Business School Faculty in the News - March-April 2008

Below are selected citations of news stories organized by academic department or area, compiled by the Office of Marketing Communications. Please submit additional articles or comments to OfficeofCommunications@bus.umich.edu.

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Thomas Lyon, "Planet Needs a Greater Effort to Break from Fossil Fuels," Detroit Free Press, April 20, 2008
Joel Slemrod, "There's Rich and There's the 'Fortunate 400,'" Wall Street Journal, March 5, 2008
Joel Slemrod, "Think Taxes are High Now?" Kalamazoo Gazette, March 5, 2008
Joel Slemrod, "Ways to Put Economic Stimulus Payment to Good Use," March 10, 2008
Joel Slemrod, "Democrats and Tax Review Policy," Las Vegas Review-Journal, March 17, 2008
Joel Slemrod, "Economic Stimulus Plan," CNN video, March 20, 2008
Joel Slemrod, "Gwinnett Opinions: Teen Failed the Real Test," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, April 4, 2008
Joel Slemrod, "State of Taxation 2008: The Case for a Broader Base," Congressional Quarterly Weekly, April 13, 2008
Joel Slemrod, "These May Be the Good Old Days for Taxpayers," Associated Press, April 15, 2008
Joel Slemrod, "Small Business and the Tax Code," Finance Wire, April 10, 2008
Joel Slemrod, "State of Taxation 2008: Taxing Consumption," Congressional Quarterly Weekly, April 13, 2008
Joel Slemrod, "U.S. Begins Sending out Tax Rebates," New York Times, April 29, 2008
Jan Svejnar, "Svejnar Reflects on Challenge of Presenting Himself to Czech Voters," March 13, 2008
Marina Whitman, "Auto Profile: GM's Roger Smith," The Standard, March 13, 2008
Martin Zimmerman, "Cost-Effective Carbon Restrictions-A Conference Summary," Chicago Fed Letter, March Issue, 2008

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Joel Slemrod, "There's Rich and There's the 'Fortunate 400,'" Wall Street Journal, March 5, 2008
Joel Slemrod, "Think Taxes are High Now?" Kalamazoo Gazette, March 5, 2008
Joel Slemrod, "Ways to Put Economic Stimulus Payment to Good Use," March 10, 2008
Joel Slemrod, "Democrats and Tax Review Policy," Las Vegas Review-Journal, March 17, 2008
Joel Slemrod, "Economic Stimulus Plan," CNN video, March 20, 2008
Joel Slemrod, "Gwinnett Opinions: Teen Failed the Real Test," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, April 4, 2008
Joel Slemrod, "State of Taxation 2008: The Case for a Broader Base," Congressional Quarterly Weekly, April 13, 2008
Joel Slemrod, "These May Be the Good Old Days for Taxpayers," Associated Press, April 15, 2008
Joel Slemrod, "Small Business and the Tax Code," Finance Wire, April 10, 2008
Joel Slemrod, "State of Taxation 2008: Taxing Consumption," Congressional Quarterly Weekly, April 13, 2008
Joel Slemrod, "U.S. Begins Sending out Tax Rebates," New York Times, April 29, 2008
"When Your Personal Life is Your Business Life, Is Everything a Tax Write-off?" Wired News, April 14, 2008


MS Krishnan, "MBA Adds Real Value to the IT Crowd, Financial Times, March 11, 2008
MS Krishnan
, "The Centrality of IT," InformationWeek, April 13, 2008
MS Krishnan, "MBA Boosts IT Salary More Than Experience and Non-Business Degree," Network World, April 16, 3008
MS Krishnan, CK Prahalad, "Down to Business: New Book Chronicles the Future of Innovation," InformationWeek, April 2, 2008
MS Krishnan, CK Prahalad, "The New Age of Innovation and You," InformationWeek, April 3, 2008
MS Krishnan, CK Prahalad, "Agent of Change," InformationWeek, April 14, 2008


Theresa Welbourne, "Engagement Tips," South China Morning Post, March 1, 2008
Theresa Welbourne, "The Most Interesting Corporate Writing Job in America," Ragan's Report, March 4, 2008
"Business Savvy: Bringing An Entrepreneurial Spirit to the Workplace," South China Morning Post, April 19, 2008


David Brophy, "Start-Up Star: Michigan Seeks a Homegrown Venture Capital Winner to Draw Investors from Outside State" Detroit Free Press, April 7, 2008
Amy Dittmar, "Unlike Consumers, Companies Are Piling Up Cash," New York Times, March 4, 2008
Amy Dittmar, "U.S. Firms are Sitting Atop Piles of Cash," International Herald Tribune, March 5, 2008
Paolo Pasquariello, "Stocks: A Place Called Vertigo," BusinessWeek, March 18, 2008
Amiyatosh Purnanandam, "How Subprime Killed Bear Stearns," CNNMoney.com, March 17, 3008
H. Nejat Seyhun, "Insiders, at Least, See Reason to Smile," New York Times, March 24, 2008
Tyler Shumway, "Trading Technologies' University Relations Program Adds 12 New Professors," News & Observer, March 14, 2008
Robert Van Order, "Loan Securitization to Last, But Experts Say Reforms Loom," Investor's Business Daily, April 10, 2008


George Fulton, "Brandon Presses Leaders to Focus,"Ann Arbor News, March 13, 2008
George Fulton, Donald Grimes
, "Golden Years of Growth," Ann Arbor News, March 11, 2008
George Fulton, Donald Grimes, "The Last Lousy Year," Ann Arbor News, March 11, 2008
George Fulton, Donald Grimes
, "Oakland to Lead Rebound," Detroit News, March 18, 2008
George Fulton, Donald Grimes,
"Study: Oakland Job Losses Slowing, May Stabilize in 2009," Crain's Detroit Business, April 21, 2008
Donald Grimes
, "Clinton, Obama Campaigns Tout Plans for Ending Foreclosure Crisis," Associated Press, March 1, 2008
Donald Grimes, "Michigan's Home Vacancy Rate Rises," Detroit News, March 24, 2008
Larry Root, Richard Zullo, "American Axle Strikers Blame Trade Policy," Detroit Free Press, March 3, 2008
Richard Zullo, "Pay Scales Divide Factory Floors," Associated Press, April 9, 2008


Dana Muir, "Flint's Mott Family Named in Lawsuit over U.S. Sugar Dispute," MLive, March 5, 2008
Dana Muir, "Sugar Maker Sued Over Buyout Snub," Flint Journal, March 5, 2008
Cindy Schipani, "What's New," Indianapolis Star, March 17, 3008


Wayne Baker, Aleksandra Kacperczyk, Jeffrey Sanchez-Burks, "Friendships on Job Hard to Work," Chicago Tribune, March 10, 2008
Wayne Baker, Aleksandra Kacperczyk, Jeffrey Sanchez-Burks, "Study Says: U.S. Workers Divide Business, Pleasure," Courier-Post, March 11, 2008
Wayne Baker, Aleksandra Kacperczyk, Jeffrey Sanchez-Burks, "Meet Up After Work? No Thanks, Say Many U.S. Officemates," Christian Science Monitor, March 17, 2008
Wayne Baker, Aleksandra Kacperczyk, Jeffrey Sanchez-Burks, "Friendship or Workship?" Financial Post (Canada), March 26, 2008
Wayne Baker, Aleksandra Kacperczyk, Jeffrey Sanchez-Burks, Sirius Radio Alex Bennett Show, March 31, 2008
Wayne Baker, Aleksandra Kacperczyk, Jeffrey Sanchez-Burks, Sirius Radio Mike Church Show, March 31, 2008
Wayne Baker, Aleksandra Kacperczyk, Jeffrey Sanchez-Burks, WINS-AM (New York News), March 31, 2008
Wayne Baker, Aleksandra Kacperczyk, Jeffrey Sanchez-Burks, NewsRadio 1060 KYW-AM 1060, March 31, 2008
Wayne Baker, Aleksandra Kacperczyk, Jeffrey Sanchez-Burks, "Study Finds Most People Don't Mix Business and Pleasure on the Job," Pitssburgh Post Gazette, April 1, 2008
Wayne Brockbank, "Ghana," Africa News, March 13, 2008
Wayne Brockbank, "Ghana: A Gift to Gimpa," Africa News, March 14, 2008
Jerry Davis, Gerald Meyers, "Much Ado About Nothing," Forbes, March 8, 2008
Jeff DeGraff, "Starbucks Going Back to Grinding Beans," USA Today, March 18, 2008
Jeff DeGraff, "Conflict Sparks Innovation, Business Expert Says," Grand Rapids Press, April 16, 2008
Gerald Meyers, "Volt's Pricing Could Provide Sticker Shock," Detroit Free Press, March 16, 2008
Gerald Meyers, "Pension Funds Used for Retirement Offers; Unusual Move Irks UAW Members," Detroit Free Press, March 22, 2008
Gerald Meyers, "Axle Strikers Eye Detroit 3 Issues: Workers Fight Movement to Cut Wages," Detroit Free Press, April 13, 2008
Rick Price, "Losing Job Can Make You Sick," Grand Rapids Press, April 17, 2008
Jeffrey Sanchez-Burks, "Numbers Game," CA Magazine, April 2008
Gretchen Spreitzer, "Positive Words Still Work Best," Australian Financial Review, March 11, 2008
Noel Tichy, "What to Watch," Dallas Morning News, March 10, 2008
Noel Tichy, "Judging Leaders' Judgments," Dallas Morning News, March 11, 2008
Noel Tichy, "Wanted: One President, Judgment Required," Forbes, March 26, 2008
Noel Tichy, "GE's Shortfall Calls Credibility into Question," New York Times, April 18, 2008
Noel Tichy, First Word Bloomberg National (Radio), April 18, 2008
Noel Tichy, "Boeing's McNerney: 'Digging Out of a Hole,'" Business Week Online, April 23, 2008
John Tropman, "A Parting of Ways," Chronicle of Philanthropy, April 3, 2008
John Tropman, "Tips for Dismissing a Leader and Managing a Transition," Chronicle of Philanthropy, April 3, 2008
Lynn Wooten, "The Generation Gap: Younger Workers Bring Different Needs," Focus, April 14, 2008


Andrew Gershoff, Anirban Mukhopadhyay, "Fondness Makes Us Poor Judges, But Dislike is Spot-on," Hindustan Times, April 22, 2008
Tom Kinnear
, "2008-2009 AMA Elections," Marketing News TM, March 1, 2008
Aradhna Krishna
, "Indian Researcher Shows Most People Do Judge a Drink by Its Container," New-Pub, March 18, 2008
Aradhna Krishna, "Capsule," Los Angeles Times, March 24, 2008
Aradhna Krishna, "Health & Fitness," Record Searchlight, March 31, 2008
Aradhna Krishna, "Fred's Weather: Another Taste Test," Asbury Park Press (New Jersey), April 20, 1008
Norbert Schwarz, "Rumor's Reasons," New York Times, March 16, 2008
Norbert Schwarz, "Indian-Origin Researchers Find Why Wine Labels with Animals Work," New-Pub, March 18, 2008
Norbert Schwarz, "Why People Buy Wine with Animal Logo," United Press International, March 18, 2008
Norbert Schwarz, "'Critter' Wines Draw Consumers, Researchers Say," CBC News, April 18, 2008

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"A Web Site Tries to Redefine Value," New York Times, March 2, 2008
"Airlines Cutting Extras, Adding Charges," Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, March 6, 2008
"Fed Web Site Scores Fall in Customer Satisfaction Index," Government Computer News, March 18, 2008
"Satisfaction with Federal Web Sites Hits 3-Year Low," Oklahoma City News Journal, March 19, 2008
"Vindu's View: Our Love-Hate Relationship with Comcast," San Jose Mercury News, March 30, 2008
"Identifying the Best – And Worst – Banks," MarketWatch, March 31, 2008
"Honda Rated Best on Web," Detroit Free Press, March 31, 2008
"Publisher Note," Michigan Banker, March 2008
"JPM Branch Goals," American Banker, April 4, 2008
"Measuring Customer Satisfaction," The Business Times Singapore, April 9, 2008
"Budget Airlines' Secret: First-Class Customer Service," TheStreet.com, April 10, 2008
"Bad Service Too Often is Part of Being Young," The Kansas City Star, April 13, 2008
"Online Banking Satisfaction Up," Global Banking News, April 15, 2008
"10 Things Your Airline Won't Tell You," Smartmoney.com, April 18, 2008
"Delta-Northwest Combo May be Worse than Two Evils," The Palm Beach Post, April 18, 2008
"The Palm Beach Post, Fla., Linda Rawls Column," The Palm Beach Post, April 18, 2008
"Comcast's Big Push to Repair Its Image," The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 20, 2008
"How Jeff Bezos Rules the Retail Space," Fortune, April 23, 2008
"Comcast Sharpening Image Amid Complaints," The Stuart News/Port St. Lucie News, April 24, 2008


Aneel Karnani, "Fair & Lovely, and Maybe a Little Bit of Dignity," ThinkChange India, March 11, 2008
MS Krishnan, CK Prahalad
, "Down to Business: New Book Chronicles the Future of Innovation," InformationWeek, April 2, 2008
MS Krishnan, CK Prahalad, "The New Age of Innovation and You," InformationWeek, April 3, 2008
MS Krishnan, CK Prahalad, "Agent of Change," InformationWeek, April 14, 2008
Kenneth Lieberthal, "Warning as Tibet Protests Spread," The Australian, March 18, 2008
Kenneth Lieberthal, "Tibet Protests Spread to Beijing," Daily Mail (London), March 18, 2008
Kenneth Lieberthal, "China Says Using Restraint to Quell Tibet Unrest," Reuters, March 25, 2008
Kenneth Lieberthal, "Seoul, Pyongyang Resuming Adversarial Roles," National Public Radio/All Things Considered, March 28, 2008
Kenneth Lieberthal, "An Uphill Race?" Forbes, April 13, 2008
Linda Lim, "M-Flex Appoints Reza Meshgin as New Chief Executive, Phil Harding to Remain Chairman," Associated Press, March 12, 2008
Linda Lim, "MFLEX Announces New CEO, Former CEO Continues to Serve as Chairman of the Board," Wireless News, March 15, 2008
Linda Lim, "Ripple Effect of U.S. Economic Woes," Straits Times, March 19, 2008
CK Prahalad, "Researching the Best," CNN, March 10, 2008
CK Prahalad, "New Version of Research Ranking Lists Top 100 and US Schools," CNN, March 11, 2008
CK Prahalad, "The Magazine Rack," Kansas City Star, March 18, 2008
CK Prahalad, "Farmer Loan Waiver is First Step," Economic Times (India), March 31, 2008
CK Prahalad, "The New Age of Innovation," Business Standard (India), April 7, 2008
CK Prahalad, "Carving a Niche in Mobile Computing," Economic Times (India), April 8, 2008
CK Prahalad, "World Focuses on Individual Consumer Experience," India Infoline.com, April 18, 2008
CK Prahalad, "NCR Chief Predicts 'Ups and Downs' on the Road to Achieving 'Bold' Plan," Dayton Business Journal, April 23, 2008
Lynn Wooten, "The Generation Gap: Younger Workers Bring Different Needs," Focus, April 14, 2008


Tom Kinnear, "2008-2009 AMA Elections," Marketing News TM, March 1, 2008


Robert Kennedy, "Initiative Expands Women's Opportunities," Ann Arbor News, March 6, 2008
"16 Universities Join in $100-Million Business-Education Program for Underserved Women," Chronicles of Higher Education, March 6, 2008
"Teaching Women the Ways of the Marketplace," Washington Post, March 6, 2008
"Program Will Help Women in Development World," Chronicle of Higher Education, March 14, 2008
"Institute to Train Rwanda Women," Detroit News, March 24, 2008


Ed Adams, "The Stephen M. Ross School of Business Selects Mediasite for Webcasting in New State-of-the-Art Facilty," The Earth Times (London), April 15, 2008
Evonne Plantinga, "Faced with Early Class, B-Schoolers Get Crafty," Michigan Daily, April 10, 2008
Al Cotrone, "Al Cotrone Speaks About the Possible Bleak Jobs Picture for College Graduates," WJR.com, April 9, 2008
Al Cotrone, "Class of '08 Facing a Scramble for Jobs," Ann Arbor News, April 10, 2008
Al Cotrone, "Bear Stearns Interns Learn about Business the Hard Way," USA Today, April 29, 2008
Stephen M. Ross, "NFL Fraternity to Grow in Palm Beach if Stephen Ross Becomes Miami Dolphins Co-Owner," Palm Beach Daily News, March 2, 2008
"Bay Area Biz," San Francisco Chronicle, March 2, 2008
"UM Business School Teams Win $27,000 in Cleantech Venture Challenge," Michigan Tech News, March 4, 2008
"Africa," Africa News, March 5, 2008
"Winners of the 2008 Cincom  and University of Cincinnati Spirit of Enterprise MBA Business Plan Competition Announced," Marketwire, March 5, 2008
"Starting Out Young," CNN, March 5, 2008
"University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School Comes Top," CNN, March 6, 2008
"Starting Out Young," CNN, March 5, 2008
"Business Schools Look to GRE to Boost Diversity," Collegiate Presswire, March 25, 2008
"Wall Street - Land of Job Uncertainty," CNNMoney.com, April 1, 2008
"Internship Decision Time," BusinessWeek, April 3, 2008
"Wharton Wins 3rd Annual Sustainable Venture Capital Investment Competition," Ascribe, April 3, 2008
"The Future of Diversity," Crain's Detroit Business, April 14, 2008
"UM Students Win Prize Money for Green Business Plan," WWJ, April 21, 2008
"Money for Breakfast," Fox Business Network, April 21, 2008
"African Biodiesel-Plant Plan Wins Students Business Contest," April 21, 2008
"University of Michigan Students Win Wal-Mart's Challenge," Health & Beauty Close-Up, April 23, 2008