http://mgt.gatech.edu/Georgia Tech College of Management News Itemsen-US© 2008 Georgia Institute of Technologyandrew.hodges@mgt.gatech.edu (Andrew Hodges)joe.macri@mgt.gatech.edu (Joe Macri)http://mgt.gatech.edu/pix/img_com_logo.gifhttp://mgt.gatech.edu25954How can companies proactively manage uncertainty? What actions can be taken to assure that they not only survive, but also thrive as circumstances change? Georgia Tech College of Management and Revenue Analytics are providing a forum for discussing these issues as hosts of the Fourth Annual Revenue Management and Price Optimization Conference.http://mgt.gatech.edu/news_room/news/2008/articles/revenuemgtconf.htmlWhen Michael Warwick interviewed for an internship at the Securities and Exchange Commission for summer 2008, he noticed that SEC officials were particularly impressed by the high-tech business perspective he was gaining as a management major.http://mgt.gatech.edu/news_room/news/2008/articles/michaelwarwickprofile.htmlDemand-supply mismatches caused by product introduction delays, excess inventory, and supply chain disruptions lead to a major increase in firms’ equity volatility, according to a new Georgia Tech College of Management study. http://mgt.gatech.edu/news_room/news/2008/articles/equityvolatility.htmlFor Neil Kimber, the next logical step in his career was rising from director of technology for TalentQuest to CTO of the company. He knew he'd need a solid business education to take him there, so he enrolled in Georgia Tech's Executive MBA in Management of Technology.http://mgt.gatech.edu/news_room/news/2008/articles/executivembaneilkimber.htmlReceiving lower pay than their male counterparts has motivated many women to leave the information technology profession in the last 20 years, according to a new study by a Georgia Tech College of Management researcher.http://mgt.gatech.edu/news_room/news/2008/articles/ITwagesstudy.htmlDeveloping a brand-new spacecraft capable of taking humans into orbit is no easy task. That kind of multi-year, multi-billion dollar undertaking requires an immense amount of project management expertise, says Ellen Ochoa, deputy director of NASA's Johnson Space Center. http://mgt.gatech.edu/news_room/news/2008/articles/nasatraining.htmlGeneral Atlantic Chairman Steven A. Denning will discuss "Investing for the Long Term: Embracing Globalization" on October 22 in Georgia Tech College of Management's IMPACT Speaker Series.http://mgt.gatech.edu/news_room/news/2008/articles/impactoctober22.htmlGeorgia Tech's IMPACT Speaker Series will feature SAP Labs' Paul Hofmann on October 8.http://mgt.gatech.edu/news_room/news/2008/articles/impactoctober8.htmlGeorgia Tech’s IMPACT Speaker Series will feature Jim McCaffrey discussing innovation at Turner Broadcasting System (TBS) on October 1.http://mgt.gatech.edu/news_room/news/2008/articles/impactoct1.htmlGeorgia Tech’s IMPACT Speaker Series will feature organizational behavior expert David Herold discussing effective ways to approach change management on September 24.http://mgt.gatech.edu/news_room/news/2008/articles/impactsept24.htmlGeorgia Tech's IMPACT Speaker Series will feature Air Quality Sciences (AQS) CEO Marilyn Black on September 17.http://mgt.gatech.edu/news_room/news/2008/articles/impactsept17.htmlIn the world of real estate, experience has always been the best teacher. It was this knowledge that led seasoned real estate veteran Robert H. Ledbetter Sr., IM 1958, to make a $1 million gift to the College of Management to establish and endow the Robert H. Ledbetter Sr. Professorship of the Practice of Real Estate Development. http://mgt.gatech.edu/news_room/news/2008/articles/ledbetterprofessorship.htmlGeorgia Tech College of Management dedicated its newly renovated Acuity Brands Plaza in an evening ceremony on September 8.http://mgt.gatech.edu/news_room/news/2008/articles/acuitybrandsdedication.htmlGeorgia Tech's IMPACT Speaker Series features a discussion on philanthropy and social change by John Bare on Wednesday, September 3.http://mgt.gatech.edu/news_room/news/2008/articles/impactsept3.htmlGeorgia Tech College of Management will dedicate its new Acuity Brands Plaza at 7:30 PM on Friday September 8 in front of the business school's building at 800 West Peachtree Street.http://mgt.gatech.edu/news_room/news/2008/articles/acuitybrandsplaza.htmlGeorgia Tech College of Management's Huang Executive Education Center is offering a brand-new five-day program on Mastering Management Concepts: Moving from Tactical to Strategic Thinking from October 6-10.http://mgt.gatech.edu/news_room/news/2008/articles/masteringmanagement.htmlWith more employees working in teams, it's critical for companies to find ways to enable these teams be more creative in their work.http://mgt.gatech.edu/news_room/news/2008/articles/teamcreativity.htmlConsumers increasingly rely on recommendations in online forums, such as Amazon.com and Angieslist.com, when deciding which products and services to buy. But, in most cases, they've never met the posters of these reviews.http://mgt.gatech.edu/news_room/news/2008/articles/listeningtostrangers.htmlSupervising workers many years older than her was a little strange at first for Colleen Gootee, 22, who graduated from Georgia Tech with a BS in management in spring 2008. http://mgt.gatech.edu/news_room/news/2008/articles/ColleenGootee.htmlGreg Owens, IM 1982, thinks of his impressive career history like a book – one that he's still writing.http://mgt.gatech.edu/news_room/news/2008/articles/GregOwens.htmlGeorgia Tech's IMPACT Speaker Series returns August 27 with a lecture by Andy Fleming, founding principal of Core Growth Partners.http://mgt.gatech.edu/news_room/news/2008/articles/impactaug27.htmlU.S. News & World Report ranked Georgia Tech’s undergraduate business program 35th in the nation in the magazine's 2009 guide to “America’s Best Colleges.”http://mgt.gatech.edu/news_room/news/2008/articles/undergradrankingusnews.htmlA chance glance at a hospital bulletin board motivated Global Executive MBA student Joe Urban to aid a disabled girl in rural Alabama. He's enlisted all of his classmates in the drive to help seventeen-year-old Megan Harman live more like a normal teen.http://mgt.gatech.edu/news_room/news/2008/articles/tomatoproject.htmlElease Dillard, 15, isn't planning for a career on Wall Street. But she understands that the better she understands finance, the better off she'll be in the future. That's why she decided to enroll in Wall Street on West Peachtree, a day camp for local high school students that ran from July 21 to 25 at Georgia Tech College of Management.http://mgt.gatech.edu/news_room/news/2008/articles/financecampstory.htmlU.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao will speak at Georgia Tech College of Management on July 30, discussing the federal workforce and career development initiatives.http://mgt.gatech.edu/news_room/news/2008/articles/SecretaryofLabor.htmlAjay Kohli, who just joined Georgia Tech College of Management as the Gary T. and Elizbeth R. Jones Chair holder, was also recently named editor of the prestigious Journal of Marketing.http://mgt.gatech.edu/news_room/news/2008/articles/ajaykohli.htmlWidely renowned for their research and teaching, College of Managment professors continue to earn prestigious honors, grants, and editorial positions.http://mgt.gatech.edu/news_room/news/2008/articles/facultyhonors0608.htmlUnderstanding what makes likely heroes tick might help recruiters of police officers, firefighters, rescue workers, and other risky professions make better hiring decisions, according to a new study.http://mgt.gatech.edu/news_room/news/2008/articles/heroresearch.htmlUnlike a lot of entering freshmen, Chinedu Ezeamuzie knew exactly what kind of career path he wanted to follow when he started at Georgia Tech.http://mgt.gatech.edu/news_room/news/2008/articles/chineduprofile.htmlWhen John Tovar learned three years ago that his career at The Home Depot would move him from Los Angeles to Atlanta, the first mental association he made with his future home was Georgia Tech.http://mgt.gatech.edu/news_room/news/2008/articles/johntovar.htmlPopular wisdom suggests that about 80 percent of all change initiatives end in failure. More alarming still for top managers, a 2005 survey reported in BusinessWeek found that 31 percent of CEOs fired by their boards were removed because they mismanaged change (more so than for any other reason). http://mgt.gatech.edu/news_room/news/2008/articles/changebook.htmlGeorgia Tech College of Management recognized the vision, achievement, and leadership of its alumni April 25 at the business school's Fifth Annual Awards Celebration, inducting five Georgia Tech College of Management has awarded term professorships to seven more faculty members.http://mgt.gatech.edu/news_room/news/2008/articles/termprofessorships.htmlAs the 2007-08 academic year came to a close, Georgia Tech MBA and undergraduate students took time to honor their peers and faculty members for their dedication and excellence.http://mgt.gatech.edu/news_room/news/2008/articles/studentfacultyhonors2008.htmlSamuel Gude sees Asia in the big picture for his Atlanta-based business, Gude Management Group. http://mgt.gatech.edu/news_room/news/2008/articles/samuelgude.htmlWithin a month of starting her Co-op job at Wandering WiFi in early 2007, management major Brandi Herringdine was running the whole marketing department for the wireless technology startup. Her supervisor, the company’s only other marketing person at the time, had left for another job.http://mgt.gatech.edu/news_room/news/2008/articles/brandiherringdine.htmlGeorgia Tech College of Management recognized the vision, achievement, and leadership of its alumni April 25 at the business school's Fifth Annual Awards Celebration, inducting five leaders into the Hall of Fame, Academy of Distinguished Alumni, and Council of Outstanding Young Alumni.http://mgt.gatech.edu/news_room/news/2008/articles/celebration2008.htmlGeorgia Tech researchers recently won the 2008 Sloan Industry Studies Best Paper Award for their holistic examination of strategies employed by pharmaceutical firms for innovating in the realm of biotechnology.http://mgt.gatech.edu/news_room/news/2008/articles/sloanbestpaper.htmlAdam Tichelaar, MBA 2006, feels the pain of motorists who must bear the time and expense of trial-and-error car repairs.http://mgt.gatech.edu/news_room/news/2008/articles/adamtichelaar.htmlLike a lot of today’s business leaders, Robin Bienfait always keeps her BlackBerry mobile device within easy reach. She learned to depend on it during her years heading AT&T’s Global Network Services (an operation with 6,000 locations in 137 countries).http://mgt.gatech.edu/news_room/news/2008/articles/robinbienfait.htmlGeorgia Tech College of Management is pleased to announce that Caterpillar Inc. is the first company to become a Corporate Affiliate of the Technology and Management Program, which will cross-train undergraduate business and engineering majors.http://mgt.gatech.edu/news_room/news/2008/articles/corporateaffiliatestm.htmlNew outreach programs are helping attract top high school students to Georgia Tech College of Management by inviting them to special events on campus and bringing high school guidance counselors here as well.http://mgt.gatech.edu/news_room/news/2008/articles/nextstep.htmlGeorgia Tech's 14th Global Business Forum on April 23 will focus on "Post-Olympic China - Business Opportunities and Challenges for U.S.-based firms."http://mgt.gatech.edu/news_room/news/2008/articles/globalbusinessforum.htmlThanks to a new summer enrichment program of Georgia Tech College of Management, 40 local high school students will be able to learn the fundamentals of finance, investments, and financial management.http://mgt.gatech.edu/news_room/news/2008/articles/financecamp.htmlGeorgia Tech MBA students continue to excel in major business plan and case competitions, frequently surpassing the performance of their peers at the world's best business schools. http://mgt.gatech.edu/news_room/news/2008/articles/marketingcompetition.htmlGeorgia Tech College of Management has named Gary Jones as Professor of the Practice of Finance.http://mgt.gatech.edu/news_room/news/2008/articles/GaryJones.htmlGeorgia Tech College of Management is ranked 29th (11th among public universities) in U.S. News & World Report's latest rankings of the nation's top full-time MBA programs.http://mgt.gatech.edu/news_room/news/2008/articles/usnewsranking.htmlProfessor Sundaresan Jayaraman recently received a $100,000 research grant award from the State of Georgia that was personally presented by Governor Sonny Perdue.http://mgt.gatech.edu/news_room/news/2008/articles/jayaramangrant.htmlGeorgia Tech College of Management will hold its first annual Alumni Reception for graduates of the Executive Master's (MBA) in Management of Technology Program on Friday, March 12.http://mgt.gatech.edu/news_room/news/2008/articles/embaalumnievent.htmlThomson Scientic’s new ScienceWatch.com site spotlights Georgia Tech for achieving the highest percent increase in total citations in the field of business and economics. http://mgt.gatech.edu/news_room/news/2008/articles/thomsonscientific.htmlWhen it comes to information technology management, students in Georgia Tech College of Management’s Executive MBA in Management of Technology program get to learn not only from great professors, but also from top executives.http://mgt.gatech.edu/news_room/news/2008/articles/itpanel.htmlCarrie Yang has accomplished a first for a Georgia Tech MBA student, winning a prestigious internship position with the Financial Accounting Standards Board.http://mgt.gatech.edu/news_room/news/2008/articles/carrieyang.htmlFor Pratyush Lal, entrepreneurship is a family tradition dating back generations in India. To follow in his forebears’ footsteps as a successful business leader, Lal is earning his MBA through Georgia Tech College of Management’s Evening Program.http://mgt.gatech.edu/news_room/news/2008/articles/pratyushlal.htmlWhen he started his own business several years ago, J.D. Clockadale says he operated like a lot of new entrepreneurs, “learning on the fly.”http://mgt.gatech.edu/news_room/news/2008/articles/jdclockadale.htmlTechnology enabling supercomputing on a standard PC won first place in the 2008 Georgia Tech Business Plan Competition.http://mgt.gatech.edu/news_room/news/2008/articles/BPC2008.htmlFive final-round teams will compete for a total of $63,500 in prizes on Friday, February 22 in the College of Management's eighth annual Georgia Tech Business Plan Competition.http://mgt.gatech.edu/news_room/news/2008/articles/BPCann2008.htmlGeorgia Tech College of Management recently promoted two professors to the associate dean level.http://mgt.gatech.edu/news_room/news/2008/articles/associatedeans.htmlFor the first time, Georgia Tech students won first place in the Georgia Bowl Business Plan Competition.http://mgt.gatech.edu/news_room/news/2008/articles/GeorgiaBowl.htmlCollege of Management Faculty Members Receive Numerous Honorshttp://mgt.gatech.edu/news_room/news/2008/articles/facultyhonorswinter08.htmlWhen Zhanxiang “Sean” Liang, BSM 2007, moved from China to the United States at age 14, he had to start in seventh grade because he barely knew English. For two years, he carried a dictionary everywhere he went.http://mgt.gatech.edu/news_room/news/2008/articles/seanliang.htmlThough Stacy Gensler hasn’t yet earned her Executive MBA in Management of Technology (MOT), she says the degree is already paying off at work.http://mgt.gatech.edu/news_room/news/2008/articles/stacygensler.htmlMBA students from prestigious business schools competed recently at Georgia Tech College of Management to provide the best strategy for helping MedShare International increase access to medical care around the globe.http://mgt.gatech.edu/news_room/news/2008/articles/casecomp.htmlUndergraduate management majors turned the tables on recruiters January 14 at the College of Management’s Reverse Job and Internship Fair. Fifty-two undergraduate students displayed their work on class projects, in research, or through internships to 45 representatives from 24 companies.http://mgt.gatech.edu/news_room/news/2008/articles/reversejobfair.htmlGary Jones is proud that he’s recruited a roster of “business rock stars” to guest lecture in his Management of Financial Institutions class for undergraduate management majors and first-year MBA students this semester.http://mgt.gatech.edu/news_room/news/2008/articles/MgtFinInstClass.htmlGeorgia Tech College of Management recently made the “Global 100” of MBA programs that are effectively incorporating sustainability and social issues into the classroom and research initiatives.http://mgt.gatech.edu/news_room/news/2008/articles/beyondgreypinstripes.htmlWhitehurst, who will speak at 4:30 PM in LeCraw Auditorium, will discuss why "The Customer Comes First."http://mgt.gatech.edu/news_room/news/2008/articles/ImpactWhitehurst.htmlThe DiagNano student team recently won a challenge round at the Rice University Business Plan Competition for its plan to market nanotechnology-based products for in-vitro cancer diagnostics.http://mgt.gatech.edu/news_room/news/2008/articles/diagnano.html