CEO Pride Goeth Before A Fall, Study Finds

August 3, 2015

Forbes – If former Lehman Brothers CEO Dick Fuld had taken a test that business school professors use to measure executive confidence, called Core Self-Evaluation, or CSE, he would likely have gotten a very high score, says Ciaran Heavey, a professor at the University of Dublin. Heavey is the co-author of a new paper entitled “Exuberance in the Corner Office: CEO Core Self-Evaluation and the Rise and Fall of Irish Firms, 2005-2009,” which will be presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management in early August.

‘You Don’t Have to Know Everything’

Research Finds That When Top Executives Divide Responsibilities, Companies Fare Better

CEOs and other top executives can breathe a little easier now.

Contrary to popular belief, executive managers in small- to medium-sized firms don’t need to know every aspect of how the business operates, according to new research by UConn Management Professor Zeki Simsek and alumnus Ciaran Heavey ’09 Ph.D.Continue Reading

A New Experience and the Meaning of Traveling

July 30, 2015

I decided to ask my boss for a couple of days off after working at the library for more than a month. So my trip from New York to Washington DC started on Friday afternoon, when I took Peterpan to New York to meet two friends of mine. Although I have been to New York many times before, this is the first time I ever visited this city at night. It was definitely impressive.Continue Reading

Message from the Interim Marketing Department Head

July 29, 2015

Greetings!

As summer approaches and our snowy winter fades from our memories into summer’s warm contentment, we are delighted to share Marketing Department news from Spring 2015 that has been a culmination of networking, accomplishments, and research.

Networking was an important theme this spring. On March 25 our undergraduate students came out to the Benton Museum to interact with alumni, corporate partners, and faculty at our Student and Alumni Networking Event. Stewart Lander ’80, the Marketing Department 2014 Alumnus of the year and keynote speaker, stated that networking events give him a chance to interact with students and alumni have much to offer students as well. In addition, the Marketing Department Awards Reception allowed us to honor our successful students and network with them, their parents, and our donors.Continue Reading

MSBAPM Class Explores Economic Impact of High-Speed Internet

July 23, 2015

The MSBAPM capstone class, together with the State of Connecticut, worked on a project this past spring to determine the economic benefits of fiber-optic based high-speed Internet in Connecticut.  The State office, along with the Connecticut Technology Council (CTC) and the CT Gig Project, are partnering with Professor Sudip Bhattacharjee in the OPIM department at the School of Business to understand the economic impact of improved broadband speeds.

 

Connecticut State Broadband Office Partners with UConn School of Business

Consumer Counsel Elin Swanson Katz Announces Formation of Connecticut State Broadband Office and Promotes Internet Survey as First Official Action

State of Connecticut Consumer Counsel Office – As the first official act of the State Broadband Office, Katz announced that the Office has partnered with the UConn School of Business to create two internet surveys – one for businesses, one for residents, which ask respondents about their internet speed, cost, usage, and satisfaction level with their options. The surveys are available through the following internet links:

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CT Budget Needs Economic Growth

July 21, 2015

Hartford Business Journal – Connecticut’s economy must grow at a faster rate—at least double—in the years and decades ahead to grapple with an aging population that will increase demand for social services and constrain the state budget in other ways, state officials and economists warn.

More CT Users Value Owning Space Than Leasing

July 20, 2015

Hartford Business Journal – In March, entrepreneurs Patrick Sweeny and David Connelly pulled off a feat they had been desperate to do for some time: They bought an office building in Glastonbury to house their expanding wealth-management practice.