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Forums for management research at the university's Olin School of Business foster dynamic collaboration between academia and industry to produce new knowledge and advance the understanding of firms and markets the world over.
Research conducted by the Olin faculty employs state-of-the-art analytical and empirical methods to address substantive questions and is frequently published in top tier academic journals. This research in turn informs and invigorates classroom instruction. The synergies created among Olin's teaching and research pursuits are central to the development of management excellence.
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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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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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Stuart Greenbaum
Bank of America Professor of Managerial Leadership
Greenbaum is an expert on banking and financial markets. He has served on 15 corporate boards and has on numerous occasions testified before Congressional committees, as well as other legislative bodies. Greenbaum spent 10 years as dean of the Olin Business School. Before joining Olin Greenbaum spent ...
Expertise: banking, corporate governance, financial markets, management, business school
Direct contact: (314) 935-6397
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greenbaum@olin.wustl.edu
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Banking expert says Fed's plan to curb compensation is wrong
Executive pay is on G-20 agenda this week
Sept. 23,
2009 -- World leaders from the Group of 20 industrialized and developing nations gather in Pittsburgh this week and the global banking system is on the top of the agenda. Topics for discussion will include how to strengthen banks and help prevent financial crises like the one that roiled global markets a year ago. U.S. and European regulations of executive compensation at banks will also be scrutinized at the summit. Olin Business School professor and banking expert Stuart Greenbaum's advice: proceed with caution.
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Kouvelis to assume new senior associate deanship
Olin Business School names new head of exec
Aug. 17,
2009 --
Panos Kouvelis, a professor of operations and manufacturing management at the Olin Business School, Washington University in St. Louis, has been named to the new position of senior associate dean and director of executive programs. From St. Louis to Shanghai, Olin offers a wide variety of executive education programs including the Executive MBA degree, topic-focused seminars and custom corporate learning programs. Kouvelis brings a rich background of teaching, research and consulting to this new position which is part of a larger strategic plan for continued growth and innovation in executive education.
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Can baby boomers work with Gen X and Y employees?
Managing multiple generations is topic at Olin Business School seminar
June 15,
2009 -- Managers face new challenges with multiple generations working together as baby boomers delay retirement and members of Gen X and Gen Y enter the workforce. A seminar at the Olin Business School is designed to help executives juggle the needs and talents of employees in the 20 to 60 year-old age range.
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Vacation: What the Heck Is That?
MSN Money
June 26,
2009 -- Not taking some R&R could leave you carrying some heavy baggage down the line, bringing you and your company down. WUSTL entrepreneurship specialist Clifford Holekamp advises that shorter vacations are less stressful for small startups that are "very dependent on the founder to run the day-to-day operations."
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Union boss returns some of $1.2 million pay
The Washington Times
May 12,
2009 -- Controversy over compensation received by the president of the shipyard workers union, much of which was returned after it was disclosed to the government. Several labor analysts expressed concern about the union's pay practices and the changes it made in its financial reports. Labor consultant and WUSTL law professor emeritus Neil Bernstein comments.
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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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Business welcomes talk of tax breaks in stimulus
TheHill.com (DC) online
Jan. 7,
2009 -- The news that President-elect Obama may include more than $300 billion in tax cuts as part of an economic recovery package was preceded by a lobbying push by businesses, which argued that providing tax relief may be a better way of reviving the economy than simply directing money to pay for road and bridge construction. Includes comments by WUSTL economics professor Steven Fazzari.
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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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Parties to meet over Chicago factory sit-in
USA Today
and 1 others
Dec. 8,
2008 -- Workers of the Republic Windows & Doors factory began a sit-in protest after the plant closed leaving hundreds without jobs, severance pay or health insurance. Includes comments by labor law expert and WUSTL law professor emeritus Neil Bernstein.
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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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Commentary: Jailing Executives Is One Thing Bush Did Right
Bloomberg.com
Oct. 31,
2008 -- WUSTL law professor Samuel Buell comments on prosecuting white-collar crimes.
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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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Recent Rulings Bolster the Case for Class Actions
The Wall Street Journal
July 3,
2008 -- Widespread efforts by companies to prevent consumers from pursuing class-action suits against them are increasingly getting quashed by state courts. "There is an increasing sense on the part of courts that [corporate] accountability in the marketplace is being eliminated" by class-action prohibitions, says WUSTL law professor and consumer law specialist Michael Greenfield.
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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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Charges filed in HP spying scandal
NPR Marketplace
Oct. 5,
2006 -- California's attorney general today filed criminal charges against former Hewlett-Packard chairwoman Patricia Dunn and four others involved in the corporate spying scandal.
WUSTL law professor Samuel Buell comments on the case.
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Judge again blocks flight attendants from striking against Northwest Airlines
Associated Press, Chicago Tribune
and 5 others
Sept. 22,
2006 -- Northwest Airlines Corp. flight attendants on Thursday asked to be released from federal mediation so they can strike the carrier after a federal judge ruled they couldn't walk off the job. WUSTL law professor and labor relations expert Neil Bernstein comments.
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Car dealers recruit saleswomen at the mall
Wall Street Journal
and 2 others
April 13,
2006 -- Article looks at car dealerships that are actively seeking women from jobs at local malls and recruiting them to be car salespersons.
Some evidence suggests women may even be better at selling cars than men.
WUSTL law professor and labor relations expert Neil Bernstein comments on the legality of the practice.
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