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McCombs School in the News
The Austin American-Statesman cites Marc-David Seidel – 5/27/01
Marc-David Seidel, assistant professor in management, was quoted as an expert in the May 27th
Austin American-Statesman in an article on prices wars in the PC industry. Seidel compared their price war to those in the airline and telecom industries. Price wars often are as much about self-preservation as killing off a competitor, said Seidel.
The Financial Times features the MBA Investment Fund – 5/23/01
The Financial Times wrote an article on student investment funds on May 23rd.
Keith Brown, professor in finance and director of the MBA Investment Fund, and the Fund were mentioned in the piece. “We’ve never had any investors lose money with us. The market was kind” until last years, said Brown. Still, no investors have taken advantage of their yearly redemption option. Though the Fund was incorrectly identified on the 23rd, a correction was printed the next day.
The Dallas Morning News cites Andrew Whinston – 5/19/01
Andrew Whinston and the CREC were mentioned in the May 19th issue of the Dallas Morning News in an article about the nation’s largest telecomm equipment manufactures falling behind European firms. He was also quoted in the May 6th issue in an article about downfall in the Dallas economy. Despite the current tech downturn, diversification has paid off, said
Whinston. “Texas heeded the words of wisdom. We’re doing reasonably well. As one element of the diverse portfolio weakens, there are others to take its place.”
Dallas Fort-Worth Minority Business News cites Courtland Huber
- May Issue
In the May issue of the Dallas Fort-Worth Minority Business News Courtland
Huber, director of the
Option II MBA Program says the Option II program “is for serious students who are serious
professionals.” In an article about the Option II, Huber and recent Option II
graduate Elmer Corbin talk about how important it is for more minorities to participate
in the program. It develops a clear definition of what it takes to have a successful
business, says Corbin, who earned a substantial promotion at IBM with more decision-
making responsibility upon his graduation from the program.
National newspapers print David Spence editorial - May
David Spence, assistant professor in MSIS, wrote an op-ed piece on the connection between Sen. Jefford’s departure from the Republican Party and President Bush’s energy plan, which appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, the
Houston Chronicle, and the Austin American Statesman at the end of May. He also had an op-ed piece published in the
Houston Chronicle on May 4th on Bush’s energy plan.
Texas MOOT CORP® winners applauded in Austin American-Statesman
- 5/11/01
Halsa Pharmaceuticals, the Texas MOOT CORP® champions, were highlighted in the May 11th issue of the
Austin American-Statesman for being named runner-ups in a business plan contest sponsored by MBA Jungle and winning $5000.
The Wisconsin State Journal mentions MOOT CORP – 5/10/01
MOOT CORP® and the University of Texas at Austin were mentioned in the May 10th issue of the
Wisconsin State Journal.
Boston Globe cites Marc-David Seidel - 5/6/01
Mark-David Seidel was quoted in the May 6th Boston Globe in an
article regarding recent fee increases by Sprint and their impact on consumers. He is
also in the May issue of CFO magazine.
The Industry Standard cites Andrew Whinston – May issue
Andrew Whinston and the Center for Research in Electronic Commerce were cited in the May 7th issue of the
Industry Standard. Dr. Whinston was quoted in the article about putting the recent string of layoffs into perspective. “Internet layoffs are showing up in the papers, but they aren’t showing the number for national unemployment,” says Whinston. “Dot-coms represent only 10 percent of the Internet Economy workforce, and we believe employment in the Internet Economy, outside of dot-coms, is still growing.”
Hispanic Outlook ranks the McCombs School – May issue
The McCombs School was ranked #10 in the nations for the number of bachelor degrees in business and marketing it awarded to Hispanics in the May issue of the
Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education. The University was ranked #4 for the number of bachelors, #11 for the number of masters, and #1 for the number of doctorate degrees it awarded.
USA Today features the MBA Investment Fund – 5/02/01
The MBA Investment Fund was featured in the May 2nd issue of USA Today about what students are learning in this bad stock market. Keith Brown, director of the Fund and finance professor, and several MBA fund manager were quoted throughout the article. “It’s the first group that really understands that the (stock market) door swings both ways,” says Brown.
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CFO magazine cites Marc-David Seidel – May issue
Marc-David Seidel, cited as an expert on airline industry mergers, was quoted in the May issue of
CFO magazine in an article about the American Airlines/TWA merger. “American’s principle purpose is to try to derail the UAL deal,” which would combine United Airlines and US Air inc. into the world’s largest carrier, says Seidel.
Business 2.0 cites Prabhudev Konana – May issue
Prabhudev Konana, assistant professor of MSIS, and the CREC were cited in the May 1st issue of
Business 2.0 in an article about layoffs being used unsuccessfully to solve a company’s financial troubles. The Center’s working study, suggests that to maximize efficiency companies must take full advantage of the web in certain areas. “Firms look for positive news for shareholders and the market, which may require layoffs, but this is a short-term measure. If transformation is not carried forward, then it will come back to haunt them,” says
Konana. Konana and the CREC were also cited in an article
about the study sponsored by Dell that says that companies are far from reaching their full potential on the web.
MBA Alumni in the Austin American-Statesman – 5/01/01
The $5.5 million gift from AIM Management Group and Alumni Gary Crum (MBA ’72) and
Bob Graham (MBA ’73) was featured in the May 10th Austin American-Statesman. Dean May was quoted extensively in the article. “We have had a lot of finance grads who have had very successful careers,” says May. “Up until now, they had not been tapped to support the school in large and meaningful ways. They’re now reaching a stage in their careers where they’re thinking of giving back.”
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