Business School Faculty in the News - May 2004

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

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Douglas Skinner, “Are dividends disappearing? Dividend concentration and the consolidation of earnings,” Journal of Financial Economics, June 2004

Joel Slemrod, “Tax Reform R.I.P.,” Washington Post, May 12, 2004
Joel Slemrod, “The Price of Democracy,” Newsweek, May 17, 2004
Joel Slemrod, “State ‘death tax’ must die,” The Daily Oklahoman, May 19, 2004

M.S. Krishnan, Bob Dolan, C.K. Prahalad, “U-M center in India to help U.S.,” Detroit Free Press, May 18, 2004

Robert Kennedy, “Changing with the times: As Iron Curtain gives way to EU, William Davidson Institute shifts development focus,” Ann Arbor News, May 12, 2004  
Robert Kennedy, “Local industrialist helps develop MBA program at college in Greece . . .” Ann Arbor News, May 12, 2004  
Robert Kennedy, “India, China are lands of opportunity,” Detroit Free Press, May 13, 2004
Robert Kennedy, “U-M group must shift global focus,” Detroit Free Press, May 13, 2004 
Robert Kennedy, “People,” Crain’s Detroit Business, May 24, 2004  
Robert Kennedy, Joe White, “Bill Davidson: Ruler of The Palace empire: He’s the most down-to-earth billionaire you could ever know,” Oakland Press, April 25, 2004  
Ken Lieberthal, “English Rules: Part 1 of 2: Despite outcries over the lack of foreign language skills in the U.S. workforce . . .” Workforce Management, May 1, 2004  
Linda Lim, “Learning Chinese in America,” The Straits Times, April 1, 2004  
C.K. Prahalad, “New Analysis Bolsters Poor As Source of Innovation,” U.S. Newswire, May 19, 2004  
C.K. Prahalad, Bob Dolan, M.S. Krishnan, “U-M center in India to help U.S.,” Detroit Free Press, May 18, 2004  
Jan Svejnar, “Leader warns Czechs EU will swallow nation,” Chicago Sun-Times, April 23, 2004  
Jan Svejnar, “Leumi’s sale logic queried,” The Jerusalem Post, May 14, 2004  
Jan Svejnar, “Firms hear of opportunity Iraq presents: Business people told security risks aren’t as bad as they seem,” Ann Arbor News, May 18, 2004

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Ron Bendersky, “A steely nerve becomes a school’s essential weapon: The Downturn . . .” Financial Times, May 17, 2004 
David Ulrich, “Guru for hire,” Human Resources, March 2004  
David Ulrich, “Vital Functions,” Chief Executive, March 2004  
Theresa Welbourne, “Shedding light on knowledge management . . .,” HRMagazine, May 1, 2004  
Theresa Welbourne, “Gotta Do Jax on Film,” Florida Times-Union, May 2, 2004  
Theresa Welbourne, “Offshore Outsourcing Gaining in Popularity,” Boston Globe, May 2, 2004
Theresa Welbourne, “Offshore your marketing? It’s inevitable,” B to B, May 3, 2004  
Theresa Welbourne, “Short-term reality clashes with long-term economic theory,” St. Petersburg Times, May 3, 2004  
Theresa Welbourne, “The Leadership Energy Crisis: The Strategic Opportunity To Act Now,” HR.com, May 10, 2004

David Brophy, “Briefing: Personal Achievements,” Ann Arbor News, May 28, 2004  
H. Nejat Seyhun, “Insider scoop: Buss: insider selling on the trend,” Entrepreneur, April 1, 2004
H. Nejat Seyhun, “Sector movement can help with investment philosophy,” Ft. Myers News-Press, May 10, 2004  
H. Nejat Seyhun, “Finally, good news from insiders,” CBS MarketWatch, May 12, 2004  
H. Nejat Seyhun, “Stock options benefit may be at crossroads: Proposal to make perk a company cost may affect investor choices,” Ann Arbor News, May 19, 2004  
Tyler Shumway, “Dow drops weight in investors: Analysts say 10,000 mark may be psychological barrier, but little else,” Ann Arbor News, May 13, 2004  
Lu Zheng, “Study: Managers try to create ‘star funds’: Luck, not business acumen, is leading factor, author says,” Ann Arbor News, May 24, 2004; story also appeared in other Booth newspapers  
Lu Zheng, Vikram Nanda, “Briefing: Be wary of ‘star’ funds, U-M study says” Ann Arbor News, May 6, 2004  
Lu Zheng, Vikram Nanda, “A Week’s Worth,” Christian Science Monitor, May 10, 2004  
Lu Zheng, Vikram Nanda, “Why hot mutual funds don’t always stay hot,” Chicago Sun-Times, May 10, 2004  
Lu Zheng, Vikram Nanda, “Broken bonds of trust in banks,” The Evening Standard, May 18, 2004  
Lu Zheng, Vikram Nanda, “Star-Strangled,” The Evening Standard, May 18, 2004  
Lu, Zheng, Clemens Sialm, “Above all else, focus: a concentrated fund manager carefully selects about 30 stocks for his basket . . .” Institutional Investor, March 1, 2004  

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George Fulton, Don Grimes, “Oakland’s Job-Creating Leadership Is Not an Accident . . .” Detroit News, May 2, 2004  
Don Grimes, “Service job outlook spurs Michigan optimism . . .” Detroit News, May 10, 2004  
Don Grimes, “State jobless figure declines: April rate drops from 6.9% to 6.1% . . .” Detroit Free Press, May 20, 2004
 
Wayne Baker, “Networking Web sites thrill some, exasperate others,” The Burlington Free Press, May 2, 2004  
Wayne Baker, “Some Muslims embracing politics of Bush,” Gannett News Service, May 10, 2004  
Wayne Baker, “Where to Get a Good Idea: Steal It Outside Your Group: Think Tank,” New York Times, May 22, 2004  
Kim Cameron, “Adventures in Cost Cutting,” Wall Street Journal, May 10, 2004  
Kim Cameron, “Layoffs Are Counter Productive As Cost-Cutting Tool: Debit Cards Instead of Paychecks,” CNNfn/Dolans Unscripted, May 12, 2004  
Gerald Meyers, “Local Comment: DaimlerChrysler fails to roll as ideal merger,” Detroit Free Press, May 4, 2004  
Noel Tichy, “War Management Follows the Wrong Corporate Model,” Washington Post, May 12, 2004  
John Tropman, “A Survival Guide For Office Meetings: Bring Your Own Toys,” Wall Street Journal, May 19, 2004  
Joe White, “Ex-business dean back on campus: Joe White to work on personalized medicine project at Life Sciences Institute,” Ann Arbor News, May 14, 2004  
Joe White, Robert Kennedy, “Bill Davidson: Ruler of The Palace empire: He’s the most down-to-earth billionaire you could ever know,” Oakland Press, April 25, 2004

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Katherine Burson, “We are our own worst judges: Study,” New Kerala (India), May 29, 2004
Katherine Burson, “Mirror fails to gauge our talents well,” Ann Arbor News, May 31, 2004
Bob Dolan, C.K. Prahalad, M.S. Krishnan, “U-M center in India to help U.S.,” Detroit Free Press, May 18, 2004  
Tom Kinnear, “Ex-business dean back on campus: Joe White to work on personalized medicine project at Life Sciences Institute,” Ann Arbor News, May 14, 2004  
Norbert Schwarz, “Briefing: 4 on U-M faculty named to academy,” Ann Arbor News, May 13, 2004  
Claes Fornell/American Customer Satisfaction Index, “E-banking job one: Give customers a good ride,” ABA Banking Journal, May 2004  
Claes Fornell/American Customer Satisfaction Index, “P/C Insurers Create Happier Customers,” Claims Magazine, May 2004  
Claes Fornell/American Customer Satisfaction Index, “Web Sites That Work,” InformationWeek, May 3, 2004  
Claes Fornell/American Customer Satisfaction Index, “After regaining financial footing, Kmart must now woo customers,” Associated Press, May 5, 2004  
Claes Fornell/American Customer Satisfaction Index, “Santa’s helpers,” The Economist, May 15, 2004  
Claes Fornell/American Customer Satisfaction Index, “Overstock.com ranks high in customer satisfaction,” Deseret Morning News, May 17, 2004
 
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There are no citations for Operations and Management Science for May 2004.

Robert Kennedy, “Changing with the times: As Iron Curtain gives way to EU, William Davidson Institute shifts development focus,” Ann Arbor News, May 12, 2004  
Robert Kennedy, “Local industrialist helps develop MBA program at college in Greece . . .” Ann Arbor News, May 12, 2004  
Robert Kennedy, “India, China are lands of opportunity,” Detroit Free Press, May 13, 2004
Robert Kennedy, “U-M group must shift global focus,” Detroit Free Press, May 13, 2004
Robert Kennedy, “People,” Crain’s Detroit Business, May 24, 2004  
Robert Kennedy, Joe White, “Bill Davidson: Ruler of The Palace empire: He’s the most down-to-earth billionaire you could ever know,” Oakland Press, April 25, 2004  
“Schools in Slovak venture,” Financial Times, May 24, 2004

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There are no citations for the Zell-Lurie Institute for May 2004.

Kris Nebel, Al Cotrone, “Specializing in Success: Specialized MBA Programs Are Meeting the Demand for Focused Grads,” Graduate Management News—Best Practices, May/June 2004
"Zell Tells of optimistic outlook on real estate," USA Today, May 3, 2004  
"Business School Goes Global," The Hindu, May 10, 2004  
"I’m A Bad Boss? Blame My Dad," Business Week, May 10, 2004  
"Executive MBAs: Enrollment steady even as aid falls," CBS MarketWatch, May 19, 2004
"Briefing: Gift to help boost U-M, Slovakia ties," Ann Arbor News, May 25, 2004  
"Briefing: U-M Dearborn’s MBA students score high," Detroit News, May 25, 2004  
"Briefing: U-M offers business, education degree," Ann Arbor News, May 26, 2004  
"Study finds it pays to be a banker: $45,000 bonuses, 25 percent raises," The Record (New Jersey), May 27, 2004

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