Value Chain Management: Business Success in a Fragmented World
Supply chains of the manufacturing and transportation era have essentially become value chains, which have relevance in every type of organization and industry. Understanding what drives these value chains allows firms in any industry to prosper.
Value chain management potentially is a philosophy of organization that stresses the development of an appropriate mix of hard and soft skills to drive an organization’s results in a competitive marketplace. More than just the mathematical formulae that support upstream optimization efforts, business education must include exposure to optimal ways of managing people, information, and organizational relationships.
Building a Strong Entrepreneurial Community One Student at a Time
Students from throughout the Pittsburgh campus are benefiting from their experiences with the Institute for Entrepreneurial Excellence (IEE).
Do Corrupt Individuals Make a Corrupt Organization?
In a forthcoming paper coauthors Jonathan Pinto, a Katz doctoral student, Carrie Leana, and Frits Pil, Katz faculty members, introduce a new construct, "organization of corrupt individuals" (OCI) and compare and contrast this construct with a prevailing notion of organizational corruption, corrupt organization. Their research has intriguing implications, including that governmental organizations are susceptible to OCI.
Read more about Pinto’s research on corruption and unethical behavior and team composition. >
Digging In
College of Business Administration sophomore Diana Trench is not afraid of a little hard work. As a freshman, she built Pitt’s chapter of Phi Beta Lambda from the ground up, hand selecting members of the chapter’s executive board. Together, the board is creating exciting opportunities for CBA students to network and develop their leadership abilities.
Read more about Trench and Pitt’s Phi Beta Lambda
chapter. >
Also in Student Spotlight
Minorities in Pittsburgh Conference Promotes Diversification at Its Best
Two hundred students caught FIRE at the fifth-annual Minorities in Pittsburgh conference, organized by the College of Business Administration’s Roberto Clemente Minority Business Association.
MBA Project Courses: A Win-Win
Katz MBA teams are providing project support to a diverse array of companies in many industries including Respironics, Bayer Material Sciences, and Westinghouse Electric.
Read how Katz project courses are a win-win for students and project sponsors. >
A New Weapon for Arsenal of Katz Job Seekers
On February 15, MBA Career Services added another weapon to the arsenal for Katz job seekers: CareerBeam, an online portal complete with the market’s best company and industry research tools, international databases, and lead-generation technology, as well as career-search strategies and much more.
Sailing With a Nobel Laureate
When the MV Explorer left the port of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., January 25, passengers onboard the 24,000-ton vessel were Pitt professor of information systems and shutterbug Dennis Galletta and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, winner of the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize, as well as a 125-person crew and more than 630 other passengers.
Katz Alumna Produces and Cohosts San Diego’s New Business Talk Show
Each week, Rebecca Bamberger (MBA ’05) and Bob Ryan, also known as “Beck” and Bob, talk with the leaders of one of San Diego’s most intriguing and exceptional businesses for their new talk show, San Diego’s Best and Brightest.
Read more about Bamberger’s exciting career and television show. >
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Katz/College of Business Administration goes to great lengths to promote not only scholarship, but also the values of community service, friendship, and fun! Below are links to vignettes of some recent Katz activities and events.
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Business Mirrors Life. Laugh a Little!
According to Hesh Reinfeld, business writer and syndicated business humor columnist, “Business mirrors life. Laugh a little.” In a recent syndicated column, Reinfeld says that, like any good quarterback, a new employee ought to know the company playbook...and be ready to catch a spiral.
Read Reinfeld’s column about one very creative way to resolve business conflicts. (PDF) >
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The continued growth and success of business education at the University of Pittsburgh depends on the passion and involvement of our alumni and friends.
Read Dean Delaney’s Annual Fund appeal to benefit Pitt Business. >
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