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Aug 06, 2019

Victoria’s Secret CMO Departs Amid Controversy—Here’s What Went Wrong

Quotes Paul Argenti in an article about former Victoria's Secret CMO Ed Razek.

Aug 05, 2019

The VentureFizz Podcast: Gail Goodman

Gail Goodman T'87, co-founder and chief product officer of Pepperlane, discusses her career on an episode of the VentureFizz podcast.

Aug 05, 2019

Tuck Creates a New Way for Students and Alumni to Connect

Highlights the Tuck Networking Hub—a new platform that enables alumni to opt-in to offer career mentorship to Tuck students and fellow alumni based on their industry and experience.

Aug 05, 2019

The Trade War Is Now a Currency War

Quotes Dean Matthew J. Slaughter in a piece about the devaluation of the Chinese yuan against the U.S. dollar.

Aug 04, 2019

The MBA Students Gaining Practical Investment Management Experience

A feature story about the student-run Tuck Social Venture Fund.

Aug 02, 2019

Don’t Count out Value Investing Despite Growth’s Spurt

Mentions data compiled by Kenneth French which found that the cheapest 30 percent of U.S. stocks outpaced the most expensive 30 percent.

Aug 02, 2019

Amazon Wants to Send Your Order Even Before You Place It

Quotes Praveen Kopalle in an article about Amazon's new anticipatory shipping system.

Aug 01, 2019

Bonds: The Next Frontier in Factor Investing

Highlights research by Eugene Fama and Kenneth French that helped popularize factor investing.

Aug 01, 2019

‘Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas’—August 1, 2019

Peter Fisher discusses the Federal Bank, the state of the U.S. economy, the Bank of England, and more as a guest on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas."

Jul 29, 2019

How Donald Trump Is Sanctioning the U.S. Economy

Mentions a recent Wall Street Journal article written by Dean Matthew J. Slaughter examining how global trade tensions have impacted foreign investment in the United States.

Jul 29, 2019

Education Is for Everyone, but College Isn’t

Highlights research by Gordon Phillips exploring the impact changing jobs has on a worker’s wages.

Jul 29, 2019

With Online Reviews, ‘In Mobile We Trust’

Highlights Lauren Grewal in an article featuring her new research exploring why consumers are more likely to trust product reviews written from mobile devices.

Jul 28, 2019

Singapore Does Not Exploit WTO Provisions for Developing Nations

Washington's move to push the World Trade Organization to reclassify Singapore as a developed country is unlikely to have a significant impact on Singapore's trading relations, explains Davin Chor.

Jul 26, 2019

Financial Advisors Do as Poorly as Their Clients

Features Brian Melzer as Poets & Quants' Professor of the Week.

Jul 25, 2019

Poshmark’s Home Market Is Growing Fast as It Strives to Become a Reselling Empire

Tracy Sun T’05, co-founder and SVP of new markets at Poshmark, discusses the company’s push into offering home goods in addition to fashion.

Jul 24, 2019

Trade Wars Are Sending Jobs Elsewhere

An opinion piece by Dean Matthew J. Slaughter examining foreign direct investment into the United States.

Jul 22, 2019

The Quantum State of Stock Market Returns

Highlights research by Eugene Fama and Kenneth French exploring the impact active management has on mutual fund returns.

Jul 19, 2019

The Food Truck Industry Is Growing in VT and NH and Shows No Signs of Slowing...

Quotes John O’Brien T’20, CEO of The Box—a food truck run by Tuck students—in an article about the increasing popularity of food trucks in Vermont and New Hampshire.

Jul 18, 2019

Lots of Investors Bet on ‘Factors’, Such as Size, Value, and Momentum

Mentions research by Eugene Fama and Kenneth French that established the pair’s three-factor model used for describing stock returns, and led to the rise of factor investing.

Jul 17, 2019

The Problem with France’s Plan to Tax Digital Companies

Vijay Govindarajan examines France’s approved tax of large digital companies.

Jul 16, 2019

MBA Admissions Brief: Dartmouth Tuck

An interview with Luke Anthony Peña about the Tuck application process, how Tuck is innovating business education, and what’s to come for the school.

Jul 16, 2019

What Makes You Work Harder? Strap on a Sensor and Find Out.

A feature about new research from Pino Audia exploring how technology can be used to assess employee performance.

Jul 15, 2019

This Is Where the Manufacturing Jobs Really Went

Features research by Teresa Fort, and coauthors Peter Schott and Justin Pierce, exploring the decline of U.S. manufacturing employment through the use of microdata.

Jul 15, 2019

Beware Those Employee Engagement Surveys—They Can Distract You from Your Career

Highlights management research by Sydney Finkelstein which finds that the best managers are often those who take a personal interest in an employee’s present and future career goals.

Jul 14, 2019

The Agony of Hope Postponed, by a Value Investor

Highlights data compiled by Kenneth French that shows value stocks have lagged behind on average 5 percentage points a year behind growth stocks since June 2007.

Jul 11, 2019

NBA Hires Silicon Valley Veteran Kate Jhaveri as Marketing Chief

Highlights Kate Jhaveri T’03, who has been named the chief marketing officer for the National Basketball Association.

Jul 11, 2019

a2’s Plan to Buck the China Slowdown and Crackdown

A feature story about Jayne Hrdlicka T’88, CEO of a2 Milk Company, and how she and her team are eyeing new products and new markets as China threatens to disrupt the growth of imported infant formula.

Jul 10, 2019

Baystate Business: Worker Issues, the MBTA

“The people who perform better than their colleagues tend to have better control of their daily routines,” says Pino Audia in regard his new research exploring the use of technology to assess employee performance.

Jul 10, 2019

A Brief Exercise to Spur Innovation on Your Team

Sydney Finkelstein offers an exercise businesses can employ to promote innovation.

Jul 10, 2019

Home Energy Reports: Still the ‘Biggest, Baddest Way’ to Drive Customer Behavior

Highlights research by Praveen Kopalle which found that the most effective way to get consumers to reduce their electricity consumption during peak power periods is to alert them of the potential cost.

Jul 08, 2019

What If Your Boss Knew How Much You Slept Last Night?

A feature story about new research from Pino Audia exploring the use of technology to assess employee performance.

Jul 08, 2019

How Advisors Can Differentiate Themselves among ETF Investors

Highlights data compiled by Kenneth French that showed the top 20 percent of stocks by profitability outperformed the bottom 20 percent by 385 basis points a year.

Jul 04, 2019

When It Comes to Overseas Sales, Whiskey Distillers Face a Tough Time

Features Dean Matthew J. Slaughter in a piece about how ongoing trade tension and tariffs have negatively impacted whiskey distillers in the United States.

Jul 04, 2019

Amid Long Economic Expansion, Why so Many Americans Are Still Struggling

Features Dean Matthew J. Slaughter in a piece about how many American workers are not feeling the benefits of a strong national economy.

Jul 03, 2019

Roger McNamee: Tesla’s ‘Fantastic’ Delivery Numbers Buy Time but They’re Not a Long-Term Fix

“This quarter doesn’t solve anything, but it’s way better than what people were expecting,” Roger McNamee T’82 says of Tesla’s recent, better-than-expected delivery numbers.

Jun 30, 2019

Business Program Unites Olympians, Veterans in Classroom

A feature interview with Margaux Lohry about Tuck's Next Step: Transition to Business program for military veterans and elite athletes.