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 Infosys Founder Murthy
Visits McCombs, Shares Life Lessons
Narayana Murthy, chairman of the board and
chief mentor of Infosys Technologies Limited, spoke to a small
group of McCombs faculty Nov. 15. Murthy started Infosys in 1981
with six others and served as the CEO for 21 years. Infosys was
founded with $250 and the goal to be respected by all of the
company’s
stakeholders, from customers to shareholders to government and
educational leaders. “I’m
glad we took that position in 1981,” Murthy said. “If you want
to be in business for a long time, you have to live in harmony
with society.”
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Martin Honored with Best Paper Award
from Strategic Management Society
 Jeffrey
Martin, assistant professor of management, and his
co-author have been awarded the 2007 Dan and Mary Lou Schendel
Best Paper Prize by the Strategic
Management Society for “Dynamic Capabilities: What Are
They?” which was published in 2000. The award’s
citation reads,
“Through its continuing citation and overall impact,
their paper has stood the test of time and proven its value to
the field of strategic management.”
McCombs Earns Clean Sweep in Rankings by Public Accounting Report
McCombs made it a clean sweep again this
year in the rankings from the Public Accounting Report, taking
the No. 1 spot on the lists of the most admired undergraduate,
graduate and doctoral programs in the United States, according
to the publication’s 26th annual survey of accounting
professors. The survey asks accounting professors, department
heads and department chairs to name the undergraduate and
graduate programs they feel most consistently turn out students
capable of someday attaining partner status.
 Hermes, Mascot of McCombs, Featured in Longhorn ID Segment
The history and role of
Hermes, the McCombs School's mascot, was featured in On Campus’
Longhorn ID series. Hermes has been the mascot of the business school since 1922,
reports Sam Laine, master of professional
accounting student. Laine is the current “Hermes” who represents
McCombs at various functions around campus.
Watch the video.
In
the News:
Konana Says India Needs “Cautious
Optimists” Moving Forward
The Hindu, Nov. 16,
2007
 In
an op-ed published by The Hindu newspaper in India, Prabhudev Konana, IROM
professor, argues India is best led by “cautious optimists”
rather than “optimists,” “pessimists” or “doubters.” Konana
writes, “Cautious optimists recognize that inclusive economic
development, managed liberalization and global trade are
necessary steps to have sustainable progress. Cautious optimists recognize
that meaningful development cannot be achieved without
broad-based investments in infrastructure, education and
healthcare.”
Get the full story.
In
the News:
McCombs
Undergrads Provide Consulting to Austin Businesses
The
Daily Texan, Nov. 19,
2007
Fotini and Fernando LaGuardia have baked empanadas
out of their mom-and-pop catering business in Austin for 10
years. Now, with the help of four McCombs students, the couple
can add award-winning marketing to their business strategy. Four
students were assigned to help Empanadas La Boca improve its
marketing as part of a
Student
Consulting Initiative competition that concluded Saturday,
Nov. 17. Team Maverick, which included Monica Ridgway,
marketing and business honors junior; Yun Du,
management information systems and business honors junior;
Chad Zidow, accounting and business honors
junior; and Alex Schliker, finance and business
honors junior, won the competition.
Get the
full story.
In
the News:
MBA Alum
Shines as Sports Marketing All-Star
The Kansas City Star, Nov. 16,
2007
 Douglas Quinn, MBA ’89,
admits to being one of the few football players at Shawnee
Mission East in the late 1970s who attended his school’s boys
soccer games. “I went and watched the soccer games because my
best friend in high school, Tom McCarthy, was the keeper on the
soccer team,” Quinn says. “But basically, I was the guy who sat
behind the goal and heckled the players.” Back then, it was just
a way any high school kid would turn out to support a buddy.
But, as it’s turned out, it also could have been a harbinger.
Today, about 27 years after becoming a soccer fan strictly by
association, Quinn is president of Soccer United Marketing, the
marketing arm and partner not only of Major League Soccer, but
professional soccer associations and endeavors in the United
States, Mexico, Europe and beyond.
Get the
full story.
In
the News:
Students Compete in Mr. McCombs Pageant
During Business Week
The Daily Texan, Nov. 12,
2007
 McCombs
students recently competed in a battle of wit and skill for the
“Around the World” Mr. McCombs Pageant. The contestants
represented student organizations within McCombs and
faced off in categories such as casual wear, talent and formal
wear. The Undergraduate Business Council hosted the pageant as
part of its Business Week.
“It’s a great way to bring the business school together,”
said event co-chair and finance junior Stephanie Stratz. Finance lecturer and judge Pamela
Friedman said she was
looking for “a mixture of looks, skill and talent that would
represent the school well.”
The judges decided that Mr. Asian Business Students
Association, marketing senior Julian Maldonado, had the right
mix.
“I absolutely feel like a celebrity,”
he said.
Pictured is Michael Koetting, Mr. Freshman
Business Association.
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