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Proxy season: How much are they making?

Like many of you, my mailboxes, physical and electronic, are filling with proxy statements as companies plan their annual shareholder meetings. And, each year, executive compensation seems to attract a...

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Not research vs. teaching, but research + teaching

“I spent my entire academic career studying the Great Depression…if we do not act boldly and immediately, we will replay the depression of the 1930’s; only this time, it will be far, far worse…if we...

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Cash is king…and bigger than ever

Much has been made of the significant amounts of cash being held on Corporate America’s balance sheets. While this trend has been observed for some time, this issue reached a crescendo when Apple...

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Steve Jobs’ legacy

Since his untimely death on October 5, 2011, much has been written about Steve Jobs and the legacy he created as an innovator and leader. His impact on our lives has led many to compare him to Henry...

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Living our mission … all over the world

A critical element of our mission at Mays Business School relates to preparing our students for a global society. As I recently embarked on a trip to teach in a Mays executive program in Lagos,...

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Will investors “like” Facebook?

A recent Wall Street Journal article ("Facebook's $100 Billion Question") along with the release of Facebook's S-1 filing have raised a huge question in the marketplace: What is the social media giant...

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Death and taxes

"We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle." - Sir Winston Churchill Benjamin Franklin once said...

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Bringing ethics into the classroom

June was a busy month for white-collar crime. Former McKinsey & Company managing director Rajat Gupta was convicted on four felony counts of conspiracy and securities fraud, and financier Allen...

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Hey…how much is that?

Reading some headlines over the summer: B of A’s Blunder: $40 billion-plus Microsoft Stung by Web Woes H-P to Book $8 Billion Charge So what happened? These headlines reflected acquisitions by Bank of...

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So…how’d we do?

As the calendar moves through the month of October, the rites of autumn surround us: leaves change colors (in some parts of the United States!), the college football season begins taking shape…and...

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Another cliff

At the end of 2012, many investors received an unexpected gift...special dividends paid by companies in anticipation of changes in the income tax laws. Because of the so-called “dividend cliff”, 483...

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Investing Abroad

During the first quarter of 2013, stock prices surged and cash balances continue to increase. On the face, corporations are looking healthier than they have in a long time. Given these dynamics, it...

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One Person, Two Jobs

In late spring, corporate shareholders’ meetings and votes begin to dominate the business world. This year, the issue of separating the Chairman and CEO roles has received increased scrutiny because of...

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MOOCs: The Future or a Fad?

In the past year, there have been few topics discussed more frequently at universities than the emergence of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). MOOCs are online courses aimed at large-scale...

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140 Characters, No Results

Is @Twitter trying to avoid @Facebook’s May 2012 IPO #fail. Well, company is keeping details secret for now. #TwitterIPO Tweet regarding Twitter’s recent decision to go public On September 11, Twitter...

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Three Weeks, Two Teams, Same Outstanding Results!

Every fall, a great deal of attention is given to universities competing against one another. Events are contested across the United States and rankings are released after each week’s competition. Of...

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January…the Best Month of the Year? (For Markets)

2014 has gotten off to a wild beginning…for the stock market. Despite hitting an all-time high closing value on January 15, the S&P 500 declined by 3.5% during the month of January (although it...

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One School, Two Programs, Good company

With the recent release of the Bloomberg Businessweek undergraduate program rankings, this year’s ranking season is complete. I am pleased to report that Mays Business School achieved an all-time best...

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“What kind of country does this to itself?”

This was the question posed in a recent editorial in The Wall Street Journal commenting on United States tax policy.Within the past month, Medtronic agreed to acquire a rival medical-device...

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Give it to the shareholders!

What do ExxonMobil, Microsoft, IBM, Cisco Systems, Procter & Gamble, Hewlett-Packard, Walmart, Intel, Pfizer and General Electric have in common? A recent Harvard Business Review article by William...

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