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Released: 1-Apr-2003 12:00 AM EST
1st Place in Prestigious International Case Competition
Baylor University

Baylor business students earned first place in the George Washington/KPMG MBA Case Competition this month. The event brings MBA students from business schools across the world into competition.

Released: 25-Mar-2003 12:00 AM EST
Resources on War and Terrorism
Baylor University

Baylor University faculty experts are available to the media on various topics surrounding the war in Iraq.

Released: 25-Mar-2003 12:00 AM EST
Baylor Ranked Tops in Entrepreneurship
Baylor University

Baylor University is named as one of the best universities for Entrepreneurs in the April 2003 issue of Entrepreneur magazine. Over 700 entrepreneurship programs were researched for the study.

Released: 14-Feb-2003 12:00 AM EST
Like Joe Millionaire, Most People Lie to Get a Date
Baylor University

Research from a Baylor University psychology professor shows that over 90 percent of college students -- both male and female -- have told a lie to score a date.

Released: 12-Feb-2003 12:00 AM EST
Love Poem Could be "The Ultimate Valentine"
Baylor University

Baylor University is home to what could be 'the ultimate valentine' -- the handwritten manuscript of one of the world's most famous love poems, "How Do I Love Thee?"

Released: 21-Nov-2002 12:00 AM EST
Is the Mall Too Crowded? Probably Not for Women!
Baylor University

Crowds are good for shopping, eating and entertainment... for some people.

Released: 24-Oct-2002 12:00 AM EDT
Live Portfolio Managed by Business Students Grows to $1 Million
Baylor University

Soon Baylor University's business students will be managing a live $1 million portfolio. "Many schools have investment portfolios run by students," said Terry Maness, dean of the Hankamer School of Business at Baylor University, "but most of those are just on paper. We actually have our students managing this endowment as a live portfolio. It's the real thing."

Released: 16-Oct-2002 12:00 AM EDT
Baylor University's Executive MBA in Dallas Climbs the Top Tier Charts
Baylor University

Baylor's EMBA program captured the rank of #25 when measured against all other EMBA programs in the world. It achieved #14 in the United States, and #1 in the Dallas/Fort Worth metropolitan area.

Released: 15-Oct-2002 12:00 AM EDT
Ethical Attitudes More Tolerant If Scenario Already Experienced
Baylor University

Business people who have already experienced an ethical dilemma have a much more tolerant view of questionable ethical behavior when confronted with similar situations.

Released: 15-Oct-2002 12:00 AM EDT
Current Business Students Have Higher Ethical Attitudes than 1980's Counterparts
Baylor University

Contrary to the "greed is good" business climate of the 1980's, business students nowadays are significantly more disapproving of questionable ethical situations, according to research done at Baylor University.

Released: 15-Oct-2002 12:00 AM EDT
Religiosity and Gender Significant Predictors of Attitudes About Business Ethics
Baylor University

The more frequently college students attend church, the more disapproving they are likely to be of ethically questionable business situations, according to joint research done at two universities in the United States. Other noteworthy predictors of ethical perceptions are the factors of gender and age.

Released: 8-Oct-2002 12:00 AM EDT
Ethics Focus Week Opportunity for Practical Learning
Baylor University

Baylor University's Hankamer School of Business will be providing special emphasis on issues of integrity during Ethics Focus Week, Oct. 28-Nov. 1, 2002. The week ends with a Roundtable on Integrity in Financial Reporting.

Released: 24-Sep-2002 12:00 AM EDT
Roundtable: Integrity in Financial Reporting
Baylor University

Explore the issues associated with integrity in financial reporting through lively discussion with a panel of national experts.

Released: 5-Sep-2002 12:00 AM EDT
Research Shows Businesses Getting the Hang of CRM
Baylor University

Study shows high CRM success rates and positive ROI, indicating that companies are getting smarter at focusing on critical functionality while curtailing issues such as scope creep.

Released: 30-Aug-2002 12:00 AM EDT
High Salaries Do Not Ensure Winning MLB Baseball Teams
Baylor University

If MLB teams want to have a winning season, they should pay more attention to recruiting and developing all-stars and not necessarily give in to high salary demands, says the chair of the marketing department at Baylor University's School of Business.

   
Released: 26-Jul-2002 12:00 AM EDT
Don't Blame Everything on the Auditor
Baylor University

The accounting profession may face intense scrutiny as corporate scandals unfold, but don't blame the auditor for failing to spot every fraud that surfaces, says the chairman of Baylor University's accounting department.

Released: 23-Mar-2002 12:00 AM EST
Current U.S. Poet Laureate to Headline Poetry Festival
Baylor University

Billy Collins, the current United States Poet Laureate, will headline this year's Beall Poetry Festival at Baylor University. Collins will be joined by four other acclaimed poets -- Scott Cairns, Jonathan Galassi, Jane Hirshfield and Marge Piercy -- at the four-day event, which is sponsored by Baylor's English department. The festival is free and open to the public.

Released: 8-Nov-2001 12:00 AM EST
Will Harry Potter Survive Move to Big Screen?
Baylor University

A Baylor University children's literature expert says the "Harry Potter" books may be responsible for singlehandedly turning many children into voracious readers. But on Nov. 16, thousands will watch as the first of the books makes the transition to the big screen.

Released: 8-Nov-2001 12:00 AM EST
Harry Potter Rich with Christian Allusion
Baylor University

Although some Christians are concerned about the "Harry Potter" books, there are compelling reasons within the books themselves that justify Christians "taking them seriously and enjoying them," says a Baylor University philosophy professor

Released: 12-Feb-2000 12:00 AM EST
Grisham Visit Combines Baseball and Books
Baylor University

Best-selling novelist John Grisham, a devout Baptist and baseball fan, will combine those passions when he visits Baylor University on Friday, Feb. 25.

Released: 20-May-1999 12:00 AM EDT
NBA Draft Lottery--Are Teams Losing to Win?
Baylor University

With Saturday's National Basketball Association draft lottery looming, two Baylor University economists have released their findings on tournament incentives in pro basketball, specifically the time-honored notion that teams "lose to win."

   
Released: 8-Oct-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Generation Y Workers
Baylor University

Employers should take heart, says Baylor University management professor Dr. Joe Cox. The average Generation Y worker could turn out to be a keeper, he predicts.

Released: 4-Feb-1998 12:00 AM EST
Geology Department Takes Over Army Geographic Information System
Baylor University

Baylor geology doctoral candidates Bruce Byars and Steve Clamons and geology undergraduate Scott Cherry recently took over development of an internationally recognized Geographic Information System (GIS) called Geographic Resource Analysis Support System (GRASS).

Released: 9-Oct-1997 12:00 AM EDT
Could '87 Stock Crash Happen Again? BU Prof Says Not Likely
Baylor University

As the 10-year anniversary of the 1987 Stock Market crash approaches, Baylor University investment professor Dr. William Reichenstein says its unlikely "Black Monday" could happen again. On Monday, Oct. 19, 1987, the worst financial day in U.S. history occurred.

Released: 11-Jun-1997 12:00 AM EDT
Study Shows Many Mexican Shoppers Are Compulsive Buyers
Baylor University

Compulsive buying could be "a real problem" in Mexico, say two researchers who have been studying consumer behavior in that country.



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