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Kevin Rollins,
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Dell Inc., 11/14
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Lyceum Speaker Series |
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Leslie Murphy,
Chair, American Institute of CPAs, 11/15
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MBA IM/Ops Challenge, 11/15-11/16
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In the News:
Raghunathan Finds Unhealthy Products Perceived to be Tastier
New York Times, Nov.6, 2006
Food thought to be unhealthy is perceived as more delicious,
according to research by Raj Raghunathan, which
recently appeared in the New York Times. In his study,
Raghunathan, assistant professor of marketing, invited 40
people to a housewarming party where they drank mango lassi, an
Indian yogurt drink resembling a milkshake. Those who had been
told it was “generally considered unhealthy” liked the drink
almost two points better than those who believed it was healthy.
In the News: Corporate Spin-offs
Provide Ample Investment Opportunities
New York Times, Nov. 5, 2006
When corporations split from parent companies, the best time to
purchase spin-off shares may be just after the company goes
public, according to a study by Finance Professor Keith Brown
cited in a recent New York Times article. According to Brown’s
study, stock prices are often lower at this time due to
investors dumping spin-offs that don’t meet portfolio criteria
but are perfectly viable.
Get the full story.
Spring 2006 Texas Magazine Available
Online
 The
Spring/Summer 2006 issue of Texas, the McCombs School of Business
magazine, is now available online with a new look and design.
Check out features on the triple bottom line, Coors Brewing
Co.’s Lynn Utter, the 50th Anniversary of Executive Education
and the McCombs Venture Fellows Program. In this issue, you can
also browse through the new department “Inside McCombs,” which
includes faculty research, speakers at McCombs, a books page,
class profile and faculty viewpoint.
Read the magazine online.
Students Trounce the Faculty Again at
McCombs Softball Challenge
Dean George Gau sent a homer over the fence at McCombs
Field Sunday, but it wasn’t enough as the students downed the
faculty 19-12 in the fourth annual co-ed McCombs@McCombs
softball challenge. The student team consisted of
MBAs, BBAs and MPAs put together after two earlier games. In the
first game, the MPAs beat the BBAs but lost the second game to
the MBAs who retained their student title. The student teams
have won 3 of the past 4 games against the faculty, and the
student championship is split 2-2 between the BBAs and MBAs.
Goldman Sachs VP Says Corporate
Responsibility Part of Strategic Plan
By Andrea Ferdinand
With businesses placing an increasing emphasis on corporate
social responsibility, many wonder if a company’s social and
environmental values really can help drive profits. Sonal Shah,
a vice president at Goldman Sachs and founder of Indicorps,
believes they can. “We will make money off of it,” Shah said
during her presentation for the Sustainability and Business
Speaker Series Nov. 3. “We will be a better partner to our
clients, but we will also create a better business.”
Get the full story.
Wharton Takes Fifth National Real Estate
Challenge
The winner of the fifth National Real Estate Challenge hosted by the McCombs
School Nov. 2-3 was the team from Wharton, with the University of
Southern California, Berkeley and Columbia rounding out the top
four. Sponsored by the McCombs
Real
Estate Finance & Investment Center, the competition gives
graduate students a taste of the challenges real estate
professionals encounter with a case-based event.
The McCombs team was awarded honorable mention (2nd place) in
the first round of competition.
Houston MBA Student Receives Real Estate
Scholarship
Houston MBA student Keith Bilski received a $10,000
scholarship from Majestic Realty Co. Three recipients were
chosen because of their background and interest in commercial
real estate careers. In addition to pursuing his MBA, Bilski
works full-time for Caldwell Watson Real Estate Group, assisting
industrial tenants with site and facility leases, acquisitions
and dispositions throughout Texas. He also participates in the
local Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Council and the
Urban Land Institute.
McCombs School Job Postings:
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