In his first travels back home to India, Associate Dean Bala Shetty brought American souvenirs back to his friends and family. That was over 25 years ago. Now, Shetty is at a loss as to what to carry home to India. “Everything I can get in America I can get there. The world has changed [...]
Wilson
Gov. Rick Perry appointed three former students to the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents in July, including Mays Development Council member James P. Wilson ’81 of Sugar Land.
Wilson, whose term will last until 2013 pending Texas senate confirmation, joins current regents and business grads Lupe Fraga ’57 and Bill Jones ’81.
Wilson, BBA graduate, [...]
Does good corporate governance mean higher stock returns for public companies?
The answer isn’t easy to come by, especially when the market tends to quickly price any “good citizenship” into the stock. Research from Wells Fargo/Heep Foundation Professor of Finance Shane Johnson and Associate Professor of Finance Sorin Sorescu, along with PhD graduate Ted Moorman, was [...]
In this fast-paced world, multicultural experience and knowledge have become key ingredients to success in business. As business becomes more globally focused, so does Mays Business School. This past spring, the Center for International Business Studies (CIBS) added an additional reciprocal exchange program with Guanghua School of Management at Peking University in Beijing, China.
Mays Business [...]
Scruggs
The Houston A&M Club honored longtime entrepreneur Richard Scruggs ’77 with its annual Outstanding Houston Aggie award this summer.
Scruggs has long been the kind of man who recognizes opportunity, and helps others learn how to find it. As director of the Center for New Ventures and Entrepreneurship at Mays, the Aggie MBA graduate has driven [...]
JainProfessor of Marketing Sanjay Jain’s paper “Pricing Digital Products: A Model and Application for National Academy Press” was one of four finalists selected in the Marketing Science Practice Prize competition.
The Practice Prize is awarded for outstanding implementation of marketing science concepts. Methodology must be appropriate to the problem and organization, and the work should have [...]
A new administrative team has been formed at Mays in the wake of Jerry Strawser’s recent move to the interim provost and executive vice president chair across campus.
Interim Dean Ricky W. Griffin announced a new administrative lineup in July. Bala Shetty, currently associate dean for graduate programs, will take over the executive associate dean’s role [...]
In a country where cities of 3 to 4 million people are referred to as “small towns,” the marketing scene is quickly blossoming. China is kicking into high gear as it prepares for the summer 2008 Olympics in Beijing. But even a booming country like China has its slumps.
One advertising campaign for a new morning [...]
