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A name change for Mendoza’s undergraduate IT major

The change is intended to better describe what Business Technology students actually study, and to emphasize the strategic importance of so many diverse digital technologies to businesses. It also differentiates the major from the IT, Analytics, and Operations Department's other major, Business Analytics.

Carol Elliott

Taking Social Security numbers public could fix our data breach crisis

Mike Chapple, associate teaching professor of information technology, analytics and operations, wrote an op ed for CNN business about a data breach suffered by the American Medical Collection Agency that exposed the personal information of millions of patients, including Social Security numbers, bank information, and medical records. Chapple says this isn't something new and one way to break the cycle might be to publish all active Social Security numbers.

CNN Business

Age-friendly universities are finally here

There are now 51 colleges and universities around the world that are part of what’s known as the Age-Friendly University Global Network. While Notre Dame is not a member, the University offers the Inspired Leadership Initiative, which allows retirees to come to Notre Dame for a year, take classes and discern what they want to do in their retirement, and was co-founded by Mendoza management professor Chris Stevens.

Forbes

After the flood of IPOs? Next come the shareholder lawsuits

Lyft and Eventbrite are among the crop of newly public companies facing litigation after their IPOs. The risk factors sections for S-1 filings have grown larger in the last 20 years in an attempt to avoid lawsuits. Finance professor Timothy Loughran is quoted in an article for Inc., saying, "Painting a pessimistic picture of what could happen in the future can only help in the event of a lawsuit."

Inc.

Executive compensation: Is it corrupted?

Bernard J. Hank Professor of Finance and Dean of Mendoza Martijn Cremers' co-authored research paper was published on the Columbia Law School's blog on corporations and the capital markets.

The CLS Blue Sky Blog

Study shows concerns often not offered or accepted in close employee-manager relationships

"Who Says There's a Problem? Preferences on the Sending and Receiving of Prohibitive Voice" is forthcoming in Human Relations from Charlice Hurst, assistant professor of management and organization, and Ken Kelley, Edward F. Sorin Society Professor of IT, Analytics, and Operations in Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business. The study examined when employees engage in prohibitive voice and when leaders listen.

Phys.org

Mendoza Dean Martijn Cremers delivers the 2019 undergraduate commencement speech

On Sunday, May 19, 2019 Mendoza’s undergraduate class heard from Mendoza Dean Martijn Cremers and fellow speaker Peggy Noonan, speechwriter for President Ronald Reagan, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for the Wall […]

Carol Elliott

Concerns often not offered or accepted in close employee-manager relationships, study shows

Research has long suggested that strong relationships between managers and employees lead to positive outcomes, including employees feeling safe to speak up and take risks. But new research from the University of Notre Dame shows that employees may not want to sacrifice social capital with their leader by voicing concerns.

Shannon Roddel

Morgan Stanley’s Teflon banker chases next deal after Uber flops

Professor of finance Timothy Loughran was quoted in a Bloomberg article about Michael Grimes, Morgan Stanley's premier tech banker. “Morgan Stanley’s large wealth management business gives them an enormous competitive advantage over rivals like Goldman in pitching for IPOs,’’ says Loughran.

Bloomberg

Mendoza commencement features its own special song

As part of the ceremony, the College will show a video collection of campus memories set to the music of a song written by a fellow student especially for the May 19 occasion.

Carol Elliott