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Video: Doggett, Nolen, Srinivasan on Growth Strategies in Trying Times

October 13th, 2009 · Filed under: Executive Education · Faculty News · Opinion · video

Posted by Tracy Mueller

On Sept. 17, Texas Executive Education hosted a faculty panel addressing Strategies for Growth in Trying Times. We captured a few of the highlights on video:
What country is poised to be the next global economic powerhouse?
Senior Lecturer of Management John Doggett spoke about the future of the global marketplace. “We in this country right now [...]

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Who is the Worst Boss Ever?

July 22nd, 2009 · Filed under: Just For Fun · video

Posted by Tracy Mueller

Darth Vader? Mr. Burns? Your boss? Just who is the worst boss ever? We hit campus to uncover stories of terrible bosses- both real and imagined. And you thought you had it bad.

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Read the Texas magazine story “Missing Voices” to learn how managers and employees can have a relationship that benefits everyone, including the company.

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Video: Cox on “Is America in Moral Decline?”

July 17th, 2009 · Filed under: Faculty News · Opinion · video

Posted by Tracy Mueller

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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Video: Leeds on “The Subprime Crisis - Who is to Blame?”

July 17th, 2009 · Filed under: Faculty News · Opinion · video

Posted by Tracy Mueller

Sanford Leeds, senior finance lecturer at the McCombs School of Business, spoke at the Texas Exes Alumni College. He reviewed a myriad of entities who are to blame for the subprime crisis, among them - homebuyers, mortgage brokers, bankers, the Federal Reserve, U.S. Treasury and the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Canceled: AT&T Center Casting Call

September 5th, 2008 · Filed under: Events · Executive Education · MBA

Posted by Tracy Mueller

UPDATE: Due to weather concerns, the AT&T Center filming has been canceled and will be rescheduled for another date.
The McCombs Communications office needs volunteers ages 25+ to help with filming promotional video for the AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center July 13-14. No acting experience is necessary, and lunch will be provided. There is no [...]

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