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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?
Maggie Eastland | Monday, February 28, 2022
He gets his work ethic from his father and his selflessness from his mother, but his emphasis on player relationships as Notre Dame head coach is his own. “I love coaching,” Marcus Freeman said. “I love to see our players have success, and so that’s my motivation. That’s my inspiration — to work my tail
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
Show Some Skin | Friday, April 23, 2021
Not too long ago, I was dreaming up ideas for a potential thesis topic, and the notion of “subverting reality” came to mind. I initially thought of the phrase in the context of existing uncomfortably within systems that we cannot immediately change. We subvert reality when we resist the systemic forces that tempt and pressure
Caitlin Gormley | Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Notre Dame’s chapter of Smart Woman’s Securities (SWS) aims to empower the future generation of female investors at the University to help shatter the financial industry’s glass ceiling. The organization held its first meeting of the semester Monday evening. SWS is open to undergraduate female students of all experience levels who are interested in deepening
Isabella Volmert | Monday, February 22, 2021
The 24th annual Ethics Week sponsored by the Mendoza College of Business and the Notre Dame Deloitte Center for Ethical Leadership concluded Friday after a week of panels, presentations and discussions focused around this year’s theme: Beginning with Empathy: Listening and Learning from Others. The concept for this year’s theme emerged last summer in the
Cate Von Dohlen | Friday, August 14, 2020
Notre Dame professors will teach in three formats this semester: fully-virtual, hybrid or in-person with a virtual component for students in quarantine or choosing to take class online this semester. The majority of professors teaching in a full-virtual format have underlying medical conditions or they have a family member who does. Professor David Hutchison in
Danny McMaster | Tuesday, February 25, 2020
So hear me out. One week a year, there is Engineering Week. And on one day of that week, engineers wear shirts that say “high-five an engineer”*, and you know what, I like it. Some people might think it’s cheesy, but I think it’s actually a very good, fun thing. Here’s the thing, if your
Mike Donovan | Friday, January 31, 2020
The Problem: Data and Context After a series of negative “reports” from various “media outlets” exposed best-practice violations within RCC®’s organizational structure, it appears the firm’s brand popularity has declined among consumers aged 18-24. According to Nielsen* survey data, 36% of consumers in the age bracket consider RCC®’s brand “outdated” with an additional 12% describing
Julianna Conley | Thursday, December 5, 2019
Recently, I had the honor of meeting the premiere celebrity on campus. No, not Fr. John Jenkins. Not Muffet McGraw. Not the seemingly everywhere Brandon Hardy. I’m talking about Notre Dame’s resident hot dog thrower: Connor Nielsen. Starstruck since I saw him flinging franks at a men’s basketball game last year, I’ve been intrigued by