What dictates returns in foreign stocks? Is it driven by corporate events, market dynamics, or the attributes of the company? Research by SMU Cox Associate Finance Professor Feng Zhang and coauthors explores whether key events are understood by the market.
Proven business entrepreneurs and executives Megha Tolia and Nirav Tolia have been named co-founding directors of the William S. Spears Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership in SMU Cox School of Business. The Spears Institute is designed to encourage business creation, leadership development and economic growth, strengthening areas that are critical to the future of the Dallas business economy
The SMU Cox School of Business proudly announces that Ken Hersh, president and chief executive officer of the George W. Bush Presidential Center, has accepted an appointment as the Cox School’s inaugural Distinguished Executive in Residence. This honorary position for distinguished business leaders and preeminent figures is part of an initiative to broaden the School’s influence as a thought leader in business. The 2023-2024 academic year is the first of Hersh’s four-year appointment, with potential for re-appointment.
Messer was recognized as “a humble, compassionate, and powerful visionary,” who “seeks to find the best in others, while at the same time seeking to become the best version of himself.” He is currently President and CEO at GME Supply, which was recently acquired by Incline Equity Partners.
SMU Cox Assistant Dean of Diversity and Adjunct Professor Steve Denson explores “What Happens When You Assign a Case in a Different Language” in an article published with Harvard Business Publishing Education in Inspiring Minds. Read the article to learn more about the beneficial outcomes of this unique teaching approach.
The U.S. Supreme Court handed down a landmark 6-to-3 decision today (June 29) that selective colleges and universities cannot use race as a factor in admissions. The decision has nationwide implications. SMU President R. Gerald Turner issued the following statement regarding SMU and all its schools, including the Cox School of Business.
In this brave new world of assets being revalued, owing to rising interest rates, asset prices are under scrutiny. The high-end side of the real estate market, a mystery unto itself, is a particularly rich area of study. New research by Professor Toby Muhlhofer of SMU Cox and co-authors focuses on valuing illiquid assets, specifically commercial real estate and related securities.
Congratulations to Valecia Harris (OMBA '23), who was honored as a 2023 Poets&Quants Best and Brightest Online MBA. Harris is the first SMU Cox OMBA student to receive this recognition.
Commencement Day is set for Saturday, May 13. The All-University ceremony will be in Moody Coliseum at 8:30 a.m. Later the same day, Moody Coliseum will also be the site for both the Cox Undergraduate Ceremony at 1:00 p.m. and the Cox Graduate Ceremony at 3:00 p.m.
Does the failure of Silicon Valley Bank threaten the integral structure of banking? Read the causes and implications of SVB’s unraveling with expert analysis from SMU Cox professors Gauri Bhat and Hemang Desai.
In a forthcoming paper, Accounting Professor Hemang Desai of SMU Cox and coauthors analyze these firms’ carbon reduction pledges to understand the drivers behind pledges and whether the market finds them credible.
As Dallas' real estate market continues to grow rapidly, the Folsom Institute for Real Estate is developing an impact fund to equip graduate and undergraduate students with intensive experiences while supporting the city where they live.
Ryan Murphy, research assistant professor at the Bridwell Institute for Economic Freedom, and co-author Colin O'Reilly recently published "Anti-growth safetyism" on WorksinProgress.co.
SMU Cox Executive Education is launching Women In Leadership, a three-day immersive learning experience that helps women navigate the business landscape, develop and leverage their unique talents, and assume roles as executive leaders. Classes begin May 17.
New research by Professor Toby Mühlhofer of SMU Cox and co-authors focuses on valuing illiquid assets, specifically commercial real estate and related securities.
Check out PODWalk, hosted by SMU Cox Professor of Practice Radhika Zaveri, who encourages listeners to take a walk, listen, and learn about brands, consumers, and innovation from industry experts. It is Professor Zaveri's belief that "new environments allow us to unlock creative problem-solving skills," and the podcast "presents a new context, new environment, and new way of learning."
Materiality is in the eye of the beholder. In a more disclosure-aware environment, unique angles are emerging that spotlight the effect of information. New research by Accounting Professor Hayoung Yoon of SMU Cox, with coauthors Thompson and Urcan, shows how presumably immaterial redacted information can have material consequences for investors.
In honor of International Women’s Day, the SMU Cox Graduate Women in Business Club is hosting a powerful line-up of speakers at the Empowering Women to Be Bold & Audacious Conference on Saturday, March 11th. The conference will explore topics centered around personal and professional growth, mental health, and leadership. Join the conversation to Be Bold. Be Encouraged. Be Inspired. Be You.
March 7th is SMU Giving Day – the one day of the year for all Mustangs to come together in support of the SMU causes and students we care about most. Matching gifts and challenges will be available to amplify the impact of supporting causes like the Cox Renovation and Expansion Fund, scholarship Funds, Cox clubs, competitions, and more.
At a pivotal time in the world economy, SMU Cox School of Business Dean Matt Myers introduces the Cox Innovation Triad - three key institutions that will differentiate SMU Cox in the next era of business education and prepare students to create and invest in tech innovation to meet new economic challenges worldwide.
Having a mentor is crucial for growth, no matter what stage of your education or career you're in. That's why SMU Cox School of Business recently launched the new Cox Mentorship Academy, a virtual program that matches students with volunteer mentors across the globe.
Marketing Professor Jacquelyn Thomas pursues two passions at SMU Cox: empowering students and furthering DEI through quantitative research. Learn about her and her latest mission to bring an innovative DEI conference to SMU Cox next month.
Clark Hunt, CEO of the Kansas City Chiefs, BBA ’87, SMU Cox Executive Board member, and Quarterback Shane Buechele, MSM ’20, square off against fellow Mustang Grant Calcaterra in Super Bowl LVII.
The SMU Cox Maguire Energy Institute, in collaboration with the George W. Bush Presidential Center, will host an invitation-only energy symposium in Dallas on Feb. 15-16, 2023. In a new era that will require accessible, affordable energy in all its forms, the goal of this two-day event is to foster collaboration and understanding that turns to action among energy leaders, innovators, visionaries, consumers and corporate partners.
The research, co-authored by SMU Cox Associate Professor of Management and Organizations and MNO department chair Marcus Butts, affirms that conflicts at home also negatively affect our energy and emotions throughout the workday and also shows that many employees react to their bad home experiences in a surprising way: by offering help to their colleagues.
Irén Manvelova, featured as one of Clear Admit's Real Humans of SMU Cox 2024, confirms that the very active and substantial alumni network, the small class sizes, and the approachability of the SMU community attracted her to Cox. She feels supported in her journey here.
Siemens' exec, Jim Hagemann Snabe, credits his hero Malcolm McLean for turning the trade industry on its head in a good way. McLean invented shipping containers, revolutionizing the way the world moved product and astronomically increased trade globally. Today, hundreds of millions have been lifted out of poverty because of this change. Ever-motivated for transformational change, Snabe brings that methodology to SMU Cox School of Business in a course launching spring 2023.
SMU Cox is known for its network, academic rigor, small class sizes, connection to the Dallas business community and exceptional faculty. Full-Time MBA candidate Cameron LeJeune cites another quality of the Cox School that will help set him up for success in the long term.
Before coming to the Cox School this fall, our newest class of Full time MBA Candidates averaged 5.5 years of work experience across 32 industries. The most popular pre-MBA industry was defense. Jon Serrell shares how his background enriches the classroom experience, and sets him up for success post-MBA.
Shrey recently moved from his hometown in Mumbai, India and describes his experience starting the program. "I really like the community at SMU Cox. The whole University has been welcoming. The students and teachers have made the transition of moving from a different continent very convenient for me."
The SMU Cox Caruth Institute for Entrepreneurship revealed ShiftKey’s rank and the rankings of the area’s top entrepreneurial companies from 100 to one at the annual Dallas 100 Awards Gala Wednesday, Nov.2 at the Dallas Hyatt Regency.
The SMU Cox LLI hosted the first reunion for graduates of its Executive Education programs this summer at the AT&T Global Headquarters in downtown Dallas.
Supply chain research has often centered on shock transmission. However, missing from the equation are insights into how firms are affected by supply chain risk—quantified at the firm level—and how they respond. New research by SMU Cox finance Professor Ruidi Huang with Ersahin and Giannetti reveals novel insights into the nature of supply chain risk.
In new research, SMU Cox Accounting Professor Sorabh Tomar with his coauthors highlight how diversity information influences jobseeker behavior—the “innovation” of their research being the specific focus on information.
Various types of analysts measuring environmental, social, governance (ESG) factors in the financial and corporate world come to the conclusion that the “E” is the most important part of the term. In a new study by SMU Cox Marketing Professor Milica Mormann and her coauthor, they actually show the effects of general and specifically-worded climate risk ratings on investment choices, the E.
Sreekumar Bhaskaran studies the process of new product development and innovation, trying to understand how products are designed, developed and brought to market. Why do some flourish while others fail?
Irewole Akande and Karubakee Mohanty are two of six students the Cox School nominated for “Best & Brightest MBA” last spring, but who have now been designated as “MBAs to Watch.”
SMU celebrated the future of the Cox School of Business and its role as a driver of Dallas innovation — breaking ground in May on a $140 million renovation and expansion project designed to train students for a collaborative and technologically integrated world.
Most investors, especially in their retirement portfolios, face the task of choosing a mutual fund, often with inertia. According to research by Finance Professor Feng Zhang of SMU Cox, the typical investor tends to lose money investing in mutuals funds.
SMU mourns the loss of Jerome “Jerry” M. Fullinwider who passed away on July 21, 2022, at the age of 93. Fullinwider is remembered for his passion for economic freedom, long and distinguished career in the global oil and gas industry, civic leadership and philanthropy.
SMU Cox Edge is a hybrid model that offers the advantage of learning in person or virtually. Now, it’s easier than ever to access the training and education to help you excel in an ever-changing marketplace.
Lifelong learners choose SMU Cox because of our academic rigor, exceptional faculty, close-ties to the business community, and close-knit alumni. Congratulations to recent PMBA grads who earned a median salary increase of 40% within 4 months of graduation.
Students are learning skillsets for "volatile, uncertain, and complex environments," says an SMU Cox School of Business professor.
The SMU Cox School of Business presented this year’s Distinguished Alumni and Outstanding Young Alumni Awards at a special luncheon in the Collins Executive Education Center on the SMU campus on May 13. The event celebrated two Distinguished Alumni Award honorees and two Outstanding Young Alumni Award honorees.
Two SMU Cox undergraduate students, Petar Bozhilov and Greta Felten, are included in the just-released "Best & Brightest Business Majors of 2022" feature, published by Poets and Quants for Undergrads.
“We are retooling the Cox School to create a more collaborative environment – to give students and faculty easier access to collaborate, to gather and share ideas and gain inspiration from one another.” Dean Matthew B. Myers.
Join us in celebrating the groundbreaking of the renovation and expansion project for SMU Cox School of Business.
Friday, May 6, 2022
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The William S. Spears Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership – made possible by the largest gift by a non-alumnus donor in the history of SMU – will spark business creation, leadership and growth.
SMU Cox will host U.S Representative Mike McCaul, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and retired Ambassador David C. Miller, Jr., President of the U.S. Diplomatic Studies Foundation, for a discussion about how the United States Government should better help U.S. businesses compete overseas and about the progress toward establishing the national home for the proposed “Center for Commercial and Corporate Diplomacy at SMU Cox.”
Women hold just six percent of CEO roles at F500 companies (that’s 31 women vs. 469 men); of those 31 women, nearly half have MBAs. To talk about what’s happening on the ground level, Jill Melton and Annie Cadigan Dunlap join host Graham Richmond.
SMU Cox to sponsor and host second annual Women of Color: Shaping the Future Conference. With more equitable opportunities, women can boost the economy exponentially. For this reason, the Cox School is dedicated to supporting LiftFund's Dallas/Fort Worth Women's Business Center's Women of Color: Shaping the Future Conference on March 24th in the Colllins Center.
In new research, Marketing Professors Matthew Fisher and Milica Mormann of SMU Cox shed light on a surprising persistent mistake consumers make that can have important consequences. The “off-by-100%” bias the authors observe impacts purchase decisions, with implications for every-day shopping decisions and even on trading on platforms like Robinhood and E-Trade.
Commencement Day is set for Saturday, May 14. The All-University ceremony will be outdoors at 9:00 a.m. at the Gerald J. Ford Stadium. Later the same day, Moody Coliseum will the site for both the Cox Undergraduate Ceremony at 1:00 p.m. and the Cox Graduate Ceremony at 3:00 p.m.
Professor Glenn Voss, Professor Emeritus of Marketing and Research Director at SMU DataArts, and Karthik Kannan, Assistant Professor of IT and Operations Management and Donna Wilhelm Research Fellow at SMU DataArts, recently presented a webinar on prediction models for post-COVID recovery of arts organizations.
Host Graham Richmond welcomed Lisa Tran and Jason Rife from SMU Cox to explore the symbiotic relationship between corporate relationships, admissions and career services that propels MBA graduates’ success.
Who are we becoming — as individuals and as members of society — the more we engage in technology-mediated spaces that are increasingly populated by robots and AI? These are the kinds of questions that have fascinated Ulrike Schultze, a professor in information technology and operations management (ITOM) at SMU Cox, for years.
The objective of the research was to understand the implications of operational policies on a firm’s ability to manage demand and supply uncertainty.
Our active duty military and veterans — students, alumni, faculty and staff members — are truly allies in every sense of the word and Allies for Cox.
Lean supply chains, which emphasize efficiency, leave very little slack in the system, with small changes in demand and supply patterns potentially leading to severe shortages.
SMU Cox Associate Professor Marcus Butts researches topics including workday social media usage and inter-team dynamics.
Diane and Hal Brierley donated $10 million to start the Brierley Institute. Five years later, he reflects on his vision and how it's being realized.
To commemorate, Barry Kitt taught a class to finance students, who will take what they’ve learned into the real world.
In the study, SMU Cox Strategy Professor Wendy Bradley and co-author Julian Kolev of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office observe how technology companies altered their intellectual property (IP) portfolio strategies after a period of piracy motivated more diversified innovation strategies.
Frisco-based cloud technology company MTX Group is the fastest-growing entrepreneurial company in the Dallas area, according to the SMU Cox School of Business’s Caruth Institute for Entrepreneurship. The company and all 100 companies honored in this year’s event managed to achieve impressive growth, especially in light of the challenges of the pandemic. The Institute’s annual Dallas 100™, a celebration of the fastest-growing, privately held businesses in the Dallas area, revealed the area’s top entrepreneurial companies in rank order from 100 to one at the annual Dallas 100 Awards Ceremony, held at the Omni Dallas Hotel, Thursday, Nov. 18.
At the event, North Texas leaders talked about the disruptions they’ve encountered, changes they’ve made along the way and what they have their eyes on in the future.
SMU and Cox Veterans Clubs to host Veteran's Day ceremony. And, Cox School Increases Yellow Ribbon Funding for Active Duty and Military Veterans.
In new research by ITOM Professor Sreekumar Bhaskaran of SMU Cox and co-authors, they re-think the congestion challenge and offer a new perspective about the traditional approaches of using the levers of price and quality. Rather than solely using higher prices to reduce traffic, the authors offer more nuance with the idea of “consumption control.”
The Cox School of Business has announced two bold initiatives that will propel us into our next era of innovation: an extensive renovation and expansion project for the Cox School’s buildings and a drive to endow MBA scholarships, empowering the next generation of business leaders to meet grand challenges with meaningful solutions.
A $5 million gift from Katy A. and Kyle Miller ’01 to SMU’s Edwin L. Cox School of Business will create a place that will kindle productive partnerships and cultivate meaningful connections to fuel the success of the Cox community.
Join us on campus, and learn which top-rated SMU Cox graduate business program is right for you.
Professor Ruidi Huang of SMU Cox and his coauthors show how firms react to natural disasters and what actions can help supply chains stay resilient.
Delivering on the promise of partnership with the city it calls home, SMU is launching a $1.5 billion fundraising campaign focused on the opportunities created through scholarships, meaningful research and teaching and community.
A gift from Kim and William (Bill) Shaddock ’74 will establish Shaddock Hall as part of the building renovation project of the Cox School of Business. The $6 million contribution will foster educational excellence through dedicated spaces for learning, research and collaboration.
“Poets and Quants” released its long-anticipated list of the "Best & Brightest Executive MBAs of 2021" this week. Two SMU Cox Class of ’21 EMBAs, Caitlyn Maddox and Javi Virk, made the list.
In new research, Accounting Professor Sean Wang of SMU Cox and his co-authors identify a group of firms that move in tandem with the VIX and find that these firms essentially act as bellwether firms, microcosms of the market itself.
In new research by ITOM Professor Vishal Ahuja of SMU Cox and co-authors Alvarez and Staats, they show that proximity of physical spaces, that they refer to as co-location, matters.
Dubbed “The Battle for the Cloud,” this virtual competition, designed to give MBA students real-world insights into what it means to compete in today’s marketplace, was part of a newly launched program implemented to continue the Cox School’s global business offerings in spite of COVID-19 limitations.
Bryant’s upbringing shaped his journey as an entrepreneur in ways he could have never imagined. Years later, far from the oil fields in Texas, his recent work earned him a spot in the latest class of Forbes 30 Under 30.
SMU golfer and Cox management major Katie James, BBA ’22, feels support from SMU Cox both in the classroom and on the green.
The Career Management Center is a critical facet of a well-rounded experience within SMU Cox School of Business. The center serves all Cox students, from BBA and MS students to full-time and professional MBA candidates. There’s even a dedicated coach for alumni.
With mature crypto projects in short supply, new research from Cox ITOM Assistant Professor Rowena Gan sheds light on the optimal design of “uncapped” initial coin offerings.
The value of the alumni network at SMU Cox School of Business can’t be underestimated. Cox graduates support their fellow alums all over the world — whether providing recruiting opportunities or professional and personal connections.
This emphasis on career services goes hand-in-hand with Cox’s goal of making sure students are not just job-prepared but future-ready.
“We’re not watering down; we’re not filtering. The content is the same content [that is delivered in face-to-face instruction]. It’s just delivered with different modalities.”
Congratulations to two members of the Cox Full-Time MBA Class of ’21, Bailey Bennett and Stacy C. Tubonemi, listed among the Poets and Quants "100 Best & Brightest MBAs: Class of 2021”, published today.
The SMU Cox School of Business honored four alumni at its annual Distinguished Alumni and Outstanding Young Alumni Awards Luncheon Friday, May 7.
The Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University (SMU Cox) distinguishes itself once again by joining top-ranked business schools to offer a STEM-designated MBA program.
Professors with real-world experience offer invaluable expertise to their students, and in the business law department at SMU Cox School of Business, there is no shortage of that firsthand experience among faculty members.
Executive MBA students went head-to-head in the Cox School’s annual EMBA Business Plan Competition Friday, April 23.
The long-time adjunct professor for the Executive MBA program announced a gift to support SMU Cox by naming a classroom: the Rogge, Cathy, and Ross Dunn Classroom in the James M. Collins Executive Education Center.
The SMU Cox BBA Negotiation Team emerged victorious last Friday in the National Undergraduate Negotiation Competition, hosted by Baylor University’s Hankamer School of Business.
Texas' February winter storm drew national and international attention. The Cox School’s Bruce Bullock, director of the Maguire Energy Institute, and Robert Lawson, director of the Bridwell Institute for Economic Freedom, noticed a couple of concerning patterns in the coverage.
This study is one of the first to quantify the effects of disclosing GHG emissions when the bulk of emitters transition from no disclosure to public disclosure.
A $15 million gift from Sharoll and Bryan S. Sheffield ’01 to SMU’s Edwin L. Cox School of Business will empower future entrepreneurs by creating new technology-equipped collaborative spaces.
Congratulations to Cox BBA students Aysegul Ates and Cameron Police, included among 2021’s “100 Best & Brightest BBA Students,” published this week by Poets & Quants for Undergrads.
To help make sense of what occurred behind the scenes as well as the implications the event might have on the future market, three SMU Cox Professors share their top takeaways.
April 13 is SMU Giving Day – the one day of the year for all Mustangs to come together in support of the SMU causes and students we care about most. Giving day is not about how much we each give, it’s about the impact we can make as a collective. The more Mustangs who give, the more positive change we can create.
Recently named to the Mayor’s Task Force on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, SMU Cox Professor of Practice Simon Mak wants Dallas to be at the top of the startup scene.
As SMU Cox reflects on its first century and how it adapted with the pandemic, the School is innovating and adapting for the future of business education.
Led by SMU Cox Assistant Dean of Diversity Steve Denson, the School works with diversity officers campus-wide to recruit students from all backgrounds, welcome new faculty members, support student clubs, and more.
The SMU Cox School of Business’ new cutting-edge NextGen Cox Curriculum focuses on leadership, analytics and experiential learning to prepare MBA students for fulfilling, successful careers.
The event marks the Caruth Institute’s 30th Dallas 100 awards ceremony. It was live-streamed this year because of COVID-19. The online presentation was facilitated by business-to-business media provider MarketScale, one of this year’s Dallas 100 honorees.
SMU Cox School of Business announces it will be a presenting sponsor of the first-ever Dallas Business Journal’s Leaders in Diversity Awards on Thursday, March 4. Dallas-based law firm Bell Nunnally & Martin LLP is also a lead sponsor.
A $15 million gift from Gina L. and Tucker S. Bridwell, BBA ’73, MBA ’74, to SMU Cox School of Business will generate transformational economic research and cutting-edge business education for generations to come.
SMU Cox management and organizations associate professor Marcus Butts and his co-authors discover that coworkers are displaying more concern for and less mistreatment of ill colleagues rather than self-interested behavior in this time of COVID-19.
It makes for a busy junior year, but the balancing act is nothing new for Ray, who’s always been determined to succeed on and off the court. We asked him about this season.
Workplace diversity and inclusion efforts only work when everyone has a seat at the table. These student-led organizations are creating space for these efforts at SMU Cox School of Business and beyond.
Starting in the airline industry in the 1980s, loyalty programs have been adopted in businesses such as hotels, casinos, retailers, grocery stores, and restaurants. In novel research, Marketing Professor Wayne Taylor of SMU Cox and co-author Brett Hollenbeck analyze the competitive “spatial” landscape surrounding the customer and identify actionable marketing insights.
New research by SMU Cox finance professor Anna Cororaton and Samuel Rosen of Temple University sheds light on which public firms applied for and received stimulus funds, in one of the first empirical studies of the unprecedented fiscal programs to help keep American businesses afloat during the pandemic.
An assistant professor of information technology and operations management (ITOM) at SMU Cox and an adjunct professor of clinical sciences at UT Southwestern Medical Center, Ahuja leans on his years of experience in the corporate world to apply principles of operations management and data analytics to local healthcare data and improve patient outcomes and efficiency of care.
An $11.5 million gift from Aurelia and Brad Heppner, BBA, BS, BA ’88, and their family to SMU Cox School of Business will strengthen the School’s commitment to fostering the leadership skills of tomorrow’s executives and to investing in groundbreaking research that impacts the business world.
A $7.5 million gift will allow SMU Cox School of Business to build the new Bolin-Bridwell Hall, which will support innovative teaching practices and build the collaboration skills that top companies seek and that entrepreneurs need.
The new facility could provide classrooms that feature a more seamless integration of technology and more collaborative workspaces. The School’s location on campus means that a new Cox building design could facilitate greater interaction, not only between faculty and students within the Cox School, but also between other colleges and faculties at the University.
SMU Cox Finance Professor Darius Miller examines the effects of the Foreign Investment and National Security Act on shareholder wealth and the U.S. economy.
SMU and the Cox School mourn the passing of renowned Dallas business leader, entrepreneur, public servant, educational pioneer and longtime University supporter and trustee emeritus Edwin L. Cox, Sr. ’42, who died Thursday, November 5, 2020. We are grateful to Edwin L. Cox, Sr. for a lifetime of working together with SMU and the Edwin L. Cox School of Business.
“Our biggest challenge is to spread the word from what we’re learning beyond the classroom to reach today’s marketers.”
Dr. Candice Bledsoe and Ana Rodriguez join Ivy Exec to review specific examples of bias, discuss research-backed recommendations for what to do to combat these biases and propose actionable steps toward a more equitable (and profitable) workplace.
New research by SMU Cox marketing professor Milica Mormann and coauthors Bazley and Cronqvist reveals how the visual presentation of financial information impacts important financial decisions.
Seeking opportunities to share his experiences and expertise beyond the uniform, he joined the Cox School in August as an Executive Education Professor of Practice, working with leadership training for corporate partners.
Business schools can play a large role in improving those odds and in helping companies diversify and strengthen by introducing more women into the C-suite.
In the spring, the Cox School’s graduate admissions teams took special note of a trend among applicants for the SMU Cox Online MBA program. SMU Cox has always been a magnet for highly motivated, ambitious young professionals — but this was different.
Meet professor Zhen Zhang, SMU Cox School of Business’ newest faculty addition. Zhang brings his substantive expertise in leadership and analytical methods to the School.
A team of two second years and three first year SMU Cox MBA students representing the MBA Energy Club claimed first place and an $11,000 top prize at this year’s National Energy Finance Challenge (NEFC) hosted by the University of Texas’ McCombs School of Business.
Dallas Love Field and Southwest airline passengers received multiple boons when the Wright Amendment was repealed in late 2014. There were more nonstop flights and destinations, more gates at Love Field and reduced fares. Media stories reported that this policy reversal was a positive development. However, in new research, ITOM Professor Vishal Ahuja of SMU Cox and co-authors show that the repeal had some unintended consequences.
On October 15, 2020, as part of celebrating 100 years of business education at SMU, the SMU Cox School of Business honored Edwin L. Cox, Sr. ’42 with the inaugural Cox Visionary Award for his extraordinary leadership and contributions to the business community. Mr. Cox, for whom SMU’s business school was named in 1978, exemplifies the vision, civic engagement and can-do spirit that inspire the best in all of us today and shape the business world changers of tomorrow.
An $11.5 million gift from Aurelia and Brad Heppner ’88 and family to SMU’s Edwin L. Cox School of Business will strengthen the school’s commitment to fostering the leadership skills of tomorrow’s executives and investing in groundbreaking research that impacts the business world.
Passionate.
No other word is used more frequently to describe Ana Rodriguez, (BBA ’03), managing director of the SMU Cox Latino Leadership Initiative.
A $15 million gift from Gina L. and Tucker S. Bridwell (BBA ’73, MBA ’74) to SMU’s Cox School of Business will generate transformational economic research and cutting-edge business education for generations to come, through the creation of the new Bridwell Institute for Economic Freedom.
SMU Cox will honor four alumni at its annual Distinguished Alumni and Outstanding Young Alumni Awards Luncheon on Friday, September 25. This year’s Distinguished Alumni Awards honorees are Kelly H. Compton, BBA ’79 and William (Bill) A. Hall, BBA ’67 and MBA ‘68. The 2020 Outstanding Young Alumni honors go to Mark A. Lau, BBA ’06 and Courtney N. Naudo, BBA ’01.
Join SMU Cox for a week of virtual events to learn about our MBA and Specialized Master’s programs. Virtual sessions will feature Cox leadership, current students, alumni, and admissions representatives.
Securing diverse mentorship and generating an early interest in the profession have been barriers to increasing the number of Black accounting professionals, according to The CPA Journal.
Cutting-edge instruction depends not only on developing students in the new technical skills that will play an increasingly important role in the world of business but also on teaching the principles — flexibility, intellectual curiosity, critical thinking — that leaders need to make key decisions and to, well, lead.
Dixon Hall to convene University Diversity Council, supervise ombudsperson
Congratulations to SMU Cox EMBA Class of 2020 graduates Saadia Sheikh and Adam Tunks. Both were just named to this year’s slate of “EMBA Best & Brightest” by Poets & Quants.
The Cox School of Business announced today the launch of the NextGen Cox Curriculum, grounded in three foundational pillars: Leadership, Analytics, and Experiential Learning. Incoming MBA students will be the first to experience the school’s new NextGen Cox Curriculum, and benefit from the enhanced rigor and practical application to ensure they are not just “job ready” but “future-prepared” as “21st century leaders for jobs to come later in an ever changing world.”
Leaders can count on many certainties during the lifetime of their businesses. Many of these inevitable events are positive, but others, such as a large-scale crisis, can strike fear into the hearts of people overseeing an organization.
Bhaskaran has studied what makes startups successful, with an emphasis on how entrepreneurs find a balance between their businesses’ short-term survival and their long-term profitability. It’s a trade-off at the heart of a research paper he co-authored in 2019 entitled, “Sequential Product Development and Introduction by Cash-Constrained Start-Ups.” We spoke with him about why most startups fail and the skills needed to facilitate their success.
The Caruth Institute at SMU Cox distinguishes itself by providing students with experiential learning opportunities in non-traditional business settings. Learn how they are taking entrepreneurship to new and exciting places.
On Saturday morning, August 15, 2020, the All-University Commencement Convocation will assemble graduates and candidates from all of SMU’s schools and professional programs for an outdoor ceremony at Ford Stadium. Commencement speakers will offer their congratulations to our newest class of graduates, an Honorary Degree will be bestowed on Mr. Max Glauben, and President Turner will re-confer your degrees. Graduates and candidates will cross the stage and have their names announced. SMU Cox will not host a separate ceremony. Face coverings are required while inside Ford Stadium and social distancing guidelines must be maintained. For guests who are unable to attend, the ceremony will be streamed live at smu.edu/live.
Vishal Ahuja's empirical study examined the impact of maintaining continuity of care in a primary care setting. For Ahuja, the research was personal, and a goal was set: Capture the value.
Incoming Master of Science in Accounting student Ashlee Jones is the first recipient of the newly announced Nora O’Garro/Odell Brown Scholarship for alumni of the SMU Accounting Career Awareness Program (ACAP).
At a time in our national discourse when many of us are asking what we can do to make a difference, SMU Cox Dean Matthew B. Myers has announced the creation of a new Cox School scholarship fund that will give the Cox Community an opportunity to contribute to a tangible need.
The COVID-19 stay-at-home orders have created a dependence on the use of videoconference platforms and telepresence. We spoke to Professor Amit Basu, who conducted an empirical study on the effectiveness of such technologies, for his insights.
Two-year MBA students Jenkins Bender (MBA '21) and Stacy Tubonemi (MBA '21), were among 32 business students across Texas to be recipients of the Texas Business Hall of Fame (TBHF) Scholar Award. Jenkins received The Robert H. Dedman Scholar Award, while Stacy received the Signor Family Scholar Award.
SMU Cox students have access to amazing opportunities. Last year, several undergraduate students were awarded top honors and traveled the world pursuing higher education opportunities.
Running out of money can cause a business to fail. Professors Simon Mak and John Terry share their insights for avoiding this situation altogether — and what options remain to businesses when the cash is gone.
I invite you to read the message below, offered by Dallas resident and our campus neighbor at the Bush Presidential Center, President George W. Bush. These thoughts are representative of the Cox School’s philosophy and our dedication to diversity and to the disenfranchised, including at this particularly difficult time in history, our students, friends, and colleagues in the African-American community.
Read the full story from the Dallas Morning News: ‘Bring people together, not apart:’ Chance encounter on a Southwest Airlines flight turns into an emotional discussion on race. American Airlines CEO Doug Parker took the flight on competitor Southwest Airlines Friday that turned into an exchange about race in the midst of nationwide protests.
Despite COVID-19, the same kind of connections were made during the most recent Southwest Venture Forum on May 21, when the event went virtual. The Caruth Institute of Entrepreneurship took it a step further and used the opportunity to raise donations for the Prison Entrepreneurship Program.
SMU Cox School of Business alumnus Michael Bianez (BBA ’17, MSA ’18) has earned the Elijah Watt Sells Award, the highest award on the CPA exam. Of the 75,000 individuals taking the CPA Exam in 2019, Bianez was among only 137 (0.2%) people to earn the esteemed award. Bianez is only the third Cox School alumnus ever to earn the honor.
From its modest start in 1920 to becoming a world leader in business education, we have an enduring connection with the city of Dallas.
Today, we need to be agile as we encounter unforeseen obstacles — student learning outcomes in the virtual classroom, staff and faculty shortages, and other operational challenges — that drastically alter the scope of our roles and priorities. All the while, our teams are navigating health and safety concerns, working remotely, and supporting their families through the pandemic.
The persistence of four Cox School of Business undergraduates paid off in a strong finish this month, despite the unexpected challenge of COVID-19 forcing them to do an online presentation at Villanova University’s coveted real estate-focused 2020 Mulroy Challenge.
In his paper “An Empirical Study of the Effectiveness of Telepresence as a Business Meeting Mode,” Information Technology and Management Journal, 2016, Professor Amit Basu reported on a large-scale empirical study of the use of various virtual meeting technologies in business meetings.
Congratulations Dillon Baxter, Cox BBA Class of 2020, for being recognized among the 100 Best & Brightest Business Majors in 2020 by Poets&Quants For Undergrads! “Dillon represents the best of what we have to offer in the Cox School: brilliant in the classroom, caring of others, resilient, and determined.”
Congratulations Layal Zalkout, Cox Scholar and BBA Class of 2020, for being recognized among the 100 Best & Brightest Business Majors in 2020 by Poets&Quants For Undergrads! “Layal excels in the classroom, shows complete respect to her peers and faculty, and uses her free time to give back to her community.”
Congratulations to the winning teams and a heartfelt ‘thank you’ to all the students from the various Cox Masters’ program who participated in the ITOM case competition this year!
This challenge isn’t about how much you give, but about the impact we can make when we join as a collective. Let’s show the world what Mustangs can do it one day.
Congratulations to SMU Board of Trustee and SMU Cox Executive Board member Gerald Alley MBA ‘75, inducted into the Arkansas Business Hall of Fame on Feb. 7
Last week four SMU Cox MBAs competed and placed 3rd in the inaugural TCU Energy Case Competition at the NAPE Conference in Houston, Texas. Mark Avioli, Travis Little, Emily Mallon and Morgan Mitchell, all 2nd year MBAs, analyzed the implications of the wide performance of U.S. E&P equities in 2019 to create innovative real-world solutions.
“I am honored to join the distinguished and diverse group of individuals who make up the NACD Fellow community and who are committed to advancing the highest standards of boardroom excellence,” said Dr. Goodwin. “The resources, insights, and connections I’ve made through NACD Fellowship will be key assets to the companies I serve, as well as to my professional growth as a director.”
Over the last several decades, consolidation in the banking industry has created larger banks, according to new research by SMU Cox Finance Professor Erik Mayer, leading to some negative effects for low-income households.
"That's why I love SMU so much," Ray said. "Because I have a chance to be academically challenged and take advantage of a full scholarship and to be in one of the best business schools in the world and play for one of the best teams, I feel like, in the country."
The SMU Lettermen's Board of Directors and its Silver Anniversary Mustang (SAM) Award Committee honored Bob Begert (BBA '67) as the recipient of the 2019 SAM Award at halftime of Saturday's SMU Men's Basketball's victory over Temple.
In ambitious research, SMU Cox Accounting Professor Sean Wang and his co-authors develop a new way to measure intangible assets that has been lacking for decades.
This fall, SMU Cox was pleased to welcome to campus the eighth Executive Leadership Forum for the Digital Supply Chain Institute (DSCI) of the Center for Global Enterprise.
In a new study, strategy professors Julian Kolev and Wendy Bradley analyze the link between digital piracy and innovation for technology firms in the software business.
Mystery and speculation shrouds short sellers, also known as the “smart money.” Who are they? Where do they trade and why? In new research, Finance Professor Mehrdad Samadi of SMU Cox and co-authors provide the first evidence of short sellers, or informed traders, trading venue of choice.
Vast amounts of knowledge are at our fingertips owing to the Internet. As we continually immerse ourselves in the online world of information, what are the cognitive effects of it? This fundamental question is on the mind of Marketing Professor Matthew Fisher of SMU Cox in new research about Internet learning and its consequences. According to Fisher, little research about the subject has occurred to date in understanding this phenomenon.
As we launch our second hundred years, SMU Cox continues to strive for excellence in the business education we offer and in the future leaders we help develop. We are committed to further growth by concentrating on academic excellence and collaboration among faculty members, the SMU campus, the City of Dallas and the global community.
The mobile channel is poised to be the future of online markets, according to ITOM Professor Tom Tan of SMU Cox. And, retail operations managers should not blindly treat the mobile channel like the conventional PC channel. In a working paper, Tan and co-author Nitish Jain make important contributions to innovative retail practices and operational decisions.
Cross-border venture capital investments play an important role in the scaling up of high growth companies, according to Strategy Professor Wendy Bradley. Foreign capital, expertise, and the networks that accompany cross-border investments are welcome by start-up ventures. However, a concern is that they transfer the majority of economic activity to the investor country. In new research, Bradley of SMU Cox and her co-authors examine cross-border venture capital (VC) investments and its implications for public policy. “There is a need for cross-border investments and partnerships for the advancement of science and economic growth,” says Bradley.
Firms with strong corporate governance are like democracies, according to Finance Professor Nickolay Gantchev. Through their proposals and votes, shareholders can determine the broad direction of a company. In new research, Nickolay Gantchev of SMU Cox and Mariassunta Giannetti study the effectiveness of this low-cost form of shareholder activism. “Like a democracy, if you have more informed shareholders, when they vote, they can figure out which are good proposals, and prevent the bad ones from passing,” says Gantchev.
Jennifer Pérez, BBA '19, grew up in Tela, on Honduras’ Caribbean coast, near a popular botanical garden and nature preserve. Like many of her peers, she dreamed of going to college in the United States, but faced obstacles – a complicated college application process, academic preparation and tuition.
It will soon be time to reconnect with your fellow SMU Cox alumni and faculty at Homecoming 2019. In addition to SMU’s homecoming and reunion events, Cox is starting a new tradition of hosting class reunions just for our MBA and MS alumni. For 2019, we’ll have a weekend of reunion activities for MBA and MS alumni from the classes of 2014, 2009, 2004, 1999, 1994 and so on!
SMU Cox Distinguished Alumni Award winners are: Steven J. Lindley and Bruce Robson, both BBA ‘74. The Cox School’s 2019 Outstanding Young Alumni honorees, also alphabetically, are: Courtney Caldwell, BBA ’00, and Ryan Dalton, BBA ’01.
Neha Husein and Samuel Jacobson, both SMU Cox BBA ’19, are listed among 100 of this year’s “Best and Brightest” BBA students in the nation. Poets and Quants for Undergrads profiles students from the top 50 business schools in this annual feature.
Business-minded high school graduates now have a better shot at entering Cox as freshmen than ever before. Earlier this year, in preparation for the class entering in Fall 2020, SMU Cox launched the Direct Admit enrollment program.
Ana Rodriguez of the Latino Leadership Initiative at SMU Cox likes to think of herself as “managerially focused and empirically driven” to help top companies recruit, retain and develop diverse workforces.
For more than three years, ambiguous wording in the Texas Penal Code led to inconsistent treatment of black and white arrestees for low-value shoplifting, according to a new study by a professor at Southern Methodist University.
SMU Cox Marketing Professor Chaoqun Chen analyzes how consumers shop around various retail formats and how their behavior changed during the Great Recession. Her findings uncover truths about how consumers from different income levels adjusted to a new normal in their weekly treks.
Just when “simple" worries about the economy and the elections were on our minds, a new source of risk to the financial system emerges…
What if clinical trials could be conducted faster, required fewer patients, cost less, and led to improved health? "Our approach is good for patients, companies, and the public health at large, which would come from needed drugs being on the market sooner," states Vishal Ahuja, ITOM professor at SMU Cox.
From the mundane to the sublime, points-based loyalty programs are ubiquitous today. But are they driving real loyalty? Marketers who use points to build behavioral loyalty may drive incremental sales, but they’re missing an opportunity to foster far more profitable attitudinal loyalty.
At a time when capital has never been more mobile and available, financial protectionism is on the rise. The costs of these economic nationalistic policies are little known however. In new research, SMU Cox Finance Professor Miller and co-authors reveal the important consequences of government-related incursions in deals between foreign and domestic companies and the resulting decline in shareholder value for a wide range of industries.
The new scarce resource is attention, notes Marketing Professor Milica Mormann of SMU Cox. "We live in an attention economy, and our attention is limited." Through a multi-disciplinary approach, Mormann and co-author Cary Frydman reveal how attention is operating to influence economic choices in their novel research. "Attention is the step that leads a manager or consumer toward an action," she states. "We know we have about eight seconds to deliver a message on social media, in a TV ad, or for an investing decision or health care choice. But we do not know exactly how attention operates, in spite of the industry performing studies to gauge attention."
When it comes to corporate governance, hedge funds are the new sheriffs in town. That’s the take-away of “Do Activists Turn Bad Bidders into Good Acquirers?” Associate Professor of Finance Nickolay Gantchev and his co-authors reveal new insights about the mergers and acquisitions strategy of firms that shareholder activists target.
Getting inside the mind of the chief executive officer is a difficult research avenue. Knowledge about how CEOs process information, their cognitive style, has been relatively sparse. Strategy Professor Daniel Zyung of SMU Cox and co-authors unpack the cognitive mechanisms of CEOs in new research — and reveal how and why it matters. "Basically, this is a study about CEOs’ information processing style," Zyung says, "with many important implications, including their firm’s growth strategies."
The emergence of U.S. shale oil has expanded the global supply of oil. New research notes that the long-run impact of shale oil will depend on how much can be produced and how much it will cost. Few have good answers. In recent research, finance professor and energy expert James Smith of SMU Cox with co-author Thomas Lee determine what portion of known shale resources are economically viable at various price points and how many wells are likely to be drilled. So far, only a small portion of drilling sites have factored into the shale oil boom, according to Smith, and we have only depleted a fraction of U.S. shale resources.
The U.S. healthcare system is the most expensive system in the world. Identifying ways to lower costs and have better health outcomes is a primary goal for health care managers and providers, policymakers and consumers. In new research, ITOM Professor Vishal Ahuja of SMU Cox and co-authors show that better continuity of care lowers costs and wasted effort, reduces time to see specialists, and produces significant savings in hospital system resources. They identify how "gatekeepers" are key to a more optimal and healthier system.
As policymakers around the globe continue to debate options to incentivize retirement savings, new research uncovers some game-changing facts. The two main competing options consist of traditional tax-deferred savings vehicles like 401(k)s and IRAs, in which savers contribute pretax money and pay tax on withdrawals, or Roth-type plans, whereby savers pay taxes first and withdraw funds tax-free upon retirement. Which type of scheme is better depends on which side of the table one sits. In their paper, SMU Cox Finance Professor Mattia Landoni and co-author Zeldes discover that under a Roth-type regimen, government fares better, largely because of the investment fees that government implicitly pays in traditional tax-deferred accoun
Regulators of financial markets, including the Federal Reserve Bank and the Securities and Exchange Commission, worry about a liquidity crisis in the corporate bond market. The financial market crisis of 2008-2009 involved domino-like liquidity shocks and regulators wish to steer clear of them if they can help it. In new research, SMU Cox Finance Professors Venkataraman and Jotikasthira show that some bond mutual funds are filling the role of a liquidity supplier, alongside a decline in dealer participation in market-making activities.
Today, many crowd-sourced investment research venues and platforms co-exist on the Internet, with new competitors continuing to arrive on the scene. These new entrants are becoming a source of information for investors and capital markets that rival the incumbent sell-side analyst research model. Technological innovation is making it so, along with smart entrepreneurs identifying market opportunities. In new research, SMU Cox Accounting Professor Stanimir Markov and co-authors examine how this increased competition is shaking up the status quo.
The findings will help inform policymakers’ rulemaking to prevent future crashes and better design market structures.
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The state-of-the-art Sheffield Lab will give students a unique experiential learning opportunity as they prepare to enter the energy industry. The hands-on learning space is dedicated solely to the advancement of energy investment-related education.
The use of big data in the health care industry, the largest sector of the economy, offers many benefits for the overall economy, businesses, and the health and well-being of people. In a first-of-its-kind study, SMU Cox ITOM Professor Vishal Ahuja and co-authors show how the use of data can validate life-changing health care findings. Additionally, this new approach using big data demonstrates how regulatory agencies can advance their governance missions by monitoring public safety with more robust, real-time analytical methods.
With literally troves of corporate information available online for analysts to sift through, how can firms differentiate their message and convey complex, meaningful information to those who need it? The increasing number of analyst days, a long-form presentation by publicly-listed companies, indicate a trend toward a greater demand for face time with management. In novel research, Accounting Professor Stan Markov of SMU Cox and co-author Marcus Kirk study analyst/investor days as a disclosure medium that large firms with complex operations use to deepen stakeholders' understanding about the firm's outlook and valuation.
Are people hard-wired to reach agreement, even when a deal is less than optimal or below a bottom line? According to new research by Management Professor Robin Pinkley and co-authors, as if force of habit, when faced with an offer people are reaching agreements and sealing deals when not agreeing might be a more rational choice. This phenomenon is based on the tendency of people being averse to impasse and attracted to agreement.
The oil and gas industry has received a bad wrap about drilling for shale gas. Since late 2008, when prices collapsed owing to demand destruction from the economic crisis and an abundance of supply, prices of natural gas have remained low. From an all-time high of $14 per mcf (thousand cubic foot) they have fallen to under $3 today. Critics have charged that too many gas wells have been drilled given the low prices, and that the gas boom is unsustainable. SMU Cox Finance Professor James Smith's new research says the facts do not support that claim.
The conventional method used by the oil and gas industry to report on upstream operations and results distorts profitability and valuations. Industry practice is to use "barrels of oil equivalent" or BOE— a measure that combines oil and gas volumes based on thermal parity, or the energy content of the source. Research by Finance Professor James Smith, the Maguire Chair of Oil and Gas Management, shows why and how the BOE convention has overstated the cost of adding reserves, the principal asset held by these firms. This comes at a time when the industry can scarcely afford miscalculations to their detriment.
Companies buy back stocks for a variety of reasons. One rationale is a key motive for a new study: Managers of undervalued firms use stock repurchases as a mechanism to signal firm value. Curiously, Finance Professor Stacey Jacobsen of SMU Cox and co-author Utpal Bhattacharya find a large number of firms announce share repurchases but do not actually follow through with the buyback. The stock market tends to view repurchase announcements as good news, according to its reaction.
In the U.S., shareholder voting and activism is increasingly used to influence firm policy. New research by SMU Cox Finance Chair Darius Miller and co-authors suggests that shareholder voting can be an effective governance mechanism in countries outside the U.S. "This is important," says Miller, "since in many countries outside the U.S., the need for governance is greatest." The authors set out to test shareholder activism in global markets in a first-of-its-kind, large-scale study. Prior to this paper, there was not any evidence on whether shareholder voting in other countries was effective or not.