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Organizational Strategy
The organizational strategy faculty at the university's Olin School of Business form an impressive source bank on issues of leadership, organizational behavior, leading organizational changes, leadership competence, workplace revenge and violence, international negotiations, managerial communications, and managing power and politics in organizations.
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J. Stuart Bunderson
Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior
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Before coming to the Olin Business School, Professor Bunderson taught at the University of Minnesota and at Brigham Young University. He has worked in organization and management development at PepsiCo, Inc., studied change management at Allina Health System, and held several training and development ...
Expertise: organizational behavior, management, human resources, team work, learning, knowledge management, industrial relations
Direct contact: (314) 935-4943
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bunderson@wustl.edu
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Anne Marie Knott
Associate Professor of Strategy
Professor Knott's research examines the optimal environment and policies (economic, industrial and firm) for innovation. This interest stems from issues arising during an earlier career in defense electronics at Hughes Aircraft Company.
Expertise: entrepreneurship, industrial organization, technology management, management strategy
Direct contact: (314) 935-4679
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knott@wustl.edu
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Kurt T. Dirks
Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior
Professor Dirks's main area of expertise focuses on interpersonal relationships in the workplace. In particular, Dirks studies the issue of gaining or breaking trust, the development of a sense of ownership and the nature of teams. Prior to joining Olin, Professor Dirks served as an assistant professor ...
Expertise: behavioral science, human resource management, industrial relations, motivation, trust
Direct contact: (314) 935-5206
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dirks@wustl.edu
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Daniel Elfenbein
Assistant Professor of Organization and Strategy
Prior to joining the Olin Business School, Elfenbein taught in the MBA program at the University of California - Berkeley. He has also worked as an economist for the President's Council of Economic Advisers and as a management consultant for the Monitor Group. Elfenbein is a member of the Academy ...
Expertise: entrepreneurship, technology transfer, business policy and economics, incentives, ticket scalping, industrial organization, technology management, …
Direct contact: (314) 935-8028
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elfenbein@wustl.edu
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Chris Long
Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior
Professor Long specializes in organizational trust, fairness and control. His research explores how people develop trust in a variety of organizational settings. Long also looks at leadership and how much a leader's control depends on how trustworthy and fair they appear to be. Prior to pursuing ...
Expertise: leadership, trust, control, fairness, organizational change, public policy
Direct contact: (314) 935-8114
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clong@wustl.edu
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Will Pres. Obama stay connected with his YouTube generation supporters?
Organization and strategy expert says, yes he can!
Dec. 31,
2008 -- Olin Business School professor Jackson Nickerson says, "ChangeCasting" is the best way for presidents and CEOs to build trust, create understanding and enact change with all of their constituents and employees. Nickerson's ChangeCasting is a new web-based approach to communication that allows executives to lead and accelerate change within their organizations. It opens up a two-way street between the corner office and employees at every level of a company.
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Bad behavior is bad business
WUSTL business professor says Imus incident shows importance of workplace civility
May 14,
2007 --
The recent firing of radio personality Don Imus reveals a new trend in business: bad behavior won't be tolerated on the job. A business professor at Washington University in St. Louis says firms can head off workplace incivility by preventing those with power from going unchecked. More...
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Making R&D more cost effective
New framework for developing and supporting products could improve profitability as much as 30 percent
March 5,
2007 --
In dating — as in business — you don't want to be looking for a date when you're desperate; you want to find one before you become desperate. Business professors at Washington University in St. Louis have found that how firms manage their research and development (R&D) pipelines could mean the difference between always having products in the works and searching desperately for new goods. More...
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When Second Really Is the Best
U.S. News & World Report online
June 10,
2009 -- In industry after industry, entrepreneur after entrepreneur is saying the same thing: Being first can surely be an advantage, but so can being second. Those who follow a market leader can actually be more successful in most cases, says WUSTL business strategy professor Anne Marie Knott, who discusses second-to-market advantages on the first day of her entrepreneurial studies class.
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U.S. Colleges Get Serious With Partners Overseas
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Feb. 23,
2009 -- WUSTL chancellor Mark S. Wrighton is trying to establish meaningful relationships with foreign universities, in hopes of engaging large numbers of WUSTL students and faculty members, encouraging robust research collaborations, and cultivating a more global campus.
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Get ready for a wave of bank failures
CNNMoney.com
Feb. 23,
2009 -- In less than two months, regulators have seized 14 banks. Experts think many more banks will collapse before the financial crisis is over. "We'll have a banner year [of failures] this year," said Stuart Greenbaum, retired dean and professor emeritus at the WUSTL's Olin Business School.
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Economists Duke It Out over Stimulus Plan
NPR Morning Edition
Jan. 5,
2009 -- Experts disagree on how to fix the economy. Advisers to President-elect Barack Obama are assembling a huge plan to stimulate the economy. Some experts doubt this is a good idea. David Kestenbaum talks with some experts, including WUSTL economics professor Steve Fazzari.
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Bush steers the bailout bus; Dems play backseat driver
The Hill (DC) online
Nov. 25,
2008 -- The government's midnight bailout of hobbled banking giant Citigroup leaves the Bush administration firmly in charge of the financial rescue package while Congress is away on recess and President-elect Barack Obama continues to assemble his Cabinet. WUSTL congressional expert Steve Smith said Congress is in a weak position. "There is essentially nothing they can do except hold a hearing every other day," he said.
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Citi Bailout Could Spur Longed-for Unwind
TheStreet.com
Nov. 25,
2008 -- Citigroup's bailout by the U.S. government means that the banking giant is going to have to be more aggressive in fixing its troubles — and that's likely to mean deconstructing its financial supermarket model. WUSTL finance professor Stuart Greenbaum says he believes "that some of these super large financial institutions are motivated by the, 'Too Big to Fail' [theory]."
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Tax breaks are part of the problem
Financial Times.com (UK)
Oct. 23,
2008 -- As recriminations fly over the world's banking crisis, the role played by flawed tax policy may not escape scrutiny for much longer. WUSTL law professor Adam Rosenzweig comments on the role tax breaks played in fueling the hedge funds' use of the derivatives market.
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The new bailout pitch: It's NOT a bailout
Associated Press
and 19 others
Oct. 1,
2008 -- Wayne Fields, WUSTL political rhetoric expert, comments on the federal government's financial rescue plan and the pitfalls of calling it a bailout.
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How will the plan work?
Chicago Tribune
and 2 others
Sept. 22,
2008 -- The Bush administration is expected to seek sweeping new powers from Congress next week to pull off its still-sketchy rescue plan. The bailout could operate through a newly formed federal agency, in the same vein as the Resolution Trust Corp., which was established two decades ago to unwind failed thrifts.
WUSTL banking professor Stuart Greenbaum comments.
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Would a Resolution Trust Corp.-type solution work?
Los Angeles Times
and 3 others
Sept. 19,
2008 -- P rofessor Stuart Greenbaum comments on the ways that bankers, politicians and economists are grasping for ways to address the financial crisis.
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A Bid to Rescue Homeownership
The Washington Post
and 4 others
Sept. 11,
2008 -- In announcing the takeover of Fannie and Freddie, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said it was necessary to continue "supporting the availability of mortgage finance."
But there are those who think the bailout should be a prelude to a reduced role of both Fannie and Freddie in the supply of mortgage money.
WUSTL finance professor Radhakrishnan Gopalan said that in the long term, he sees a significantly diminished role for Fannie and Freddie.
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InBev's bid for Anheuser-Busch turns hostile
Associated Press
and 71 others
July 8,
2008 -- The battle for America's iconic beer turned nasty Monday, with brewer Inbev escalating its offer for Anheuser-Busch into a hostile bid while the maker of Bud accused the Belgian company of undervaluing its worth.
WUSTL business strategy professor Bill Finnie comments.
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Clustering High Tech Firms Advances Economic Development
Nanotechnology Now online
and 3 others
Dec. 14,
2007 -- It is a common economic development strategy to locate similar firms close to each other. WUSTL business professor Barak Aharonson shows the tactic is most effective when companies are within 500 meters of each other. After that, the benefits of proximity quickly lose its power.
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No Ideas? You're Not Alone
U.S. News & World Report
June 11,
2007 -- Conventional wisdom has it that breakthrough ideas come only from the minds of geniuses. Edison, Tolkien, Darwin -- history's biggest brains are responsible for its biggest innovations. Many companies are organized with this idea in mind.
But creativity isn't a solitary affair -- and it's not the exclusive domain of the brilliant and gifted. In fact, research shows that people working in groups are far more innovative than previously thought.
WUSTL education and psychology professor Keith Sawyer offers advice on what businesses can do to take advantage of their employees' creativity.
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Cerberus Goes Where No Firm Has Gone Before
The New York Times
and 3 others
May 15,
2007 -- With an agreement to take control of Chrysler, Cerberus, a private equity firm, is venturing into virtually uncharted territory in taking on a company with the problems the size of Chrysler's and with a union as powerful as the United Automobile Workers.
WUSTL law professor and vice dean Daniel Keating comments.
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Employees Are Most Likely to Cut Corners When They Lack Clear Goals and Feel Overworked
eMaxHealth.com
April 21,
2006 -- While many workplaces don't go as far as the TV show "The Office," most people are familiar with firms that repeatedly attempt to alter strategy in the name of improved efficiency. According to new research from WUSTL business professor Judi McLean Parks, that kind of environment is a sure-fire way to encourage employees to take short cuts.
McLean Parks conducted her research with doctoral candidate Li Ma.
The researchers said there are plenty of real-world examples that demonstrate their theory, from police officers making questionable arrests as part of a strategy to reduce crime, to journalists fabricating sources under the pressure to produce high-quality stories.
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AFL-CIO faces rebellion within ranks at convention -- CORRECTION
Reuters
and 1 others
July 21,
2005 -- U.S. labor leaders fighting declining membership and influence are facing a rebellion from within the ranks that could weaken or even splinter the 50-year-old AFL-CIO, the largest U.S. union coalition.
WUSTL economics and strategy professor Glenn MacDonald comments on the potential impact of a split in the AFL-CIO.
(NOTE: Reuters misidentified Professor MacDonald's first name as John.)
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Hewlett-Packard to Lay Off 14,500 in Turnaround Effort
The New York Times, Los Angeles Times
and 3 others
July 20,
2005 -- Hewlett-Packard announced that it will lay off 14,500 workers, or nearly 10 percent of its staff, over the next 18 months as part of a revamping plan that the company's executives hope will turn around the struggling fortunes of the giant computer and printer maker.
WUSTL business strategy professor Todd Zenger comments.
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Not another PowerPoint presentation!
Newsweek Magazine
May 9,
2005 -- In the age of BlackBerrys and cell phones, the traditional business meeting may be just another relic. Tolerance of in-person sessions is waning, in the face of digital alternatives.
Corporate America seems to be heeding calls for etiquette reform. It's on the verge of losing the most important element of the business meeting--the personal relationship.
WUSTL organizational behavior specialist William Bottom says, "People are using BlackBerrys as a crutch to avoid conflicts that they should be having face to face."
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Olin overseas programs
South China Morning Post
and 2 others
April 26,
2004 -- A third class of students will start their study programme in April for an Executive MBA offered by the Olin School of Business. By teaming up with Fudan University's School of Management in Shanghai, widely regarded as one of the leading universities in the mainland, the school believes it has one of the best programmes around. Based at Fudan University, the programme runs over 18 months and to keep downtime from work to a minimum, classroom sessions are held for four consecutive days per month. James Little, EMBA academic director and professor of international economics at the Olin School of Business, says this enables those who travel from outside Shanghai to combine study with work in Shanghai. "We have students who travel in monthly from Beijing, Wuhan, Xiamen, Shenzhen, Taiwan and the United States," he says.
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