Business School Faculty in the News - September/October 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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Russell Lundholm, “Numbers That Blow You Away,” BusinessWeek, October 17, 2005

Joel Slemrod, “Studying Workaholics,” Washington Post, September 21, 2005
Joel Slemrod, “This man wants to dominate the radio airwaves . . .” Money, October 2005
Joel Slemrod, “Federal Tax Reform,” CPA Journal, October 1, 2005
Joel Slemrod, “Feldstein May Have Top Credentials, Biggest Liabilities for Fed,” Bloomberg News, October 11, 2005
Joel Slemrod, “Bush’s Panel May Propose Version of Flat Tax in Final Report,” Bloomberg News, October 18, 2005
Joel Slemrod, “Simplified tax code: a tough sell,” Christian Science Monitor, October 24, 2005
Jan Svejnar, “Rebuilding housing may take decades,” Detroit News, September 4, 2005


There are no citations for Business Information Technology for September/October 2005.


Ken Lieberthal, “Expertise at your service: A wealth of knowledge enriches students’ experience,” Ann Arbor News, September 1, 2005
Ken Lieberthal, “Mr. Hu Comes To Washington: When he sits down with Bush, the challenges he faces at home will cast a long shadow,” BusinessWeek, September 12, 2005
Linda Lim, “John Snow’s main mission in China to soften its currency stance,” National Public Radio/Marketplace, October 13, 2005
CK Prahalad, “Aid is Not the Answer,” Wall Street Journal, August 31, 2005
CK Prahalad, “Going global has its perils,” Detroit Free Press, September 22, 2005
CK Prahalad, “Group promotes U.S. firms’ efforts to help India grow,” San Jose Mercury News, September 24, 2005
CK Prahalad, “Brand Ahmedabad to be promoted,” Indo-Asian News Service, September 29, 2005
CK Prahalad, “Academic Matters,” Optimize, October 1, 2005
CK Prahalad, “In India, Thinking Big By Thinking Small: Banks aim for profits . . .” The International Herald Tribune, October 1, 2005
CK Prahalad, “Business Schools Respond to New Global Realities, According to Survey by World Resources Institute and the Aspen Institute . . .” Business Wire, October 19, 2005; story also appeared in M2 Presswire, October 19, 2005
CK Prahalad, “Technology: Inside IT: Calling out around the world: Mobile phones, not PCs, could be the cheapest way . . .” The Guardian, October 20, 2005


“Building a portfolio: Ex-lumber king Fred Erb also leaves stamp on real estate, philanthropy,” Crain’s Detroit Business, October 3, 2005


Wayne Brockbank, “2005 SHRM board of directors,” HRMagazine, August 1, 2005
Wayne Brockbank, “PSHRM plan Human Resource moot in Karachi,” The Pakistan Newswire, August 30, 2005
Wayne Brockbank, “Top management professionals to meet in November,” The Nation, August 30, 2005
Wayne Brockbank, “Human Resource Moot to be Held on November 21–22,” Business Recorder, August 31, 2005
Wayne Brockbank, “2005 SHRM board of directors,” HRMagazine, September 1, 2005
Wayne Brockbank, “2005 SHRM board of directors,” HRMagazine, October 1, 2005
David Ulrich, “How To Do HR Right,” Fast Company, August 2005
David Ulrich, “Why We Hate HR,” Fast Company, August 2005
David Ulrich, “Weighing up the value of HR,” Human Resources Magazine, August 1, 2005
David Ulrich, “Why HR is right on the button: HR is the most complex and interesting of all managerial disciplines . . .” Personnel Today, September 20, 2005
David Ulrich, “Strategies change on pay: HR managers need flexible approaches,” The National Business Review, September 23, 2005
David Ulrich, “Show of strength: Leadership issues will dominate this year’s CIPD conference and exhibition in Harrogate,” Training Magazine, October 19, 2005
David Ulrich, “HR today: A business guru with a human touch: Dave Ulrich is much in demand from companies seeking solutions . . .” The Guardian, October 22, 2005
David Ulrich, Wayne Brockbank, “The HR Value Proposition: Books in Brief,” HRMagazine, August 1, 2005
Theresa Welbourne, “Europe ’s Top 25: The accidental feminis,” Financial Times, October 15, 2005


Amy Dittmar, “AutoZone Is Holding the Line on Leverage,” TheStreet.com, October 7, 2005
Dennis Capozza, “Index Shows Default Risk Rising,” National Mortgage News, September 26, 2005
H. Nejat Seyhun, “Market timing is a sure way to cheat your investing plan,” Detroit Free Press, October 3, 2005
H. Nejat Seyhun, “Fool’s School Avoid Market Timing,” Philadelphia Inquirer, October 4, 2005
H. Nejat Seyhun, “Investor’s safest bet: Avoid market timing,” The Record (Bergen County, NJ ) , October 4, 2005
H. Nejat Seyhun, “Mind your market timing,” Miami Herald, October 9, 2005
Lu Zheng, “Lower-Class Shares,” BusinessWeek, October 3, 2005
Lu Zheng, Robert Dolan, Graham Mercer, “Project aims to revamp classrooms,” Michigan Daily, October 24, 2005


George Fulton, “ Michigan ’s jobless rate drops to 6.7 percent in August,” Associated Press, September 14, 2005
Donald Grimes, “Report: Michigan paychecks shrinking: Census shows lagging economy leaves more kids in poverty,” Detroit News, August 31, 2005
Donald Grimes, “Math factors into well-paying jobs in state: Granholm says subject is crucial for the four high-tech fields . . .” Detroit News, October 23, 2005
Maurice Turner, “Large groups of workers tend to disappear with jobs,” Chronicle-Tribune ( Marion, IN ), August 7, 2005
Roland Zullo, “12,000 paid not to work: Big 3 and suppliers pay billions to keep downsized UAW members on payroll in decades-long deal,” Detroit News, October 17, 2005


There are no citations for Law, History and Communications for September/October 2005.


Shirli Kopelman, “The medium and the message: Organisational Behavior and Human Decision Processes,” The Economist, October 21, 2005
Gerald Meyers, “Experts: Kerkorian seeks cash from GM: He eyes board seat, not control, they say,” Detroit Free Press, September 22, 2005
Gerald Meyers, “Bankruptcy Seems Near At Delphi ,” New York Times, October 5, 2005
Gerald Meyers, “Media Broadcast Hits [ Delphi ],” WWJ-AM 950 (CBS, Detroit ) , October 6, 2005
Gerald Meyers, “For Big Three, All the Signs Are Warnings,” New York Times, October 11, 2005
Gerald Meyers, “Miller’s Tough Talk Is Risky,” Detroit Free Press, October 27, 2005
Noel Tichy, “Troubling Exits At Microsoft: Once the dream workplace of tech’s highest achievers, it is suffering key defections to Google . . .” BusinessWeek, September 26, 2005
Karl Weick, Kathleen Sutcliffe, “Train now for emergencies, advise U-M professors,” Business Review, September 1, 2005


Christie Nordhielm, “ New Orleans college recruiters tread water: Admissions officers pitch patriotism to potential students,” Chicago Tribune, September 28, 2005
Norbert Schwarz, Carolyn Yoon, “In Heeding Health Warnings, Memory Can Be Tricky,” New York Times, September 27, 2005
Claes Fornell/American Customer Satisfaction Index, “Service is as Service Does,” Chief Executive, August 1, 2005
Claes Fornell/American Customer Satisfaction Index, “Publix puts its pharmacies where they are needed,” Chain Drug Review, August 29, 2005
Claes Fornell/American Customer Satisfaction Index, “RRB [Railroad Retirement Board] Earns High Marks in Customer Satisfaction Survey,” States News Service, August 29, 2005
Claes Fornell/American Customer Satisfaction Index, “A Complaint Is a Gift: Building Customer Loyalty,” ABA Bank Compliance,” September 1, 2005
Claes Fornell/American Customer Satisfaction Index, “Big 3 Better But Not Catching Up,” Ward’s Auto World, September 1, 2005
Claes Fornell/American Customer Satisfaction Index, “CSI Gap Widens Despite Domestics’ Gains,” Ward’s Dealer Business, September 1, 2005
Claes Fornell/American Customer Satisfaction Index, “Global Change Agent — In the dynamic world of Internet search, managing growth . . .” Optimize, September 1, 2005
Claes Fornell/American Customer Satisfaction Index, “Dell chief banks on Canadian managers for global growth,” ComputerWorld Canada, September 2, 2005
Claes Fornell/American Customer Satisfaction Index, “Is Dell a Buy For Consumers Or Investors?” New York Times, September 3, 2005
Claes Fornell/American Customer Satisfaction Index, “Dell Finds Itself in Blog Hell,” BusinessWeek, September 5, 2005
Claes Fornell/American Customer Satisfaction Index, “For Passengers, a Weary Feeling of Bankruptcy Fatigue,” New York Times, September 15, 2005
Claes Fornell/American Customer Satisfaction Index, “Majaps Lead In ACSI Customer Satisfaction,” TWICE, September 19, 2005
Claes Fornell/American Customer Satisfaction Index, “Federal portals see continued customer satisfaction: ACSI report,” Newsbytes, September 20, 2005
Claes Fornell/American Customer Satisfaction Index, “Federal sites still need improvement,” Newsbytes, September 23, 2005
Claes Fornell/American Customer Satisfaction Index, “In Brief,” Federal Times, September 26, 2005
Claes Fornell/American Customer Satisfaction Index, “Dell goes shopping for affluent consumers . . .” National Post’s Financial Post & FP Investing, September 29, 2005
Claes Fornell/American Customer Satisfaction Index, “Royce fund makes most of time in ‘sweet spot’,” Chicago Tribune, October 2, 2005
Claes Fornell/American Customer Satisfaction Index, “Tech titans ready to brawl,” San Francisco Chronicle, October 2, 2005
Claes Fornell/American Customer Satisfaction Index, “Service with a smirk,” Florida Today, October 5, 2005
Claes Fornell/American Customer Satisfaction Index, “Apple Leads in Customer Satisfaction,” TWICE, October 10, 2005
Claes Fornell/American Customer Satisfaction Index, “Hanging Up on Dell?” BusinessWeek, October 10, 2005
Claes Fornell/American Customer Satisfaction Index, “Dell Facing Complaints From Users: Service Response Slow?” Investor’s Business Daily, October 11, 2005
Claes Fornell/American Customer Satisfaction Index, “Dis-satisfaction Guaranteed: Consumers Seem to Be Getting Shortchanged . . .” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, October 16, 2005
Claes Fornell/American Customer Satisfaction Index, “Thompson of Wachovia Named Banker of Year: Three honored for Katrina recovery efforts,” American Banker, October 25, 2005


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There are no citations for the William Davidson Institute for September/October 2005.


J. Michael Davis, “J. Michael Davis, 38,” Crain’s Detroit Business, September 26, 2005
Timothy Faley, “UM has new pre-seed fund for tech-based business ideas; program named for developer Stanley Frankel,” Crain’s Detroit Business, October 18, 2005
Timothy Faley, “U-M MBA students, scientists team up: They hope to usher new technologies from lab to market,” Ann Arbor News, October 18, 2005
Timothy Faley, “U-M Frankel Commercialization Fellows To Get Up To $100K For Seed Funding,” Michigan Technology News, October 20, 2005
“Deal Flow,” Daily Deal/The Deal, September 8, 2005


Al Cotrone, “Founded on Faith: Career consultants mix faith with jobs,” Ann Arbor News, September 28, 2005
Robert Dolan, Graham Mercer, “U-M’s big new business school gets OK: 3 buildings will be wrecked to make way,” Ann Arbor News, October 22, 2005
Robert Dolan, Graham Mercer, Lu Zheng, “Project aims to revamp classrooms,” Michigan Daily, October 24, 2005
Jim Hayes, “Biz schools find ‘flat is the new up’ for MBA enrollment,” Crain’s Detroit Business, October 17, 2005
Roger Marchetti, “Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,” Lab Business Week, October 23, 2005
CK Prahalad, “Business Schools Respond to New Global Realities, According to Survey by World Resources Institute and the Aspen Institute . . .” Business Wire, October 19, 2005 ; story also appeared in M2 Presswire, October 19, 2005
Stephen Ross, “Briefing: Michigan academic center gets a name: U-M’s building named for Ross, a developer who gave $5 million,” Ann Arbor News, October 22, 2005
Joseph White, “16th president of U. of I. to be inaugurated,” Chicago Sun-Times, September 22, 2005
Joseph White, “University system formally inaugurates new president,” Associated Press, September 22, 2005
Joseph White, “ U. of I. president lays forth his vision,” Chicago Tribune, September 23, 2005
“The Best in Leadership Development,” Leadership Excellence, September 1, 2005
“ U.S. at risk on energy prices,” Detroit Free Press, September 1, 2005
“GE ‘committed to Louisville ’: CEO says remarks were only general,” Louisville Courier-Journal, September 2, 2005
“ Union at GE agrees to cut new hires’ wages,” Louisville Courier-Journal, September 15, 2005
“UNM Grad Programs Ranked High for Hispanics: Med School Ranks 3rd, Business Is 10 th,” Albuquerque Journal , September 16, 2005
“Recruiters’ Top M.B.A. Picks,” Wall Street Journal, September 20, 2005
“Back on Top [abstract],” Wall Street Journal, September 21, 2005
“Back on Top: After two years out of the top spot, Dartmouth ’s Tuck School is No. 1 once again,” Wall Street Journal, September 21, 2005
“Media Broadcast Hits [national ranking of business schools],” Bloomberg On The Markets, September 21, 2005
“No. 2 – University of Michigan (Ross),” Wall Street Journal, September 21, 2005
“This year, Dubai ’s the place to be,” The Australian, September 21, 2005
“Why Women Are Wary: Fear of math. That’s what keeps many women out of M.B.A. programs,” Wall Street Journal, September 21, 2005
“Briefing: Tuck School is tops,” Detroit Free Press, September 22, 2005
“Program to stress walkable districts,” Detroit News, October 16, 2005
“In Brief,” Lansing State Journal , October 17, 2005
“New programs at area colleges, universities,” Crain’s Detroit Business, October 17, 2005
“Employers aren’t rushing to add Roth touch to 401(k),” Kansas City Star, October 23, 2005
“Industry News,” Baltimore Sun , October 23, 2005
“Brand-new B-School building Ok’d: Design in sync with B-school philosophy,” Michigan Daily, October 24, 2005
“Getting to top tough for female executives: Men still have more jobs, better pay,” Detroit Free Press, October 24, 2005
“Son tries to save accounting center named after father,” Michigan Daily, October 24, 2005
“The Best Executive MBAs: With fewer companies footing the bill, students’ needs have changed . . .” BusinessWeek, October 24, 2005
“Briefing: UM regents OK $145M building for biz school,” Crain’s Detroit Business, October 26, 2005