News

Meet Dartmouth Tuck’s MBA Class of 2020

“Known for their openness, generosity, and togetherness, Tuckies are a breed all their own. That’s exactly how they want to stay—and that’s exactly who the Class of 2020 want to be,” writes Poets & Quants in an article profiling eleven members of the class.

Oct 13, 2018

MSI Young Scholars 2019

Mentions Eesha Sharma one of Marketing Science Institute’s Young Scholars for 2019. Each year, MSI recognizes 34 marketing scholars whom it believes will be the leaders of the next generation of marketing academics.

Oct 13, 2018

Fed Has No Idea Where Rates Will Be in a Year or Two, Says Expert

As a guest on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” Peter Fisher discusses the impact of Fedspeak and rising rates on the stock market.

Oct 12, 2018

How One Nonprofit Is Expanding Health Care for the Uninsured

Vijay Govindarajan and coauthor Ravi Ramamurti argue for a bottom-up solution to the problem of America’s uninsured using Ascension, the largest non-profit health system in the United States, as an example.

Oct 11, 2018

Expert Discusses Great Recession at Dartmouth

Mentions Peter Fisher as the moderator of “Ten Year Anniversary of the Financial Crisis,” a public lecture sponsored by the Rockefeller Center for Public Policy.

Oct 11, 2018

Does Larry Culp’s Rise at GE Mean Conglomerates Are Back?

Richard D’Aveni writes that Larry Culp’s recent appointment as CEO of General Electric does not signal a return to form for conglomerates but that diversification, aided by the rise of 3D printing or additive manufacturing, is going to dominate strategy discussions for the next decade.

Oct 09, 2018

We Deserve Better Than ‘Attagirl’

As a guest on Harvard Business Review’s Women at Work podcast, Ella Bell Smith discusses how women can draw out actionable, useful feedback from their managers and how to respond when they’re not getting what they need to succeed.

Oct 09, 2018

5 Stories from the Trump Administration That Aren’t about Brett Kavanaugh

Continued coverage of comments by Emily Blanchard regarding the impact of USMCA—the trade deal that will replace NAFTA if approved by lawmakers.

Oct 06, 2018

After Custodian’s Diagnosis, Tuck Alums Get to Work

Quotes Laura Shen T’17 and Michael Keating T’18 in an article about Tim Covell, a custodian at Tuck for more than 20 years. When Shen learned that Covell was in need, she rallied other Tuck alumni and created a GoFundMe campaign to help.

Oct 06, 2018

The Words and Phrases to Use—and to Avoid—When Talking to Customers

Mentions research in progress by Lauren Grewal and coauthors in an article about how businesses can better communicate with customers.

Oct 04, 2018

Mastering Brand Architecture in a Hyper-Competitive Digital Era

Kevin Lane Keller explores how the hyper-competitive digital environment changes the application of brand architecture principles. He writes that one key to strong brand architecture in a digital world is simplicity.

Oct 04, 2018

The New NAFTA Didn’t Avert a Crisis. It Just Delayed It.

Quotes Emily Blanchard in an article about the new USMCA trade deal that will replace NAFTA should it be approved by lawmakers.

Oct 03, 2018

How Do Private Equity Firms Affect Competition among Independent Agencies?

Laurie Branch T’80, president & CEO of The Iroquois Group, discusses her career in the insurance industry and offers advice to those just starting out as well as fellow women in business.

Oct 02, 2018

Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas

As a guest on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas," Dean Matthew J. Slaughter discusses a wide range of topics including the new USMCA trade deal, the United States’ trade relations with China, Brexit, and Elon Musk’s recent clash with the SEC.

Oct 01, 2018

Discover’s New CEO Says Amazon Is a Friend to Banks, Not a Foe

Quotes Roger Hochschild T’90, CEO of Discover Financial Services, in an article about the impact large tech companies have on those in the finance industry. Hochschild says he doesn’t view companies like Amazon and Google as threats.

Oct 01, 2018

NAFTA 2.0 with a Splash of TPP

Mentions Emily Blanchard in an article about the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), a trade agreement to replace NAFTA. Blanchard notes that much of the deal is a combination of two previous agreements—NAFTA and the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

Oct 01, 2018

Hutchins Roundup: Local Market Concentration, Housing Risk, Consumer Responses to Tax Refunds, and

Highlights new research from Felipe Severino and coauthor Manuel Adelino exploring how consumers’ perceptions of risk inform their decisions to buy versus rent a home.

Sep 29, 2018

Monroe, N.H., Farm Bet on Organic Eggs and Won Big

Quotes Paul Turbeville T’14 and mentions Tuck Business Bridge in an article about Pete & Gerry’s, a New Hampshire-based egg distributor that is now the number one organic egg brand in the United States.

Sep 29, 2018