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Getting Directors to Think Like Owners

Numerous critics have raised serious concerns recently about outside directors who do not have much riding on the financial performance of their firms. One method for improving corporate governance is to make outside directors owners, but not necessarily by just giving them shares, according to Donald Hambrick, Smeal Chair of Management. More of his research findings are online at http://www.smeal.psu.edu/news/releases/jun02/newidea.html

Global Commerce Conference

An upcoming Washington D.C. conference co-sponsored by the eBusiness Research Center and the Penn State Institute for Information Policy is bringing together representatives and key thought leaders from academia, government, and industry to address the technology sector’s future for economic recovery. The day long Accelerating Global Commerce Through Technology and Policy Conference will take place September 20, 2002, at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. For information on the conference and the speakers, go online to http://www.ebrc.psu.edu/events/dcConf/speakers.htm

Building Customer Value

Many firms often give away the keys to ongoing profitability: service, special support, know-how and other more intangible extras, says Ralph Oliva, executive director of the Institute for the Study of Business Markets. The ISBM is co-sponsoring a business-to business services forum to enable firms to leverage their knowledge base for greater profits. The program, "Building Customer Value and New Profitability---Through Services," will take place July 24-26 in the Philadelphia Airport Marriott.

Ethical Culture Audits

If you're considering a job offer, noted ethics scholar Linda Treviño advises conducting an ethical culture audit before joining any firm. Treviño, chair of the Department of Management and Organization, identifies the 15 questions to ask. They are online at http://www.smeal.psu.edu/news/releases/jun02/ethics.html

Building Better IT Partnerships

Lou D'Ambrosio, a 1986 Smeal College graduate and Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Marketing for the IBM Software Group, addresses the issue of managing information technology in a guest editorial. It is online at http://www.smeal.psu.edu/news/releases/jun02/building.html.

Executive Programs Ranks Among The World's Best

The Financial Times' 2002 Global Executive Education Rankings' ranks Penn State Executive Programs in the Smeal College of Business 22nd overall in the world, 14th among U.S. universities and in the top five among U.S. public universities.

MBA Class Of 1997 Reunion

The MBA Class of 1997 is hosting an alumni reunion of classmates and friends, October 11-13, in State College, PA. For a schedule of events and additional information, contact Murray Goldstein at murrayg@bellsouth.net. For information on other Smeal College alumni events and access to the alumni calendar, go online to http://www.smeal.psu.edu/alumni/index.html.

Media Round-Up

Members of the Smeal College faculty are regular contributors to the world's news media.

Class Notes & Events

For information on your classmates and other Smeal alumni, visit Class Notes at www.smeal.psu.edu/alumni/classnotes.html. You can receive regular updates on events by completing the "Alumni Information Form" found online at http://java.smeal.psu.edu/jsp/alumni/info.jsp.

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