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By law, American consumers can now freeze their own credit reports for free, preventing lenders from pulling their reports until they unfreeze it. Freezing a credit report can prevent identity theft by making it almost impossible for an unauthorized individual…
The Martin J. Whitman School of Management’s H.H. Franklin Center for Supply Chain Management, celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2019, hosted its annual Salzberg Memorial Lecture Program Oct. 18, from 2 to 5 p.m. in the Marvin and Helaine Lender…
Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management announced that Elisabeth “Lisa” Fontenelli ’86 has been appointed chair of the Whitman Advisory Council. Fontenelli recently retired as managing director at Goldman Sachs in April 2017 after 25 years at the…
Christopher Crooker has been appointed assistant dean for advancement at Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management. With more than 21 years of experience in alumni affairs and development, Crooker has a track record of engagement and advancement success.…
Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management (Whitman School) has added three faculty members to its team for the 2018-19 academic year. Robert Arscott is an assistant professor of finance whose research primarily concerns the interaction of corporations and…
Gartner, Inc. announced this month that the Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University is one of the top 25 in the country for its supply chain management program (SCM), granting a #22 ranking to the graduate program…
Johan Wiklund, Al Berg Professor of Entrepreneurship at the Martin J. Whitman School of Management, recently completed his appointment as a Fulbright Distinguished Professor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia. The main purpose of this appointment…
Kara Primrose has been appointed director of career services at Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management. Primrose has worked for the Whitman School’s Career Services department since 2008 where she has provided student career counseling and professional development…
The Whitman Research Newsletter highlights awards, honors, new research and more from Whitman’s research faculty. It is published bi-monthly. Send your research inquiries/highlights to Michel Benaroch, associate dean for research and doctoral programs. Awards and Honors Cathy Maritan, associate professor of…
The Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University has announced a new partnership with the National Black MBA Association® as part of the first installment of the NBMBAA® Collegiate Partnership Program. The program aims to increase awareness and facilitate access to graduate…
The WISE Women’s Business Center, a program of the Falcone Center for Entrepreneurship, housed in Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management, recently relocated, offering more space for the entrepreneurship resource program. WISE, which stands for Women Igniting the…
Rachel DuBois has been appointed director of undergraduate recruitment at Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management, effective Aug. 1. DuBois has been an academic advisor for the Undergraduate Program at the Whitman School for more than four years.…
Fred Easton, professor of supply chain management in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University, passed away June 29. He was 68. Professor Easton, who was born in Sarnia, Ontario, and grew up in Port Huron, Mich.…
The Manufacturing and Service Operations Management (MSOM) Society announced at its annual meeting June 28 in Dallas, Texas that Burak Kazaz, Steven Becker Professor of Supply Chain Management at the Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University, has been named new…
Gene Anderson, dean of the Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University, announced the creation of a new leadership position, executive director of administration and strategic initiatives, appointing Kevin Coates, formerly director of budget, finance and business analytics, to the role…
Gene Anderson, dean of the Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University, announced the creation of a new leadership position, associate dean for global initiatives, appointing Eunkyu Lee, professor of marketing to the role effective July 1. The new position was…
Michael Haynie, vice chancellor for strategic initiatives and innovation, and Alexander McKelvie, associate dean for undergraduate and full-time master’s programs, and professor and chair of the Martin J. Whitman School of Management’s entrepreneurship and emerging enterprises department, are two of 52…
Gene Anderson, dean of the Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University, announced two leadership appointments at the annual Whitman Faculty and Staff awards ceremony May 15. Effective May 16, the Whitman School’s educational offerings are organized under two new associate…
Several members of the faculty and staff of the Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University were honored at a ceremony May 15, including: Whitman Research Awards Whitman Research Fellow Award Erasmo Giambona Associate Professor of Finance Falcone Chair in Real Estate…
Several guest speakers were welcomed to campus during the 2017-18 academic year to share their insights, experience and advice with students. Whitman Advisory Council (WAC) member and former Syracuse University Trustee Michael J. Falcone ’57 and his son, Mark, visited…
Having a narcissistic leader can frustrate and demotivate employees, but can their demeaning and self-interested tendencies be controlled? A new study finds that narcissistic leaders can deviate from their trait tendencies to achieve their goals, challenging the idea that narcissists…
The Whitman Research Newsletter highlights awards, honors, new research and more from Whitman’s research faculty. It is published bi-monthly. Send your research inquiries/highlights to Michel Benaroch, associate dean for research and doctoral programs. Awards and Honors Alejandro Amezcua, assistant professor of…
A report by Burak Kazaz, Steven R. Becker Professor of Supply Chain Management at Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management, along with M. Hakan Hekimoğlu Ph.D. ’16, assistant professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Lally School of Management, released…
According to UNICEF, more than three million children under the age of five die annually from severe malnutrition. What’s more, hunger affects approximately 20 million children around the globe. During a humanitarian crisis, such as child hunger, the focus is…
Catherine Cummings and Justin Harris, both seniors at Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management, were featured as two of the “best & brightest undergraduate business majors,” by Poets & Quants for Undergrads, a news website for undergraduate business education.…
Managers who avoid risk tend to seek out firms that engage in risk management, according to a first-of-its-kind study that examined the “human element” in corporate risk management. What’s more, hedging happens even more when managers are compensated by equity…
Orange Value Fund Program Celebrating its 10th Year Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management will observe the 15th Whitman Day April 6, an annual celebration of Martin J. Whitman, founder and chairman of the High Conviction Fund, and…
By Syracuse Staff When Dr. Eunkyu Lee goes grocery shopping at Wegmans, he stops to consider the orange juice. Wegmans is a Rochester-based supermarket chain with 46 stores in New York state. Lee, a professor of marketing at the Martin J. Whitman…
By Syracuse Staff In December, on-demand insurance company Trōv unveiled a partnership with self-driving technology company Waymo to offer “insurance billed by second, day, mile, event” for ride-sharing coverage in self-driving vehicles. Trōv founder and CEO Scott Walchek called the partnership “the…
The Southside Innovation Center, a program of Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management recently announced it is one of three regional centers for the New York State Division of Minority and Women’s Business Development’s Business Growth Accelerator Program…
The Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University’s online MBA program has been ranked #11 in the Financial Times’ 2018 ranking of all online MBA programs worldwide, #7 in the nation. The full rankings, released this week, are…
Study Shows How New Social Ventures Can Find Speedy Kiva Success Entrepreneurs who seek funding for their new socially-oriented ventures can find success on Kiva, an online prosocial platform that draws in people who want to make “loans that change…
For a few days in late December 2017, 24 master’s in finance (MSF) students and one master’s in accounting student descended on financial services companies, banks and regulatory agencies in New York City with Faculty Advisor Ravi Shukla, professor of…
Valentine’s Day is next week and for those who will observe the loving occasion, it means shelling out some cash. While Americans will not spend as much as they do during the holiday season, Valentine’s Day still ranks among the…
Syracuse University Trustee Edward “Ed” Pettinella ’76 MBA recently endowed a new junior faculty professorship at the university’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management. The $2 million gift will establish and maintain the new Edward Pettinella Assistant/Associate Professorship in Business.…
United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship Presented Award at its Annual Conference The Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises (EEE) program at the Whitman School of Management was recently named the National Model Program by the United States Association for…
MBA@Syracuse, the Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University’s online MBA program, recently was ranked #42 by U.S. News & World Report in its publication of 2018 Best Online Business Programs, released Jan. 9. The online Accounting@Syracuse and…
Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management’s undergraduate business program is ranked #43 by Poets&Quants for Undergrads, the leading online publication for undergraduate business education news. The website released its second annual Best Undergraduate Business Schools 2017 ranking Dec.…
The following was reprinted from Syracuse University’s News Services. This edition of Innovation Orange highlights the research of Burak Kazaz, The Steven R. Becker Professor of Supply Chain Management and Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor of Teaching Excellence…
During the capstone course of the Certificate of Advanced Study in Sustainable Enterprise (CASSE), students work on real-life projects with for-profit, nonprofit and governmental organizations. Students most recently worked on the following projects: King+King Architects A student team consulted with King+King Architects…
Since 2010, nearly 75 students have taken all three courses offered within the Sustainable Enterprise Partnership (SEP), graduating with a Certificate of Advanced Study in Sustainable Enterprise (CASSE). Many go on to exciting careers where they are using what they…
The three-fold mission of the Sustainable Enterprise Partnership (SEP) is to encourage sustainable business practices through outreach, research and teaching activities. Since 2010, nearly 75 students have taken all three courses offered within the SEP, graduating with a Certificate of…
Syracuse University’s Sustainable Enterprise Partnership (SEP), a collaboration between the Martin J. Whitman School of Management, College of Engineering and Computer Science, SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) and the Syracuse Center of Excellence (CoE), continues to successfully train students…
Syracuse University’s full-time MBA program was ranked #64 by BloombergBusinessweek in its annual list of the top MBA programs. Offered by the Martin J. Whitman School of Management, the Syracuse MBA is a two-year program, which includes a rigorous curriculum…
Syracuse University offers one of the best programs for students aspiring to launch their own businesses according to The Princeton Review. The education services company named the Martin J. Whitman School of Management’s undergraduate entrepreneurship and emerging enterprises program #16 and…
On Nov. 4 the Martin J. Whitman School of Management Tax Team placed first in the annual Deloitte FanTAXtic regional competition in Boston, Massachusetts. The students, Yonglin Wang ‘19, Leanne Paddock ’20, Jonathan Gauthier ’20, Yue Lei ’18, Ryan Houck ’20, Michael Leong…
Syracuse University’s MBA@Syracuse has earned a #23 ranking on The Princeton Review’s list naming the top 25 online MBA programs for 2018, accessible at www.princetonreview.com/best-business-schools. The online MBA program, delivered in partnership with 2U Inc. (NASDAQ: TWOU), includes live weekly classes…
According to Ready4, a Boston-based company that creates test prep apps, Syracuse University’s full-time MBA is the #25 most desired program. The study, now in its third year, uses survey data that obtained the preferences of more than 200,000 current…
The generosity of Daniel A. D’Aniello ’68, a University Life Trustee, and his wife, Gayle, is the catalyst behind the launch of Boost the Cuse, Syracuse University’s first ever Giving Day on Oct. 17. The D’Aniello family has pledged $500,000…
The entrepreneurship and emerging enterprises doctoral students at Syracuse University‘s Martin J. Whitman School of Management continue to see success in research and job placement. Two 2017 graduates have found tenure-track faculty positions for the 2017-18 academic year. E.J. Ko will head to…