News

Apr 28, 2014

Why Brands Still Have Power

Tuck marketing professor Kusum Ailawadi discusses the role of brands in the multi-channel ecosystem, in a Marketing Science Institute Q&A.

Apr 23, 2014

Car Industry Insiders Ready to Retake Steering Wheel

Sydney Finkelstein comments on how an industry's health determines if a corporation hires from within or recruits outsiders.

Apr 22, 2014

The Morning Risk Report: Twitter Mob Forces General Mills Retreat

Paul Argenti, professor of corporate communication, comments on General Mills' decision to retract its social media policy that would have prevented customers who joined its "online communities" or downloaded coupons from pursuing class-action lawsuits.

Apr 21, 2014

The Most Satisfied MBA Graduates

In a Forbes survey, Tuck makes the top 10 at No. 6 for the most satisfied MBA graduates.

Apr 18, 2014

Women in Leadership: An Interview with Ella Bell

Q&A with Ella Bell (Smith), associate professor of business administration, focuses on women's leadership.

Apr 18, 2014

Mentors help minority companies accelerate growth

Leonard Greenhalgh, professor of management, says "Minority- and women-owned suppliers are both incredibly important to the future of the economy. That’s why you need accelerators. Those owners have the odds stacked against them."

Apr 18, 2014

Poets & Quants: Life is Good at the Tuck School

Offers and acceptances are ahead of last year's strong results.

Apr 17, 2014

Cowardly corporate lions: Whatever happened to courage?

In his latest "Syd Weighs In" column, Sydney Finkelstein discusses the consequences that can occur when corporate directors lack the courage to question a chief executive's strategy.

Apr 15, 2014

This Little Solar Powered Lantern Named ‘Luci’ Is Having A Big Impact

Forbes features MPOWERD co-founder Jacques-Philippe Piverger T'07 and the company’s first product, a small dome-shaped lantern that can illuminate a 10-foot room for 6-12 hours with batteries that can be charged in direct sunlight or incandescent light.

Apr 14, 2014

Meals on Wheels: Tuck School Students Serve Up Food, and Lessons in Business Management

The Valley News features The Box, a food truck developed and created by Eric Winn D’04, T’14, Mike Parshley T’14, and other Tuck students and professors. The food truck serves Mediterranean-style sandwiches in Hanover.

Apr 14, 2014

100 Questions Every Great Business Leader Should Ask

Additional coverage in The Huffington Post of advice from professor of strategy and entrepreneurship Ron Adner, originally published in Inc.

Apr 11, 2014

Vogel: Food Insecurity Solutions

John Vogel discusses the connection between food insecurity and poor health in a commentary for Vermont Public Radio. Vogel is an adjunct professor of business administration and associate faculty director of the Center for Business & Society.

Apr 11, 2014

GM’s bumpy road ahead

Paul Argenti comments on the GM recall investigation. Argenti is professor of corporate communication.

Apr 11, 2014

Will a $100 Million Mystery Gift Transform the Way Dartmouth Teaches?

Tuck could benefit from interdisciplinary programming made possible by the largest single gift in Dartmouth's history.

Apr 09, 2014

How Recruiters Rank The Best Schools

Poets and Quants describes how in compiling its annual MBA rankings, US News and World Report surveys corporate recruiters and company contacts for an assessment score, which is weighed at 15% of a school's total ranking.

Apr 09, 2014

When Branding Is Too Good: A Cautionary Tale From New York’s Citi Bike

Kevin Lane Keller, the E.B. Osborn Professor of Marketing, explains why the Citibank-stye branding of the popular New York City based bike-sharing service, Citi Bike, has been a source of confusion.

Apr 09, 2014

‘The Tech Sector’: Growing, and growing vaguer

Associate Dean Matthew Slaughter says, "What the tech sector historically has done, and continues to do today, is come up with new ways of doing business for all companies and all industries."

Apr 09, 2014

Agere Adds Small-Cap Investment Expert to Board of Directors

R. Brendt Stallings T'95 joins Agere Pharmaceuticals, Inc.'s board of directors.

Apr 07, 2014

Mozilla’s Brendan Eich: Persecutor Or Persecuted?

Professor of Corporate Communication Paul Argenti says, "If you have designs on being the CEO, you have to realize your private life is not as private as you think."

Apr 04, 2014

MBA Employment At Top 50 U.S. B-Schools

Poets and Quants responds to yesterday's Wall Street Journal article, "Can M.B.A. Students Afford to Wait for That Perfect Job?" and mentions Tuck's stats on employment offers versus students' acceptance.

Apr 04, 2014

Seek Guidance From MBA Grads When Applying to B-School

Veronica Jubera T'13—a member of the Tuck Connections program, which connects prospective students with current Tuck students or alumni—is quoted on the benefits of MBA alumni networking.

Apr 03, 2014

GM sold us on a comeback. Don’t buy a CEO’s apology – buy cars that a...

Professor of Corporate Communication Paul Argenti warns consumers not to be fooled by General Motors' comeback strategy.

Apr 03, 2014

What leads to dangerous decisions?

Sydney Finkelstein explains how a leader’s behavior is heavily influenced by personality, professional background, and experience.

Apr 03, 2014

Can M.B.A. Students Afford to Wait for That Perfect Job?

The Wall Street Journal looks to Director of Career Development Jonathan Masland, Ellen Cory T'14, and Bryan Cory T'14 for insight into MBA students who have chosen to hold off on signing contracts.

Apr 02, 2014

Mary Barra takes the hot seat

Professor of Corporate Communication Paul Argenti discusses General Motors CEO Mary Barra's testimony on the GM safety recalls.

Apr 02, 2014

Kids Bring Energy To GE’s Brand

Kevin Keller, E.B. Osborn Professor of Marketing, says that kids are often a plus in ads in terms of attracting attention and generally creating positive affect and warm feelings.

Apr 01, 2014

100 Great Questions Every Entrepreneur Should Ask

Ron Adner says entrepreneurs should ask about the status of suppliers, distributors and other partners.

Mar 31, 2014

A Food Truck Comes To Dartmouth

NHPR's Brady Carlson talks with the team behind The Box — Eric Winn T'14, Mike Parshley T'14, Peter Shively T'15, and Tyler Harvey TP'15.

Mar 31, 2014

Satya Nadella’s symbolic debut

The Washington Post's On Leadership blog pulls a tweet from Sydney Finkelstein on Microsoft's new CEO, Satya Nadella, that said, "Finally, a $MSFT CEO who has creativity and humility. It's been a long time coming."

Mar 31, 2014

Rotation to value crushes tech stocks

Kenneth French, the Roth Family Distinguished Professor of Finance, is mentioned for his data on growth stocks.

Mar 31, 2014

G.M. Recall Total in 2014 Reaches 4.8 Million

Kevin Lane Keller, the E.B. Osborn Professor of Marketing, is quoted in The New York Times on the vulnerability of G.M.’s reputation.

Mar 31, 2014

Tuck in Transition: Longtime Dean Danos Announces Retirement Plans

The Valley News interviews Dean Paul Danos in a feature on his retiring as Tuck's dean in June 2015.

Mar 28, 2014

Midas List: More Liberal Arts-Trained Investors

Peter Barris T'77 is on Forbes' list of the world's best venture capitalists.

Mar 27, 2014

WTAS Welcomes Managing Director and CFO, David Kapnick

David Kapnick T'78 joins one of the country's largest independent tax firms.

Mar 26, 2014

China’s E-Commerce Giant Alibaba To Offer U.S.-Listed IPO

Anant Sundaram, visiting professor of business administration, was interviewed on NPR's Morning Edition to discuss Chinese tech company Alibaba's decision to go public in New York later this year.

Mar 26, 2014

Paul Danos to stand down as dean of Tuck at Dartmouth College

Paul Danos is to step down as dean of the Tuck school at Dartmouth College when his term of appointment comes to an end in June 2015.