Media Coverage: June 2004

Media Coverage is a listing of current media placements featuring Smeal College faculty, staff and students. At the end of each month, items are moved into the Archive , accessible via the link at the end of this page.

Associated Press , 6/25/2004— Fariborz Ghadar , director of the Center for Global Business Studies, discusses a report by the National Urban League that says fewer than a third of American workers believe their companies have effective diversity programs. Ghadar says that while the population of the country has become increasingly diverse, American companies have not kept up. "We've got quite a hurdle to jump before we become a truly diverse organizational structure in many of our corporations," he says ( Study: Workers Unimpressed With Diversity ). The story also appeared on the Web sites of Allentown Morning Call, Denver Post, San Antonio Express, Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Newsday, Chicago Daily Herald, Centre Daily Times, Louisville Courier Journal, Los Angeles Daily News, Tampa Tribune, Dallas Morning News, Chicago Tribune, Boston.com, San Francisco Chronicle, San Diego Union Tribune, Atlanta Journal Constitution, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Akron Beacon Journal, Philadelphia Inquirer, Los Angeles Times, Miami Herald, Seattle Post Intelligencer , and more than 50 other outlets.

Scripps Howard News Service , 6/22/2004— Albert A. Vicere , professor of strategic leadership, writes in his regular column how to develop leadership depth throughout a company, identifying Aramark's Executive Leadership Institute as a prime success story. "What can we learn from Aramark? Maybe that initiatives like the Executive Leadership Institute are absolutely core to a company's future success. They enable your leadership team to assess how the competitive environment is changing and to know when you should shed skins and when to make a change in a marketplace of evolving opportunities ( Leadership Development A Sound Investment ). The column also appeared in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Read it at http://www.smeal.psu.edu/news/releases/jun04/opeddev.html .

Marketing News , 6/15/2004—The recent business-to-business brand summit sponsored by the Institute for the Study of Business Markets is discussed. "Forty of our industry's most knowledgeable brand managers met for a few precious hours in Chicago to hash out branding priorities and strategies for achieving success on today's business-to-business marketing battlefield" ( Big Brand Issues Look Like Day-To-Day Hurdles ). For more on the ISBM, visit http://www.smeal.psu.edu/isbm/index.html.

The Oregonian , 6/14/2004— J. Edward Ketz , associate professor of accounting, discusses the federal budget. "Ever since the days of President Nixon, the federal government has engaged in a shell game to move money from one fund that has an excess of cash to a fund that's hemorrhaging badly." Ketz finds the accounting deceptions continue because, "as has become typical, they include the Social Security and other special funds into this mix, which is inappropriate" ( Estimates Of Federal Surpluses And Deficits Have More To Do With The Fantasy Side Of Politics Than With Reality ). For more on Ketz, visit http://php.smeal.psu.edu/smeal/dirbio/displayBio.php?t_user_id=k55 .

Centre Daily Times , 6/14/2004— Linda Trevi?o , the Franklin H. Cook Fellow in Business Ethics, addresses the myths surrounding ethics management in a guest column. "Ever since Enron became synonymous with ethical malfeasance, available space in the corporate doghouse has been shrinking. Adelphia, Worldcom, Arthur Andersen, Rite Aid and numerous other firms have joined the fray, harming millions of employees and investors, and sending shock waves through the business world," she writes. "While ethical behavior has been in seemingly short supply, opinions about what it takes to be ethical have not" ( Penn State Perspectives: Debunking Myths Concerning The Ethics Of Business ). Read about the study that supports the column at http://www.smeal.psu.edu/news/releases/mar04/trevino.html .

The Associated Press , 6/11/2004— Fariborz Ghadar , director of the Center for Global Business Studies, discusses the economic outlook in Pennsylvania. "I suspect that the new statistics coming out for this month and last month will show no more job losses," he says. "And then you will see increases" ( State's Manufacturing Sector Should Turn Around, Economists Say ). The story also appeared on the Web sites of Centre Daily Times, Allentown Morning Call, Wichita Eagle, Bradenton Herald, San Luis Obispo Tribune, Miami Herald, Kansas City Star, Fort Worth Star Telegram, Fort Wayne News Sentinel, Duluth News Tribune, The State, Akron Beacon Journal, Charlotte Observer, Myrtle Beach Sun News, Lexington Herald-Leader, Grand Forks Herald, Tallahassee Democrat, Wilkes Barre Times-Leader, and Patriot News . For more on the Center for Global Business Studies, visit http://www.smeal.psu.edu/cgbs/index.html .

USA Today , 6/11/2004— Albert A. Vicere , professor of strategic leadership, discusses the leadership qualities of President Ronald Reagan. "Reagan had grand, long-term visions to end the Cold War and block intrusive government," Vicere says. "He articulated a direction" ( Leadership Lessons From The Reagan Years ).

Scripps Howard News Service , 6/13/2004— Judy Olian , dean of the Smeal College, discusses in her regular column the recent Supreme Court cases with links to discrimination in the workplace. "Depending on the outcomes of these cases," she writes, "employees may be more successful in sustaining discrimination claims against employers" ( Discrimination Cases On The Supreme Court Docket ). Read the column at http://www.smeal.psu.edu/news/releases/jun04/discrim.html .

Centre Daily Times , 6/10/2004— Judy Olian , dean of the Smeal College, discusses the implications of moving Penn State's Dickinson School of Law from Carlisle to University Park. "There's so many synergies and points of intersection between business and law," she says ( Interest Runs High In Vote To Settle Dickinson's Fate ).

Directions Magazine , 6/10/2004— Penn State Executive Programs and its joint offering with Penn State's School of Information Sciences and Technology is discussed. "'The Emerging Enterprise Technology Strategist: Leveraging IT for Organizational Success,' which will be held from Sept. 27 through Oct. 1 at Penn State's University Park campus, combines academic research and theory with real-world organization perspectives. Participants engage in interactive sessions and applied workshops and leave with templates and strategies for creating common architecture vision(s) between lines of business and the IT organization" ( Penn State, META Group Offer Unique Program To Help Executives Align IT And Business Strategies ). Learn more about the program at http://www.smeal.psu.edu/news/releases/jun04/ist.html .

Financial Times , 6/09/2004— Donald Hambrick , Smeal Chaired Professor of Management, and his 2000 study published in the California Management Review are mentioned. Entitled "Outside Directors with a Stake: The Linchpin in Improving Governance," the study showed that companies perform better when outside directors bought a substantial number of shares with their own money ( The Stakes Should Be High For Non-Executive Directors ). For more on Hambrick, visit http://php.smeal.psu.edu/smeal/dirbio/displayBio.php?t_user_id=dch14 .

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette , 6/08/2004— Judy Olian , dean of the Smeal College, discusses in a column the implications for employers when employees are called up for military service. "Whether the driver is the loss of reservists to Iraq or the reassignment of a key consulting team to a new area of business—organizations with the flexibility and capacity to adapt their operating strategies rapidly will have a distinct market advantage," Olian writes. "In that sense, the troop call up may be a valuable business learning opportunity" ( Military Service: What It Means For Employers ). Read the column at http://www.smeal.psu.edu/news/releases/may04/military.html .

Albany Times Union , 6/06/2004— William "Skip" Grenoble , executive director of the Center for Supply Chain Research, discusses the future of distribution warehouses like those used by companies such as Wal-Mart. "Trying to keep inventory in motion rather than inventory in place, is something that many firms are working at," he says. "You don't want to have that product sitting in your warehouse long, because you're losing money" ( Banking On Warehouses Distribution Centers Bring Jobs, But Some Fear These Behemoths Are Dinosaurs Doomed To Extinction ). For more on the Center for Supply Chain Research, visit http://www.smeal.psu.edu/cscr/index.html .

San Francisco Chronicle , 6/04/2004— Linda Trevi?o , the Franklin H. Cook Fellow in Business Ethics, discusses the SBC board membership of one of the largest investors in rival MCI: Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim. "They have a code that allows a conflict," says Trevino. "The board has obviously decided that this is acceptable." "(He) has a personal conflict for sure. When he's sitting in board meetings, shareholders may wonder if he can make decisions on their behalf when he has such a large stake in one of SBC's competitors" ( SBC Board Member A Big Investor In MCI ). For more on Trevi?o, visit http://php.smeal.psu.edu/smeal/dirbio/displayBio.php?t_user_id=lt0 .

Marketing News , 6/01/2004—The founding of the Institute for the Study of Business Markets is discussed in a story about the Doctoral Consortium. For 20 years, David Wilson , professor emeritus of marketing guided the ISBM as the managing director. He was drawn to Smeal after meeting Gene Kelley , dean emeritus, at the pilot Doctoral Consortium in 1966. "It was clear to me from the beginning," Kelley says, " that Dave Wilson had plans to be a leader in business-to-business marketing and he was able to share that vision with me and others" ( Pooled Talent Raises Bar ).

Centre Daily Times , 6/01/2004— Anthony Warren , director of the Farrell Center for Corporate Innovation and Entrepreneurship, addresses Centre County's recent ranking by Forbe's as one of the No. 9 smaller metro areas in the country to launch a business. "Economic development requires a balanced mix of research richness, small-company fervor, larger-company resources and a sophisticated professional-services sector," Warren writes. "Until we can attract into the area management and engineering skills housed in corporate research and development laboratories and high-tech manufacturing plants to provide talent stability, rather than losing companies such as Corning and Murata, we are unlikely to climb Forbes' ladder" ( Why We're Not No. 1 ). For more on the Farrell Center, visit http://www.smeal.psu.edu/fcfe/index.html .

SmartPros , June 2004— J. Edward Ketz , associate professor of accounting, writes about the relationship between the Financial Accounting Standards Board and the International Accounting Standards Board in his regular column. "I don't think the benefits of global harmonization will amount to much until enforcement efforts across the globe match that of the SEC," he writes. "Whatever the form and the content, accounting standards don't matter if managers don't have to follow them" ( FASB And IASB: Bumps Along The Road To Harmonization ).

SmartPros , June 2004— J. Edward Ketz , associate professor of accounting, addresses in his regular column a recent piece in Critical Perspectives on Accounting entitled "Rush to Judgment: The Lynching of Arthur Andersen & Co." "In this document (author Mary) Morrison lays out many facts, which suggest to her that Arthur Andersen did not receive justice in its case," he writes. "While I am not prepared to accept her verdict completely, I do think the paper is well written and deserves broad coverage" ( Rush To Judgement: Whither Arthur Andersen ).

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