Dr. Bing Yu, Assistant Professor of Business, received the 2012 Business School Scholar of the Year Award in recognition of his intellectual contributions in the fields of corporate finance.  This year, he is the author or co-author  of three published articles in finance journals and another article is forthcoming.

Dr. Douglas Wakeman (left), Dean of the Business School, and Dr. Jeff Langenderfer (right), Department Head, presented the award.

Assistant Professor Dr. Karen Mishra was quoted in the November 9 edition of Forbes magazine where she offered advice to firms considering a socially-responsible component to their business.  In the article, “Mixing Business Strategy, Social Responsibility,” Dr. Mishra noted, “Consumers more and more are looking to buy from socially responsible companies, and they’re actually willing to pay more for products in certain cases.” 

Click here for the full article: http://www.forbes.com/sites/sageworks/2011/11/09/mixing-business-strategy-social-responsibility/

Assistant Professor  Kristy Dixon was quoted by Fox Business in the article "The 12 Quickest Ways to Get Fired"

http://www.foxbusiness.com/personal-finance/2011/09/01/12-quickest-ways-to-get-fired

Dr. Denise Rotondo, Senior Vice President for Academic Administration, presented Dr. Jeff Langenderfer the 2011 Business School Scholar of the Year Award in recognition of his intellectual contributions in the fields of marketing and law.  In the past year, he published three articles in the Journal of Public Policy in Marketing and the Journal of Consumer Affairs. He also served as co-editor of a special issue of the Journal of Consumer Affairs which focused on privacy literacy.

Congratulations to Dr. Jeff Langenderfer who was selected by graduate students as the 2011 MBA Professor of the Year. This award was announced by MBA student Andrew Aplin at the Graduation Banquet on May 5.  Dr. Langenderfer teaches “Strategies for Effective Negotiation” and “Marketing Strategy.”