Business School Faculty in the News - July 2003

Below are selected citations of news stories organized by academic department or area, compiled by the Office of Communications. Please submit additional articles or comments to umbs-comm@umich.edu.


Richard Sloan, "Sturm's Screen: Forensic Investing," SmartMoney.com, July 15, 2003
James Wheeler, "State won't pursue tax fraud lawsuit against ChevronTexaco," Associated Press, July 21, 2003


Jim Hines, “Today’s Events In Washington,” The Bulletin’s Frontrunner, July 15, 2003
Jim Hines, “Effect of Tax Policy on U.S. Competitiveness,” Federal Document Clearing House Congressional Testimony, July 15, 2003
Jim Hines, “Event: Senate Finance Committee,” FNS Daybook, July 15, 2003
Jim Hines, “Organization: Senate Finance Committee,” Washington Daybook, July 15, 2003
Joel Slemrod, “New tax cut about to take effect,” CNBC News/Business Center, July 1, 2003
Joel Slemrod, “Debts could swallow up tax cut cash,” USA Today, July 3, 2003 
Joel Slemrod, “H&R Block’s Nightmare,” Forbes, July 7, 2003
Joel Slemrod, “Economists wondering how the US economy …,” NPR’s All Things Considered, July 17, 2003
Joel Slemrod, “Parents to get tax rebates, but will they spend? …,” Minneapolis Star Tribune, July 25, 2003
Joel Slemrod, “Child Tax Credit checks being issued to 25 million parents …,” NPR’s Morning Edition, July 25, 2003
Joel Slemrod, “Checks’ effect on economy uncertain …,” Columbus Dispatch, July 25, 2003
Joel Slemrod, “What to do with an extra $400?,” News Observer, July 27, 2003
Joel Slemrod, “Federal Tax Cut Plan May Have Little Impact …,” Michigan Technology News, July 31, 2003


M.S. Krishnan, “News scan,” InformationWeek, June 30, 2003


Kenneth Lieberthal, “Insight,” CNN International/Insight, July 1, 2003
C.K. Prahalad, “Guru for hire: Gary Hamel,” Human Resources, May, 2003
C.K. Prahalad, “Secretary-General Kofi Annan launches Commission on Private Sector …,” Canada NewsWire, July 24, 2003
Jan Svejnar, “US Economist Proposes Eastern European Trade Engagement with Iraq,” World Markets Analysis, July 7, 2003


Wayne Brockbank, “Adding competencies, adding value …,” HRMagazine, July 1, 2003


M.P. Narayanan, “Bidder Lacks Financing in Hostile Takeover …,” The Blade, July 17, 2003
Tyler Shumway, “Blinded by the Light,” Forbes, July 21, 2003
Tyler Shumway, “Sunny Money On Wall Street,” Time Magazine, July 28, 2003


George Fulton, “Road Compromise Needed, But It’s Only a Start …,” Detroit News, July 20, 2003
George Fulton, Don Grimes, Stanley Sedo, “U-M a big player in Michigan economy …,” Ann Arbor News, July 8, 2003
George Fulton, Don Grimes, Stanley Sedo, “U-M Contributes $3.5 Billion …,” Michigan Technology News, July 8, 2003
George Fulton, Don Grimes, Stanley Sedo, “Steer clear of complacency …,” Ann Arbor News, July 13, 2003
Don Grimes, “Weak Economic Recovery Hits More States …,” Michigan Technology News, July 30, 2003
Greg Saltzman, “Verizon to Reinstate 2,312 …,” Newsday, July 12, 2003
Roland Zullo, “Steelworkers making tires are part of a union branching out,” Associated Press, July 7, 2003


Susan Kornfield, “Embroidered PT Cruiser hits trademark …,” Detroit News, July 20, 2003
David Lewis, “The rise and fall of Harry Bennett,” Automotive News Europe, June 1, 2003
David Lewis, “Harry Bennett: Henry Ford’s chief thug …,” Automotive News, June 15, 2003
David Lewis, “Henry II hands the crown to a non-Ford,” Automotive News, June 15, 2003
David Lewis, “Henry Ford II leapt at chance to hire Whiz Kids …,” Automotive News, June 15, 2003
Dana Muir, “Auto Contract Talks: Part 1 – Pension Plans,” Michigan Radio, July 1, 2003
Dana Muir, “Continued problems with pension plans across the country,” NPR/Marketplace, July 22, 2003


Claes Fornell/American Customer Satisfaction Index, “Customer Satisfaction Pays! What’s New …,” Management & Applications TM, Summer, 2003
Claes Fornell/American Customer Satisfaction Index, “Comcast Fights Bad-Service Image: For Cable Operator …,” The Wall Street Journal Online, June 27, 2003
Claes Fornell/American Customer Satisfaction Index, “Local Credit Union succeeds …,” San Diego Business Journal, June 30, 2003
Claes Fornell/American Customer Satisfaction Index, “A Place At The Table,” Industry Week, July, 2003
Claes Fornell/American Customer Satisfaction Index, “BellSouth Ranks #1 …,” RBOC Update, July, 2003
Claes Fornell/American Customer Satisfaction Index, “Papa John’s Offers Customers …,” PR Newswire, July 1, 2003
Claes Fornell/American Customer Satisfaction Index, “BellSouth Achieves High Ranking …,” Pressi.com, July 3, 2003
Claes Fornell/American Customer Satisfaction Index, “A Mission to Save Qwest …,” The Sunday Oregonian, July 6, 2003
Claes Fornell/American Customer Satisfaction Index, “PhotoWorks Engages ForeSee Results To Measure …,” Business Wire, July 8, 2003
Claes Fornell/American Customer Satisfaction Index, “As the lawyers circle, has McDonald’s had its chips? …,” Sunday Telegraph, July 13, 2003
Claes Fornell/American Customer Satisfaction Index, “Government Websites Use New Tool to Boost …,” Business Wire, July 14, 2003
Claes Fornell/American Customer Satisfaction Index, “BellSouth Takes Highest Honors …,” PR Newswire, July 15, 2003
Claes Fornell/American Customer Satisfaction Index, “Papa John’s Pizza Now Available …,” Asia Pulse, July 22, 2003
Claes Fornell/American Customer Satisfaction Index, “Papa John’s pizza attracts more loyalty, says survey …,” The Courier-Journal, July 26, 2003


Wayne Baker, “University of Michigan survey of Arab-Americans begins,” Associated Press, July 10, 2003
Wayne Baker, “Q&A: U-M launches post 9-11 survey …,” Ann Arbor News, July 13, 2003
Kim Cameron, “Some families face having both breadwinners out of work,” CBS Evening News with Dan Rather, July 7, 2003; variations of this story also appeared on: CBS Morning News and CBS’s The Early Show
Kim Cameron, “Cashing In On Kindness,” Washington Post, July 20, 2003
Jerry Davis, “SEC report: Raise stockholder power,” USA Today, July 16, 2003
Richard Price, “Faces behind the numbers: jobless rate at nine-year high,” Scripps Howard News Service, July 3, 2003
Karl Weick, “A Test For NASA, Shuttle …,” Newsday, July 6, 2003


Jan Svejnar, “US Economist Proposes Eastern European Trade Engagement with Iraq,” World Markets Analysis, July 7, 2003
“Central/Eastern Europe Inflation, Growth, Unemployment Projections …,” Business Wire, July 16, 2003
“Former Soviet Union Growth Rate Will Surge; Central Europe on Track …,” Business Wire, July 17, 2003


Tim Faley, “People,” Crain’s Detroit Business, July 7, 2003
Theresa Welbourne, “Is Economic Growth on the Horizon? Senior Leaders Respond …,” PR Newswire, July 8, 2003; this story also appeared in BusinessWeek Online, CBS MarketWatch, Crain’s Detroit Business, Entrepreneur Magazine, New York Times, among other outlets
“Laboratory device maker receives federal grant …,” Ann Arbor News, July 16, 2003


“It’s money that makes the school go round …,” Financial Times, July 21, 2003

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