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Simmons School of Management Dean Writes Recent Piece on Business Ethics
Business ethics are back in the business school spot light, yet again. And that light is shining hotly and brightly.
The current global economic crisis, unleashed by the sub-prime mortgage scandal, has made us question what, if anything, we learned from the corporate scandals that grounded high-flying companies such as Enron and WorldCom, just a short eight years ago.
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Female Political Role Models Inspire, But Girls Lukewarm on Running for Office
Professor Mary Shapiro is quoted in a Market Watch article examining a student political opinion poll conducted by the National Coalition of Girls’ Schools. The coalition surveyed 1,600 girls from across the country on their views on the 2008 election and their level of interest in running for office. Simmons School of Management Professor, Mary Shapiro says: "This is a generation which has grown up with multi-culturalism, not just as a media created concept, but as a reality. Seeing a woman run for political office may be seen as 'normal' given the number of strong role models these girls have."
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Competition For Women Entrepreneurs Awards Simmons School of Management Graduate $15,000 For Fair Trade Apparel Company
BOSTON (Oct. 22, 2008) – A recent MBA graduate creating her own fair-trade women's apparel company won more than $15,000 in prize money and in-kind business service awards during the third annual Silverman Business Plan Competition held this month at the Simmons School of Management, the leading business school in the U.S. specifically designed for women.
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Simmons spinout sees a charger in every garage
A Simmons College spinout is looking a few years down the line to give a jump-start to the car of the future. Simmons School of Management graduate student and entrepreneur Jennifer Morris has launched LocalWatt LLC, which plans to market a “charging station” for hybrid and electric cars to parking garages and parking lots, for drivers to “gas” up while their cars are parked.
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Dean Deborah Merrill-Sands on NPR "Tell Me More"
On September 23, 2008 Dean Deborah Merrill-Sands participated in a roundtable discussion on NPR's "Tell Me More." The discussion focused on how MBA programs are responding to the growing economic crisis and how faculty and students are dealing with the news. also participaing in the conversation were the Deans of George Washington University School of Business and Florida A&M University School of Business and Industry.
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Simmons School of Management Entrepreneurship Program Named One of Nation's Best
The graduate entrepreneurship program at the Simmons School of Management in Boston has been named one of the 25 best programs in the nation by Entrepreneur magazine and The Princeton Review, which jointly surveyed more than 2,300 schools. #
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Simmons School of Management Alumna Juliette Mayers Featured in Article
Simmons School of Management Alumna Juliette Mayers is profiled in the article, "Norwell mother and executive dreams big and helps others reach their goals." Juliette Mayers is a true example of the American dream, "My family struggled for a long time, and I’ve gone through the entire cycle of the American dream from being in poverty to now having what people would consider an affluent lifecycle."
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Simmons School of Management Featured in the Financial Times
Simmons School of Management was featured in the Financial Times article "An MBA with the glass ceiling in its sites". The article discusses the School of Management and its mission to educate women for power and principled leadership.
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Regina Pisa Inspires all at SOM Graduation
Regina Pisa, attorney extraordinaire, shared some secrets with new female MBAs at the Simmons School of Management commencement at John Hancock Hall on Friday, August 8, 2008. As the SOM commencement speaker she inspired all to be innovative and principled leaders.
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SOM Faculty Member Quoted in Article Examining Bargaining During Tough Economic Times
Deborah Kolb, the Deloitte Ellen Gabriel Professor of Women and Leadership at the SOM, is quoted in a Forbes.com article examining bargaining during tough economic times. Kolb is quoted as saying: "Especially in this gloomy economic climate where people are hesitant to shop, retailers are much more eager to move merchandise….The performance of store managers is often based on how well they sell merchandise. Sometimes their best alternative is to sell the item to you at a discounted rate rather than have it sitting there and eventually go on clearance."
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SOM Faculty Member Quoted in Article about Haggling and Bargaining
Deborah Kolb, the Deloitte Ellen Gabriel Professor of Women and Leadership at the SOM, is quoted in this article about haggling and bargaining. “I think you can haggle frankly anything...Consumer Reports did a survey and they found in appliances, electronics, jewelry, furniture, when people negotiate they had over 90% success rate." Kolb said.
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Simmons SOM Named in Press-Telegram Article "“Working Dads Favor Flexibility”
Press-Telegram writer Dawn Anfuso quotes a study conducted by Simmons SOM and Bright Horizons Family Solutions, stating that 95% of all adults believe life outside of work is just important as—or even more important than—their work, and that there was no gender difference in these responses.
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SOM Faculty Member Quoted in Article about Running Family Business
Susan Sampson, SOM faculty member and Director of the Prince Program in Retail Management at Simmons College, is quoted in a June 4, 2008 article on running a family business.
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Gender Research Institute Announces New Faculty, Graduate Fellows
The Michelle R. Clayman Institute for Gender Research has announced its faculty and graduate dissertation fellows for 2008-09. Deborah Kolb, the Deloitte Ellen Gabriel Professor of Women and Leadership at the SOM is named for her future collaboration with Associate Professor Debra Meyerson of the Stanford School of Education.
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SOM Faculty Member Presents Study at Dubai School of Government
On May 28, 2008, SOM faculty member Lynda Moore, Fulbright Scholar at Zayed University, presented “A Preliminary Investigation into UAE Women Business Leaders” as part of Dubai School of Government’s Gender Research Seminar Series.
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