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Gabrielle Beechert | Monday, April 4, 2022
University of Hawai’i astronomy professor Robert Jedicke discussed his involvement in the burgeoning asteroid mining industry during the fifth installment of the Ten Years Hence “Life Beyond Earth” lecture series Friday morning. “What we want to do is get water from the moon or from asteroids, use the water to fuel the spacecraft which we
Letter to the Editor | Friday, April 1, 2022
My name is Stephen Viz, and I write my response to Jim Moster’s piece with a background that mirrors his quite well. A current Master of Science in Management student here at the Mendoza College of Business, I graduated from Holy Cross College last May with a BA in Liberal Studies, which was a program
Letter to the Editor | Wednesday, March 30, 2022
Without business, our society would look very different. Businesses provide a steady supply of food at grocery stores, build infrastructure, innovate and distribute new technologies, print the books we read and fund life-enhancing research and development. Far from incompatible with aspirations of contributing to the common good, business rightly understood, which we call “honorable business,”
Letter to the Editor | Tuesday, March 29, 2022
As the Mendoza College of Business marks its centennial anniversary, many both inside and outside of the College question the role the institution plays in both the University and the global community. Does Mendoza indeed “Grow the Good in Business,” or does it encourage profit-mongering individuals who prioritize self-interest at the expense of all conscionable,
Jim Moster | Thursday, March 24, 2022
Founded in 1921, the Mendoza College of Business earned its place in our Catholic university by claiming to marry business and ethics. Its slogan, “Grow the good in business,” aims to differentiate Mendoza from other schools which focus purely on profit. On the surface, it’s a laudable enterprise. But who is really in charge here?
Marcelle Couto | Monday, January 24, 2022
With the advent of developing space companies and recent conversations surrounding the habitability of Earth, this year’s “Ten Years Hence” series uncovers profound reflections not only for the business world, but for the entirety of our current generation. “Life Beyond Earth” is the theme of the 2022 lectures, offered by the Mendoza College of Business.
Observer Staff Report | Monday, September 27, 2021
Frank K. Reilly, the Martin J. Gillen dean emeritus and the Bernard J. Hank professor of finance in Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business, died Thursday, according to a University press release. He was 85. Reilly graduated from Notre Dame in 1957. He then received an MBA from Northwestern University and a doctorate from the
Liam Price | Friday, September 3, 2021
An interaction with a customer service call center can be a tiresome affair for people in need of assistance. When customers are already stressed out over an issue, the inefficiency of routing systems can only pile on to the frustration. And from a business perspective, inefficiency at call centers costs money — and its customers’s
Bella Laufenberg | Wednesday, May 5, 2021
Associate professor of Management & Organization for the Mendoza College of Business Cindy Muir recently released a new study to be featured in the Journal of Applied Psychology titled “It’s not only what you do, but why you do it: How managerial motives influence employees’ fairness judgments.” The study focuses on the managerial motives of
Caitlin Gormley | Tuesday, April 27, 2021
For their project management class, three students in the Mendoza College of Business have teamed up with Malawi Matters, a local South Bend organization, to create the marketing and distribution plan for the nonprofit’s newest book release and fundraising efforts. Malawi Matters is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to develop and facilitate HIV and