December 2004

Undergraduate Course Brings World To Life Through Film

As undergraduates at Penn State's Smeal College of Business opt for international study opportunities in greater numbers, the college has introduced a new film-based course designed to ease students’ transitions into foreign cultures before leaving the U.S.

Good, Bad, Ugly Of Outsourcing

 

Management Professor Named AMR Editor

Martin Kilduff, professor of organizational behavior at Penn State’s Smeal College of Business, has been appointed editor of Academy of Management Review (AMR), which ranks as one of the most influential academic journals in business. He will be in charge of new submissions starting July 1, 2005.

Smeal Op-Ed: Aspiring Leaders Need Experience

There is more to becoming an effective leader than just getting a promotion. Aspiring leaders need to develop new skills and a broader leadership point of view. So how do they go about doing that?

Loose Lips Sink Ships

At year end, there are many business stories worth writing about. This year I will focus on the things that could have been left unsaid, or better yet should have been left unsaid.

Smeal Research: Network Embeddedness Linked To Corporate Performance

Companies with distinctive product offerings or unique business processes are even more likely to reap economic gains when they're deeply embedded in a network with other similar niche players according to research co-authored by Ann Echols and Wenpin Tsai at Penn State's Smeal College of Business.

MBAs Win Virtual Entrepreneurship Competition

By proposing an entirely new business model for a startup company, six MBA students from Penn State's Smeal College of Business recently finished ahead of teams from nine other business schools to win a unique online case competition.