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Going rate: How the cost of debt differs for private and public firms on the bond market

It's no secret that privately held companies incur higher debt costs on the bond market than their publicly traded counterparts. At the end of the day, private firms pay about 1 percent more to publicly finance their debt and have a worse S&P 500 bond rating, according to a University of Notre Dame study that tested some of the factors influencing these cost variations.

Melissa Jackson

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

Brogan Awards given to top five women MBA students

It was a different era when John Brogan started his MBA at Notre Dame. This was in 1968. The MBA program had launched just the year before, partly in response […]

Carol Elliott

Marketing, business analytics majors recognized for leadership

Business Analytics majors Shannon Hendricks and Juan Jose Rodriguez, and marketing major Bethany Boggess were recognized at the annual Student Leadership Awards Banquet, which honors current students who have made exceptional contributions to the Notre Dame community.

Kate Morgan

Why ‘Staggered’ boards are paying off for stock investors

Mendoza College of Business Dean and the Bernard J. Hank Professor of Finance Martijn Cremers' research was used in a Fortune Magazine piece about the benefits of staggered boards at publicly held companies. Cremers and his co-researchers found that "firm values" increased under a staggered structure for companies that changed their boards from unstaggered to staggered.

Fortune

Here’s how companies can clear the way for more women to climb the corporate ladder

Associate professional specialist of management & organization Joseph Holt wrote an op-ed for CNN Business Perspectives. Says Holt, "Despite the successes of a select few, women remain underrepresented at the highest levels of leadership. The share of female CEOs of Fortune 500 companies has dropped from 6.4% in 2017 to 4.8% in 2018."

CNN Business

Big Tech can’t be trusted. It’s time for regulation

Associate teaching professor of information technology, analytics, and operations Mike Chapple wrote an opinion piece for CNN Business Perspectives about the loss of confidence consumers have in Big Tech. A YouGov survey revealed more than 80% of Americans don't trust Facebook, Google, or Dropbox.

CNN Business

Mendoza student Charlotte Pekoske named to P&Qs 2019 Best & Brightest MBAs list

Mendoza student Charlotte Pekoske is among 100 gifted graduates from the Class of 2019 chosen to be on Poets & Quants Best and Brightest list. Now in its fifth year, the Best & Brightest celebrates MBAs whose academic prowess, extracurricular achievements, innate potential, and inspirational life journeys make them standouts in their graduate business schools.

Poets & Quants

Recalls of medical devices and drugs are up – can anyone predict when it will happen next?

Assistant Professor of Information Technology, Analytics, and Operations (ITAO) Kaitlin Wowak's research was referenced in an article about the steady increase of medical device and drug recalls in the last decade. Wowak's research reveals competition in the generic drug market promotes contamination in the production process, often with severely hazardous materials, leading to recalls.

The Conversation

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