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Jun 23, 2014

The 5 Books Entrepreneurs Should Toss in Their Beach Bags

Ron Adner's book "The Wide Lens: A New Strategy For Innovation" is listed as the first suggestion on Entrepreneur's summer reading list.

Jun 23, 2014

No, companies don’t usually fire their founders

Sydney Finkelstein discusses the challenges associated with firing a founder of a company.

Jun 23, 2014

Henry Kravis, Still Shaking Wall Street, Steers KKR Into Lending

Bloomberg reports that many companies are turning to the private equity firm KKR & Co. for loans. Colin Blaydon says, “They have built a large shadow-banking activity that is beyond the reach of financial regulators... no one has figured out if this means there is systemic risk that is not getting the same oversight as the risk that brought us 2008.”

Jun 12, 2014

After School Club: Dartmouth College – Tuck’s Education Club

Elliot Gillerman T'15, co-president of the Tuck Education Club, lends insights into the club's 2014-15 initiatives and how to increase the quality of education in the U.S.

Jun 12, 2014

Why averages miss the point

Sydney Finkelstein says seemingly logical targets like higher average sales, shorter wait times, and greater market share can obscure more important goals.

Jun 11, 2014

Brazil’s Own Goals

Associate Dean Matthew Slaughter looks at economic challenges facing Brazil on the eve of the World Cup.

Jun 09, 2014

MBA Clubs: Dartmouth College, Tuck - Investment Club

In this Q&A, Tuck's investment club co-chairs explain why gaining an MBA suits their career choices.

Jun 05, 2014

How Elite B-Schools Pump Up Applicant Pools

The Wall Street Journal mentions Tuck's decision to reduce its essay requirement as part of its 2014-15 application.

Jun 05, 2014

Adidas vs Nike: Who will win the advertising shootout?

Professor of Corporate Communication Paul Argenti explores Nike and Adidas' advertising strategies for the 2014 World Cup.

Jun 04, 2014

How can you increase your chances of getting a consulting job?

Stephen Pidgeon, associate director of career development, offers tips for networking effectively with recruiters.

Jun 04, 2014

How Marketing Analytics Will Make $100K For Charity This Year

Kevin Lane Keller, the E.B. Osborn Professor of Marketing, is a judge for the 2014 Marketing Analytics Leadership Award.

Jun 04, 2014

Why Dartmouth and Duke Make B-School Applicants Feel Warm and Fuzzy

Director of Admissions Dawna Clarke explains how Tuck personalizes the MBA admissions process.

Jun 03, 2014

How To Get The Most From An Internship

Jonathan Masland, director of the career development office, offers networking advice to MBA interns.

Jun 03, 2014

Walmart stays top of Fortune 500 list after posting nearly $500bn revenues

Paul Argenti tells The Guardian that Fortune's annual list of the 500 highest-earning U.S. companies is, "...very transparent and obvious: it's just revenue, and revenue tells you part of the story about a company, but not all."

Jun 02, 2014

MBAs Expect 44% Pay Bump Due To Degree

Applicants to the top business schools expect to increase the MBA to give them a 44% boost in pay once they graduate, according to a new survey of business school candidates.

Jun 02, 2014

Narendra Modi’s leadership style of making tough decisions best for India: Vijay Govindarajan

Coxe Distinguished Professor Vijay Govindarajan discusses the leadership style of India's new prime minister Narendra Modi and centralized versus decentralized structures in government.

Jun 02, 2014

All Eyes On India, And Its New Prime Minister

Matthew Slaughter discusses India's new prime minister, Narenda Modi, and which directions he may take regarding India's economic problems, its relationship with Pakistan, and concerns about women's rights.

May 30, 2014

Why Two CEOs Are Better Than One

Visiting Professor Thomas C. Lawton explains why companies should create a second CEO called the Chief External Officer.

May 30, 2014

Departing Deans on Fundraising, Ethical MBAs, and Cartooning

Bloomberg Businessweek asks Dean Paul Danos and two other long-standing, departing business deans how their thinking has evolved during their tenure when it comes to business schools.

May 29, 2014

The problem with smart people

In his latest BBC Column, "Syd Weighs In," Sydney Finkelstein says choosing the most intelligent people to be managers may be better in theory than practice.

May 28, 2014

Vijay Govindarajan: Empower Youth and Entrepreneurs

Vijay Govindarajan, Coxe Distinguished Professor of Management, writes on how to turn India into an economic powerhouse.

May 23, 2014

Burger King’s New Motto: The Pros and Cons of a Company Slogan

Article on Burger King's new slogan quotes Professor Peter Golder's research on Burger King's brand.

May 21, 2014

Strategy’s No Good Unless You End Up Somewhere New

Vijay Govindarajan, Coxe Distinguished Professor of Management, lists his four most important issues about innovation as it relates to strategy.

May 21, 2014

President Obama makes a sales pitch for the U.S.

Associate Dean Matthew Slaughter notes ways in which the U.S. could attract more foreign investment.

May 19, 2014

Health Care for 1% of the Cost

Coxe Distinguished Professor of Management Vijay Govindarajan writes on how reverse innovation provides the answer to U.S. health care.

May 16, 2014

A View from the Trees

Developing Leaders talks with Clark Callahan, executive director of Tuck Executive Education, on how Tuck's intimate environment shapes executive learning.

May 12, 2014

The hard facts about momentum investing

The Financial Times mentions Ken French's data on historic US stock returns in an article about the momentum effect that guides stock market investing.

May 07, 2014

Target Chairman Gets Hands-On Role in Post-Breach Vacuum

Bloomberg quotes Professor B. Espen Eckbo on Target's "succession gap."

May 06, 2014

5 Things to Help Survive a Crisis At Work

Professor of Corporate Communication Paul Argenti offers five pieces of advice to mitigate the damage of errors on the job.

May 06, 2014

Glass Ceiling Debate: He Said, She Didn’t

Inc. follows up on its story about women CEOs, which quotes Sydney Finkelstein on gender and self-confidence in the workplace.

May 05, 2014

In a league of their own

The Economist ranks the Tuck School of Business the #2 full-time business school in North America as well as in the world.

May 05, 2014

Central banks kill market volatility

Peter Fisher, senior fellow, Center for Global Business and Government, Tuck senior lecturer, and senior director of Blackrock’s investment institute, argues that "The Fed in particular and central banks in general try too hard to keep volatility low."

May 05, 2014

3 Reasons to Stay Away From Alibaba’s IPO

Visiting Professor of Business Administration Anant Sundaram provides his concerns on Alibaba's IPO.

May 01, 2014

Who wants to be bigger than the U.S.? Not China!

Professor Matthew Slaughter is quoted in Marketplace on China's complicated response to potentially outpacing the American economy. "The faster China’s growth, the more the world legitimately looks to China for any meaningful carbon reduction," says Slaughter.

May 01, 2014

The secret phobia all leaders face

In his latest column for "Syd Weighs In," Sydney Finkelstein, associate dean for executive education and the Steven Roth Professor of Management, discusses the worst fear all CEOs must face and overcome: a fear of failure.

Apr 29, 2014

Insights From Our Online Panel

Eric Spiegel T’87, president and CEO, Siemens USA, and David T. McLaughlin D'54, T'55 Distinguished Visiting Professor Robert Howell predict challenges and opportunities businesses may face as demographics change.