All Eyes on the World Bank
By: Adam Lerrick, Director of the Gailliot Center for Public Policy, Friends of Allan H. Meltzer Professor of Economics, Carnegie Mellon University and Visiting Scholar American Enterprise Institute

Business Readings

Summary:
Statement presented to the Subcommittee on Security and International Trade and Finance of the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs of the United States Senate by Adam Lerrick

Transitioning from BackRoom to BoardRoom - The New Chief Logistics Officer
By: Jose Li (MSIA 2000), FedEx Services Principal, Retail & eCommerce and Dr. Stephen G. Timme, President of Finlistics Solutions and Adjunct Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology

Summary:
Your boss walks into your office and shuts the door. He sits down. He looks worried and a little uneasy. "Our executives just finished their monthly meeting," he says, tilting back in his chair. "We're opening more stores, developing new lines of merchandise, revamping e-commerce. You and I both know that these 'revenue-generating' initiatives help the company grow revenues, but...sales and marketing could not exist without our supply chain and logistics department running smoothly. You and I also know that our projects don't get the attention they deserve from the executive committee." (Read more)

Stand for Something: The Battle for America's Soul
By: John Kasich

Summary:
John Walker, (MSIA '86) President and CEO of The Boler Company, shares his review of "Stand for Something: The Battle for America's Soul."

Laurie Weingart: Web Links and Resources on Negotiating Job Offers
By: Laurie Weingart, Professor of Organizational Behavior and Theory

Faculty Recommendations

Summary:
Laurie Weingart, Professor of Organizational Behavior and Theory; Director, Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Teams offers specific resources on negotiating job offers.

Penalties and Sanctions for Securities Fraud: Remarks Before the American Economic Association
By: Chester S. Spatt, Mellon Bank Professor of Finance; currently serving as Chief Economist, SEC

Business Readings

Summary:
Chester S. Spatt, Chief Economist and Director, Office of Economic Analysis, prepared this introduction of a panel on "Penalties and Sanctions for Securities Fraud" at the American Economic Association meetings in Chicago on January 6, 2007.http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2007/spch010607css.htm