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

Posted on November 6, 2018 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 October 24, 2018 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 October 22, 2018 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 October 17, 2018 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 October 10, 2018 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…)

Kelley alumnus whose firm helped rescue Thailand’s Wild Boars soccer team to speak about leadership in a team environment

Posted on October 9, 2018 by George Vlahakis

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — As the world watched, a coordinated effort involving courageous cave divers and thousands of volunteers rescued a dozen members of a youth soccer team and their coach, who had been trapped in a flooded Thailand cave.

Among those playing a crucial role was Patrick Decker, an Indiana University Kelley School of Business alumnus and several engineers working for his company, Xylem, one of the world’s top water technology firms.

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IU alumnus and writer for Stephen Colbert returns to campus to discuss coping with depression while seeking career success

Posted on October 8, 2018 by George Vlahakis

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Brian Stack, an award-winning writer and comedian and an Indiana University alumnus, will speak at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 11 about his career in television and how he coped with anxiety and depression.

It is being presented by two campus organizations that foster mental health and wellness — Balance at Kelley (a student initiative in IU’s Kelley School of Business) and the campus chapter of U Bring Change 2 Mind, the IU Media School and Union Board. (more…)

Kelley School conference offers insights for companies doing business in and with Indonesia

Posted on September 26, 2018 by George Vlahakis

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The Center for International Business Education and Research in Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business, Friday is presenting a conference designed to help Indiana and Midwest companies pursue opportunities in and with the world’s fourth most populous country, Indonesia.

Speakers at “Doing Business In and With Indonesia,” will include Rosmalawati Chalid, consul general of the Republic of Indonesia in Chicago; and Mark Cooper, director in the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration. (more…)

Kelley School’s Fry Scholars Program marks its 10th anniversary

Posted on September 18, 2018 by George Vlahakis

Marking a 10th anniversary, Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business has announced its largest class of William R. Fry Scholars. Thirty-two incoming freshmen have been selected as Fry Scholars.

Entering freshmen who applied to IU and were directly admitted to the Kelley School were eligible. Preference is given to students who are traditionally underrepresented in the field of business.

Students receive funding toward standard tuition and fees. They also receive support in the form of an advisor and a Kelley student mentor during their time at IU. They also have the option of residing in the Kelley Living Learning Center, a residential program that focuses on personal, academic and professional development. Each program has its unique events.

The Fry Scholars program is made possible through a $15 million gift in 2008 from the late William R. Fry, a Kelley alumnus. The gift and resulting program are helping the Kelley School pursue a major initiative toward more inclusiveness and increased enrollment of underrepresented minorities.

When making the gift, Fry said that he especially liked the impact that his Kelley School gift would have on young minds.

This year’s Fry Scholars, their high schools and their hometowns are: (more…)

IU Kelley School of Business announces Dean’s Council Scholars

Posted on September 18, 2018 by George Vlahakis

Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business has announced its Dean’s Council Scholars.

Chosen from among all entering freshmen who applied to IU and were directly admitted to the Kelley School, 16 incoming freshmen are Dean’s Council Scholars. Preference is given to students who are traditionally underrepresented in the field of business.

The Dean’s Council Scholarship was created in 2015 out of a shared aspiration of the Kelley School’s dean and Dean’s Council to pool their philanthropic resources to sustain and enhance the school’s diversity efforts, which includes students from all different economic backgrounds as well as students from diverse cultural backgrounds.

The Kelley Dean’s Council is composed of over 150 CEOs, vice presidents and business leaders who represent all ranges of industry. It advises on institutional goals, school strategies, and curricula. The council is also actively involved with long-term goal planning for the school and offers input on research, fundraising and the creation of new programs.

This year’s Dean’s Council Scholars, their high schools and hometowns are:

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