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Wharton in the News
July 2004
Fast Company, 7/1/04 — Wharton's Leadership Ventures were featured in an article about MBA leadership sessions with the Philobolus dance troupe and the U.S. Marine Corps.
The Wall Street Journal, 7/1/04 — Ravi Aron, assistant professor of operations and information management, was quoted about outsourcing jobs overseas. (Also appeared in The Asian Wall Street Journal, 7/l/04, Risk Management, 7/1/04, The Miami Herald, 7/5/04, Dow Jones News, 7/8/04)
Dow Jones News, 7/1/04 — Wayne Guay, associate professor of accounting, was quoted on managing compensation expenses.
Australian Financial Review, 7/2/04 — Wharton research was mentioned in an article about increasing research on corporate governance.
National Business Review, 7/2/04 — Wharton was featured in a special review of top business schools.
Business News Americas, 7/2/04 — The Wharton Global Alumni Forum in Mexico City was mentioned in regards to a speech given at the event by Raul Munoz, director of Pemex in Mexico.
The New York Times, 7/4/04 — Marshall Blume, Howard Butcher III Professor of Financial Management; Professor of Finance, was cited in an article about index funds.
Associated Press, 7/5/04 — Mark Pauly, Bendheim Professor; Professor of Health Care Systems, Business and Public Policy, Insurance and Risk Management, and Economics, was quoted about the status of the health care industry. (Also appeared in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 7/4/04, San Luis Obispo Tribune, 7/4/04, Philadelphia Inquirer, 7/4/04, Fort Worth Star Telegram, 7/4/04, Monterey County Herald, 7/4/04)
Nightly Business Report, 7/5/04 — Jeremy Siegel, Russell E. Palmer Professor of Finance, was interviewed on how the presidential elections influence the economy.
Seattle Times, 7/5/04 — The Wharton Infosys Business Transformation Awards were mentioned in an article about Amazon and Microsoft.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 7/6/04 — Scott Armstrong, professor of marketing, was interviewed about terrorism prediction models.
BBC, 7/6/04 — Dean Patrick T. Harker, was noted for attending the Wharton Global Alumni Forum in Shanghai during a program about Chinese leaders.
Alaska Public Radio, 7/6/04 — Christopher Geczy, assistant professor of finance, was interviewed about the costs involved in investing in socially responsible mutual funds.
Australian Financial Review, 7/7/04 — Scott Richardson, assistant professor of accounting, and Irem Tuna, assistant professor of accounting, were cited in an article about corporate governance.
Business Times Singapore, 7/7/04 — Andrew Metrick, associate professor of finance,
was quoted on investment firms offering stronger shareholder rights resulting in higher profits for the firm.
Agence France Presse, 7/8/04 — Thomas Donaldson, Mark O. Winkelman Professor; Professor of Legal Studies, was quoted on the Sarbanes-Oxley Act setting higher standards in business ethics.
Associated Press, 7/10/04 — Wharton was mentioned as the venue for a Roman Catholic consortium targeting leadership from the laity.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 7/11/04 — William Cody, managing director of the Jay H. Baker Retailing Initiative, was quoted on cost-cutting strategies used by Wal-Mart.
Financial News, 7/11/04 — Wharton was mentioned in an article about the increase in investment banking majors in business education.
BusinessWeek, 7/12/04 — Kenneth Shropshire, David W. Hauck Professor; Professor of Legal Studies Chairperson; Legal Studies Department, was quoted on sports-marketing brands.
New Zealand Herald, 7/12/04 — Olivia Mitchell, International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans Professor; Professor of Insurance and Risk Management and Business and Public Policy, was quoted on the realistic behavior of retirement savings.
Chicago Tribune, 7/12/04 — Susan Wachter, Richard B. Worley Professor of Financial Management; Professor of Real Estate, Finance, and City and Regional Planning, was quoted on the advantages of using geographic information systems technology.
Philadelphia Inquirer, 7/12/04 — Bernard Anderson, Whitney Young Term Professor; Practice Professor of Management, was quoted on the inequities in the expansion of the black middle class.
National Public Radio, 7/12/04 — John Kenny, WG'05, was interviewed about his summer internship at Infosys.
Financial Times, 7/13/04 — Wharton was mentioned as the forum of a speech by Roy Vagelos, former chairman and CEO of Merck.
Investor's Business Daily, 7/14/04 — Deirdre Woods, chief information officer, was quoted in an article about Wharton's role in developing software simulations.
The Economist, 7/17/04 — Kent Smetters, associate professor of insurance and risk management, was quoted on the costs of Medicare.
The Economist, 7/17/04 — Mark Pauly, Bendheim Professor; Professor of Health Care Systems, Business and Public Policy, Insurance and Risk Management, and Economics, was quoted on the pricing of personal choice policies in health care plans.
CNET News, 7/17/04 — Morris Cohen, Matsushita Professor of Manufacturing and Logistics; Professor of Operations and Information Management and Systems Engineering, was quoted in an article about Intel's new management strategies.
Washington Post, 7/18/04 — Lisa Bolton, assistant professor of marketing, was quoted on discount retail marketing.
Odessa American, 7/18/04 — Stephen Hoch, John J. Pomerantz Professor of Marketing
Chairperson, Marketing Department, was quoted on retail strategies involving Florida's nine-day period of paying no state or local taxes on school clothes and supplies.
New York Times, 7/18/04 — Lawton Burns, James Joo-Jin Kim Professor; Professor of Health Care Systems and Management, was quoted on the quality of hospitals and how this affects costs for patients.
BusinessWeek, 7/19/04 — Olivia Mitchell, International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans Professor; Professor of Insurance and Risk Management and Business and Public Policy,
was quoted on the impact of Social Security on future retirees.
Financial Times, 7/19/04 — Jeremy Siegel, Russell E. Palmer Professor of Finance, was cited in an article about global investment fund management.
Wall Street Journal, 7/19/04 — Brigitte Madrian, Boettner Associate Professor in Financial Gerontology; Associate Professor of Business and Public Policy, was quoted in an article about the level of employee responsibility and choice in retirement plans. (Also appeared in The Wall Street Journal Europe, 7/21/04)
The Washington Post, 7/21/04 — Jeremy Siegel, Russell E. Palmer Professor of Finance, was cited in an article about investment payouts involving Microsoft.
Straits Times, 7/21/04 — Peter Cappelli, George W. Taylor Professor of Management,
was quoted on the turnover of staff in government-linked companies in Singapore.
The Philadelphia Inquirer, 7/22/04 — Michael Useem, The William and Jacalyn Egan Professor; Professor of Management, was quoted on leadership at Microsoft.
The Washington Post, 7/23/04 — Michael Useem, The William and Jacalyn Egan Professor; Professor of Management, was quoted in an article about the increase in top-level positions in major corporations.
CBS MarketWatch Radio, 7/23/04 — Maurice Schweitzer, assistant professor of operations and information management, was quoted about goal-setting in managing employee performance. (Also mentioned in The Globe & Mail, 7/23/04)
Straits Times, 7/23/04 — Raphael Amit, Robert B. Goergen Professor of Entrepreneurship; Professor of Management, was noted for judging the Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition.
Rocky Mountain News, 7/24/04 — Olivia Mitchell, International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans Professor; Professor of Insurance and Risk Management and Business and Public Policy, was quoted on the possibility of United Airlines cutting benefits as part of their recovery effort.
San Francisco Chronicle, 7/24/04 — Peter Cappelli, George W. Taylor Professor of Management, was quoted on how technological advances have promoted economic growth without an expanding workforce.
The Philadelphia Inquirer, 7/25/04 — Robert Inman, Richard King Mellon Professor of Finance; Professor of Finance and Economics, Business and Public Policy, Law and Economics, was quoted about Philadelphia's efforts to reduce tax rates and how this has helped maintain the city's competitive position in the metropolitan and national economies.
CNBC, 7/26/04 — Jeremy Siegel, Russell E. Palmer Professor of Finance, was interviewed on the historical changes in the stock market and how this has affected the general economy in the past seven years.
Health & Medicine Week, 7/26/04 — Mark Pauly, Bendheim Professor; Professor of Health Care Systems, Business and Public Policy, Insurance and Risk Management, and Economics, was quoted on ethics in health care programs. (Also appeared in Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week, 7/31/04)
Investment News, 7/26/04 — David Musto, associate professor of finance, was quoted on the history of past portfolios involving mutual funds.
The Philadelphia Inquirer, 7/27/04 — Andrew Metrick, associate professor of finance, was quoted on the pricing of Google stock shares and how this will impact investors in its upcoming public offering. (Also appeared in The Courier-Mail, 7/28/04)
The Wall Street Journal, 7/27/04 — Kevin Werbach, assistant professor of legal studies, was quoted on the increased use of wireless connectivity and how this affects the consumer. (Also appeared in Total Telecom, 7/27/04)
The Kansas City Star, 7/28/04 — Scott Rosner, lecturer in the Legal Studies Department, was quoted on how the new sports arena in Kansas City will impact the city's economy.
National Public Radio, 7/28/04 — Brigitte Madrian, Boettner Associate Professor in Financial Gerontology; Associate Professor of Business and Public Policy, was interviewed on United Airlines pension benefits for employees and retirees.
CBS MarketWatch, 7/29/04 — Peter Degnan, director of MBA career management, was interviewed on turnovers in jobs and how this affects career choices.
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