Media Coverage: April 2005

Scripps Howard News Service , 04/22/2005— Albert Vicere , professor of strategic leadership, writes in his regular column that "The fact is most leaders today manage knowledge workers, people who know more about what they are doing than their boss does. Managing knowledge workers requires interpersonal competence, not just technical expertise." Vicere says an executive coach can help leaders reach that level of confidence ( Executive Coaches Can Help Flex Leadership Muscle ). The column also appeared in the Detroit News and the Record-Searchlight .

Traffic World , 04/18/2005— Peter Swan , assistant professor of supply chain management, discusses the American Trucking Associations' involvement in a chassis safety proposal. Swan believes the meassure provides insufficient protection for drivers. "What this tells me is that the existing situation whereby equipment providers will get the drivers to find the bad equipment for them and don't fix it until they have to may continue even after this rule is passed" ( Carriers Get Roadable ).

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette , 04/15/2005— Dan Givoly , chair of the Department of Accounting, discusses family-focused possibilities in the world of accounting. "The general trend is to accommodate more families and women with family responsibilities," Givoly says. "Many partners for years didn't even go on vacation because of the pressure. This doesn't affect just females. There are men who want to devote more time to their families" ( Accounting Firms Earn Plaudits For Providing More Flexible Hours And Schedules For Employees ).

MSN Money , 04/13/2005— J. Randall Woolridge , professor of finance, discusses the promise of spin-offs. "When stocks aren't performing, boards get pressure from institutions to get the stock moving," says Woolridge. "And everybody knows a spin-off attracts a lot of attention." Woolridge and James Miles , professor of finance at Smeall, co-wrote a spin-off handbook: "Spin-offs and Equity Carve-Outs—Achieving Faster Growth and Better Performance" ( 3 Spin-off Plays With Potential ).

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette , 04/12/2005— Albert Vicere , professor of strategic leadership, writes in a column that "Leadership development isn't just pouring new knowledge into the heads of leaders and potential leaders. It's also the process of shifting their perspectives toward a more expansive and encompassing view of the business." According to Vicere, it's about culture development ( On Leadership: Culture Development Crucial For Leaders ).

BusinessWeek , 04/01/2005— J. Edward Ketz , associate professor of accounting, discusses the controversial transaction between American International Group and Berkshire Hathaway, which was overseen by PricewaterhouseCoopers. "The transaction really doesn't pass the smell test," Ketz says. "It's something you should be very suspicious of" (AIG's Auditor May Be Next). The article also appeared on more than 45 news Web sites including Louisville Channel.com, WHIOtv.com, WBAL Channel.com, Bakersfield Channel.com, FoxReno.com, Champlain Channel.com, Carolina Channel.com , and SanDiego Channel.com .

Star-Telegram , 04/01/2005— Fariborz Ghadar , director of the Center for Global Business Studies, writes in an op-ed about global population shifts. "Governments and corporations will need to adapt to aging labor pools, rising fiscal pressures from strained pension systems, rapidly changing consumer preferences aimed at ever older age segments and new lifestyles geared to the old ­ to name just a few of the changes this tectonic force implies," Ghadar writes. "The prospect for new inter-generational frictions in many societies—especially those with a rapidly diminishing worker-to-retiree ratio—is significant ( Will They Feed Us When We're 65? ).

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