McCombs TODAY

The Chronicle of Higher Education, November 8, 2009
By Robert Prentice, professor of business law at the McCombs School of Business
Any sensible person would rather be happy than rich, although many people often confuse the two—business students among them. Those who choose to attend business school on the assumption that an M.B.A. will help them change [...]

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“A felony is forever. That’s not a legacy to leave to anybody.”
Harvin C. Moore III (right) gave a speech on ethics Nov. 4 to Urton Anderson and Janet Dukerich’s undergraduate studies class, Organizational Corruption and Organizational Control.
At first glance, Moore looks like the picture of success. He earned a law degree from UT Austin and [...]

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Eric Israel, managing director of forensic and global sustainability services for KPMG, gave a presentation Oct. 6 on how sustainability relates to business value. His talk was part of the MPA Distinguished Speaker Lyceum.
According to Israel, sustainability plays a large role in a company’s value and its outlook for the future.
Israel listed the Carbon Disclosure [...]

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Marketing Professor Eli Cox spoke at the Texas Exes Alumni College on whether America is in moral decline. The short answer? Yes.
In this clip, he explains the economic concept of marginal utility - that the satisfying effect of acquiring goods and money diminishes over time. But for some individuals, no amount of money is enough, [...]

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Austin American-Statesman, Feb. 28, 2009
By Eli P. Cox III, Professor of Marketing, Director of the Business Honors Program
It is tempting to respond to Thomas Palaima’s recent ad hominem attack on corporate culture with more of the same. However, such a response would trivialize the serious issues facing the University of Texas.
First, should UT act as a [...]

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The Daily Texan, Sept. 24, 2008
Bank of America’s Liam McGee said the current economic situation may one day be considered one of the 10 most important historical events in our country.
McGee, the bank’s president of global consumer and small business banking, met with UT students in the McCombs School of Business after he gave a [...]

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