Health Leaders Magazine – “The absence of a residual claimant with a financial interest in the organization means that no one individual, or group of individuals, has strong incentives to monitor the behavior of the organization at nonprofit hospitals,” Rexford Santerre, Ph.D. , a professor of finance and healthcare management at the University of Connecticut, wrote in a National Bureau of Economic Research report with a Finance Department colleague John Vernon, Ph.D.
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UConn Team Places First in Regional CFA Research Challenge
A team of undergraduates from the UConn School of Business placed first in this year’s regional CFA Research Challenge case competition. Ten teams representing colleges and universities in the Connecticut/Rhode Island area participated in the event, which was sponsored and coordinated by the Hartford CFA Society.
Each team prepared extensive written reports on the assigned case (Barnes Group), which were then submitted for review by judges at the Hartford CFA Society. Four were chosen to compete in the second round – the “presentation round.”
Teams were given 15 minutes to report the findings from their written reports, with an additional 10 minute Q&A session with the judges.
The UConn team now moves forward to compete in the CFA Research Challenge National Case Competition to be held in April in Chicago, Illinois.
MGM Springfield Could Be ‘Devastating Blow’ to Conn. Gaming, Tribal Leaders Say at Hearing
Nonprofit Profile: Greater Hartford Legal Aid
Hartford Business Journal – The Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR) awarded a total of $11,000 to four students from UConn’s School of Business, all majoring in real estate and urban economics.
‘Where You Go In Life Is Up To You’
Finance Chief, Philanthropist, Innovator Denis J. Nayden is a Husky Through-and-Through
A year after Denis J. Nayden ’76, ’77 MBA, graduated from UConn, he was visiting his parents in the Annapolis, Md.,-area, and attended a function at the U.S. Naval Academy.
“My father introduced me to the commandant and said, ‘This is my son, Denis, and he just graduated from UConn,'” Nayden recalled. Apparently, the commandant was only familiar with the other Yukon.
“Congratulations, son!,” the commadant replied. “I didn’t know Alaska had a university.”Continue Reading
Alumni Share Career Experiences with Financial Management Club
Fred Carstensen Talks Energy Economics
Upcoming Conference Brings Energy Leaders Together
Fred Carstensen, professor of finance and economics, will speak at the annual Energy, Environment and Economic Development conference on March 9 from 7 AM to 1:30 PM.
The conference brings together Connecticut leaders from energy and related industries to understand how their businesses interact with environmental policy and development.Continue Reading
Why Are There So Many Mattress Stores?
WFMY News 2 – John Clapp studies retail at the University of Connecticut. He says it’s common for companies to cover an area with their own stores.
“It’s a game they’re playing with each other. Of course they’re trying to do well with sales but they’re also trying to block each other out,” says Clapp.
UConn Business School Announces 10 New Professors
Hartford Business Journal – The UConn School of Business has welcomed 10 new professors to this year’s faculty roster.
Decreasing Infant Mortality
UConn Professor, Colleagues Discover That Turkey’s Take-Charge Healthcare Initiative Saves Lives
Since the nation of Turkey launched an aggressive healthcare initiative, providing free and convenient access to primary care for all its citizens, at conveniently located walk-in clinics, the mortality rate has decreased, most dramatically among infants.Continue Reading