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Mendoza research lab seeking participants for business research

Primary research — surveys, interviews, observations and ethnographic data — is vital to developing greater understanding of human behavior in business. To better study work-related behavior, assistant professor of management Timothy Hubbard and other Mendoza researchers are seeking help from members of the public to participate in various research studies being conducted by the Mendoza Behavioral Lab (MLB).

Carol Elliott

Mendoza mission awards 2019: Business research that contributes to the greater good

The University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business just announced its third annual Office of the Dean Research Mission Awards, which recognizes faculty research that contributes to the greater good in society.

Carol Elliott

Mendoza adds associate dean for undergraduate studies position

Jim Leady, associate teaching professor of finance, was named to the to the position as of July 1, 2019. The associate dean for undergraduate studies will oversee all aspects of the undergraduate curriculum and he will work collaboratively with Mendoza’s five academic departments and with the University’s other colleges and schools to develop integrative opportunities for undergraduates.

Carol Elliott

John Affleck-Graves to be Mendoza graduate commencement speaker

John Affleck-Graves, executive vice president of the University of Notre Dame, will serve as the keynote speaker for the Mendoza College of Business 2019 Graduate Commencement and Diploma Ceremony. The event takes place at 10 a.m. on May 18 (Saturday) in the Joyce Center Purcell Pavilion.

Carol Elliott

2019 ‘Fraud Day’ to feature experts in corporate fraud

Three experts in corporate fraud will present their unique perspectives and experience as part of “Fraud Day” at the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business. The event, which is free and open to the public, will take place 10 a.m.-5 p.m. April 26 (Friday) in Jordan Auditorium.

Carol Elliott

Four new minors intended to expand access to business education

To broaden the access to undergraduate business education at the University of Notre Dame, the leadership of the Mendoza College of Business is launching four new minors for the 2019-2020 academic year. Two are intended for non-business majors and two can be taken by any Notre Dame undergraduate, including business majors.

Carol Elliott

Notre Dame graduate business students take top prizes in case-writing competition

Two teams of University of Notre Dame graduate business students took top prizes in the Arthur W. Page Society Case-Writing Competition in Corporate Communications, an event judged by some of the top communication officers and academics. The annual competition is designed to promote the practical applications of corporate communications as a critical management function. Participants submit a case study of an event that had implication for the organization’s public relations, particularly in the area of reputation management.

Carol Elliott

Martijn Cremers appointed dean of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business

Cremers, the Bernard J. Hank Professor of Finance and interim dean of the college since July, was selected from among a number of eminently qualified candidates who were considered during a six-month national search.

Patrick Gibbons, executive director of academic communications

ND MBA’s innovative Business on the Frontlines course receives two research grants

Business on the Frontlines (BOTFL) recently received two grants to support the economic impact research associated with projects in Brazil and Colombia. BOTFL launched in 2008 with a unique and audacious vision: to harness the dynamism of business to rebuild war-torn societies and help bring about economic stability and peace.

Carol Elliott

Notre Dame finance professor wins research award

University of Notre Dame assistant finance professor Huaizhi Chen’s research paper took first place in the 17th annual Dr. Richard A. Crowell Prize, which recognizes new and cutting-edge academic research that connects theory and practice in the field of quantitative investing.

Carol Elliott