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HomeWhitman100Whitman BriefingsStudent SpotlightsAlumni & FriendsFocus on Faculty “Innovative” Professor David Wilemon Remembered Exceptional leader, teacher, mentor and scholar Professor Dave Wilemon died Aug. 18, 2019. A native of Texas, Wilemon served as the Earl and Josephine Snyder Professor of Innovation…
HomeWhitman100Whitman BriefingsStudent SpotlightsAlumni & FriendsFocus on Faculty Long-time Faculty Member Recalls 35-Year Effort to Advance Globalization In his more than 35 years at the Whitman School, Peter Koveos has witnessed how globalization and technology have changed teaching. In his first…
Many college students switch their fields of study and career paths several times before discovering their true passion. It wasn’t until Zhiyuan Yu ‘23 discovered the strategic management doctoral program at Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management, 10…
Last month, WeWork parent – the We Company – pulled its IPO after disclosing conflicts of interest and ousting its co-founder and then-CEO Adam Neumann for mismanagement. The company’s IPO filings were rocky from the start. Back in August, they…
Alejandro Amezcua, assistant professor of entrepreneurship at Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management, has published research on incubator outcomes for start-ups and what factors affect its success to help a new company flourish. Amezcua joins Tiago Ratinho of…
Another successful year is in the books. The 2018-19 academic year was special for the EEE program for few reasons. We reached more students than ever before — teaching more than 3,300 students in our courses. We also had an…
David Park, assistant professor of entrepreneurship at Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management, alongside Warren Boeker of Foster School of Business, University of Washington, and David Gomulya of Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University, conducted…
Fran Tucker, associate professor of marketing and supply chain and co-chair of the Salzberg Memorial Program at Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management, spent her childhood moving every three years with father’s job at General Electric. “Pittsfield, Cleveland,…
Throughout her academic and professional career, Fatma Sonmez-Leopold, assistant teaching professor of finance in Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management, has displayed an aptitude and passion for education. Sonmez-Leopold is of Turkish origin and lived in Canada for…
A new study forthcoming in Marketing Science indicates although recreational cannabis legalization (RCL) significantly increases cannabis online search volume, the increase comes from adults only, not the younger demographic. RCL also influences the alcohol and tobacco industries asymmetrically: it reduces…
A new study forthcoming in the Journal of Empirical Legal Studies provides evidence that mutual funds are borrowing in an attempt to improve their performance. But those attempts are not only falling short, they are creating more risk to investors…
Faculty and Staff Honored at the Whitman School Annual Awards Ceremony Several members of the faculty and staff of the Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University were honored at a ceremony May 14, including: STAFF AWARDS RISING STAR AWARD Daniel J.…
HomeExperiential LearningClass of 2019Student SpotlightsAlumni & FriendsFaculty & Staff Todd Moss: Sustainability Is a Way of Life Todd Moss’s family in front of the Hall of Languages. Todd Moss doesn’t just teach about sustainability and entrepreneurship at the Martin J.…
HomeExperiential LearningClass of 2019Student SpotlightsAlumni & FriendsFaculty & Staff Whitman Clubs Complement Classroom Learning With Real-World Skills When one thinks of experiential learning in higher education, the concepts that often come to mind are internships, real-world projects and hands-on activities.…
Research findings show that the length of time a firm has been underperforming contributes to shaping that firm’s innovative search patterns and its expenditure in research and development. Over time, the relationship between the two variables is nonlinear. Maria Minniti,…
Susan Albring, associate professor of accounting at Syracuse University‘s Martin J. Whitman School of Management, teamed with Xiaolu Xu ’13 Ph.D. (University of Massachusetts-Boston), to examine the relationship between the amount of voluntary disclosure and a firm’s level of risk-taking…
Marketing textbooks recommend that firms target profitable customers and induce greater selling efforts as a way of charging higher prices and earning superior profits. However, according to a recent publication by Alex Thevaranjan, associate professor of accounting at Syracuse University‘s…
Several production processes not only produce quality, high-end products but also generate what are known as Not-Quite-Perfect Products (NQPPs) that do not fully meet quality standards. Manufacturers then have a decision to make – get rid of all the NQPPs…
Syracuse University‘s Martin J. Whitman School of Management recently committed nearly one million dollars to an intramural grant initiative, providing seed funding for one-and two-year research programs in core areas that will enhance the school’s scholarly impact and reputation. Those…
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…
David Park loves to learn. In fact, his decision to become an entrepreneurship professor is rooted in that love. He joined the Whitman School faculty in September 2017 as an assistant professor of entrepreneurship. “I am an avid learner. Especially,…
Syracuse University‘s Whitman School Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises (EEE) department, consistently ranked as one of the top entrepreneurship programs in the United States, offers students the total entrepreneurship experience. From the unique entrepreneurship courses to the exciting extracurricular activities and experiential learning opportunities, every student…
In a first-of-its-kind list, Poets and Quants for Undergrads, a higher education website, which provides information and counsel to those interested in business school education, features Ravi Dharwadkar, professor and chair of the management department at Syracuse University’s Martin J.…
Max R. Bloom was a giant in the field of economics and a pioneer in teaching real estate. To his colleagues in Syracuse University’s College of Business Administration (now the Martin J. Whitman School of Management), he was a generous…
With a passion for teaching and a love of travel, Milena Petrova, associate professor of finance at Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management, has built her academic career around global experiences. She grew up in Bulgaria and was…
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 Natarajan Balasubramanian, associate professor of…
When Jim Seward, professor of finance, first came to the Whitman School of Management, he was a visiting professor hailing from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Two years later, he’s decided to stay. With more than 30 years of teaching experience,…
Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management welcomes three new faculty members for the 2016-17 academic year. Ricardo Lopez Aliouchkin is an assistant professor of finance whose research interests include empirical asset pricing, empirical option pricing, financial econometrics, portfolio…
Natarajan Balasubramanian, associate professor of management at Syracuse University’s Whitman School, has made a career of questions and answers. Before joining academia, he provided answers to business and finance questions as a consultant. Today, he is the one asking questions,…
Ravi Shukla, associate professor of finance at Syracuse University’s Whitman School, still has the teaching evaluations from the first statistics course that he taught to undergraduates as an MBA student. “The university needed somebody and my supervising professors suggested my…
Scott Lathrop, professor of marketing practice at the Whitman School, has traveled to more than 27 countries, taught at Harvard University and counseled major corporations, but that doesn’t discourage him from pursuing new talents or experiences. “I enjoy playing golf, the…
Amber Anand, professor of finance at Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management, considers himself not only a teacher but also a professional discoverer. “Generally speaking, professors are in the discovery profession,” said Anand. “You can either try and find some…
The Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University, the Falcone Center for Entrepreneurship and the Department of Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises (EEE) were proud to present awards to outstanding entrepreneurship professionals, faculty and students on Saturday, April 16.…
By Syracuse Staff Golf has long been deemed the sport for business. A favorite pastime of the world’s elite, today it remains the top-cited hobby among senior executives. In fact, a recent study found that CEOs who regularly play golf are paid 17 percent more…
The receipt of a letter with the IRS’s insignia instills fear into anyone who receives that fateful letter indicating that you have been selected for audit. It is uncomfortable for everyone even if you believe you have nothing to hide.…
A new study by Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management supply chain professors is leading to improvements in the administration of inhaled medications at Crouse Hospital. About 800,000 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patients are admitted annually to…
Don Cardarelli, professor of management practice at Whitman, grew up working in his family’s large building materials business. He counts that exposure to the various functions and facets of the company at such an impressionable age for igniting his interest in…
Whitman finance students David Kern ’15, Scott Rebhun ’15, Dylan Weinberger ’16 and Austin Wentworth ’15 were selected for a Consurtio pilot project sponsored by Goldman Sachs. The charge was to make a recommendation on a real-world business scenario involving Madison Square Garden (MSG),…
Assistant Professor of Management Lynne Vincent’s creativity research was featured in the Harvard Business Review and Inc. Her research finds that if a company holds up creativity as a rare trait, creative employees may become entitled and become more likely to engage in unethical behavior. The…
On Oct. 2, Amanda Nicholson, Whitman School of Management’s associate dean and professor of retail practice, discussed Whole Foods and its future strategy with Knowledge@Wharton on SiriusXM radio. Here are some excerpts from that interview.
John Torrens, professor of entrepreneurial practice (Pop), started his collegiate studies at SUNY Potsdam’s Crane School of Music to pursue a music education degree. He changed his major to speech-language pathology his first semester after a visit to an area…
Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management recently launched a website featuring faculty research in a variety of business topics. The site is a repository where users can access research briefs/translations and full papers from Whitman School faculty. The…
Think that you are special because you are creative? Well, you are not alone, and there may be some serious consequences especially if you believe that creativity is rare. A new study by Lynne Vincent, an assistant professor of management…
Michel Benaroch, associate dean for research and Ph.D. programs and professor of management information systems, and his co-authors, Yossi Lichtenstein (UCD Dublin) and Lior Fink (Ben Gurion University of the Negev), recently completed a study focused on contract development and how the upfront costs…
Breagin Riley, assistant professor of marketing at the Whitman School, spoke to new students on behalf of the faculty at Syracuse University and SUNY ESF at the new student convocation Aug. 27. She encouraged the students to plan, prepare and…
When Tom Barkley, assistant professor of finance practice, isn’t teaching at Whitman, traveling to Brazil to help recruit students into Whitman’s graduate programs or grading Chartered Financial Analyst exams, he enjoys playing billiards in the Syracuse-area division of the American Poolplayers’…
How important is culture? In 2014, “culture” was named word of the year. And because culture is so important, corporations like Zappos and Twitter are stepping up to the plate to find new ways to improve corporate culture and meet the…
A paper co-authored by Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management’s Johan Wiklund, professor of entrepreneurship, and Professor Tom Lumpkin, The Chris J. Witting Chair in Entrepreneurship, was selected to receive the 2015 Greif Research Impact Award. The two…
It is well-known that starting a business tends to happen frequently among young people, especially for millennials. But what about the older population? Bantle Chair in Entrepreneurship and Public Policy Maria Minniti studied the phenomenon of older people engaging in…
Limiting Exchange Provision Would Slow Job Growth, Decrease Investment and Raise Rents A groundbreaking new economic study of the U.S. commercial real estate market released last month highlights the critical role the “like-kind exchange” tax provision plays in strengthening our…