AScribe Business & Economics News Service back issues from March 2007:
National Bereaved Parent, Sibling Organization Recognizes 81 Compassionate Employers.
Mar 01, 2007 ... Byline: The Compassionate Friends OAKBROOK, Il., March 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Eighty-one employers, representing 33 states, are being recognized by the Board of Directors of The Compassionate Friends for showing extra sensitivity to bereaved employees following the death of a ...
Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 'Women and Entrepreneurship' Study Released.
Mar 02, 2007 ... Byline: Babson College WELLESLEY, Mass., March 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- Women entrepreneurs worldwide - in high- and low-income countries and with varied levels of education - are more than likely employed in a second wage-earning job. Dual employment is a critical factor in the ...
Business and Faith: Unique Partnership Inspires Future Business Leaders; Vanderbilt Business and Divinity Students Travel to India to Fight Poverty.
Mar 06, 2007 ... Byline: Vanderbilt University NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- What do you get when you put a group of creative and inspired Vanderbilt business students in with equally determined students from Vanderbilt's divinity school? How about divine inspiration on the ...
UK Entrepreneurs Are Robust Against Global Decline; 2006 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Shows UK Entrepreneurs Battling Trend of Decline to Remain Steady; Training and Support Key in Overcoming Fear of Failure.
Mar 06, 2007 ... Byline: Babson College WELLESLEY, Mass., March 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- The largest annual survey of entrepreneurial activity in the United Kingdom shows the UK is bucking the worldwide trend of decline in entrepreneurship. Whilst entrepreneurial activity across all G8 countries ...
'Nexus of Change' Event Slated March 22-23 at Bowling Green State University.
Mar 06, 2007 ... Byline: Bowling Green State University BOWLING GREEN, Ohio, March 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- While many people say they want change, they often don't know where to begin. Recognizing that fact, Bowling Green State University will host a groundbreaking Nexus for Change conference ...
Guide to Computing Careers Helps Students Develop Right Skills; ACM Brochure Details Expanding Job Opportunities for Students With Computing Degrees.
Mar 07, 2007 ... Byline: Association for Computing Machinery NEW YORK, March 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, has produced a guide to prepare students for careers in computing, one of the fastest growing sectors of the global economy. ACM, the largest society ...
Thunderbird School of Global Management Showcases Best Practices in Sustainable Innovation; Summit Combines Innovation with Corporate Social Responsibility.
Mar 08, 2007 ... Byline: Thunderbird, the Garvin School of International Management GLENDALE, Ariz., March 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- Business experts, thought leaders and business school students from around the world will gather at Thunderbird School of Global Management March 21-24 for the ...
Has The Promise of Blended Education Been Realized? Joint Babson/Sloan/Eduventures Report Provides Comprehensive Insights.
Mar 12, 2007 ... Byline: Babson College WELLESLEY, Mass., March 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- In one of the most comprehensive reports on academic and consumer preferences for blended learning in the post secondary market, the Babson Survey Research Group and Eduventures found that academic ...
National Airline Quality Rating to Be Announced April 2.
Mar 13, 2007 ... Byline: Wichita State University WICHITA, Kan., March 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- Wichita State University today released the following advisory. - - - - WHAT: 17th annual national Airline Quality Rating news conference WHEN: 9:30 a.m. EDT, Monday, ...
Columbia Business School's Eighth Annual Outrageous Business Plan Competition Set for March 16.
Mar 13, 2007 ... Byline: Columbia Business School NEW YORK, March 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- Columbia Business School's Eighth Annual A. Lorne Weil Outrageous Business Plan Competition is scheduled for Friday, March 16. This competition, organized by the Columbia Entrepreneur's Organization, ...
Fighting the War on Terror with Aging Airplanes.
Mar 13, 2007 ... Byline: Wichita State University WICHITA, Kan., March 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- The U.S. Air Force is battling more than soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. It is battling another enemy -- age. The average age of military aircraft during the Vietnam War was nine years. Today, the ...
Business for Diplomatic Action Taps Thunderbird Professor's Expertise; Javidan Helps Group Design Executive Workshop for Cross-Cultural Understanding.
Mar 13, 2007 ... Byline: Thunderbird, the Garvin School of International Management GLENDALE, Ariz., March 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- Business for Diplomatic Action, an influential nonprofit group whose mission is to improve the standing of America in the world, is tapping the expertise of ...
Progressive Groups Unveil 'Democracy Protection Act'.
Mar 13, 2007 ... Byline: New Democracy Project NEW YORK, March 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- The New Democracy Project today released the following media advisory. - - - - Mark Green, Miles Rapoport, Katrina vanden Heuvel and Michael Waldman to hold press conference call to ...
UC Berkeley Energy Symposium Showcases Cutting-Edge Research on Sustainable Energy.
Mar 15, 2007 ... Byline: Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley BERKELEY, Calif., March 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- The University of California, Berkeley's Haas School of Business today released the following media advisory. - - - - WHAT: The first annual ...
Four Components Needed to Support Health Insurance for the Uninsured, Urban Institute Researcher Tells Hill Panel.
Mar 15, 2007 ... Byline: The Urban Institute WASHINGTON, March 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- Four elements are needed if federal and state lawmakers are to develop meaningful universal health insurance coverage within a private insurance system, Urban Institute health policy expert Linda Blumberg ...
Entrepreneurship Conference: Guy Kawasaki, Alan Webber Headline April 13 Event at Bowling Green State University.
Mar 15, 2007 ... Byline: Bowling Green State University BOWLING GREEN, Ohio, March 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- How entrepreneurial thinking drives business growth and contributes to economic vitality is the theme for the fourth annual Sebo Series in Entrepreneurship on April 13 at Bowling Green ...
Phenomenal Women's Conference Aims at Shaping Legacy of Leadership for Women.
Mar 16, 2007 ... Byline: Kennesaw State University KENNESAW, Ga., March 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Siegel Institute for Leadership, Ethics and Character will host its 7th annual Phenomenal Women's Conference March 30-31. Held at the Kennesaw State University Center, the two-day event promises ...
Stanford Business School Research Examines Linkage Between Return on Investment and the Economic Rate of Return.
Mar 16, 2007 ... Byline: Stanford Graduate School of Business STANFORD, Calif., March 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- For years, return on investment (ROI) and related financial accounting ratios have been widely used as key measures of business profitability. But what three accounting professors from ...
Cool Products Expo 2007 at Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Mar 19, 2007 ... Byline: Stanford Graduate School of Business STANFORD, Calif., March 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Stanford Graduate School of Business today released the following media advisory. - - - - WHAT: Cool Products Expo 2007 at Stanford Graduate School of ...
Newly Launched RefundsForGood.org Website Makes it Easy for Taxpayers to Donate Their One-Time Phone Excise Tax Refund to Solar Electric Light Fund and Other Causes.
Mar 19, 2007 ... Byline: Solar Electric Light Fund WASHINGTON, March 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- U.S. taxpayers - individuals and businesses - have a one-time chance to donate, collectively, up to $20 billion dollars to worthwhile causes without opening their wallets, and that chance comes courtesy ...
Columbia Business School Announces Winners of Eighth Annual Outrageous Business Plan Competition.
Mar 20, 2007 ... Byline: Columbia Business School NEW YORK, March 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- Columbia Business School today announced the winners of the $14,000 A. Lorne Weil Outrageous Business Plan Competition. The title of Most Outrageous Business Venture - accompanied by a $6,000 prize and the ...
Women's World Banking Launches New Website.
Mar 20, 2007 ... Byline: Women's World Banking NEW YORK, March 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- Women's World Banking (WWB), one of the leading microfinance organizations globally, has launched its new website at http://www.womensworldbanking.org. The website will highlight the innovative work of the ...
David Hofmann Named MBA Program Associate Dean at UNC-Chapel Hill's Kenan-Flagler Business School.
Mar 20, 2007 ... Byline: UNC-Chapel Hill's Kenan-Flagler Business School CHAPEL HILL, N.C., March 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- David A. Hofmann has been selected to become the next associate dean for the top-ranked MBA Program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Kenan-Flagler ...
Investors Lose When They Choose Mutual Funds Based on Ads.
Mar 22, 2007 ... Byline: Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- Investors put more money into mutual funds that advertise, but in the end these customers pay a high price. A new study in Sweden found that mutual funds that advertise don't perform any ...
Scholarship Funds Awarded to Celebrate One Millionth Student Enrollment on Xap Corporation's Test Prep Site; Internet's Most Popular Source for SAT, ACT and GRE Test Preparation Had More Than 185,000 Students Using the Site in 2006.
Mar 22, 2007 ... Byline: Xap Corporation CULVER CITY, Calif., March 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- Xap Corporation announced the award of $8,000 in scholarships as part of the Company's campaign to celebrate the establishment of the one-millionth account on its Number2.com website. Lindsay Vinyard, a ...
Nevada Gov. Gibbons to Talk to 'Green' Entrepreneurs at University of California, Davis Event at Lake Tahoe.
Mar 23, 2007 ... Byline: University of California, Davis DAVIS, Calif., March 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons will speak to about 50 researchers from 14 states as they learn how to take their environmental solutions from the lab to the marketplace at a weeklong UC Davis program ...
Instituto de Empresa Team Wins Top Prize at Thunderbird Sustainable Innovation Summit Challenge.
Mar 27, 2007 ... Byline: Thunderbird, the Garvin School of International Management GLENDALE, Ariz., March 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- A team of MBA students from Instituto de Empresa, Madrid, Spain, took the top prize of $20,000 and earned the title "Global Champions of Sustainable Innovation" ...
Survey: 'Big Box' Retailers Sweeter Than Home to Entrepreneurs.
Mar 27, 2007 ... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., March 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- Having a large retailer located down the street is more likely to motivate an entrepreneur to start a business than if they own their own home, a Purdue University study indicates. The ...
University of Maryland Hosts First Global Serious Gaming Competition; Game Trains MBAs to Manage Global Supply Chains; Potential Industry Uses Address 'Flat World' Challenges.
Mar 27, 2007 ... Byline: University of Maryland, College Park COLLEGE PARK, Md., March 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- Teams from top business schools throughout the United States, Europe and Asia competed today in the first-ever Global Supply Chain Competition, a revolutionary real-time simulation ...
The University of North Carolina's Kenan-Flagler Business School Helps Executives 'Leverage the Power of Experience'.
Mar 28, 2007 ... Byline: UNC-Chapel Hill's Kenan-Flagler Business School CHAPEL HILL, N.C., March 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- The University of North Carolina's Kenan-Flagler Business School is launching an initiative to make learning from experience a powerful tool for executives. ...
MBAs Assess Winning Strategies for Firms With Social, Environmental Impact.
Mar 28, 2007 ... Byline: UNC-Chapel Hill's Kenan-Flagler Business School CHAPEL HILL, N.C., March 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- The only MBA competition in which students apply venture capital skills to assess businesses for the "triple bottom line" - financial profitability, environmental integrity ...
Random Copying Influences Popular Trends More Than Rational Choices, Says International Study Group Including Cal State Long Beach Professor.
Mar 28, 2007 ... Byline: Calif. State University, Long Beach LONG BEACH, Calif., March 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- Identifying the next trend-forward thing can be a crucial prediction worth billions of dollars to marketers. Yet, the popularity of things like baby names, music, dog breeds ...
Citigroup and Women's World Banking to Deliver Workshop on Financial Risk Management in Collaboration With Association of Microfinance Institutions of Uganda; Upcoming Workshop to Be Held in Kampala, Uganda, April 11-13.
Mar 29, 2007 ... Byline: Women's World Banking NEW YORK, March 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- Citigroup and Women's World Banking (WWB) will partner with the Association of Microfinance Institutions of Uganda (AMFIU) to deliver a workshop in Kampala, Uganda, on financial risk management for ...
IBM Big Green Leader to Headline Babson College Energy Conference.
Mar 29, 2007 ... Byline: Babson College WELLESLEY, Mass., March 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- Dr. Sharon Nunes, Vice President of Technology at IBM and head of IBM's Big Green Initiative, will deliver the keynote address at the Entrepreneurial Energy Expo at Babson College. The Expo, which will be ...