Alumni Club Connection

Embracing a New Ethos in Business

Management as a calling A literal and figurative tipping point in Gabriel Correa’s life came five years ago during Hurricane Maria when the deadly, destructive storm leveled the trees in the backyard of his family’s home in Puerto Rico.

More Than a Top-Tier Education: Rankings Highlight Reasons Why Ann Arbor is the Best Place to Attend Business School

While the Ross School of Business is continually ranked among the best business schools in the world, its hometown is racking up a number of impressive recognitions.

The Three Fears that Make Us Reluctant to Act as Leaders

Leadership can come from anyone in an organization, regardless of their formal role or title. Yet some individuals are reluctant to take on leadership roles, potentially depriving the company of useful contributions and limiting their own personal growth. Ross School of Business Professor Julia Lee Cunningham and her colleagues recently conducted several studies into the reasons that prevent people from acting as leaders. The results — described in a forthcoming article in the Academy of Management Journal — show that specific worries about how others perceive them are often to blame. The research also suggests ways to counteract these fears and help people fulfill their leadership potential.

Will the Inflation Reduction Act Actually Reduce Inflation? A Michigan Ross Economist Has Answers

The U.S. is about to spend $490 billion over 10 years on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, improving health care, and reducing the federal deficit. Where’s all that money coming from? The Conversation asked Ross School of Business Professor Nirupama Rao to examine how the new law will raise enough revenue to pay for clean energy tax credits, Affordable Care Act subsidies, and incentives for manufacturers to use cleaner technologies, among other initiatives. And also, given its name, will the Inflation Reduction Act actually bring down inflation?