Why female CEOs are staying quiet on activist investors
Paul Argenti says it would reflect well on a female CEO to speak up about aggressive moves by activist investors toward firms led by women.
Feb 23, 2015Paul Argenti says it would reflect well on a female CEO to speak up about aggressive moves by activist investors toward firms led by women.
Feb 23, 2015John Vogel discusses how Dan & Whit's, “an old-fashioned general store” in Norwich, VT used social media to launch a campaign which raised $231,000 for the Upper Valley Haven.
Feb 20, 2015Points to a 2012 Tuck study that reveals having more Internet in a country benefits its GDP.
Feb 19, 2015Mentions Kenneth French's co-research on small cap stocks.
Feb 19, 2015Business Because reports that, "investment management has risen to be the second most popular finance career among MBAs (at the Tuck School)."
Feb 18, 2015Vijay Govindarajan says, "Given the growing importance of emerging markets, we are likely to see more CEOs of western multinationals drawn from countries like India."
Feb 18, 2015Matt Slaughter noted that Chinese firm Shuanghui, one of the world’s largest pork producers, “wasn't like the state-owned companies commonly found in Communist economies."
Feb 17, 2015The percentage of MBA graduates who found jobs in the tech industry at the Tuck School jumped to 18% last year from 13% in 2013.
Feb 17, 2015Poets and Quants refers to Tuck's top spot in The Economist's student poll of alumni network usefulness.
Feb 17, 2015When the Economist asked MBA students which school has the, "most useful alumni network," Tuck topped the list.
Feb 12, 2015In his Syd Weighs In column, Sydney Finkelstein writes that sometimes less is actually more.
Feb 12, 2015In collaboration with Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), Tuck OnSite Global Consulting produced three case studies about improving nutrition for vulnerable groups.
Feb 06, 2015Matthew Slaughter discusses the Obama administration's plan to tax American companies' overseas profits to fund infrastructure improvements on, "On Point with Tom Ashbrook."
Feb 06, 2015Kenneth French and co-author Eugene Fama say that a four-factor model that drops HML captures average returns as well as the five-factor model.
Feb 05, 2015Matthew Slaughter speaks on the distribution of global wealth and what that means for international trade policy.
Feb 03, 2015Poets and Quants reports that Tuck's application round 2 "shows a 'strong year for the quality, diversity, and volume of our applicant pool so far.'"
Feb 03, 2015Matthew Slaughter says the drop in gasoline prices isn't large enough to make a difference in the budget of most Americans.
Feb 03, 2015Sydney Finkelstein comments on the difficulty of measuring and regulating the culture of banks.
Feb 02, 2015Quotes Amit Bhattacharjee on the biased process people use to reach conclusions.
Jan 29, 2015Cites a study by Kenneth French that ranked the performance of all U.S. stocks from 1927 through 2013 according to yield.
Jan 29, 2015Mentions Kenneth French's study noting that investing in actively managed funds, as compared to index funds, costs investors about $80 billion a year.
Jan 29, 2015Matthew Slaughter writes that wringing more taxes out of the most innovative companies in the U.S. would be counterproductive in the long run.
Jan 28, 2015Sydney Finkelstein says many CEO errors arise from arrogance and complacency.
Jan 28, 2015Vijay Govindarajan describes what businesses can do to help boost shared prosperity, a new aim that the World Bank has added to its original goal of reducing poverty.
Jan 26, 2015Quotes Kenneth French on his skepticism about Thomas Howard's investment approach, which involves buying and selling stocks without even knowing the names of the companies.
Jan 26, 2015The Financial Times published its annual ranking of MBA programs. Tuck ranked 12th among U.S. schools and 23rd worldwide out of the top 100 MBA programs.
Jan 26, 2015Mentions research co-authored by Kenneth French that argues "stock price movements are unpredictable and that trying to pick securities to beat the market is pointless."
Jan 23, 2015Reports on the appointment of Matthew J. Slaughter as the next dean of Tuck.
Jan 23, 2015Matthew Slaughter, management professor and associate dean for faculty at Tuck, will step up to become dean of the school on July 1.
Jan 23, 2015Dartmouth College has picked a popular faculty member, administrator and international trade economist to be the 10th dean of the Tuck School of Business.
Jan 23, 2015Felipe Severino shows the majority of mortgage dollars originated between 2002 and 2006 were obtained by middle and high income borrowers.
Jan 23, 2015Vijay Govindarajan counsels patience as the two cultures improve their mutual understanding.
Jan 22, 2015U.S. News reports that Tuck is one of many MBA programs that has cut down on essay requirements.
Jan 21, 2015Features a study co-authored by Felipe Severino on the role of government regulation in the financial crisis.
Jan 21, 2015Vijay Govindarajan says the concept is likely to benefit the energy, healthcare, and education sectors.
Jan 20, 2015Discusses Vijay Govindarajan's concept of reverse innovation.
Jan 19, 2015