Business School Faculty in the News - November 2005

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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There are no citations for Accounting for November 2005.

James R. Hines Jr., “One Tempting Remedy for the Alternative Minimum Tax Has Flaws of Its Own,” New York Times, November 10, 2005
Joel Slemrod, “Media Broadcast Hits,” NBC Morning Call/NBC Closing Bell , November 1, 2005
Joel Slemrod, “For most of us, there’s a lot to like about the new tax proposal,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch , November 2, 2005
Joel Slemrod, “Tax reform panel would simplify filing, cut mortgage deduction,” Gannett News Service/Detroit Free Press, November 2, 2005
Joel Slemrod, “Goodbye, My Sweet Deduction,” New York Times, November 3, 2005
Joel Slemrod, “Tax Plan Could Raise Homeowners’ Costs,” New York Times, November 3, 2005
Joel Slemrod, “Why subsidize mortgages?” Saint Paul Pioneer Press , November 10, 2005
Joel Slemrod, “1040EZ — Really, Really EZ,” New York Times, November 13, 2005
Jan Svejnar, “CTK’s Business News In Brief,” CTK Business News Wire, November 9, 2005


There are no citations for Business Information Technology for November 2005.


Ken Lieberthal, “Media Broadcast Hits,” CNN, November 9, 2005
Ken Lieberthal, “Oil Execs Take Home Big Paychecks: Terror Attack in China Warned Against,” CNN, November 9, 2005
Ken Lieberthal, “Riling Hawks, a Top U.S. Commander Seeks Fresh Military Tack on China ,” Inside the Pentagon, November 24, 2005 ; story also appeared in Inside the Navy, November 28, 2005
CK Prahalad, “Culture Is Just the Icing,” Business Line, November 7, 2005


There are no citations for the Erb Institute for November 2005.


Wayne Brockbank, “Finance Is from Mars, HR Is from Venus,” CFO Magazine, November 2005
Wayne Brockbank, “Mobilink main sponsor of HR Management Conference,” The Nation ( Pakistan ) , November 20, 2005
Wayne Brockbank, “Mobilink Takes Lead in Promoting HR Management Best Practices in Pakistan ,” Balochistan Times ( Pakistan ) , November 20, 2005
Wayne Brockbank, “Mobilink Takes Lead in Promoting Human Resource Management Best Practices,” Business Recorder, November 21, 2005
Wayne Brockbank, “PSHRM Conference Begins Today,” Business Recorder, November 21, 2005
David Ulrich, “Time to stop reinventing the wheel,” Human Resources, October 1, 2005
David Ulrich, “Media Broadcast Hits,” NBC/On The Money, November 3, 2005
David Ulrich, Wayne Brockbank, “The work of HR part two: the flow of information and work,” Strategic HR Review, September 1, 2005
Theresa Welbourne, “Leaders Talk about Executing Strategy,” IHRIM.link, August/September 2005


David Brophy, “U-M Finance Course Serves As Catalyst For Tech Commercialization Startups,” Michigan Technology News , November 2, 2005
Dennis Capozza, “Default Risk Rises Slightly,” Mortgage Servicing News, November 2005
H. Nejat Seyhun, “Insiders Like New WebMD,” Wall Street Journal, November 10, 2005
H. Nejat Seyhun, “Once-Popular Stock Spurned by Investors,” The Arizona Republic , November 22, 2005


George Fulton, “Forecast: Manufacturing slump to hold down Michigan ’s economy,” Associated Press, November 18, 2005
George Fulton, “Ford to cut up to 4,000 jobs by March,” Detroit Free Press, November 19, 2005
George Fulton, “ Michigan job losses to go on, U-M says,” Detroit Free Press, November 19, 2005
George Fulton, “UM Study: Michigan Manufacturing Job Losses To Continue Through 2007,” Michigan Technology News , November 20, 2005
George Fulton, “UM economists: State to gain jobs by 2007,” Crain’s Detroit Business, November 21, 2005
George Fulton, “Auto industry, Detroit at new low,” Detroit Free Press, November 22, 2005
George Fulton, “ Michigan Looks to MSA Bonds: Job Gains Sought,” The Bond Buyer, November 22, 2005
George Fulton, “We need a meeting of the minds,” Ann Arbor News, November 28, 2005
Donald Grimes, “Reshaping Michigan’s economy: A group frustrated with the state’s economic decline is seeking a new path,” Ann Arbor News, November 6, 2005
Donald Grimes, “Anonymous donors offer scholarships to nearly all high school grads in Kalamazoo , Mich. ,” Associated Press, November 11, 2005
Donald Grimes, “ Michigan learns new definitions for our way of life,” Detroit News, November 15, 2005
Donald Grimes, “GM cuts may be just the beginning: The Midwest economy will see more difficult days . . .” Chicago Tribune, November 22, 2005
George Fulton, Donald Grimes, “Committee: House Energy and Commerce,” Federal Document Clearing House Congressional Testimony, November 10, 2005
Roland Zullo, “An appeal to buy American: Leaders warn of middle-class ‘evaporation’,” Herald News ( New Jersey ) , November 18, 2005
Roland Zullo, “Labor honorees say U.S. needs to support unions: ‘Evaporation of middle class’ part of warning,” The Record ( Bergen County , NJ ) , November 18, 2005


There are no citations for Law, History and Communications for November 2005.


Gerald Meyers, “Media Broadcast Hits,” WWJ-AM 950 (CBS)/WWJ Newswatch, November 11, 2005
Gerald Meyers, “GM’s boss tries to reassure employees, shares rally 6 percent,” Associated Press, November 17, 2005
Gerald Meyers, “Wagoner: GM Won’t File for Bankruptcy,” Associated Press, November 17, 2005
Gerald Meyers, “As General Motors goes, so goes the nation? Hope not,” Toledo Blade, November 18, 2005
Gerald Meyers, “For a G.M. Family, the American Dream Vanishes,” New York Times , November 19, 2005
Gerald Meyers, “Delphi CEO Miller: Hero or wage wrecker?” Automotive News, November 21, 2005
Gerald Meyers, “General Motors hits the skids,” The Courier Mail ( Australia ) , November 21, 2005
Gerald Meyers, “Media Broadcast Hits,” WBBR-AM 1130 (NBC/ABC)/Afternoon Drive, November 29, 2005
Noel Tichy, “Promoting the teacher within: employee-led training programs create a win-win-win situation,” HRMagazine, October 1, 2005


Claes Fornell/American Customer Satisfaction Index, “Consumers say the party’s not over yet,” Mortgage Banking, October 1, 2005
Claes Fornell/American Customer Satisfaction Index, “Christmas PC Sales Look Bright, But Dell’s Brand Loses Luster . . .” Investor’s Business Daily, November 2, 2005
Claes Fornell/American Customer Satisfaction Index, “Customer service looking more like disservice,” Investment News, November 7, 2005
Claes Fornell/American Customer Satisfaction Index, “Dell May Have To Rebook In China: Direct sales aren’t a hit . . .” BusinessWeek, November 7, 2005
Claes Fornell/American Customer Satisfaction Index, “Survey finds shoppers need a boost,” Kansas City Star, November 15, 2005
Claes Fornell/American Customer Satisfaction Index, “Going the extra smile: Retailers answer ‘Net threat with more service, convenience’,” Washington Times, November 16, 2005
Claes Fornell/American Customer Satisfaction Index, “Are extended warranties worth the cost?” Associated Press, November 22, 2005
Claes Fornell/American Customer Satisfaction Index, “Throw-the-bums out campaign . . .” Scripps Howard News Service, November 25, 2005


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There are no citations for the William Davidson Institute for November 2005.


Tom Kinnear, “MVCA Annual Meeting Highlights Include Election of Officers, New Board Members and Entrepreneur Awards,” PR Newswire US , November 14, 2005
“Zell Lurie Institute’s Wolverine Venture Fund Makes Latest Round of Investments . . .” PR Newswire US, November 14, 2005
“Student-run venture fund makes two $50,000 investments,” Crain’s Detroit Business, November 21, 2005


Robert Dolan, “Things Are Not Always What They Seem To Be,” Intellectual Property Today, October 2005
Robert Dolan, “Journal, CNBC Give Awards to Executives,” Wall Street Journal, November 9, 2005
“The entity theory of recording goodwill in business combinations: old stuff,” The CPA Journal, October 1, 2005
“B-Schools Ranked on Social Studies,” BusinessWeek, November 1, 2005
“Editorial: New Business School could help all,” Michigan Daily, November 3, 2005
“Commentary: Bachelor’s degree has big payoff,” Lansing State Journal, November 14, 2005
“SME: The sustainability hook,” The Edge, November 28, 2005