Wharton in the News
June 2007

Money, 6/1/07 - Olivia Mitchell, International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans Professor; Professor of Insurance and Risk Management and Business and Public Policy, was quoted in an article about the relationship between health and the ability to build financial security.

Fortune Small Business, 6/1/07 - Lawrence Gelburd, a Wharton entrepreneurship lecturer, offered his expertise in an article about Pinnacle Textile Industries' national expansion plan.

Forbes, 6/4/07 - Wharton's Pension Research Council was mentioned in a story about changes that could be coming to retirement savings accounts. Results of the Council's study on investment allocations were summarized in the article.

Forbes, 6/4/07 - A study co-authored by Andrew Metrick, associate professor of Finance, was cited in an article about the proposed takeover of family-controlled companies such as Dow Jones.

Today (Singapore), 6/4/07 - Knowledge@Wharton was mentioned in an article about excellent business school online journals. (A similar mention appeared again in Today and in The Business Times (Singapore) on 6/18/07.)

New Zealand Herald, 6/4/07 - An article featuring book recommendations by business leaders and top business school faculty included selections by Thomas Donaldson, Mark O. Winkelman Professor; Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics.

Industry Updates (China), 6/4/07 - A report by Knowledge@Wharton was cited in an article about the need for skilled labor in China.

CNN International.com, 6/4/07 - Wharton research was cited in an article about job title inflation. Betsey Stevenson, assistant professor of Business and Public Policy, and Sarah Kaplan, assistant professor of Management, were quoted from the story that originated in Knowledge@Wharton on 5/30/07. (The Knowledge@Wharton article, "Title Inflation hits the C-Suite," was re-printed in Human Resources Online on 6/13/07.)

CNBC, 6/5/07 - Jeremy Siegel, Russell E. Palmer Professor of Finance, appeared on "Morning Call" to discuss the impact of Chinese and Russian markets on the U.S. economy.

BusinessWeek Online, 6/5/07 - Lawrence Gelburd, a Wharton entrepreneurship lecturer, was interviewed for an article about serial entrepreneurs.

Vancouver Sun, 6/5/07 - Betsey Stevenson, assistant professor of Business and Public Policy, was quoted in an article about the changing status of company presidents. (Similar articles appeared in the Edmonton Journal, the Calgary Herald, and The Daily News (Canada).)

DowJones News Service, 6/5/07 - Jeremy Siegel, Russell E. Palmer Professor of Finance, was cited in an article about the new WisdomTree International Real Estate Fund.

China.com, 6/5/07 - Peter Cappelli, George W. Taylor Professor of Management director, Center for Human Resources, was interviewed regarding the role of human resource departments in the modern business world.

Associated Press News, 6/6/07 - Leonard Lodish, Samuel R. Harrell Professor; Professor of Marketing, was quoted in an article about a new TV reality show which promotes the Gillette brand.

The Jakarta Post (Indonesia), 6/6/07 - C.K. Prahalad's The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid: Eradicating Poverty through Profit, available through Wharton School Publishing, was discussed in an article about promoting organizational innovation for profit.

Biotech Week, 6/6/07 - The "25 Most Influential Business People of the Last 25 Years," chosen by Wharton and PBS' "Nightly Business Report," was mentioned in an article about Bill George, former chief executive officer of Medtronic Inc. (Lasting Leadership: What You Can Learn from the Top 25 Business People of Our Times was published by Wharton School Publishing.)

The Fresno Bee, 6/7/07 - Stephen Hoch, Patty and Jay H. Baker Professor; Professor of Marketing; director, Jay H. Baker Retailing Initiative, was interviewed for an article about the Gottschalks department store's losses and growth prospects.

Philadelphia Inquirer, 6/7/07 - Ervin Miller, a former Wharton professor of finance, was honored in an obituary.

The Washington Post, 6/7/07 - Nancy P. Rothbard, assistant professor of Management, was quoted in an article about start-of-the-day mood and its effect on work performance. Her report, "Walking in the Door," was also discussed.

The Times (UK), 6/7/07 - Daniel M. Cable's Change to Strange: Create a Great Organization by Building a Strange Workforce, available through Wharton School Publishing, was summarized in the "60-Second Business Book" column.

The Baltimore Sun (MCT), 6/7/07 - Wharton was mentioned in an article about the new television studio created at the University of Maryland's business school.

USA Today, 6/7/07 - Wharton's alliance with Insead, and its exchange programs with schools in Beijing and Israel, were discussed in an article about U.S. students going abroad for their MBAs.

Financial Times (FT.com), 6/7/07 - Knowledge@Wharton was mentioned in an article about Singapore Management University's new Knowledge@SMU, the first Asian academic partner site to join the Knowledge@Wharton network.

The Washington Post, 6/8/07 - Nancy P. Rothbard, assistant professor of Management, offered her expertise in an article about improving one's mood in the workplace.

DowJones Newswires, 6/8/07 - Costa Rica's President, Oscar Arias, who recently received an award from Wharton, was mentioned in an article about reducing Costa Rica's net carbon emissions to zero.

Dow Jones Commodities Service, 6/8/07 - Wharton was mentioned in an article regarding the increasing demand for masters' degrees in business administration. (A similar story appeared in The Wall Street Journal on 6/9/07.)

Reuters News, 6/8/07 - Susan Wachter, Richard B. Worley Professor of Financial Management; Professor of Real Estate, Finance and City and Regional Planning, was cited in a story regarding the rise in mortgage rates and its unfavorable effect on the economy.

The Globe and Mail, 6/9/07 - Wharton School Publishing was mentioned in a book review for C.K. Prahalad's The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid.

The Washington Post, 6/9/07 - Jack Guttentag, professor emeritus of Finance, authored a real estate column about how to fix, not break up, the subprime mortgage market.

National Post, 6/9/07 - Witold Rybczynski, Martin & Margy Meyerson Professor of Urbanism Real Estate and Architecture, was mentioned in an article that summarizes his book, Last Harvest: How a Cornfield Became New Daleville.

The Las Vegas Review - Journal, 6/9/07 - Peter Linneman, Albert Sussman Professor of Real Estate, was cited in an article about Las Vegas commercial real estate expansion.

The Commercial Appeal (Tennessee), 6/9/07 - Two Wharton students were mentioned in an article for placing first and third in the Barron's Challenge, an annual stock-picking contest for college students and professors run by the publication.

La Voz de Galicia (Spain), 6/10/07 - Mauro Guillen, Dr. Felix Zandman Professor of International Management, was cited in an article about how to conduct negotiations with governments in foreign countries.

Deseret Morning News (Utah), 6/10/07 - Wharton was mentioned in an article regarding the "Retail Customer Dissatisfaction Study," which was conducted by the J. H. Baker Retail Initiative.

Associated Press Newswires, 6/10/07 - Justin Wolfers, assistant professor of Business & Public Policy, was quoted in an article about death penalty studies. (Similar articles appeared in the St. Petersburg Times and the Deseret Morning News on 6/11/07 and The Grand Rapids Press on 6/17/07.)

BusinessWeek, 6/11/07 - Mary Benner, assistant professor of Management, was mentioned in an article for her research on Six Sigma, a series of management techniques aimed at increasing efficiency, and its correlation with innovation.

The Wall Street Journal, 6/11/07 - Uri Simonsohn, assistant professor of Operations and Information Management, was cited in an article for his research on eBay selling and bidding practices.

Kiplinger.com, 6/11/07 - Jeremy Siegel, Russell E. Palmer Professor of Finance, authored a column on the income-distribution gap.

InvestmentNews, 6/11/07 - Knowledge@Wharton was cited in an article for its survey of investors regarding adviser fees.

The Wall Street Journal, 6/12/07 - Thomas Caleel, director of Graduate Admissions and Financial Aid, was quoted in an article about the demand for prospective students from the private-equity industry.

MarketWatch, 6/13/07 - Susan Wachter, Richard B. Worley Professor of Financial Management; Professor of Real Estate, Finance and City and Regional Planning, was interviewed regarding the release of her second quarter 2007 U.S. Mortgage Payment Index, which evaluates mortgage products for consumers. (A similar mention appeared in the Dow Jones News Service on 6/14/07.)

Reuters News, 6/13/07 - Susan Wachter, Richard B. Worley Professor of Financial Management, was quoted in an article about the return to the use of traditional fixed-rate mortgages.

Channel NewsAsia, 6/13/07 - Wharton undergraduate, See Kok Heng, W '11, was mentioned in an article for his participation in the National University of Singapore MAS-ESS essay writing competition.

Associated Press Newswires, 6/14/07 - Susan Wachter, Richard B. Worley Professor of Financial Management, was quoted in an article about ballooning mortgage payments. (A similar story appeared in The Star Ledger and The Record on 6/15/07.)

Financial Adviser, 6/14/07 - A Wharton study was cited in an article regarding consumer choices in the financial services industry.

La Gaceta (Spain), 6/15/07 - Mauro Guillen, Dr. Felix Zandman Professor in International Management; Professor of Management and Sociology, was interviewed regarding his thoughts on the most important functions of top business schools.

CNBC, 6/15/07 - Thomas Donaldson, Mark O. Winkelman Professor; Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics, appeared on "Morning Call" to discuss bills proposed by Congress to regulate taxation of private equity firms.

Associated Press, 6/15/07 - Susan Wachter, Richard B. Worley Professor of Financial Management; Professor of Real Estate, Finance and City and Regional Planning, was quoted in an article about measures that the Federal Reserve is considering implementing to remedy the troubled market for subprime mortgages. (A similar story appeared in the St. Petersburg Times on 6/15/07.)

The Richmond Times-Dispatch (Virginia), 6/15/07 - Research by Susan Wachter, Richard B. Worley Professor of Financial Management; Professor of Real Estate, Finance and City and Regional Planning, was cited in an article about Virginia mortgage foreclosures. (A similar story about Wisconsin area foreclosures appeared in The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on 6/16/07.)

The Washington Post, 6/15/07 - Jack Guttentag, professor emeritus of Finance, authored a column about what would be required to convert the Federal Housing Administration into a viable substitute for the subprime market and the credit-impaired borrowers that it serves.

The New York Times, 6/17/07 - Susan Wachter, Richard B. Worley Professor of Financial Management; Professor of Real Estate, Finance and City and Regional Planning, was quoted in a story about the tough choices that homeowners face in regards to mortgage refinancing (A similar article ran in the South China Morning Post on 6/20/07.)

Chicago Daily Herald, 6/17/07 - Wharton was mentioned as a top school offering doctoral degrees for "Chief Learning Officers" in an article about corporate universities.

Gaceta de los Negocios, 6/17/07 - Mauro Guillen, Dr. Felix Zandman Professor in International Management; Professor of Management and Sociology, was quoted in an article about the IESE Business School initiative in New York.

Handelsblatt (Germany), 6/18/07 - A Wharton risk management study on the impact of climate change on the insurance business was mentioned in an article about how business schools address ecological concerns in their MBA programs.

The Philadelphia Inquirer, 6/19/07 - Kevin Gillen, research fellow at Wharton, was quoted in a story about Symphony House, a high-end luxury construction project in Center City Philadelphia.

Primedia, 6/20/07 - Z. John Zhang, professor of Marketing, was quoted in an article about fees charged by financial advisors. A study co-authored by Knowledge@Wharton on the topic was also cited.

CNBC, 6/20/07 - Jeremy Siegel, Russell E. Palmer Professor of Finance, was interviewed on Squawk on the Street regarding his thoughts on rising bond yields.

The Orlando Sentinel, 6/20/07 - Howard Kunreuther, Cecilia Yen Koo Professor; Professor of Decision Sciences and Business and Public Policy, co-director, Risk Management and Decision Processes Center, was quoted in an article about the impact that property-insurance policies issued by a state-run agency have on insurance rates.

FT.com, 6/20/07 - An article reported that Wharton and the Indian School of Business (ISB) in Hyderabad renewed a formal agreement to work together; Wharton faculty will teach ISB courses and contribute to curriculum development and ISB will serve as a platform to increase Wharton's exposure to Asian business issues. (A similar mention was made in the Economic Times on 6/20/07 and in MBAUniverse.com on 6/21/07.)

Financial Times, 6/20/07 - Mauro Guillen was quoted in a case study about Ferrovial, a Spanish multinational that expanded through diversification. (The article also appeared in FT.Com.)

CNBC, 6/20/07 - Jeremy Siegel, Russell E. Palmer Professor of Finance, appeared as a guest on "Morning Call" to discuss the bond market's impact on the economy.

The San Francisco Chronicle, 6/21/07 - Wharton was mentioned as a partner in the production of Supernova, a technology conference featuring startups, internet industry executives and investors, scheduled to open on 6/21/07.

Associated Press, 6/21/07 - Thomas S. Robertson, executive faculty director of the Institute for Developing Nations at Emory University and former dean of Emory's Goizueta Business School, was announced as the new dean of the Wharton School, effective August 1. (Similar stories appeared in The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, BusinessWeek Online and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on 6/22/07.)

Associated Press, 6/22/07 - Pavel Savor, assistant professor of Finance, was quoted in an article about Blackstone and the private equity market. (A similar article ran in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on 6/23/07.)

St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 6/22/07 - Wharton School Publishing was mentioned as publisher in the review of the book, Firms of Endearment: How World-Class Companies Profit from Passion and Purpose.

The Economic Times, 6/23/07 - The Knowledge@Wharton article about the advantages and disadvantages of pre-announcing new product lines was reprinted from 6/13/07.

Associated Press Newswires, 6/23/07 - Justin Wolfers, assistant professor of Business and Public Policy, was quoted in an article about "prediction markets."

The Washington Post, 6/23/07 - Jack Guttentag, emeritus professor of Finance, authored a column about how to define "affordable" loans and the possible impact of restrictive loan qualifying rules.

Sarasota Herald-Tribune, 6/24/07 - Susan Wachter, Richard B. Worley Professor of Financial Management; Professor of Real Estate, Finance and City and Regional Planning, was interviewed for an article about the surge in foreclosures in Southwest Florida.

Maeil Business Newspaper, 6/24/07 - Wharton student Charles Ahn, WEMBA '08, and chairman of the AhnLab, was mentioned as a member of the K Group, an organization of Korean IT engineers formed to support and expand the Korean IT human resource base in the Silicon Valley.

Fortune, 6/25/07 - Jeremy Siegel, Russell E. Palmer Professor of Finance, was mentioned as a resource for "the Fortune 40," a stock portfolio designed to deliver good returns in various market conditions and build for retirement. His book, Stocks for the Long Run, was also cited.

Business Day (South Africa), 6/25/07 - The Knowledge@Wharton article about online advertising was reprinted from the 5/30/07 issue.

The Nation (Thailand), 6/26/07 - Wharton was mentioned in conjunction with the Sasin Graduate Institute of Business and the Kellogg School of Management in an article about professionals returning to school to get MBA degrees.

Reuters News, 6/26/07 - Jeremy Siegel, Russell E. Palmer Professor of Finance, was mentioned as a speaker in an article about a Morningstar Inc. conference event.

DowJones Newswires, 6/26/07 - An op-ed by Jeremy Siegel, Russell E. Palmer Professor of Finance, was discussed in an article about WisdomTree ETFs.

The Christian Science Monitor, 6/27/07 - Erwann Michel-Kerjan, managing director of the Risk Management and Decision Processes Center, was quoted in an article about private dollars leading the recovery of New Orleans.

American Banker, 6/27/07 - Jack M. Guttentag, professor emeritus of Finance, was interviewed for an article about credentials developed by the National Association of Mortgage Professionals (NAMP).

The Star-Ledger, 6/27/07 - Susan Wachter, Richard B. Worley Professor of Financial Management; Professor of Real Estate, Finance and City and Regional Planning, was mentioned in a story about the Council on Affordable Housing's (COAH) attempts to create affordable-housing rules.

Fox News, 6/27/07 - A $10,000 challenge for charity, offered by Scott Armstrong, professor of Marketing, was discussed on "Special Report with Brit Hume."

Business Day (South Africa), 6/27/07 - Stephen Sammut, senior fellow in Wharton's Healthcare Systems, offered his expertise in an article about the personal DNA testing industry.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 6/27/07 - Lawton R. Burns, James Joo-Jin Kim Professor; Professor of Health Care Systems and Management, director, Wharton Center for Health Management and Economics, was interviewed for an article about the proposed merger between Pittsburgh's Highmark Inc. and Philadelphia's Independence Blue Cross.

USA Today, 6/28/07 - Jeremy Siegel, Russell E. Palmer Professor of Finance, was quoted in an article regarding investors' growing concerns about leverage.

The Economic Times (India), 6/28/07 - Wharton was cited in an article about Infosys' rumored bid on Capgemini. The Economic Times, 6/29/07 - A Wharton professor was mentioned in an article about the consulting business function at Indian software firms.

The Wall Street Journal, 6/30/07 - Jeremy Siegel, Russell E. Palmer Professor of Finance, was cited in an article about WisdomTree Investments Incorporated, a fundamental indexing shop for which he is an advisor.

The Washington Post, 6/30/07 - Jack Guttentag, professor emeritus of finance, authored a real estate column on why some home mortgages that would be classified as "unaffordable" by the government are clearly in the interest of borrowers.

Vancouver sun, 6/30/07 - Wharton was mentioned in an article about the unexpected success of capitalism in Hong Kong following the area's transition to Chinese rule in 1997.

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