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2019 National Diversity Case Competition is the biggest one yet; attracts teams from 32 states

Posted on by George Vlahakis

 

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The National Diversity Case Competition continues to grow in scope and size, with seven more teams coming to the Indiana University Kelley School of Business for the Jan. 18-19 event, now in its eighth year.

Nearly 170 business students from 42 teams are competing – up from 35 teams last year. The competition, which is held the weekend before Martin Luther King Jr. Day, brings together some of the best and most diverse talent in undergraduate education from across the nation. Among the participating schools are six historically Black colleges and universities.

Students are challenged to solve diversity-related business issues and share ideas while benefiting from workshops and networking with companies that value inclusion. This year, the competition will focus on a case provided by Target Corp. that examines the role that small-concept stores can play in urban areas.

Each four-student team must include two members from an underrepresented population. Among the 168 students participating, 38 percent are African American, 24 percent are Hispanic, 13 percent are Asian and 14 percent are multiracial. Women account for 55 percent of the competitors.

The average of grade-point average of participants is 3.33.

Many students find that participating in this event leads to leadership opportunities, internships and jobs after graduation. They will compete for $20,000 in prize money.

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PwC’s Kumar shares an insider’s view of Washington and policymaking to students in Kelley’s graduate accounting programs

Posted on by George Vlahakis

 

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business and its 3/2 MBA Program welcomed Rohit Kumar, a principal at PwC LLP and leader of the firm’s tax policy services group in its Washington National Tax Services practice.

Kumar provided a unique perspective. He has extensive knowledge of government and public policy. Before joining PwC in 2013, he worked closely with three Senate leaders on Capitol Hill, including seven years with current Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, for whom he served as domestic policy director and deputy chief of staff.

He helped to develop and implement tax, trade, budget and health care policy for McConnell as well as former Sens. Trent Lott, Bill Frist and Phil Gramm.

Kumar met with Kelley students on Dec. 10 and discussed an understanding of policy issues as crucial to many companies, particularly as they develop strategies from both a technical and political perspective. PwC recruits at Kelley, particularly students in the 3/2 MBA Program, which offers them an understanding of accounting principles combined with business fundamentals.

This was the first time Kumar has visited a business school in his current leadership role at PwC.

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Emergent scholars at Kelley recognized for their work on the wisdom of crowds and healthcare communities

Posted on by George Vlahakis

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Two emerging scholars in decision sciences and business analytics at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business have been honored for early research that is expected to make important contributions to the field.

Asa Palley, an assistant professor of operations and decision sciences (pictured left), received the Hillel Einhorn New Investigator Award at the Society for Judgment and Decision Making conference in New Orleans.

The purpose of this award is to encourage outstanding work by new researchers who have completed their Ph.D. within the last five years.

Palley won for his paper, “Extracting the Wisdom of Crowds When Information is Shared,” which is forthcoming in the journal Management Science.

“Much has been written about the wisdom of crowds – averaging the opinions of many people can perform as well or better than individual experts,” he said. “However, the wisdom of crowds is hampered when each crowd member taps into shared information in addition to their own personal reservoir of knowledge.

“We develop a new method – pivoting – that can overcome the shared information problem and thereby harness the complete wisdom of the crowd,” Palley added.

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Kelley faculty members in operations and decision technologies honored for their research

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. ­– Three professors and a doctoral candidate in operations and decision technologies at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business have received some of the top honors in their field, as recognized by their peers.

Earlier this month, assistant professor Jonathan Helm (pictured) received the Pierskalla Best Paper Award, which recognizes research excellence in the field of health care management science. This is the highest honor for this area. It was presented at the INFORMS Conference on Operations Research and Management Science.

Mochen Yang, also an assistant professor, received the Nunamaker-Chen Dissertation Award, which recognizes outstanding dissertation research by scholars in the field of information systems. Doctoral candidate Jane Tan was a runner-up for the same award, presented by the Information Systems Society.

Another Kelley professor, Munirpallam “Venkat” Venkataramanan, will be honored by the Decision Science Institute when it convenes for its annual meeting this weekend.

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Kelley School report finds that the number of veterans in Indiana is declining

Posted on by George Vlahakis

 

A joint cadet color guard raises the flag during a Veteran's Day ceremony outside of Franklin Hall at Indiana University Bloomington on Friday, Nov. 11, 2016.

 

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – With Veteran’s Day approaching, a new report from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business found that about half of the Hoosier state’s veterans are age 65 and older.

Indiana is projected to see a continued decline in the number of veterans in coming decades, said the report in the journal InContext, published by the Indiana Business Research Center.

“As World War II and Korean War veterans have aged, the number of veterans in the state has steadily declined,” said Rachel Strange, a geodemographic analyst in the IBRC. “For example, back in 2010, Indiana had nearly 490,000 veterans compared to the approximately 410,000 today.

“The Department of Veterans Affairs projects that the veteran population will continue to drop, and Indiana will have roughly half as many veterans in 2045,” she added.

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Special issue of Business Horizons focuses on practical and ethical challenges posed by today’s diverse global marketplace

Posted on by George Vlahakis

For more than a quarter century, a research center in Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business has advanced the study and teaching of international business and supported research that helps our country to remain competitive in the global marketplace.

Kelley’s Center for International Business Education and Research also continues a tradition dating back to the mid-1950s, when the school was a partner in the European Productivity Agency, along with Harvard Business School, the Wharton School, the University of California and the University of Illinois.

Last month, Kelley’s CIBER was awarded a $1.28 million Title VI grant from the U.S. Department of Education. It has been actively engaged in activities promoting international business practice and economic development since 1992, when it was part of the second cohort of the federal program’s inaugural group.

Appropriately, a new special issue of Business Horizons, a bimonthly journal housed at Kelley, focuses on the value of international business scholarship. Joshua E. Perry, faculty chair of Kelley’s undergraduate program, and Hilary Kahn, an assistant dean of IU’s Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies, are guest editors of the November-December issue, which has the theme, “Ethics, Culture and Pedagogical Practices in Global Context.”

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How C104: Business Presentations Sets Kelley Students Apart

Posted on by Hannah Carroll

 

“I teach students how to pitch their ideas,” says senior lecturer Rod Haywood of C104: Business Presentations. “Putting together a spreadsheet or writing an economic assessment is great. But can you stand up and present your ideas in front of people?”

An I-Core prerequisite course for Kelley School of Business undergraduates, C104 builds crucial presentation and communication skills that Kelley students use throughout their academic and professional careers.

“Business leaders have to be able to communicate with people,” Haywood says. “Whether it’s one-on-one, in small groups, in large groups, or with organizational leadership, it’s crucial for our students to communicate effectively.” (more…)

Founder of award-winning girls toy company speaking at Kelley about creating change and breaking gender stereotypes

Posted on by George Vlahakis

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Eleven years ago, Jodi Bondi Norgaard began working toward bringing about change in the toy industry and breaking gender stereotypes. She created a company and its award-winning line of dolls, books, and apps designed to encourage girls to choose healthy and active play over fashion and body image.

After several years working to break into the toy market, her Dream Big Toy Co. succeeded in getting its Go! Go! Sports Girls on Walmart store shelves in 2015. The following year, she sold the brand to an established toy company, Jazwares.

Norgaard will share her story with students and faculty Friday, Oct. 26 at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business. Her presentation, “Creating Change and Breaking Gender Stereotypes,” will begin at 11 a.m. in room 1046 of Hodge Hall Undergraduate Center, 1309 E. Tenth St. Her talk, which is free and open to the public, is being presented by the Johnson Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

It is the first of two events at Kelley this Friday focusing on successful women in business. Kathy Roeser, managing director and a wealth advisor at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, and Joyce St Clair, chief capital management officer at Northern Trust Corp., will speak with students at 1:30 pm in Hodge Hall 1050. (more…)

Kelley School hosts 12th National Team Selling Competition; its team finishes in second place among 24 teams

Posted on by George Vlahakis

 

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Nearly 100 students representing 24 universities and colleges from across the country traveled to Indiana University Bloomington to compete Oct. 11-12 in the National Team Selling Competition at the Kelley School of Business.

Emerging as the winner of the rigorous, two-day sales competition was a team from the University of Richmond, followed by teams from the Kelley School and Michigan State University. Students competed for $6,000 in prize money.

The National Team Selling Competition provides participants with an opportunity to apply their classroom knowledge, experience, and skills toward a selling situation that is realistic and relevant in today’s market.

Teams were judged on their performance during two rounds of role-playing exercises, based on a hypothetical case involving a sports drink, outlined in a 15-page document that they received about two weeks before the competition. The top three finalists competed in the final round. (more…)

Kelley School of Business partners with edX to present new master’s degrees in accounting and in IT management

Posted on by George Vlahakis

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business is partnering with edX, the leading nonprofit learning destination, to present new online master’s degrees in accounting and information technology management, beginning in 2019.

Today’s announcement represents a next step for Kelley in providing quality graduate education online to students in ways that best suit the needs of today’s professionals.

“Kelley has been a forerunner in offering graduate programs online for nearly 20 years,” said Idalene “Idie” Kesner, dean of the Kelley School and the Frank P. Popoff Chair of Strategic Management. “Our partnership with edX highlights our continuing commitment to providing our students with meaningful, personal and connected experiences that move them toward their own true successes.”

“Both degrees are taught entirely by Kelley School faculty and are designed for smart, hardworking students with integrity and passion to substantially enhance their understanding of accounting or IT management and broaden their career opportunities,” added Ash Soni, executive associate dean of academic programs for the Kelley School. (more…)

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