Helen van der Sluis Receives Ferber Award for Outstanding Dissertation Research
Helen van der Sluis, assistant professor of business administration at the University of Pittsburgh School of Business, has been named the 2025 winner of the Ferber Award for her article, “How Do Physical Disability Cues Influence Assumptions about Consumer Tastes?...
Faculty Perspectives – PhD Program
Leming Lin, Associate Professor of Finance PhD, University of Florida What are your interactions with the PhD Program? Ie. Teaching a specific course, Doctoral and Research Committee, etc. I currently serve as the finance area representative on the Doctoral and...
Barry Mitnick Honored at Down Syndrome Association of Pittsburgh Buddy Walk
Barry Mitnick, professor of organizations and entrepreneurship at the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business, was honored at the 30th Annual Buddy Walk of the Down Syndrome Association of Pittsburgh, held at PNC Park on October 19, 2024. Over 2,000 people attended...
Happy 50th Anniversary to Barry Mitnick’s Theory of Agency
We often think that in the many relationships in society where we depend on the services of others it is always better to have more perfect agents. But consider three cases: A. Imagine you own a company, but you can’t manage it all by yourself. You hire someone...
Q&A with Sharon Alvarez, President of the Academy of Management
Pitt Business asked Alvarez for her thoughts about her leadership role, the organization, and management industry today.