Faculty & Research at the Tepper School of Business (Video)

Energy – What’s Next? - Professor Jay Apt

Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2013

Dr. Jay Apt, Professor of Technology; Executive Director of Carnegie Mellon Electricity Industry Center presented to alumni at Reunion 2013. Energy has always been a boom and bust sector. Prof. Apt discusses some of the background on energy trends and pressures for change that wax and wane, with an emphasis on his specialty, electric power, as well as summarizing some of the Tepper School's research on renewable electricity.

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Staying Happy with What We Have - Professor Jeffrey Galak

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2013

Dr. Jeffrey Galak, Assistant Professor of Marketing, presented to alumni at Reunion 2013. The unfortunate reality of human psychology is that we are seldom happy with the things that we have, and the things we once loved seem to lose favor with us over time. Professor Galak discussed the psychological background of these problems and provided some remedies for how we can avoid them.

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Collective Intelligence in Human Groups - Anita Williams Woolley

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2013

Dr. Anita Williams Woolley, Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior & Theory presented to alumni at Reunion 2013. Her ongoing research explores the relationships among collective intelligence, diversity, and learning as well as tools for enhancing collective intelligence.

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Mastering Your 70% Zone - Professor Jeffrey R. Williams

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2013

Dr. Jeffrey R. Williams, Professor of Business Strategy, spoke to alumni at the Tepper School of Business' Reunion 2013. In this presentation, professor Williams discusses the steps that can help to identify, early on, and secure commitment to, decisive initiatives that shape your company's future.

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Business Case Studies Part II

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2012 27:33

John Hooker, Ph.D., T. Jerome Holleran Professor of Business Ethics and Social Responsibility; Professor of Operations Research, hosts this Business Ethics Tutorial. In this six-part series, Professor Hooker presents a framework for analyzing an ethical issue based on the idea that an ethical decision is a logical choice

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Business Case Studies Part I

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2012 38:24

John Hooker, Ph.D., T. Jerome Holleran Professor of Business Ethics and Social Responsibility; Professor of Operations Research, hosts this Business Ethics Tutorial. In this six-part series, Professor Hooker presents a framework for analyzing an ethical issue based on the idea that an ethical decision is a logical choice.

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Daily Life Case Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2012 32:07

John Hooker, Ph.D., T. Jerome Holleran Professor of Business Ethics and Social Responsibility; Professor of Operations Research, hosts this Business Ethics Tutorial. In this six-part series, Professor Hooker presents a framework for analyzing an ethical issue based on the idea that an ethical decision is a logical choice.

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Rational Choice Part II

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2012 26:28

John Hooker, Ph.D., T. Jerome Holleran Professor of Business Ethics and Social Responsibility; Professor of Operations Research, hosts this Business Ethics Tutorial. In this six-part series, Professor Hooker presents a framework for analyzing an ethical issue based on the idea that an ethical decision is a logical choice.

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Rational Choice Part I

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2012 25:33

John Hooker, Ph.D., T. Jerome Holleran Professor of Business Ethics and Social Responsibility; Professor of Operations Research, hosts this Business Ethics Tutorial. In this six-part series, Professor Hooker presents a framework for analyzing an ethical issue based on the idea that an ethical decision is a logical choice.

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Why Ethics?

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2012 17:07

John Hooker, Ph.D., T. Jerome Holleran Professor of Business Ethics and Social Responsibility; Professor of Operations Research, hosts this Business Ethics Tutorial. In this six-part series, Professor Hooker presents a framework for analyzing an ethical issue based on the idea that an ethical decision is a logical choice.

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Professor Maria Marta Ferreyra Discusses Monitoring In Education

Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2012

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Globalization And Business Culture

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2012 48:59

During Reunion 2012, Professor John Hooker gave a presentation for Tepper School Alumni about how communications technology and the new global economic order reinforce cultural differences in business. It is more important than ever to understand how to function in diverse business cultures.

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Captivating The Marketplace: Built To Love

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2012 48:07

Many companies have outstanding products in terms of performance, better than the competition. Yet, surprisingly, sales don't take off. Even though their product is superior in its technology and functions, the marketplace doesn't get interested. During Reunion 2012, Peter Boatwright discussed what it takes to engage customers in this marketplace.

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Staying Happy With What We Have

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2012 50:59

The unfortunate reality of human psychology is that we are seldom happy with the things that we have and the things we once loved seem to lose favor with us over time. During Alumni Reunion 2012, Professor Jeffrey Galak discussed the psychological background of these problems and provided some remedies for how we can avoid them.

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Wind And Solar Electricity: Are They The Answer?

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2012 54:06

Thirty of the United States require that some percentage of their electric power come from sources defined as renewable. Some of these states require more than a quarter of their power be generated from wind or solar power, about ten times the current U.S. average. During Alumni Reunion 2012, Professor Jay Apt commented on what this jump will require and if can we afford it.

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U.S. Deficits and the Italian Lesson

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2012 7:33

Allan H. Meltzer, The Allan H. Meltzer University Professor of Political Economy, and Robert M. Dammon, Dean and Professor of Financial Economics, have a conversation on the occasion of the printing of Meltzer’s book, “Why Capitalism?”.

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Deficits, 2012 Election & U.S. Economic Forecast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2012 11:05

Allan H. Meltzer, The Allan H. Meltzer University Professor of Political Economy, and Robert M. Dammon, Dean and Professor of Financial Economics, have a conversation on the occasion of the printing of Meltzer’s book, “Why Capitalism?”.

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Fed History & Policymaking

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2012 7:16

Allan H. Meltzer, The Allan H. Meltzer University Professor of Political Economy, and Robert M. Dammon, Dean and Professor of Financial Economics, have a conversation on the occasion of the printing of Meltzer’s book, “Why Capitalism?”.

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Capitalism

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2012 12:08

Allan H. Meltzer, The Allan H. Meltzer University Professor of Political Economy, and Robert M. Dammon, Dean and Professor of Financial Economics, have a conversation on the occasion of the printing of Meltzer’s book, “Why Capitalism?”.

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Career and Motivation for “Why Capitalism?”

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2012 6:22

Allan H. Meltzer, The Allan H. Meltzer University Professor of Political Economy, and Robert M. Dammon, Dean and Professor of Financial Economics, have a conversation on the occasion of the printing of Meltzer’s book, “Why Capitalism?”

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Capitalism: Rules, Regulations & Incentives

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2012 15:09

Allan H. Meltzer, The Allan H. Meltzer University Professor of Political Economy, and Robert M. Dammon, Dean and Professor of Financial Economics, have a conversation on the occasion of the printing of Meltzer’s book, “Why Capitalism?”.

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