by mark | Nov 29, 2020 | - Fall 2020 -, News
Stirling Properties has announced the establishment of the Maurin Ogden Tulane Real Estate Fund, a new academic scholarship opportunity for Tulane University graduate students pursuing degrees in real estate or related fields. In partnership with Tulane and ICSC...
by mark | Nov 29, 2020 | - Fall 2020 -, News
When Dr. Rizwan Aslam enrolled in the Freeman School’s PMBA program, he expected to get a peek inside the business world. He didn’t expect to save someone’s life. As part of the program, Aslam, an associate professor of otolaryngology and neurosurgery at Tulane...
by mark | Nov 29, 2020 | - Fall 2020 -, News
Tulane University’s A. B. Freeman School of Business is pleased to announce the appointment of nine faculty members for the 2020-21 academic year. The appointments include seven tenure-track assistant professors, one professor of practice and one lecturer. Sean Flynn,...
by mark | Nov 29, 2020 | - Fall 2020 -, News
As a Peace Corps volunteer in the Dominican Republic, Edward Crawford started a cooperative to help local coffee farmers earn more money from their annual harvests, but the then recently graduated English major soon found himself taking on new and unfamiliar...
by mark | Nov 29, 2020 | - Fall 2020 -, News
360VR Technology, a company started by students at the University of Delaware whose flagship product is a web-based platform for emergency preparedness, took home the grand prize of $75,000 at the 20th annual Tulane Business Model Competition (TBMC). An annual...
by mark | Nov 29, 2020 | - Fall 2020 -, News
Energy sources such as wind, solar, hydro and biomass currently make up about 25% of global electricity generation, but that figure is expected to rise to 45% by 2040. To better prepare energy professionals for the changing marketplace, the Freeman School launched a...
by mark | Nov 29, 2020 | - Fall 2020 -, Perspective, Research
By A. J. Brooks When Associate Dean John Clarke told me that Freeman had identified hospitality entrepreneurship as an emerging opportunity area for the school, I got very excited. I distinctly remember his pitch — “creating competitive advantage through customer...
by mark | Nov 29, 2020 | - Fall 2020 -, Research
Managers have long recognized the importance of knowledge flows — the tips and tricks co-workers share to help each other perform their jobs better — but with many businesses now adopting work-from home policies, there’s concern that the loss of these informal but...
by mark | Nov 29, 2020 | - Fall 2020 -, Research
On Feb. 13, Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina, head of the powerful Senate Intelligence Committee, sold between $628,000 and $1.7 million in stock shortly after receiving classified briefings on the threat of COVID-19. A week later, the stock market began a steep...
by mark | Nov 29, 2020 | Research, Selected Faculty Presentations Etc.
Stephanie Cheng, assistant professor of accounting, presented chapter 1 of her dissertation, “The Information Externality of Public Firms’ Financial Information in the State-Bond Secondary Market,” at the 2020 Journal of Accounting Research (JAR) conference. Karen...
by mark | Nov 29, 2020 | - Fall 2020 -, Research, Selected Faculty Research
Tuhin Chaturvedi’s paper “Dynamic Fit in an Era of Ferment: Product Design Realignment and the Survival- Enhancing Role of Alliances andAcquisitions” has been accepted for publication in Research Policy. Chaturvedi is an assistant professor of management. Gus De...
by mark | Nov 29, 2020 | - Fall 2020 -, Cover Story, Features
In early March, Tulane University’s spring 2020 semester was off to a great start. After the Mardi Gras break, students at the A. B. Freeman School of Business were turning their attention toward summer internships, and those who were set to graduate were focused on...
by mark | Nov 29, 2020 | - Fall 2020 -, Alumni
As director of Make It Right Solar, the for-profit renewable energy subsidiary of Brad Pitt’s Make It Right Foundation, Pierre Moses completed more than 250 solar photovoltaic (PV) projects in New Orleans in the early 2010s. But when he began working on his MBA at the...
by mark | Nov 29, 2020 | - Fall 2020 -, Alumni
For the third consecutive year, an alumnus of the Freeman School has been recognized with the prestigious Elijah Watt Sells Award. Michael Kreisman (BSM/MACCT ’18), an associate with KPMG in Boston, received the award for his performance on the 2019 Uniform CPA...
