Rutgers Business School News
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Cyclist Max Peer is scheduled to ride onto the Livingston Campus on June 25 as part of a 35,000-mile trip to raise awareness about sustainability and the work of the Denmark-based Interaction Design Foundation. At Rutgers, Peer will spend some time speaking with students and faculty about the work of Interaction Design Foundation. He will also have a chance to learn about the university's efforts to put sustainability into practice. More ›
Glass curtain wall on new Rutgers Business School building reflects tale of globalization
Friday, June 14, 2013
While it promises to be one of the most dramatic features of the new Rutgers Business School building on the Livingston Campus, the glass curtain wall also provides an up close look at globalization, the complexities it creates for businesses and the reasons supply chain management is growing more important to companies. More ›
Faculty Insight: Beware the Ides of Summer (and the mindless printing of money)
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Professor Farrokh Langdana warns that optimism about the US economic recovery is unfounded because Ben Bernanke's "mindless printing of money" is causing the bull market. More ›
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
With global operations becoming more complex, supply-chain experts are in high demand. Rutgers Business School, which launched its M.B.A. concentration in supply-chain management more than a decade ago, added an undergraduate major in 2010 in response to employer demand and undergraduate requests. More ›
Rutgers EMBA gave engineer a perspective that proved beneficial as he climbed company ranks
Friday, May 31, 2013
Gregory Sauter, who earned an Executive MBA from Rutgers Business School in 2003, veered from tradition early when he realized he couldn’t muster up any excitement for his college liberal arts courses. After his first year, he packed up his bags and set out to forge a more challenging path into the future: With little to draw on except having helped his father fix things around the house and some summer jobs, he started a construction company of his own. “I wasn’t inspired,” he said, recalling his decision to abandon college and start working on his own. “What interested me was working with my hands and creating something.” More ›
Three of New Jersey's top doctors bolstered their careers with Rutgers Executive MBAs
Thursday, May 30, 2013
When New Jersey Monthly published its annual Top Doctors edition late last year, the listing included the names of two physicians who were alumni of the Rutgers Executive MBA program as well as one current student who graduated with the program's Class of 2013 on May 22. More ›
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Carter A. Daniel, Ph.D., of Pompton Plains, N.J., died on Friday, May 24, at the age of 74. Daniel served Rutgers University in Newark, N.J. for 35 years as director of business communication programs at Rutgers Business School (RBS). More ›
Kid entrepreneurs to set up stands across New Jersey on Lemonade Day
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
The Center for Urban Entrepreneurship & Economic Development at Rutgers Business School is sponsoring Lemonade Day this June in Newark, Irvington and New Brunswick to expose youth to starting, owning and operating their own businesses. More ›
Dr. William G. Castellano appointed Executive Director of Rutgers’ Center for Management Development
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Rutgers Business School (RBS) and the School of Management and Labor Relations (SMLR) are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. William G. Castellano as Executive Director of Rutgers’ Center for Management Development. Sponsored jointly by RBS and SMLR, CMD serves corporations, other organizations, and individuals by designing and delivering high quality executive education programs covering a wide range of management topics. More ›
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Corporate Strategy and Strategic Management were truly amazing classes, because they incorporated business case methodologies with cutting edge strategies for successful business management. More ›
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
"The Accounting program gave me a tool to use in my future: my education." More ›
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
I have always been fascinated with business and the large impact it has on the world. By getting involved in business, I feel that I can make the positive contribution to society to which I have always striven. More ›
Friday, May 24, 2013
In his convocation speech to hundreds of RBS graduate students, Investors Bank CEO Kevin Cummings, who received his Rutgers MBA in 1977, told the crowd: "Build something. Bring a sense of purpose to your profession. Create a legacy.” More ›
Rutgers Business School Bells Ring at 247th University Commencement
Thursday, May 23, 2013
A light rain fell throughout Rutgers' 247th Commencement Sunday, May 19. The 2013 Rutgers Business School graduating class encompassed 584 graduates of the Newark Undergraduate Program, 417 graduates of the New Brunswick Undergraduate Program, and 764 graduates of all of the Graduate Programs including MA, MBA, and PhD. More ›
Rutgers MBA graduates celebrate achievements at Gala
Monday, May 20, 2013
Rutgers Business School celebrated the MBA class of 2013 at an MBA Gala bringing together graduates, friends and family with faculty, staff and alumni at the Newark Athletic Club. With 360 degree panoramic views towards the Manhattan skyline and leafy northern New Jersey as the backdrop, awards were given to graduates highlighting their outstanding academic achievements. More ›
Rutgers Confers More than 14,000 Degrees at its 247th Commencement
Monday, May 20, 2013
The Honorable Virginia Long – a retired associate justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court who blazed a trail for women in law – encouraged members of the largest graduating class in Rutgers history not just to be the best, but to also strive to make a difference in the world. Long gave the keynote address on a rainy Sunday afternoon during the university’s 247th anniversary commencement before a crowd of 30,000 at High Point Solutions Stadium on the Busch Campus. Her message resonated with students eager to start the next chapter and make change. More ›
Friday, May 17, 2013
The issue of childhood obesity is as daunting as it is disturbing and no one recognizes the complexity more than Rutgers Business School professor Jerome Williams and other scholars who are contemplating its causes and implications. "I’ve dealt with daunting problems throughout my academic career,” Williams said. "Those are the things that, perhaps, push my buttons.” In an interview, Williams talked about his views on regulation, digital marketing and who might benefit most from reading “Advances in Communication Research to Reduce Childhood Obesity,” a new book he co-edited. More ›
Improving reputation and high return-on-investment fueling demand for Rutgers innovative MBA program
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Looking for the skills necessary to succeed in the 21st Century economy? Rutgers Business School’s MBA program has developed an innovative curriculum with valuable hands-on experience to ensure graduates reach their career goals. More ›
Traditional Full-time MBA program still accepting applications for Fall 2013
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
This is the perfect time to earn an MBA and Rutgers Business School is extending application deadlines to meet the growing demand for business education. More ›
Faculty Insight: Bangladesh Factory Collapse, Like Triangle Fire, Should Bring About Change
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
On April 24, just outside of Bangladesh’s capital city, one of the worst industrial disasters in history killed over one thousand workers and injured scores more in the dubious service of making cheap clothing for consumers. Professor Kevin Kolben discusses what steps could be taken to turn tragedy into a moment of reform. More ›
Monday, May 13, 2013
In a new 544-page book, Rutgers Business School Professor Jerome Williams and his co-editors, Keryn Pasch and Chiquita Collins, explore the powerful marketing tactics that influence the diets of children and teenagers, the policy questions raised by pervasive advertising and the possible strategies for addressing childhood obesity, an issue that is as complex as it is troubling. Rutgers Business School hosted an event on May 7 to discuss the book, ponder the implications of regulating marketing and to highlight the efforts currently underway in Newark to help children eat better and be more active. More ›
Professors find friendly sounding board for finance research at Triple Crown Conference
Friday, May 10, 2013
The Triple Crown Conference is intended to be a forum where faculty from Rutgers, Baruch College and Fordham Graduate School of Business Administration can share their unfinished research with a friendly audience. RBS Professor Michael Long, who helped to start the conference six years ago, said the event gives faculty and doctoral students a chance to “see what work is being done at other schools and to get feedback on papers in progress.” More ›
Extroverts versus Neurotics: New research shows neurotics deserve equal consideration as leaders
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Neha Parikh Shah, an assistant professor who teaches organizational behavior at Rutgers Business School, co-authored a paper that is receiving lots of interest among those who care about the qualities of good managers, teams and business leaders. The paper is entitled, "The Downfall of Extroverts and the Rise of Neurotics: The Dynamic Process of Status Allocation in Task Groups.” It was published last month in the Academy of Management Journal. More ›
Friday, May 3, 2013
Irwin Lerner, the man behind the Blanche and Irwin Lerner Center for the study of Pharmaceutical Management Issues, retired as chairman and chief executive of Roche’s U.S. business in 1992. As he waited for the center’s annual health care symposium to begin at Rutgers Business School, Lerner answered some questions about the pharmaceutical industry in New Jersey, his vision for the center and his reaction to Roche’s exit from Nutley. More ›
Lerner Center's annual symposium addresses bio-pharmaceutical industry's key challenges and trends
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
The healthcare symposium, which the Lerner Center has hosted for nearly a decade, attracted more than 100 people on April 30, including MBA students, Rutgers Business School administrators and employees from drug giants, Celgene, Merck, Johnson & Johnson as well as Ohm Laboratories, the generic drug maker. Mahmud Hassan, a finance professor and director of the Lerner Center, said the symposium is intended to be a setting for “a meaningful dialogue among the bio-pharmaceutical leaders, policy makers and the researchers on issues relevant to the growth of the bio-pharmaceutical industry.” More ›
