Better Ways to Hire, Announce a New CEO

  • UANews
  • September 16, 2011
Two studies by a UA business professor examine the hiring of CEOs, finding that new CEOs make better decisions when their self image is tied to the firm and that "strategic noise" can soften market response to a new hire.

How to Worry Less

  • Real Simple
  • September 13, 2011
Barbara Gutek, a professor in the UA's Eller College of Management, offers words of wisdom to workers who worry about job security. Her advice: Keep a close eye on how the company is doing financially to gauge the likelihood of layoffs.

Legal Experts to Review Major Supreme Court Cases

  • UANews
  • September 13, 2011
For its 13th annual Constitution Day Supreme Court Review, the UA James E. Rogers College of Law is hosting a discussion of five recent and important U.S. Supreme Court cases. The event will take place Sept. 16.

UA Tech Spinoff Acquired by IBM Corp.

  • UANews
  • September 12, 2011
The crime analytics company i2 – which merged with UA tech spinoff Knowledge Computing Company in 2009 – has been acquired by IBM Corp. KCC was founded by McClelland Professor of MIS Hsinchun Chen to commercialize the crime-fighting product COPLINK®.

UA Law Students Aid Homeowners Facing Foreclosure

  • Arizona Daily Star
  • September 6, 2011
UA James E. Rogers College of Law students are collaborating with Southern Arizona Legal Aid to help homeowners facing foreclosure. The initiative coincides with a course being taught by Jean Braucher, a UA law professor. 

Leadership, Ethics Focus of New UA Center

  • Arizona Daily Star
  • August 31, 2011
The UA has launched the Center for Leadership Ethics, which brings existing education, research and outreach programs into one group at the Eller College of Management. The goal of the center is to cause "a fundamental change in the way we do business," said Executive Director Stephen Gilliland.

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