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	Yale University Commencement May 24, 2004 New Haven, CT MORE INFO >> SOMAA NYC - Annual Day at the Races June 5, 2004 New York, NY MORE INFO >> 8th Annual Yale MBA Summer Reception June 17, 2004 New York, NY MORE INFO >> Reception for Yale SOM Alumni in Finance Featuring John L. Thornton '80 June 21, 2004 New York, NY MORE INFO >>

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	Dick R. Wittink, George Rogers Clark Professor of Management and Marketing, receives Paul E. Green Award for landmark marketing study on brand switching. READ AWARD-WINNING STUDY >> READ MORE ABOUT PROFESSOR WITTINK'S RESEARCH >> FULL FACULTY PROFILES >>

	The Economic Growth of China Opportunity is at hand for China to take its place among the great industrialized countries of the world. By Professor Martin Shubik READ MORE The Right Remedy for Pricey Drugs The U.S. should let in Canadian imports - but build in safeguards. By Jeffrey E. Garten, BusinessWeek READ MORE Medicare Will Not Go Bankrupt Medicare trustee reports of insolvency are well-meaning but misleading. By Professor Theodore R. Marmor READ MORE A Return to the Power of Ideas By Professor Jeffrey Sonnenfeld MIT Sloan Management Review READ ABSTRACT Flipping It: How a Lawyer and an Economist Set Out to Change the World by Looking at Life Upside Down and Sideways By Richard Conniff Yale Alumni Magazine READ MORE

	Leaders Forum Online: Jeffrey Immelt Chairman & CEO General Electric Company February 17, 2004 VIEW ONLINE OR TAKE WITH YOU IN MP3 >> 2003-2004 Leaders Forum Speakers >>

	Special Events: Dean Jeffrey Garten Leads Panel on Global Brands & Public Diplomacy LISTEN

	AYA LIFELONG LEARNING Featured Courses: The New Financial Order Numerous risks threaten daily our housing values, incomes, and retirement savings, but many go unnoticed. With his new course, Professor Robert Shiller envisions new ways to secure our financial future. MORE INFO >> Globalization and the New Global Economy What really is the global economy? And why is it so controversial? MORE INFO >> AllLearn home page for course listings >> Full Online Course Listing >>

	Is 75 Percent of the Sales Promotion Bump Due to Brand Switching? No, 33 Percent is. Professor Dick R. Wittink READ MORE Soft Information, Hard Sell: The Role of Soft Information in the Pricing of Intellectual Property - Evidence from Screenplays Sales Professor William N. Goetzmann, Vicente Pons-Sanz, and Professor S. Abraham Ravid READ MORE The Multinational Corporation Today Professor Paul Bracken READ MORE READ ALL RESEARCH >> Sign up to receive faculty research papers via e-mail >>

	Roger Ibbotson receives Graham and Dodd Scroll Award. READ MORE Sharon M. Oster, Cynthia W. Massarsky, and Samantha L. Beinhacker, publish new book: Generating and Sustaining Nonprofit Earned Income: A Guide to Successful Enterprise Strategies (Jossey-Bass). READ MORE READ PREFACE >> READ SAMPLE CHAPTER BY GREGORY DEES '81 >> Feeling Stuck? Sandra Spataro's new book can help. READ MORE The Museum of Money and Financial Institutions Professor Martin Shubik [Featured in The New York Times (3/31)] READ MORE MORE FACULTY NEWS >>

	The International Center for Finance is focused on the critical issues facing the global community today. The ICF brings together scholars, from throughout Yale University, to examine topics such as the development of capital markets, the functioning of the business corporation, how investment decisions are made, and how security prices evolve. Director William N. Goetzmann Research Initiatives Behavioral Finance >> China >> Corporate Finance >> Corporate Governance >> Hedge Fund >> Historical Financial Instruments >> Home Equity Protection Project >> Real Estate >> Stock Market Confidence Indexes™ >>



	• Yale School of Management's growing links to Yale. >>

	• Charter Class of 1978 initiates The Memorial Loan Forgiveness Fund. • Patrick Von Bargen '78 will address the Class of 2004 on Commencement Day. >>

	• Alumni in Houston join the MBA Council of Houston. • Environment SIG hosts Dan Horan '95. • Jesse Johnson SOM & FES '01 speaks to the Double Bottom Line and Environment SIGs. >>

	• Yale SOM receives $1.6 million to build behavioral finance program. • Winners announced in Second Annual National Business Plan Competition for Nonprofit Organizations. >>


	• Al Gore decries 'collision' between civilization and the environment. • New office to promote the university's international initiatives. >>


	Yale School of Management's Growing Links to Yale Since its founding, one of Yale School of Management's distinct characteristics compared to other leading business schools has been its close ties to its parent university. READ MORE

	The Memorial Loan Forgiveness Fund is initiated by the Charter Class of 1978 in memory of Jeffrey McNally and Donald Ogilvie. READ MORE Patrick Von Bargen '78, Managing Executive for Policy & Staff in the Office of the Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, will address the Class of 2004 on Commencement Day, May 24. READ MORE The Class of 2004 has created a new giving level - the Cornerstone Society. READ MORE Professors Matt Spiegel and Shyam Sunder reunite MGT 948 alumni. READ MORE Bob Ames '03 and Anthony Corridore '03, along with Professor Paul MacAvoy, publish an article in the Journal of Applied Corporate Finance on vulnerability of the U.S. economy to oil shocks. READ MORE Karen Ottesen '00 appointed CEO of Social Compact. READ MORE Doug Hastie '00 establishes Chai, a tea importing and distribution business in New Zealand. READ MORE Matthew Broder '87 appointed to Vice President of External Communications at Pitney Bowes. READ MORE YALE SOM ALUMNI VOLUNTEER HONOR ROLL 2004 >> New! MORE ALUMNI LEADERS >> 2003-2004 ALUMNI SPEAKER SERIES >> SIGN UP TO BE A CLASS AGENT >>

	Alumni in Houston join the MBA Council of Houston. READ MORE Colorado chapter dines with Professor Dick Wittink. READ MORE Environment SIG hosts Dan Horan '95, President and CEO of Papaya King, to share his general lessons on leadership and entrepreneurship. READ MORE Jesse Johnson SOM & FES '01 speaks to the Double Bottom Line and Environment SIGs on his environmentally-friendly furniture company. READ MORE Students connect with alumni in Russia on spring break. READ MORE READ THE COMPLETE NEWS AND EVENTS FROM REGIONAL CHAPTERS ON THE SOMAA WEBSITE >>

	Thank you to all of the alumni who participated in our Mock Interview Series, Tell Me About Your Job Speakers Series, and many other CDO events. Your dedication and commitment to Yale SOM is greatly appreciated. READ MORE The Robert Bosch Foundation Fellowship Program 2005-2006 for outstanding young American professionals to acquire an in-depth understanding of the political, economic, and cultural environment of Germany and the European Union. READ MORE Barnes & Noble, Inc Advanced Analytics, Marketing New York, NY MORE INFO >> Booz Allen Hamilton Enterprise Resilience/Market Development Coordinator McLean, VA MORE INFO >> Cablevision Systems Corporation Director, Financial Planning - Sports & Entertainment New York, NY MORE INFO >> Clinton Foundation HIV/AIDS Initiative Director of Development and Communications Boston, MA MORE INFO >> Fidelity Investments Management Consultant Boston, MA MORE INFO >> Greenwich Strategy, LLC Contract Consultant Providence, RI MORE INFO >> Pfizer Managed Care Marketing Director New York, NY MORE INFO >> Staples, Inc. Strategy Manager Chicago, IL MORE INFO >> VIEW ALL ALUMNI JOB POSTINGS >> ALUMNI CAREER RESOURCES >> YALE CAREER NETWORK >> New! PARTICIPATE IN YALE SOM ACTIVITIES >> POST A JOB FOR YALE SOM ALUMNI>>

	Admissions thanks the hundreds of alumni who helped recruit and select applicants and encourage admitted applicants to choose Yale SOM. READ MORE Admissions Interviews Events Contacting Admitted Applicants WANT TO BE AN ADMISSIONS ALUMNI AMBASSADOR? >>

	Yale SOM receives $1.6 million to build behavioral finance program. READ MORE Winners announced in Second Annual National Business Plan Competition for Nonprofit Organizations. READ MORE Students experience warmth and hospitality of Nigeria while learning about its private, public, and nonprofit institutions. READ MORE Zhiwu Chen and a group of Yale SOM students travel to China to discuss business strategy. READ MORE Students comment on SEC's proposed mutual fund disclosures. READ MORE MORE SCHOOL NEWS >>

	Al Gore decries 'collision' between civilization and the environment. READ MORE New office to promote the university's international initiatives. READ MORE MORE YALE NEWS >> YALE CALENDAR >>



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