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 Griffin,
Longhorn and MBA Student, Wins “Academic Heisman”
Dallas
Griffin, full-time Texas MBA student and Longhorn center, was
presented the 2007 Draddy Trophy at the annual National Football
Foundation and College Hall of Fame banquet Dec. 4 in New
York City. Griffin (pictured with coach Mack Brown) is the first Longhorn to win the award, which
recognizes an individual as the best in the country for combined
academic success, football performance and exemplary community
leadership. “I’ve studied up on some of the past winners and not only
did they excel in the classroom, but they were amazing players,”
said Griffin, who graduated with a 3.88 GPA in business honors
and finance in 2007 before becoming an MBA student. “It is just a great combination of on-field and off-field success
and community service. To be recognized as this year’s Draddy
Trophy winner is a great honor, and I’m
so happy to be representing Texas when it comes to such a
prestigious award.”
Get the full story.
Read the Austin American-Statesman editorial (third story).
In
the News:
What’s Fair in Work and War
U.S. News & World Report, Dec. 10,
2007
 It
seems reasonable: People prefer working for companies that treat
them fairly, right? Wrong, according to a study co-authored by
Caroline Bartel (left), assistant
professor of management, and William B. Swann,
a professor of psychology and business. In
“Is More Fairness Always Preferred? Self-Esteem Moderates
Reactions to Procedural Justice,” appearing in the current
Academy of Management Journal, the Bartel and Swann and
their colleagues studied workers at large companies in the midst
of downsizing or restructuring. While employees with high
self-esteem were more committed to the company when they felt,
for example, that work was fairly distributed in their unit,
employees with low self-esteem were largely indifferent to
organizational injustice. Being fair with workers doesn't seem
to be enough to win employees’
hearts.
Two McCombs Ph.D. Students Earn Prestigious Fellowship
Ph.D. students Nicholas Crain of the
Department of Finance and James Smith of the
Department of Accounting have earned scholarships from the
Donald D. Harrington Fellows Program.
The Harrington Fellows program is one of the most well-endowed
visiting scholar and graduate fellow programs in the nation, and
the most prestigious fellowship program at The University of
Texas at Austin.
Get the full story.
In
the News:
Austin-tatious:
Change is Storming Texas’ Low-Key Capital of Cool
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Dec. 2,
2007
 Austin is in the middle of a transformation that some claim
could destroy its freewheeling soul. Others maintain that the
new element—fueled
by rising property values and an influx of national and
international visitors keen on certain amenities—will just add to what the city has to offer. “Fifteen years ago,
I would have said that Starbucks would not have been successful,
that Austin isn’t
going to pay $5 for a cup of coffee. I would have told you that
ice hockey would never play in Austin,” said Jim Nolen,
senior finance lecturer at McCombs. “But it is
successful, and that tells you how many people have migrated to
Austin.”
Get the full story.
In
the News:
Mahajan Discusses His “86% Solution”
Marketing Matters Live! Nov. 28,
2007
 Marketing Professor
Vijay Mahajan appeared recently on a radio
program sponsored by the American Marketing Association, where
he discussed his book, “The 86% Solution: How To Succeed In the
Biggest Market Opportunity of the 21st Century.” The book
explains that the developing world now holds the greatest market
potential for global companies and presents techniques and
strategies necessary to win in this market, including creative
ways to drive business using local infrastructure and local
customs.
Listen to program.
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