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Olin Business School Leaders in Summit probes hot topics for today’s top managers
By Melody Walker · 14 years ago
Black swans, green coal and a blueprint to reduce uncertainty were just a few of the topics discussed during the second annual Leaders in Business Summit Sept. 28 hosted by Olin Business School at Washington ...
Olin Launches Executive Education Courses to Navigate 'New Normal' Economy
By Melody Walker · 14 years ago
The Olin Business School, Washington University in St. Louis is launching three new open enrollment certificate programs designed to equip mid and senior level managers with the skills and strategies needed to meet the challenges ...
Improving a business' IQ: strategies to make business work better through research
By Melody Walker · 14 years ago
"Firms don’t have a good measure of R&D effectiveness or what I call, Firm IQ," says Anne Marie Knott, associate professor of strategy at Olin Business School, Washington University in St. Louis. Knott’s business research ...
Olin Business School students learn entrepreneurship by working abroad
By Melody Walker · 14 years ago
Entrepreneurship is a global phenomenon and to prove it 11 Olin Business School students traveled to Hungary in May to work with start-up companies in Budapest.
The trip is an integral part of Clifford Holekamp’s ...
What’s Your Problem? Identifying it Correctly is Essential to An Effective Management Solution
By Melody Walker · 14 years ago
For more than a year, seismic shifts in the global economy have sent shock waves through C-suites in companies around the world. According to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, the recession is probably over. Yet ...
Undergrads, Executive MBA Students tackle campus parking problem with green solutions
By Melody Walker · 14 years ago
Students, faculty, staff, visitors and neighbors vie for parking spots on and near urban campuses everywhere.
At Washington University in St. Louis, teams of Olin Business School students have tackled the parking dilemma with an ...