Launched two years ago, Tuck's Research-to-Practice seminars teach MBA students critical-thinking skills, to test ideas against both theory and data. Even more striking than the seminars' unique intimate format is the way they peel back the layers on a particular body of research.
May 03, 2011Timberland CEO Jeff Swartz T’84 is winning people over—one eco-friendly piece of gear at a time—with a deeply held belief that doing good in the world is also good for the bottom line. Will competitors follow suit?
May 03, 2011Professor Vijay Govindarajan posed this question in his blog on the Harvard Business Review website last August and the response was overwhelming.
Apr 29, 2011The lengths online retailers will go to avoid collecting sales taxes is consistent with new research by Leslie Robinson that shows companies can and do avoid taxes not based on income.
Apr 26, 2011Vijay Govindarajan and Chris Trimble’s “Stop the Innovation Wars” is recognized as one of the best Harvard Business Review articles of 2010
Apr 21, 2011GreenLite uses meters to collect data on energy usage that students directly control, such as outlets and lighting.
Apr 15, 2011The federal government wants to get out of the mortgage business. But new research by assistant professor Manuel Adelino suggests such a move would only hurt the housing market.
Apr 11, 2011Michael Montgomery D’76, T’77 gave the keynote talk at this year's Media, Sports, and Entertainment Symposium.
Mar 31, 2011M. Eric Johnson, the Benjamin Ames Kimball Professor of the Science of Administration and director of Tuck’s Center for Digital Strategies, says bad software is to blame for information breaches.
Mar 31, 2011If you want to be a leader, you had better be able to communicate, says corporate communication professor Paul Argenti.
Mar 29, 2011Meyers, an independent investment adviser in California, has a keen interest in environmental issues. Her talk at Tuck was titled “Inside the Carbon War Room.”
Mar 23, 2011More and more companies are using innovation ecosystems to bring better products to market. But Ron Adner, Associate Professor of Business Administration, says all of this collaboration comes at a cost.
Mar 23, 2011How will the uprising in Libya affect global oil prices? Dirk Vandewalle, adjunct associate professor of business administration, weighs in.
Mar 18, 2011Kemp was Tuck’s first African American graduate and a pioneer in the advertising industry. He passed away on March 5.
Mar 16, 2011The PGA Tour's FedEx Cup has been criticized for its overly complicated points system. But new research by professor Rendleman suggests organizers have it right.
Mar 04, 2011Mortgage renegotiation has done little to stem the tide of preventable home foreclosures in the United States.
Jan 24, 2011Andrew Bernard makes the case that big, productive exporters—not entrepreneurial newcomers—hold the key to U.S. export growth.
Jan 04, 2011Richard Sansing does the math and shows that tax deductions for R&D may only break even for U.S. taxpayers.
Jan 03, 2011