http://forum.belmont.edu/business/ en-us Copyright 2009 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:40:30 -0600 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:47:24 -0600 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss I recently attended a health benefits enrollment information session at my university. The purpose of the information session was to inform employees (faculty & staff) of their health benefit changes and options under the new health benefits provider and... http://forum.belmont.edu/business/2009/11/how_complicated_does_it_have_t.html http://forum.belmont.edu/business/2009/11/how_complicated_does_it_have_t.html Healthcare Management Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:40:30 -0600 Belmont University announced today that its part-time MBA program has achieved a Top 30 first-tier national ranking in BusinessWeek’s 2009 report on “Top Part-Time MBA programs.” Belmont’s Massey School program ranked No. 18 in the U.S., between Richmond University... http://forum.belmont.edu/business/2009/11/massey_school_mba_18th_in_busi.html http://forum.belmont.edu/business/2009/11/massey_school_mba_18th_in_busi.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:08:01 -0600 In all its cheesy humor, Microsoft’s ServerQuest II is an Internet game that lets you test your inner geek. While anyone can play it, ServerQuest II was undoubtedly created for IT professionals. Users running Silverlight on their computer can download... http://forum.belmont.edu/business/2009/10/how_big_a_geek_are_you_1.html http://forum.belmont.edu/business/2009/10/how_big_a_geek_are_you_1.html Information Systems Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:33:27 -0600 I want to applaud (and thank) Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches for today’s effort to expand their customer base and increase loyalty. A couple of the employees from the local shop came by our offices to offer a free sample of... http://forum.belmont.edu/business/2009/10/free_samples_can_work.html http://forum.belmont.edu/business/2009/10/free_samples_can_work.html Marketing Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:46:19 -0600 This month’s blog will focus on the healthcare reform issue, but perhaps, from a slightly different perspective. If we examine all the different proposals and opportunities to reform the current US Healthcare system, we would find very few that actually... http://forum.belmont.edu/business/2009/10/are_we_willing_to_help_our_fel_1.html http://forum.belmont.edu/business/2009/10/are_we_willing_to_help_our_fel_1.html Healthcare Management Thu, 15 Oct 2009 08:36:59 -0600 We received official word yesterday that The Jack C. Massey Graduate School of Business has once again made Princeton Review's list of Best Business Schools. This honor is especially meaningful in that it is based in part on feedback... http://forum.belmont.edu/business/2009/10/massey_named_a_best_business_s.html http://forum.belmont.edu/business/2009/10/massey_named_a_best_business_s.html General Business Tue, 06 Oct 2009 09:38:33 -0600 All the recent changes in the American Auto Industry can be confusing. This flow-chart makes it easy to see who did what. After seeing this, I'm giving props to Ford. [mint.com via Autoblog via Jalopink]... http://forum.belmont.edu/business/2009/09/the_american_auto_industry_flo_1.html http://forum.belmont.edu/business/2009/09/the_american_auto_industry_flo_1.html General Business Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:56:26 -0600 Industry experts predict the next iteration of the Web will likely take hold around the year 2015. From Web 1.0 (the “Static Web”) - where surfers browsed through static, hyperlinked Web pages with little to no interaction to Web 2.0... http://forum.belmont.edu/business/2009/09/are_you_ready_for_some_web_30_1.html http://forum.belmont.edu/business/2009/09/are_you_ready_for_some_web_30_1.html Information Systems Fri, 25 Sep 2009 07:52:17 -0600 BusinessWeek’s list of the 100 Best Global Brands has been released. Coca-Cola takes the number one spot again, with an estimated $68,734 million brand value. Fast Company magazine recently published a story about David Butler, Coke’s Vice President of... http://forum.belmont.edu/business/2009/09/100_best_global_brands.html http://forum.belmont.edu/business/2009/09/100_best_global_brands.html Marketing Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:17:34 -0600 Scarlett Leadership Institute founder Joe Scarlett reminds us in yesterday's The Tennessean editorial to "Remember the Good Guys" who have built our U.S. industrial powerhouse. As Joe points out, in light of today's well-publicized incidents of corporate greed and... http://forum.belmont.edu/business/2009/09/remember_the_good_guys.html http://forum.belmont.edu/business/2009/09/remember_the_good_guys.html Management (General) Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:06:52 -0600 Recently a colleague sent me a link to a Slideshare presentation entitled “Healthcare Napkins for All”. The presentation created by Dan Roam and Anthony Jones depicts a simplistic and yet fairly accurate description of our healthcare reform efforts to... http://forum.belmont.edu/business/2009/09/the_healthcare_reform_plan_muc.html http://forum.belmont.edu/business/2009/09/the_healthcare_reform_plan_muc.html Healthcare Management Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:30:00 -0600 Within the past week, two Belmont College of Business Administration faculty members – Dr. Jeff Cornwall, Director for Belmont’s Center for Entrepreneurship, and Dr. Charles Wainright, Associate Professor of Management, Healthcare Administration, have been in the press. Read Life Experiences... http://forum.belmont.edu/business/2009/09/coba_faculty_in_the_news.html http://forum.belmont.edu/business/2009/09/coba_faculty_in_the_news.html Belmont News Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:01:59 -0600 Social networking sites are becoming increasingly popular among Internet users regardless of age. Sites, such as LinkedIn, Facebook/MySpace, and Twitter are some of the most popular web-based tools that allow individuals to create online communities. Despite their similarities, these social... http://forum.belmont.edu/business/2009/08/navigating_the_social_networki_1.html http://forum.belmont.edu/business/2009/08/navigating_the_social_networki_1.html Information Systems Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:09:11 -0600 All kidding aside, our healthcare system is limping along with a very expensive price tag and yet we are still in a quandary about what to do! It is interesting (and a little bit scary) to watch the contentious debate... http://forum.belmont.edu/business/2009/08/will_our_healthcare_system_be.html http://forum.belmont.edu/business/2009/08/will_our_healthcare_system_be.html Healthcare Management Thu, 13 Aug 2009 10:00:10 -0600 Since investors have broadly accepted the theory that financial markets are efficient, that is investors are making optimal decisions based on all the information available, Wall Street has been anxious to hire financial engineers (“rocket scientists”) to manage equity portfolios.... http://forum.belmont.edu/business/2009/08/excessive_or_just_compensation.html http://forum.belmont.edu/business/2009/08/excessive_or_just_compensation.html Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:08:39 -0600