Workshop Series Preparing Students, Alumni
Do you have the next great venture-capital concept? Need a team to help turn your idea into reality? If so, then workshops of the 2006 Georgia Tech Business Plan Competition are the place to go.

Study: Culture Differences Help, Not Hinder, Many Cross-Border Corporate Mergers
Culture clashes are an expected consequence when companies from different countries merge. But contrary to conventional wisdom, cross-border mergers and acquisitions tend to be most successful long-term when the cultural divide between nations is wide, according to a new study by Georgia Tech College of Management researchers.

TI:GER® Program Receives $1 Million Donation
More students will be able to learn about the challenges of commercializing new technologies, thanks to a $1 million gift recently made to the Technological Innovation: Generating Economic Results (TI:GER®) program.

Tulane Students Find Academic Refuge from Storm at Tech
Marla Baskerville feels much better off than most residents of New Orleans displaced by flooding in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, but she's still greatly distressed by having to remain apart from her husband and home.

Faculty Wing to be Dedicated in Honor of Professor Adler October 29
The College of Management will dedicate a wing in honor of Phil Adler, a professor emeritus of strategic management revered by many of his past students, at 1:30 PM Saturday, October 29 in the Management building's LeCraw Auditorium.

Enrollment Rising in MBA Dual Degree Program
Dominic DePasquale's search for the right graduate school was greatly simplified by how few institutions offered what he wanted - the ability to earn an MBA and master's degree in aerospace engineering at the same time.

Recent Faculty Recognitions Include Best Paper Prize, Grants

Thomas L. Friedman Discovers The World Is Flat Economically
Like Christopher Columbus in 1492, Thomas L. Friedman set out for India in early 2004 under the assumption that the world is round. But Friedman, a world-renowned foreign-affairs columnist for The New York Times, was startled to discover that the opposite is true.

Alumni Profile: J. Michael Robison Moving Mass Transit into Fast Lane
Heavy traffic would seem to be a boon to J. Michael Robison's business, Lanier Parking Systems, ensuring plenty of demand for the approximately 200,000 parking spaces in 33 cities managed by the Atlanta-based company.

Alumni Profile: Mary McElroy Blazing Trail in Athletics Administration
Mary McElroy, MSM 2000, didn't set out to have a sports-related career, much less become the first African-American female athletics director in Division I at a non-historically black university or college.

MBA Students Volunteer with Team Buzz
Twelve MBA students worked at Jerusalem House, a home for homeless people with AIDS, on Oct. 8 as part of TEAM Buzz, Georgia Tech's student-run volunteer day.

Management Undergrads Competing on mtvU Reality Show
Four undergraduate students at the College of Management are getting their literal 15 minutes of fame this fall on MTV's mtvU network, which is broadcast on college campuses nationwide.

Management Students Defeat UGA on mtvU's "Quad Squads" Reality Show
Pitted against peers from the University of Georgia, four undergraduate students at Georgia Tech College of Management emerged victorious on the November 28 episode of the reality-show series "Quad Squads."

Celebration Honors Retired Professor Teach's Career
Marketing professor Richard Teach recently retired, an occasion commemorated with a celebration at the dean's home in Madison that also welcomed new faculty members.

Business School Presents New Brand
The College of Management's got a brand-new brand.

Dean Blum to Moderate Chamber Discussion of Small-Business Issues August 31
Issues facing small and midsize businesses will be the focus of a panel discussion August 31 at the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce.

College of Management Helps Iraq Ministry of Electricity Restore Power
Crime and terrorism don't top the list of concerns that Iraqis want their government to address, according to a recent poll conducted by the International Republican Institute. Restoring reliable electrical power ranks number one.

Study: Broken Links in Supply Chain Cause Serious Damage to Businesses
Like a heart-attack victim felled by poor circulation, companies who suffer a sudden blockage in their flow of products to consumers face a long road to recovery, says Vinod Singhal, professor of operations management at Georgia Tech College of Management.

Alumni Profile: Alan Lacy Leads Nation's Third-Largest Retailer
Alan J. Lacy, CEO and vice chairman of Sears Holdings Corporation, suffered a rude shock when he started at Georgia Tech in 1971. Though he'd breezed through his small-town high school without breaking much sweat, Lacy found the going far tougher at Tech.

Alumni Profile: Sweating Small Stuff Pays Off Big for Andrea Novakoski
Though Andrea Arena Novakoski preaches the importance of personal time to her corporate clients, she's long been guilty of not taking enough for herself.

New Graduate Spotlight: Baiden Making it Big in America
Since fleeing his war-torn homeland of Liberia 15 years ago, Edward Baiden has traveled far on his journey from "dish rags" to riches.

Study: Religious Fundamentalists Form Strong Attachments to Product Brands
Despite their differences, most major world religions warn that attachment to fleeting material objects is an obstacle to spiritual transcendence. Therefore, religious fundamentalists, who try to strictly follow the tenets of divine scripture, ought to care little for worldly possessions like cars and clothing, says Nancy Wong, assistant professor of marketing at Georgia Tech College of Management.

Tech Exploring Educational Opportunities in China, India
The College of Management is going where the action is, working hard to expand educational opportunities in two of the most important centers for global business: China and India.

Graduate Spotlight: Laura Marie Grosch's Magic Kingdom Extends to Harvard
When she was only 16 years old, Laura Marie Grosch built a successful online business dedicated to helping families make the most of their adventures in Walt Disney World.

Malhotra Named Outstanding Marketing Educator of Year
Marketing professor Naresh Malhotra recently hit another career high, winning the Outstanding Marketing Educator of the Year award from the Academy of Marketing Science (AMS).

Muskie Scholars Take Business Know-How Home to Former Soviet Republics
Ol'ga Kizhlo sacrificed a lot to earn her MBA at Georgia Tech College of Management, having to leave behind her young daughter in Ukraine for two years, only seeing her during a few visits home.

Doctoral Student Spotlight: Ransbotham Can't Keep Away from Tech
After earning two degrees from Georgia Tech, Sam Ransbotham considered pursuing his Ph.D. in information technology management from a different institution for the sake of variety.

TI:GER® Teams Moving Technologies from Lab to Market
More sufferers of type-1 diabetes may one day live needle-free lives thanks to the work of students in the Technological Innovation: Generating Economic Results (TI:GER) program.

Alumni Profile: John Salley Scores in Numerous Arenas after Basketball
When former Georgia Tech basketball coach Bobby Cremins traveled to Brooklyn, NY, in 1983 to recruit John Salley, the future NBA star stood six-feet six-inches tall. Salley, who sprouted to six-feet nine-inches in time for his freshman year, says he willed himself to keep growing long after most people stop, not reaching his peak height of almost seven feet until age 29.

Professors Mulford and Comiskey Examine Misleading Accounting Practices in New Book
Investors who've been burned by numerous corporate accounting scandals in recent years have increasingly turned their attention from questionable earnings reports to cash flow when gauging a company's financial performance.

Faculty Wing Named in Honor of Popular Professor
Known for his incredible memory, Phil Adler has been able to maintain long-term relationships with many of the students he taught during his nearly 40-year career at the College of Management. Though he retired in 2000, the professor emeritus of strategic management continues to serve as a much-valued mentor to many of these alumni.

Study: Large Companies Less Effective than Small Firms at Managing Alliances
Strategic alliances between companies are more important than ever in many industries, but large corporations don't seem to be learning from past experiences at making these partnerships work, suggests a new study by a Georgia Tech College of Management researcher.

Annual International Finance Conference April 7-9 to Spotlight Top Research
The College of Management's 11th annual International Finance Conference April 7-9 will feature the most current research from the world's leading universities and institutions.

Georgia Tech Rises in Rankings of World's Best MBA Programs
The Financial Times recently ranked Georgia Tech's College of Management eighty-fourth out of the world's top 100 full-time MBA programs, a ten-position jump since last year's survey.

South Korea Focus of 11th Annual Georgia Tech Global Business Forum
Corporate leaders can explore business opportunities in South Korea, America's sixth largest export market, at the College of Management's 11th annual Georgia Tech Global Business Forum on April 27.

Program and Professors Honored
Two faculty members as well as the TI:GER® program of the College of Management at Georgia Tech have recently gained important recognition.

Study: Companies Need to Give Online Consumers Right to More Privacy
To quell the privacy-invasion fears that are stunting the growth of e-commerce, Web marketers need to give consumers more control of the personal information collected about them, according to research by Naresh Malhotra, Regents' professor of marketing at Georgia Tech College of Management.

Business is Combat for Speaker in The Leadership Forum March 15
Former F-15 fighter pilot Jim Murphy, who believes business is combat, will speak at the College of Management March 15 as part of The Leadership ForumTM annual speaker's series.

Georgia Tech Researchers Use Presidential History as Guide to Avoiding Stocks
U.S. stock markets may remain sluggish during 2005 and 2006 if they follow a long-standing pattern of slowing in the two years following a presidential election, according to a study by two Georgia Tech College of Management researchers.

MBA Program Rises in U.S. News & World Report's Rankings
Georgia Tech College of Management jumped 10 spots in U.S. News & World Report's annual rankings of the nation's top MBA programs, rising to 32nd.

Jack Welch to Appear April 15 in IMPACT Speaker Series
The College of Management's 2005 IMPACT Speaker Series will feature former General Electric Chairman and CEO Jack Welch on Friday, April 15.

College of Management Honors Alumni Leaders at Second Annual Celebration
Georgia Tech College of Management recognized the vision, achievement and leadership of its alumni April 22 at the Second Annual Celebration and Awards Dinner, inducting eleven leaders into the Hall of Fame, Academy of Distinguished Alumni and Council of Outstanding Young Alumni.

Head-Injury Technology Tops Annual Business Plan Competition
When athletes hurt their heads during play, tests to determine whether they can return to action often aren't any more sophisticated than asking, "How many fingers am I holding up?"

The Leadership Forum Series Makes Its New Home at the Business School
The College of Management is the new home of The Leadership ForumTM annual speaker series, beginning February 1 with Harvard Business School's Juan Enriquez.

Learn How to Maximize Profits at Revenue Management Conference April 21 at the College of Management
Called the "number-one emerging business strategy" by The Wall Street Journal, revenue management will be the focus of a new conference held April 21 at Georgia Tech College of Management.

Faculty Members, Students Recognized for Excellence
As the 2004-05 academic year raced to a close, College of Management students took time to honor their peers and faculty members for their dedication and excellence.

Jack Welch: Candor is Key to Successful Management
One of the major problems in business today is the lack of candor in employee appraisals, warned former General Electric CEO and Chairman Jack Welch during his April 15 appearance in the College of Management's IMPACT Speaker Series.

Get Your Copy of Hot New Investing Book March 10
Serious investors should mark down March 10 as the day to obtain a signed copy of a hot new investing book that shows how to see through the often fuzzy math of corporate accounting practices.