Study: CEO Overconfidence Drives Mergers, Especially in Christian Cultures
Around the world, overconfidence drives CEOs to undertake more mergers and acquisitions at greater levels of risk, but this personality trait is observed most commonly in executives based in predominantly Christian countries, according to a new study by a Georgia Tech researcher. Read More... Huang Executive Education Center: Helping Coca-Cola and Other Clients Lead and Succeed
Passersbys by the Acuity Brands Plaza of Georgia Tech College of Management might have caught an unusual sight recently. Thirty-seven supply chain leaders were working in teams to successfully construct an aqueduct out of multiple pieces of white paper. Their aim was to successfully transport the contents of a pitcher of water down about six feet into another vessel at the other end. Read More... Published on: 02-15-2012 February 15 IMPACT Speaker to Discuss Communicating Science, Show Global Warming Film
Randy Olson, author of Don't Be Such a Scientist: Talking Substance in an Age of Style, will discuss the challenges that scientists face in communicating with the public during his appearance in Georgia Tech's IMPACT Speaker Series at 4:30 p.m. February 15 in the College of Management. Read More... Published on: 02-08-2012 February 15 IMPACT Speaker to Discuss Communicating Science, Show Global Warming Film
Randy Olson, author of Don't Be Such a Scientist: Talking Substance in an Age of Style, will discuss the challenges that scientists face in communicating with the public during his appearance in Georgia Tech's IMPACT Speaker Series at 4:30 p.m. February 15 in the College of Management. Read More... Published on: 02-08-2012 Labovitz to Discuss Atlanta's Public-Private Partnerships in Feb. 8 IMPACT Lecture
Georgia Tech College of Management’s IMPACT Speaker Series will feature Steven Labovitz, a partner with McKenna, Long & Aldridge LLP and the City of Atlanta's former chief of staff, on Wednesday, Feb. 8. Read More... Published on: 02-08-2012 |