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  • Here’s how to fix FIFA

    In an opinion piece for CNN, finance Prof. Richard Sheehan says the answer to changing FIFA is to close the "money spigots."

    Sheehan, Richard

  • FIFA Corruption Scandal: How Sepp Blatter Runs Soccer ‘Like a Chicago Politician’

    NBC News: "Sepp Blatter is Roger Goodell on steroids," said Richard Sheehan, a business professor at the University of Notre Dame who researches banking and the economics of sports — comparing Blatter to the all-powerful NFL commissioner.   

    M. Alex Johnson

  • Far to go: New research examines ethical behavior on Wall Street

    Ann E. Tenbrunsel has made a career out of studying a concept called “ethical fading” – or simply put, why good people do bad things. Tenbrunsel, the David E. Gallo Professor of Business Ethics at the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business, co-authored a book in 2011, “Blind Spots: Why We Fail to Do What's Right and What to Do about It,” examining the topic. The researchers studied real-life examples of profound ethical failures, such as Enron, sales of the defective Ford Pinto, the downfall of Bernard Madoff and the Challenger space shuttle disaster. They found a common theme: Individuals like to believe they will stand up for what’s right, but they all too often overestimate their ability to do so, and end up acting in unethical ways without having the intention.…

    Carol Elliott

  • The financial backdrop to Postal Service union talks

    Can the USPS save itself? Management Prof. James O'Rourke talks to NPR about what it would take.

    Annie Baxter

  • Ethical Leadership: Facing the Challenges on the Front Lines

    The Wall Street Journal interviews Adam Kronk, director of the Deloitte Center for Ethical Leadership, about the Center's annual forum.

    Maureen Mohlenkamp

  • The economics of net neutrality and how Verizon’s AOL deal subverts an open internet

    Hong Guo, assistant professor of Information Systems for the Mendoza College of Business, writes for The Conversation website. 

    Hong Guo and Subhajyoti Bandyopadhyay

  • Notre Dame’s business school opens newly renovated Chicago space

    The Mendoza College of Business expands its Michigan Avenue Campus for graduate and executive business programs.

    Carol Elliott

  • Venture based on ND research wins Indiana tech award

    Vennli, a South Bend marketing firm, received the Tech Services Award for IT to Support Go-to-Market during TechPoint’s 16th Annual Mira Awards Gala in Indianapolis.

    Carol Elliott

  • Why Honest People Do Dishonest Things

    A failure to anticipate an ethical decision makes men and women more likely to lie or cheat. Scientific American interviews ethics expert and management Prof. Ann Tenbrunsel. 

    Jessica Schmerler

  • Five trades to social good

    Executive MBA team parlays homework assignment into rampant online fundraiser.

    Christine Cox