 An American Expat's Framework for Moving Overseas
by Cornell BusinessSep 08, 2009“At the time the CBJ went to press, the number of banks shut down by regulators stood at eighty seven and the unemployment rate sat at a twenty six-year high of 9.7%. Happy Labor Day everyone! Face it, things are bad stateside, and they don't seem to be improving.”
AMBAs Looking to Change Their Title
by Cornell BusinessSep 08, 2009“The AMBA '10 class is full of surprises. For example, despite bonding over a summer of Core boot camp and AMBA outings, we no longer wish to call ourselves AMBAs. The class is looking to align with the second-year students to battle the yet-to-recover economy so we can all raise a glass in May 2010 with degree and signing bonus in hand.”
Dear Daxen
by Cornell BusinessSep 08, 2009“Welcome back, Class of 2010, and welcome, Class of 2011! For those who know, I'm Van Daxen. For who that don't know, I'm pretty much the best thing you're going to read in this CBJ rag. Unless you yourself have written something in this thing, my article is pretty much the first place you should turn.”
Rationality
by Cornell BusinessSep 08, 2009“How much should the United States spend on healthcare? Players in the current debate like to say there's nothing intrinsically wrong with spending money to keep Americans healthy. While that is true in one sense, there is a limit. Imagine you ran a corporation.”
The Core: You're Gonna Make It
by Cornell BusinessSep 08, 2009“Nine times out of ten, alums will bring up The Core as the first thing they remember about the Johnson School. The other one out of ten will lead off by reminiscing about Roni Michaely. The Core, as everyone is taught to believe, is about living to see another day.”
There's Something Growing in the Amazon: Business Model Creation in an Unlikely Setting
by Cornell BusinessSep 08, 2009“It was my second day in the Ecuadorian Amazon. I was hiking through the 4,300 acre rainforest reserve protected by the Yachana Foundation. The morning's rain had left the trails slippery and difficult to manage. My rubber boots got stuck in the mud in some parts and lost their grip in others.”
America's New Military Threat
by Cornell BusinessSep 08, 2009“A new enemy is presenting itself on the horizon of our nation's security. It can't be met with military might, defeated and made to sign a treaty. It presents a set of challenges even more complex than those brought to bear by the current ideologues our military finds itself fighting today.”
Class of 2011: A Snippet
by Cornell BusinessSep 08, 2009“The Johnson School Class of 2011 is here, and let's be real: we are really awesome. I mean, really, really awesome. Like, more awesome than awesome. But show, don't tell, you say. And, you are absolutely right. So take my hand, grab a beverage, and let's go inside the mind of 2011 to discover the meaning of awesome.”
The Tenure Process at the Johnson School
by Cornell BusinessSep 08, 2009“One of my jobs at the Johnson School is to oversee our promotion and tenure process. I described that process to the Student Council last year, and Council members thought it would be useful to explain it to the broader Johnson School community. So, fair warning, here is more about tenure than you probably ever wanted to know… What is tenure? Tenure basically is a right to stay employed at Cornell for as long as a faculty member desires, so long as the faculty member performs the duties associated with his/her position.”
Big Win for the Johnson School at DFJ Venture Challenge
by Cornell BusinessSep 08, 2009“We have a celebrity among us. For those of you who didn't have access to the internet this summer, here's the scoop. Keith Cowing took $250,000 all the way to the bank when he won the Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) East Coast Venture Challenge with his new venture Digiceipt.” | News Topics
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