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No, WeWork Isn’t a Tech Company. Here’s Why That Matters

Vijay Govindarajan examines WeWork’s recent S-1 filing, which presented the firm as a technology company.

Aug 21, 2019

Profits for Shareholders Can’t Be Companies’ Main Goal, Top CEOs Say

Quotes B. Espen Eckbo in an article about the Business Roundtable's new statement of purpose.

Aug 20, 2019

These Schools Are the Top MBA Feeders to the Consulting Industry

Highlights Tuck as one of the top MBA programs for placing graduates in the consulting industry.

Aug 19, 2019

Retail Investors Shouldn’t Get Defensive Amid Trade Turmoil, Strategist Says

As a guest on CNBC's "Squawk Box", Dean Matthew J. Slaughter discusses the trade war's economic impact.

Aug 19, 2019

Simone Biles and the Power of Risk-Taking

A leadership strategy article about the need to take risks cites Sydney Finkelstein’s June 2019 article in Harvard Business Review.

Aug 16, 2019

The Gap Between Large and Small Companies Is Growing. Why?

Vijay Govindarajan writes about the widening gap between large and small companies and the future impact it could have on the economy.

Aug 16, 2019

New NAFTA Wins NH Businesses’ Support

Quotes Emily Blanchard in an article about the USMCA international trade agreement.

Aug 16, 2019

Vietnamese Billionaire and Her Conversation with Student Delegation from UK Royal School

Mentions the Tuck Global Insight Expedition to Vietnam, during which Tuck students met Vietjet executives to study the business environment and success stories of leading enterprises.

Aug 14, 2019

2019 Most Influential Women in Corporate America

Features Aisha Barry T’10, vice president and general manager of patient management at Medtronic, as one of the most influential women in corporate America.

Aug 14, 2019

Wall Street Gets Its Finance MBAs from These Schools

Highlights Tuck as a top school for placing MBA students into finance roles. Of Tuck’s 2018 graduates, 22 percent accepted finance positions.

Aug 14, 2019

These Schools Are the Top MBA Feeders to the Tech Industry

Highlights Tuck as one of the top business schools for placing students in the technology industry. Among 2018 Tuck graduates, 24 percent joined tech firms.

Aug 12, 2019

20 MBAs That Often Lead to Lucrative Fields

Mentions Tuck as a premiere MBA program for students interested in consulting or general management roles.

Aug 09, 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 06, 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 05, 2019

The MBA Students Gaining Practical Investment Management Experience

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

Aug 04, 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 02, 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."

Aug 01, 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 29, 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 28, 2019

Financial Advisors Do as Poorly as Their Clients

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

Jul 26, 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 25, 2019

Trade Wars Are Sending Jobs Elsewhere

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

Jul 24, 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 22, 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 19, 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 18, 2019

The Problem with France’s Plan to Tax Digital Companies

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

Jul 17, 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 16, 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 15, 2019