September 2003
Media Coverage: September 2003
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.
NYSE Business Magazine , September/October 2003 -- Tony Warren , Director of the Farrell Center for Corporate Innovation and Entrepreneurship, names seven steps to building innovative cultures within a company. According to Warren, successful companies encourage innovation through top-down leadership, persuading employees to look outside for new ideas ( Harnessing Brain Power ).
Detroit News , 09/30/2003 -- Fariborz Ghadar , Director of the Center for Global Business Studies, discusses the creation of a U.S.-Iraqi Chamber of Commerce and its potentially valuable role in the rebuilding of Iraq ( Businesses Form U.S.-Iraqi Chamber ).
Central Pennsylvania Business Journal , 09/26/2003 -- Tony Warren , Director of the Farrell Center for Corporate Innovation and Entrepreneurship, discusses the challenges that teens face and offers advice for becoming successful entrepreneurs. ( Taking Flight: Low Overhead, Adult Support Gives Teen Entrepreneurs Liftoff ).
Scripps Howard News Service , 09/26/2003 -- Judy Olian , Dean of the Smeal College, discusses the emerging trend of hiring temporary executives to fix immediate problems and the advantages and potential pitfalls in her weekly newspaper column ( Temps at the top? ).
Baltimore Sun , 09/20/2003 -- Fariborz Ghadar , Director of the Center for Global Business Studies, comments on the mindset of larger banking establishments and the relationships they have with their customers. The article focuses on how rising bank fees now make up 35 percent of bank revenue ( Bank Fees Add up to Profit ).
Scripps Howard News Service , 09/20/2003 -- Judy Olian , Dean of the Smeal College, discusses communication between companies top workers in her weekly newspaper column. Olian makes suggestions on how to improve internal employee relations and attributes corporate success to frequent and positive interaction between management and the organization ( Communication Between Top Workers, Staff is Key ).
The Associated Press , 09/20/2003 -- Charles R. Enis , Associate Professor of Accounting, acknowledges that sales tax is a heavy burden, but is not something consumers feel as much as other taxes. The article focuses on Governor Ed Rendell's attempts to persuade the legislature to raise taxes to support education initiatives and balance the budget ( Battling Over How to Tax Pennsylvania ).
The Daily Deal , 9/17/2003 -- J. Edward Ketz , Associate Professor of Accounting and MBA Faculty Director, calls the Financial Accounting Standards Board decision to eliminate the "pooling of interests" method of merger accounting a compromise. The article discusses the effects of the FASBs 2001 merger rule change ( Pooling Ban Seen as Benign ).
American Way (American Airlines Magazine), 09/15/2003 -- Dennis Gioia , Professor of Managment and Organization, suggests that the plethora of business school rankings in the media are actually partially detrimental to business schools ( Business Feature: Rank Professionals ).
Scripps Howard News Service , 09/12/2003 -- Judy Olian , Dean of the Smeal College, writes about flaws within the hiring process in her weekly newspaper column. Olian gives an extensive list of tips to help improve the process of how management chooses candidates for top jobs ( Hiring Process Can Be Hindered by Costly Mistakes ).
SmartPros , 09/12/2003 -- J. Edward Ketz , Associate Professor of Accounting and MBA Faculty Director, discusses the economic consequences of standards setting by the Financial Accounting Standards Board in his regular column, "The Accounting Cycle." Ketz focuses on the current Congressional debate about stock options, and disagrees with Rep. Eshoo (D)-and her backing of corporate managers ( Eschewing Remarks by Rep. Eshoo ).
Charlotte Business Journal , 09/11/2003 -- J. Edward Ketz , Associate Professor of Accounting and MBA Faculty Director, says that in the case of the suit against Bank of America for violating securities laws and ignoring fiduciary duties the advantage clearly is with the plaintiffs ( Brokers In Probe Leave BofA ).
Philadelphia Inquirer , 09/02/2003 -- Bin Ke , Associate Professor of Accounting, discusses trading by insiders and corporate managers and how it can slow or speed up economic recovery ( Watching Insiders for Clues ).
BusinessWeek , 9/01/2003 -- J. Edward Ketz , Associate Professor of Accounting and MBA Faculty Director, acknowledges the credibility of book values -- a popular way to estimate profits -- when gauging earnings quality ( Taking Book Value Off the Shelf ).
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette , 09/01/2003 -- J. Edward Ketz , Associate Professor of Accounting and MBA Faculty Director, helps uncover the mystery behind companies corporate earnings reports. Ketz warns that abuse is easy and says it is easy to be fooled ( Heard Off the Street: Red Flags Should Rise When Firms Include Excluding in Reports ).
SmartPros , 09/01/2003 -- J. Edward Ketz , Associate Professor of Accounting and MBA Faculty Director, challenges rules of auditing in his regular column, "The Accounting Cycle." Ketz suggests that auditors change their ways to protect themselves from future lawsuits resulting from limits that are far too wide ( Material Materiality ).
REPORTERS & EDITORS: For more information, please contact Wyatt DuBois in the Smeal College of Business Media Relations Office at 814-863-3798 or wed112@psu.edu .
Penn State's Smeal College of Business offers highly ranked undergraduate, MBA, executive MBA, Ph.D., and executive education opportunities to more than 5,500 students at all levels. Featuring academic departments of accounting, finance, marketing, insurance and real estate, management, and supply chain and information systems, the college is also home to major research centers such as the Center for Supply Chain Research, the Institute for the Study of Business Markets, the eBusiness Research Center, the Farrell Center for Corporate Innovation and Entrepreneurship, the Center for Global Business Studies, and the Center for the Management of Technological and Organizational Change.
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