Faculty Media Mentions

"As more companies add chief sustainability officers to their C-suites, our students must develop the collaborative skills that this critical role requires," writes Greg Unruh, academic director of the chief sustainability officer program, in an article for AACSB.

“We have an outstanding faculty over here, which is diversified in its academic and professional skills, and we have a wonderfully diverse student body. Those are natural advantages that we have, but another advantage is we sit on the edge of one of the most dynamic cities in the world, with a whole group of organizations and businesses that drive our economy," says Dean Ajay Vinzé in an interview with the Sun Gazette.

Bed, Bath, & Beyond is facing a potential bankruptcy. “With Target, the groceries can drive people coming to the store to buy other things, but Bed, Bath & Beyond doesn’t have that luxury,” says Gautham Vadakkepatt, associate professor of marketing, in an interview with Bisnow.

The study explores the advantages and adjustments that come with applying AI technologies in military settings

Management professor Suzanne de Janasz shares some of the underlying issues she sees that keep people from negotiating on an episode of the Negotiations Ninja podcast.

Derek Horstmeyer, professor of finance, and students Darian Whitfield and Athena Salomons, wrote an article for The Wall Street Journal on how Barbell strategies seem to only add value in rising rate environments and actually lose money in decreasing rate environments.

“I was not looking to leave Missouri, but the Mason opportunity grabbed my attention in a big way,” says incoming School of Business dean Ajay Vinzé. “It is an outstanding institution, a young institution and one with a tremendous trajectory upwards."

Derek Horstmeyer, professor of finance, was interviewed by Capital.com about which stocks to own during a recession. 

Gregory Unruh, academic director of our brand-new chief sustainability officer certification program in Executive Development, along with Fernanda Arreola, wrote in article for the Stanford Social Innovation Review about on how one business is giving back by hiring those who are without a home.  

Have you ever wondered how to build wealth through real estate? “On average, homeowners have about 40 times more household wealth than renters," says Eric Maribojoc, executive director of our Center for Real Estate Entrepreneurship, in an interview with Go Banking Rates.

“Implementing remote work is really about re-imagining what it means for each and every person to be at work,” says Kevin Rockmann, professor of management, in an interview with BBC on remote work and wellbeing. "Employers need to balance flexibility, giving people the tools they need to remain productive and the social needs of employees."

"Inflation affects our stock market for a multitude of reasons. First, as the cost of input goods for companies go up, this compresses margins and leads to lower profits for companies where they cannot pass along these costs to the customers," says Derek Horstmeyer, professor of finance, in an interview with The Wall Street Journal.