LEAD STORY
A celebration of entrepreneurship »Entrepreneurs from Thailand, Texas, and many places in between, representing an array of industries from construction to computer technology, gathered in the Zone Club at Kyle Field on the Texas A&M University campus to celebrate the things they had in common: 1) They were all Aggies. 2) They were all extremely successful business people.
Deanspeak
Best of both worlds »
Mays Business School is a large place. Because we are large (we have more than 4,200 undergraduate business students), our students have access to leading corporations, guest speakers in classes, and the Aggie network during their studies at Mays.
Perspectives
The Social Capitalist »
Aggie grad Tyler Merrick ’00 shares how he’s changing the world through capitalism.
Executive Speakers
Business advice from a “propeller head” »
Michael Cox ‘77 is a self-described “propeller head.” “I’ve always been fascinated by airplanes.” His passion for his work is hard to miss as he shared some of his career highlights with Mays students, such as saving an airline from going under in one week, or remaking South African Airways into a profitable business with a new corporate culture.
Research Notes
Food-borne illness and consumer behavior »
When the FDA announces that a certain brand of beef is the source of a rampant bacterial infection that is affecting hundreds, consumers are forced to take action. Some switch brands, some opt to pay more for a higher-quality product, and some stop buying beef altogether. What factors determine which option a consumer chooses?
Donors Corner
Cocanougher Chair dedication to be held at Mays »
The Benton Cocanougher Chair in Business will be dedicated this Friday, October 23, at Mays Business School. The inaugural chair holder is Luis Gomez-Mejia, professor of management. The chair was funded by a gift from the school’s namesake, Lowry Mays ’57, who recently provided $7.5 million with matching funds to create a $12 million gift; this gift is dedicated to faculty support and will provide six faculty chairs and three eminent scholar chairs.