Business School Faculty in the News - March 2004
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Douglas Skinner, Venky Nagar, “All Business: What’s
really driving stock buybacks?”
Associated Press, March 1, 2004
Douglas Skinner, Venky Nagar, “Stock repurchases not
always what they seem,” Chicago Tribune, March 14, 2004;
story also appeared in Miami Herald, March 14, 2004; Buffalo
News, March 2004
David Wright, “Metro accounting firm merges, expands
service: Company adds expertise in
consulting,” Detroit News, March 19, 2004 |
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Jim Hines, Jr., “The Economy: U.S. tax code is not to
blame in offshoring of jobs,” Philadelphia Inquirer, March
26, 2004
Jim Hines, Jr., C. Fritz Foley, “Venture Out Alone,” Harvard
Business Review, March 2004
Francine Lafontaine, “Industry robust, officials report:
Growth surprises even high brass,”
Chicago Tribune, March 15, 2004
Joel Slemrod, “The Nation: Kerry Wants to End Tax Break
for Corporate Profits Abroad . . .”
Los Angeles Times, March 26, 2004 |
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M.S. Krishnan, Izak Duenyas, Robert Kennedy, “
‘Outsourcing 101’: Business schools are
studying benefits, problems of growing trend,” Ann Arbor News,
March 28, 2004 |
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Jay Anand, “Think big, buy small:
Big pharma’s changing business model might mean local job
growth,” Ann Arbor News, March 7, 2004
C. Fritz Foley, Jim Hines, Jr., “Venture Out Alone,”
Harvard Business Review, March 2004
Robert Kennedy, “Off-Shore Job Drain: A look at the
proposals to stop the outflow of
manufacturing work,” Detroit Free Press, March 15, 2004
Robert Kennedy, Izak Duenyas, M.S. Krishnan, “
‘Outsourcing 101’: Business schools are
studying benefits, problems of growing trend,” Ann Arbor News,
March 28, 2004
Ken Lieberthal, “Letter from Asia: China’s Offshore
Headaches: Is the Leash Short Enough?”
New York Times, March 3, 2004
Ken Lieberthal, “China breaks official silence on
shooting of Taiwan’s Chen, but stays
noncommittal,” Associated Press, March 19, 2004
Ken Lieberthal, “Bulls in a China shop: Foreign companies
are pouring money into China . . .”
The Economist, March 20, 2004
Ken Lieberthal, “Tom Walsh: GM’s China bonanza: In 2003,
GM and its Chinese partners made $2267 per car sold in China . .
.” Detroit Free Press, March 30, 2004
Linda Lim, “ ‘Next 10 Years Will Be the Best for India’,”
Financial Express, March 23, 2004
Anuradha Nagarajan, “Fleets take to the Internet,” Fleet
Owner, March 1, 2004
Anuradha Nagarajan, “More truckers travel Internet
superhighway,” Modern Bulk Transporter, March 1, 2004
C.K. Prahalad, “White-collar nightmare: worldsourcing is
changing the dynamics of the global
market—and it’s here to stay,” Foreign Policy, March 1, 2004
C.K. Prahalad, “Beyond the digital divide,” The
Economist, March 13, 2004
C.K. Prahalad, “Grad plan could strain for liftoff:
Granholm’s lofty goal . . .” Detroit Free
Press, March 16, 2004
C.K. Prahalad, “A New Roadmap for Winning in Developing
Markets,” Financial Express, March 26, 2004
C.K. Prahalad, Venkat Ramaswamy, “Take your cues from
your customers,” Business Day, March 15, 2004 |
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Nejat Seyhun, “Market Timers vs Buy-and-Holders,”
Business Line, March 1, 2004 |
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George Fulton, “Auto jobs fall, but pay rises,” Ann Arbor
News, March 18, 2004
George Fulton, “Scramble for jobs ignores some economic
realities in Michigan,” Associated
Press, March 19, 2004
George Fulton, “Auto, tech are a good match for our area:
Marriage of struggling sectors
holds promise,” Ann Arbor News, March 21, 2004
George Fulton, “Business’ cuts big, painful,” Detroit
Free Press, March 29, 2004
George Fulton, Don Grimes, “Optimism skews ’03 forecast,”
Ann Arbor News, March 7, 2004
George Fulton, Don Grimes, “Road to recovery: Consumer
demand, improved national economy expected to boost local jobs,”
Ann Arbor News, March 7, 2004
George Fulton, Don Grimes, “This just in,” Crain’s
Detroit Business, March 29, 2004
George Fulton, Don Grimes, “High Paying Jobs Lead Job
Growth Expected For Wayne County Through 2006,” Michigan
Technology News, March 31, 2004
Don Grimes, “Comment & Analysis: Return of a conundrum .
. .” The Guardian, March 2, 2004 |
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Wayne Baker, “Digital revolution would help connect
Detroit and suburbs,” Detroit News, March 17, 2004
Wayne Baker, “Relationship overload worries online
‘anti-socialites’,” Associated Press,
March 18, 2004; story also appeared in the Detroit News, March
21, 2004
Wayne Baker, “ ‘Hi’ Society: Surfers Clink on ‘Pals’
Net,” New York Post, March 21, 2004
Kim Cameron, “Martha’s Firm Faces Uncertain Future,”
TheStreet.com, March 5, 2004
Jerry Davis, “Beyond Disney: rising investor clout,”
Christian Science Monitor, March 5, 2004
Jane Dutton, “People,” Crain’s Detroit Business, March
15, 2004
Gerald Meyers, “American Axle Workers Seen Ratifying New
Contract,” Wall Street Journal,
March 5, 2004
Gerald Meyers, “Delta: No Deal with Rout – Set Up Buyout,
Got Shelby Funds,” The Commercial Appeal, March 18, 2004
Richard Price, “State’s gloom lingers despite U.S.
recovery: Cautious workers, employers
worry about jobs, spend less,” Detroit News, March 7, 2004
Jeffrey Sanchez-Burks, “Social studies: Buzz: corporate
socialization positively affects
productivity,” Entrepreneur, March 1, 2004 |
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Bob Dolan, “After Buying Rubbermaid,
a Deluge of Sorts,” New York Times, March 20, 2004
Claes Fornell, “IRS image starting to improve,”
NPR/Marketplace, March 1, 2004
Michel Wedel, “Saving Us From Food, The Big Picture,
Etc.,” Adweek, March 22, 2004
Venkat Ramaswamy, C.K. Prahalad, “Take your cues from
your customers,” Business Day, March 15, 2004
Claes Fornell/American Customer Satisfaction Index,
“Publix Tops with Shoppers: ACSI ”
Supermarket News, February 23, 2004
Claes Fornell/American Customer Satisfaction Index, “A
New Public Enemy, Bad Reputations, Etc.,” Adweek, March 1, 2004
Claes Fornell/American Customer Satisfaction Index, “
‘Satisfaction index’ gets boost on McD comeback,” Nation’s
Restaurant News, March 1, 2004
Claes Fornell/American Customer Satisfaction Index,
“Wal-Mart shaking up the grocery store business,” Sarasota
Herald-Tribune, March 1, 2004
Claes Fornell/American Customer Satisfaction Index,
“Banishing the ghosts of Kmart: Fighting To Get Back In The
Game,” DSN Retailing Today, March 8, 2004
Claes Fornell/American Customer Satisfaction Index, “QSR
tops satisfaction study: Bush admin, sees ‘manufacturing link’ .
. .” Nation’s Restaurant News, March 8, 2004
Claes Fornell/American Customer Satisfaction Index,
“Southern regions rank high in customer satisfaction,” Business
Journal, March 12, 2004
Claes Fornell/American Customer Satisfaction Index, “A
Customer Study’s Look at the Biggest Supermarkets,” Supermarket
News, March 15, 2004
Claes Fornell/American Customer Satisfaction Index,
“BellSouth CEO committed to customer service,” USA Today, March
15, 2004
Claes Fornell/American Customer Satisfaction Index,
“E-Government,” National Journal’s
Technology Daily, March 15, 2004
Claes Fornell/American Customer Satisfaction Index,
“Federal health and job sites rival
commercial sites,” Newsbytes, March 15, 2004
Claes Fornell/American Customer Satisfaction Index, “U-M
probes study leak: Data from
consumer surveys released hours early in Feb,” Detroit News,
March 17, 2004
Claes Fornell /American Customer Satisfaction Index,
“Customer Disservice: These Days,
Consumers May as Well Keep Their Complaint To Themselves,” The
Washington Post, March 28, 2004
Claes Fornell/American Customer Satisfaction Index,
“Customer Satisfaction Up Online,”
American Demographics, April 1, 2004 |
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Izak Duenyas, Robert Kennedy, M.S.
Krishnan “ ‘Outsourcing 101’: Business schools are
studying benefits, problems of growing trend,” Ann Arbor News,
March 28, 2004 |
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Madeleine Albright, “Albright talks
about future of Middle East,” Michigan Daily, March 10,
2004
Madeleine Albright, “Albright: Terrorism roots run deep:
Former Secretary of State speaks at
U-M symposium,” Ann Arbor News, March 12, 2004
Madeleine Albright, “Editorial: Foreign affairs hit
home,” Detroit Free Press, March 14,
2004; story also appeared as a Commentary in the Detroit Free
Press, March 16, 2004
Madeleine Albright, “Interview with Madeleine Albright –
Michigan Radio,” [audio], March 11, 2004
Alan Deardorff, “Granholm signs directives to discourage
outsourcing,” Associated Press,
March 22, 2004
Alan Deardorff, “Granholm’s attempt to save jobs may
backfire: Protectionist attitudes could
make Michigan poorer in many ways,” Ann Arbor News, March 28,
2004
Robert Kennedy, “Off-Shore Job Drain: A look at the
proposals to stop the outflow of
manufacturing work,” Detroit Free Press, March 15, 2004
Robert Kennedy, Izak Duenyas, M.S. Krishnan, “
‘Outsourcing 101’: Business schools are
studying benefits, problems of growing trend,” Ann Arbor News,
March 28, 2004 |
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Theresa Welbourne, “Otherwise
engaged: get blasé employees motivated about their jobs, and
they’ll really take care of business . . .” Entrepreneur, March
1, 2004
Theresa Welbourne, “High Performance Workplace and High
Performance Leaders: February
Leadership Pulse,” HR.com, March 9, 2004
Theresa Welbourne, “HR Metrics for HR Strategists,”
HR.com, April 5, 2004 |
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“Mothers Start Own Companies for Flextime,”
The Post-Standard, February 29, 2004
“Work, Wisdom & Time,” The Executive Speaker, March 2004
“Tight budgets choke WiFi at U-M: Wireless Internet in demand,
but costly,” Ann Arbor News,
March 4, 2004
“Grad job market loosens up: Recruiting experts at area colleges
see increased
opportunities,” Ann Arbor News, March 10, 2004
“People,” Reno Gazette-Journal, March 10, 2004
“All sides twist immigration research,” Chicago Sun-Times, March
21, 2004
“Europe’s M.B.A Programs Court Women Candidates,” Wall Street
Journal, March 29, 2004
“Give us the tools and we’ll finish the job . . .” Financial
Times, March 31, 2004 |
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