than 150 participating students with developing a strategy to continue to grow upon the recent success of ridesharing company Uber in Washington, D.C. over the next five years. Proposed ideas ranged from instituting customer rewards systems to branching into new customer bases.
“The prompt was definitely geared toward creating an effective marketing strategy,” said Ina Bonnier, one of the competitors. “That was probably the most challenging for me as a numbers person.” Continue reading…
DePaul MBAs Getting Real World Experience Over the Summer
DePaul University Kellstadt School of Business MBA students get to learn the ins and outs of project management through real-world application over the summer, as they planned, hosted and executed fundraising events for nonprofits as part of associate professor of management Lori Cook’s project management course. Continue reading…
