Rutgers Business School News
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 ›
Team of Rutgers Executive MBA students and alumni win MBA Sailing Cup in Singapore
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
A team of Rutgers International Executive MBA students and alumni won the inaugural MBA Sailing Cup in Asia outracing seven other business school teams in an April 13-14 weekend race in Singapore’s Marina Bay. Sailing amidst Singapore’s towering skyscrapers, Rutgers Business School Asia Pacific’s banner passed the finish line first in four out of the ten races to win the championship. More ›
Monday, April 29, 2013
Janice Warner, who earned her MBA and doctorate from Rutgers Business School, began her career as an electrical engineer in the telecommunications and is currently serving as dean of the business school at Georgian Court University in Lakewood. At Rutgers, Warner studied management with a focus on information technology. It was during her time at RBS that she decided to go into academia. “I always loved education and academic environments,” she said. More ›
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Over the course of an hour, PNC Chief Executive Officer James Rohr told the MBA students about how the Pittsburgh-based company grew into a formidable banking giant through a series of acquisitions and he explained the significance of PNC’s Grow up Great, an early childhood education program started by the bank in 2004. "It’s not just a nice thing to do,” he said. "It’s good for business." More ›
Monday, April 22, 2013
The annual symposium, hosted by Rutgers Business School and the Blanche and Irwin Lerner Center for the study of Pharmaceutical Management Issues, will delve into some of the bio-pharmaceutical industry’s most pressing concerns, including the latest innovations to make clinical trials more cost efficient, the progress of FDA efforts to expedite the development of “breakthrough’’ drugs and regulatory crackdowns on the manufacturing of injectable medicines. More ›
James Abruzzo op-ed on social responsibility is smart business featured in The Star-Ledger
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Co-founder of the Institute for Ethical Leadership at Rutgers Business School James Abruzzo's opinion piece, "Social responsibility is smart business," was published by The Star Ledger. More ›
Business student returning to Rutgers for belated celebratory march in cap and gown
Thursday, April 18, 2013
A month before his college graduation in 1973, Robert Schiller moved to Indiana to begin a new job. He had arranged to finish his exams and complete the final requirements and was planning to fly back to New Jersey for the graduation ceremony at Rutgers. Those plans quickly unraveled when he suffered a stroke that left him partially paralyzed. Instead of attending a ceremony, he received his undergraduate degree in business management weeks later when it arrived unceremoniously in the mail. Next month, he will participate in a belated commencement to make-up for that 43-year-old disappointment. More ›
Acclaimed Historian, NJ Native Lonnie Bunch Addresses Rutgers-Newark Graduates May 22
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Rutgers University, Newark, is on track to graduate its largest-ever class. Rutgers-Newark -- which traces its roots to 1908, when the New Jersey Law School, now the Rutgers Law School-Newark, opened its doors – expects to award nearly 3,300 degrees during a total of seven ceremonies in May. Rutgers-Newark also expects to confer a record number of doctoral degrees, 108, through the Graduate School-Newark. More ›
Organization devoted to quantitative finance selects Professor Cheng-Few Lee for inaugural award
Friday, April 12, 2013
A professor of finance and economics, Cheng-Few Lee was selected to receive the organization’s Siwei Cheng Award in Quantitative Management for 2013. In a letter, the academy awards committee noted that Professor Lee was chosen for the inaugural award because of his “remarkable records in the theory, education and applications of quantitative finance and quantitative management.” More ›
EMBA Jaime Lopez featured in Crain's story on managing NYC cash access during Sandy
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Rutgers Executive MBA student Jamie Lopez was featured prominently in a Crain's New York Business story on "Cash float. The story of a secret warehouse that kept the city stocked with greenbacks during the storm." More ›
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Rutgers Business School Professor Miklos Vasarhelyi will receive the American Accounting Association's prestigious Outstanding Educator Award. More ›
Phi Beta Lambda Chapter from New Brunswick sweeps awards at State Leadership Conference
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
The State Leadership Conference is designed to test the students’ knowledge with 100-question multiple-choice tests in specific subject areas and impromptu 10-minute public speaking competitions. “We study a lot,” said Veronica Velazquez, a junior marketing major at Rutgers Business School and president of the New Brunswick Campus's PBL chapter. “We definitely see (the competition) as a resume builder.” More ›
A woman's history: Alum recalls a time when female MBA students were few
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Gloria Wahl received her MBA from Rutgers Business School in 1971 when there were barely enough female students to form a study group. In those days, pursuing a master's of business administration and then putting it to use in the banking world required the same moxie that helped other women change laws and shatter stereotypes. A new American, a wife and a working mother with the drive to excel, Wahl’s story resonates with the spirit that inspired Women’s History Month. More ›
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
The ranking reflects the success of the MBA Office of Career Management in helping students land full-time jobs within 90 days of graduation. In 2012, 93 percent of the students in the Traditional Full-Time MBA program were employed within the 90-day, post-graduation period. More ›
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
The team of RBS students used a combination of financial analysis, marketing plans and strategic forecasting in the competition. "Presenting our case in front of the chief financial officer of Johnson & Johnson will be one of my most memorable moments of college," said Stephanie Zota, a member of the winning team. More ›
