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 ›
Tuesday, April 23, 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
While Rutgers is producing knowledge and talent that will help drive the economy into the future, it is also working through major business issues, including a drop off in public funding, ongoing cost-cutting and the evolving value proposition of a college education. President Robert Barchi told a group of business people at a recent NJBIZ real estate symposium that the university must find new sources of revenue. "As we look at where we’re going, we have to change our business model,” Barchi said. "A major opportunity comes from partnerships with companies.” More ›
Friday, March 22, 2013
Research by Rutgers professor Dan Weaver was featured in three prominent publications: a Wall Street Journal article "Regulator Probes Dark Pools," New York Times Deal Book blog, "In Wall St. Tax, a Simple Idea but Unintended Consequences," and in Trader Magazine, "Transaction Taxes Do Not Help Markets, Researchers Say." More ›
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Farrokh Langdana featured: Researchers and professors at top business schools in the Northeast share their predictions
Professor Farrokh Langdana was featured in Arrive, Amtrak's magazine for the Acela northeast train corridor. "Once the economy gets traction, because never in history have we printed so much money...
James Abruzzo on Groupon CEO's ouster featured in Marketplace
Groupon’s board of directors fired the company’s CEO yesterday. Andrew Mason founded the daily deal site. This is, in many ways, a familiar story. An ideas man builds up a business, takes it public,...
Dan Weaver on impact of transaction taxes featured in Traders Magazine
Transaction taxes result in more volatile markets, wider bid-ask spreads, greater market impact, and a decrease in volume. Those are key findings of a recent study conducted jointly by the Bank of...
An F.D.A. for Finance
Professor Mark Castelino Writes to Editor a response to "How to Avert a Financial Overdose" (Fair Game, April 1). "The idea is intriguing. The standard argument made by Wall Street and many of my...
Rutgers, PSEG celebrate success of refocused business school in Newark
Tonight, PSEG executives and Rutgers University administrators will dedicate a rooftop garden at the Rutgers Business School–Newark flagship building at Washington Park, celebrating a partnership...
