Natalie Gochnour, associate dean at the David Eccles School of Business and director of the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, discusses the importance of turning Salt Lake City into an inland port. Listen to the podcast or read the transcript below: Podcast Transcript: Nick Thiriot: Good afternoon and welcome. My name is Nick Thiriot, a communications specialist at the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute [...]
We've all watched a company find a competitive advantage, dominate a market and then begin to falter. The companies that recovered were often ones that found new ways to create value. Todd Zenger, N. Eldon Tanner Chair in Strategy and Strategic Leadership and Presidential Professor at the David Eccles School of Business, has written the new book, Beyond Competitive Advantage: How to Solve the [...]
Recently, Dr. Michael Strain of the American Enterprise Institute joined the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute for a discussion about economics, trade deals and presidential plans. Check out the podcast or its transcript below to find out Strain's thoughts on the wage gap, the Trans-Pacific Partnership and more. Transcript: Nick Thiriot: Well good afternoon and welcome, my name is Nick Thiriot. I'm a Communications Specialist [...]
Our very own Dr. Abe Bakhsheshy was featured in a Utah Business podcast talking about why being ethical in business is so important, how businesses can be ethical and make a profit at the same time, and what happens to companies and executives who conduct their business unethically. Check out the podcast below. http://www.utahbusiness.com/ub-insider-23-business-ethics-looking-beyond-the-bottom-line/
The MBA Online program at the David Eccles School of Business allows students to earn the rigorous degree at their own pace and on their own schedule. The Eccles School's MBA Online program ranks in the top 50 in the nation, and it allows students to interact, learn and jump from middle management to the C-Suite. Listen to the podcast below to hear from [...]
The Bottom Line – 2016 is set to be an exciting year for Utah students studying entrepreneurship. The University of Utah’s new Lassonde Studios will open as a 20,000 square-foot center that combines living space for 400 full-time residents, multiple classrooms and innovation laboratories. It is one of the nation’s biggest and boldest programs in entrepreneurship education. Princeton Review recently recognized both the U’s [...]
The University of Utah officially launches the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute today. Natalie Gochnour An initiative of the David Eccles School of Business, the new institute aims to support informed decision-making by developing and sharing economic, demographic and public policy research. In addition, the institute serves as a prestigious gathering place for thought leadership. Jim Wood Natalie Gochnour, the Policy Institute’s [...]
You’ve probably heard of community banks before, but you may not ever have realized what impact they can have on the economy. Four students at the Eccles School plunged into the unfamiliar world of community banking as they entered the Conference of State Bank Supervisors Case Study Competition, and they ended up beating out national competitors to take home the top prize. Jenny Flatberg, [...]
Melissa Lewis-Western, assistant professor of accounting at the Eccles School, recently returned from the Western Region Meeting of the American Accounting Association. There, she was honored with a best paper award. Her paper, “Competing reporting objectives and financial reporting quality” that she co-wrote with Adrienna Huffman, beat out more than 80 papers to win the top honor. The paper looked at the multiple incentives [...]
Tourism is a big part of Utah’s economy, but a new analysis shows it’s even more essential to communities in rural Utah, where a large percentage of their income is tourist-based. Analyst Jennifer Leaver discusses her findings in the podcast below. Click here for a press release about her findings as well. Podcast Transcript: Eccles School: Welcome to the Eccles School Podcast. I'm your [...]