UCONN BUSINESS
A publication for alumni, students and friends of the University of Connecticut School of Business

Summer 2009 | Vol. 1; No. 1

 

 

research

No Place Like Home?
Exploring the Myths of Telecommuting

Distinguished Professor John Veiga’s research on telecommuting addresses job satisfaction and work-family balance. HTML | PDF

Why the Devil Wears Prada: Cross-National Meanings of Branded Products

Professor Robin Coulter’s research focuses on how branded products are received by Western youth and the youth culture of Eastern Europe and Russia. HTML | PDF

academics

CIBER’s 1st Annual Global Roundtable

UConn hosted a three-day conference called Global Roundtable on Advanced Management Education Reform, focusing on responses to globalization. HTML | PDF

A Conversation with the Dean

P. Christopher Earley, Dean, discusses the effects of globalization, the current economic climate, and the goals of the School. HTML | PDF
Rankings HTML | PDF
Business Briefs HTML | PDF
Faculty Accolades HTML | PDF

additional content
A Message from the Dean HTML | PDF
Going Green HTML | PDF
Building Equity in Your UConn Degree HTML | PDF
Business Alumni Network (ad) HTML | PDF
UConn School of Business (ad) HTML | PDF
MBA Program (ad) HTML | PDF
perspectives

The First 12 Weeks of
the Obama Administration

Alumnus Paul Speltz ’69, ‘72 MBA, former presidential advisor on USA-China affairs, reports on issues including economic first aid, international relations and domestic affairs during the beginning weeks of the Obama administration. HTML | PDF

Weathering the Perfect Storm:
An Approach to the Economic Crisis

Recent Graduate Philip McDonald ’09 MBA offers his view of the current global economy and insights on risk, reform and individual behaviors. HTML | PDF

alumni
Alumni News & Notes HTML | PDF
Alumni Career Services HTML | PDF
Investing in the Future
Selma Catagay-Searfoss ’94 (SSW) supports the Student Managed Fund to honor her late husband David Searfoss ’76 MBA. HTML | PDF
Hall of Fame 2009
HTML | PDF
Nayden ’76, ’77 MBA offers Wisdom, Insight on the Global Economic Crisis
HTML | PDF
Irina Moore ’04 MBA Discusses Leadership at NAWMBA Meeting
HTML | PDF
Walmart Executives Address Organizational Transformation and Careers with MBA Students
HTML | PDF
John Y. Kim ’87 MBA Speaks at Undergraduate Commencement 2009
HTML | PDF

UCONN BUSINESS | Volume 1, Number 1 | Summer 2009
EDITOR: Lane Barrow. DESIGN: Marie LeBlanc. EDITORIAL BOARD: Priscilla Cale ’99, ’06 MBA; Michael Deotte ’98 MBA; Brian Hentz; Nathan Ives; Marie LeBlanc; Glen Richardson ’83 MBA; Diana Timlin. SPECIAL THANKS TO: Alex delCampo ’00; Frances Graham; Philip McDonald ’09 MBA; Brian Otis ’06 MBA; Jeremy Pollack; Amanda Spada ’09; Paul Speltz ’70, ’72 MBA; and to the faculty, staff, alumni and friends who contributed to this publication. DEAN: P. Christopher Earley. ASSOCIATE DEANS: Shantaram Hegde, Linda Klein. DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI RELATIONS: Nathan Ives. DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT: Diana Timlin.

UCONN BUSINESS is published biannually for alumni and friends of the University of Connecticut School of Business.

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