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May 20, 2016
“Positive leader,” “Positive work environment,” “Positive business” – what do these terms really mean? Dean Alison Davis-Blake defines them for students in this way: 1) “creating economic value,” 2) “creating great places to work where people flourish,” and 3) “how to be a good neighbor in their community, nation, and the world.” Last fall, the […]
May 19, 2016
D. Scott DeRue will be the new Edward J. Frey Dean of the Stephen M. Ross School of Business, effective July 1. His five-year appointment was approved Thursday by the Board of Regents. DeRue currently is the Gilbert and Ruth Whitaker Professor of Business Administration, associate dean for executive education, and professor of management and […]
May 19, 2016
CPO Faculty Associate Wallace J. Hopp was named the C.K. Prahalad Distinguished University Professor of Business and Engineering effective September 1. This is a prestigious honor reserved for a very small number of the University’s most elite faculty. Hopp is also associate dean for learning and design, and professor of technology and operations, Stephen M. Ross School […]
May 19, 2016
Business leaders share ideas for driving change at the Michigan Ross Positive Business Conference. When accounting and consulting giant PwC defined a purpose statement — “build trust in society and solve important problems” — it sent it via email to employees. That didn’t work so well, said Shannon Schuyler, BA ‘93, principal and chief purpose […]
May 19, 2016
New book by Professor Andy Hoffman explores how to find your calling when it comes to building a sustainable future. As a business professor, Andy Hoffman is often asked by well-meaning students what they can do or where they can go to make the biggest impact. To him, that’s not quite the right question. So […]
May 10, 2016
Professor Ted London shares best practices to give business ventures that serve the world’s poor a greater chance of success. When it comes to business ventures that serve the world’s poor, great interest hasn’t always translated into great success. Enterprises that start down this path often hit a roadblock when it comes to scale. Michigan […]
May 10, 2016
This post was written for the Huffington Post’s Great Work Cultures initiative. View the original post here. Image credit: Trifon Kolev Imagine coming to work each morning feeling cared for and supported as a professional—and as a human being. When you need information, help with problem, or some good advice, your coworkers are there, freely […]
May 5, 2016
Until recently, Team Detroit, Blue Hive, and Retail First operated as three different identities, now unified under one as GTB which stands for Global Team Blue. In an AdAge article, Kim Brink, chief operating officer of Team Detroit and Blue Hive now GTB, said the decision to rebrand made sense as a way to “clarify things […]
May 3, 2016
This May, eight Ross MBA students will embark on a road trip across America to meet with social entrepreneurs around the country and work with them on bringing innovative solutions to the challenges their companies are facing. It’s part of Open Road, a new action-based social entrepreneurship program developed by Ross students and based […]
May 2, 2016
Benedictine University’s Center for Values-Driven Leadership (CVDL) announced May 2nd the first winners of three new awards in values-driven leadership, to be granted biennially by the CVDL. “These awards are an important way of recognizing exceptional, values-driven leaders who have a transformative impact on business and society,” says Dr. Jim Ludema, director of the Center for […]
April 27, 2016
Reprinted from Ross Thought in Action This year, 1,100 students will walk across the stage at Hill Auditorium to receive their degree from Michigan Ross — and when they do, they’ll join a vibrant community of nearly 50,000 living alumni across the world. Two commencement ceremonies will take place this Friday, April 29. BBA, MAcc, […]
April 26, 2016
Aysha Malik, one of our +LAB Fellows, is part of the team mentioned in the story below. Reprinted from Ross Thought in Action. Leading outdoor outfitter Patagonia has committed to addressing the difficult issue of PFC chemicals contaminating natural areas. And following a recent competition hosted by the company, students from Michigan Ross are helping to lead […]