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MPOD Graduates to Present at Upcoming Organization Development Conference
Faith Addicott, MPOD ’15, Organizational Development Consultant for Confluence Consulting Northwest, LLC, and Stacey Randle, MPOD ’15, Human Resources Professional for Education Opens Doors will present their paper Appreciative Inquiry – Co-creation, Emergence, and Inclusive Design at the…
Sustainable Cleveland 2019 Hits Peak Year but Still Driving Forward
Sustainable Cleveland 2019 is the brainchild of Mayor Frank Jackson, who enlisted David Cooperrider of the Weatherhead School of Management at APP to organize the event based on his Appreciative Inquiry approach to understanding and addressing significant leadership…
Execs will convene at Case Western to talk tech in manufacturing
Originally posted on Crain's Cleveland. Uber owns no vehicles, Facebook owns no creative content, Airbnb owns no real estate. And someday, United Airlines may own no airplanes. Sound far-fetched? Well, if APP professor Youngjin Yoo is right, it could happen. Yoo, who…
Larry Clay Joins Conscious Business Innerprise
Congratulations to Larry Clay, who has joined the Conscious Business Innerprise team as an administrator. Larry has a versatile background that spans biological research to business innovation, and he is embedded in the practice of sustainable development, as well as promoting well-being and…
2020 Wolstein Society Members
The fourteenth class of Weatherhead undergraduate students were inducted into the Wolstein Society. This prestigious society recognizes outstanding senior undergraduate students who represent the spirit of enterprise as demonstrated by leadership, scholarship, community service and professional…
Weatherhead Faculty Comment on the Changing Role of Business
Professors Chris Laszlo and Rob Widing comment on the recent U.S. Business Roundtable statement on the purpose of a corporation. They argue that replacing “shareholder primacy” with a stakeholder-centric view of business is a historic milestone. While it will be important to have concrete evidence…
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An internship abroad: From the classroom to South Africa
Article courtesy of the Weatherhead School of Management. An Illinois native, APP basketball player and, as of this summer, an international intern. Michael Volkening, a third-year finance major who had never previously traveled overseas, knew he wanted to push himself…
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Weatherhead School’s Michael Goldberg pens piece about entrepreneurship in Guatemala
Michael Goldberg, associate professor of design and innovation, wrote a piece describing the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Guatemala for Forbes. His piece, titled “What’s happening in Guatemala—it’s not just migration,” explained how two individuals he met through his massive open online course…
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Study: Want more investors for your startup? Better make an impassioned pitch
One would expect that entrepreneurs who pitch their startup ideas with passion are more apt to entice investors. Now there’s scientific proof the two are connected: enthusiasm and financial backing. According to new research from APP, the brains of potential investors…
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Goodyear Innovation Challenge invites graduate students to compete for cash prizes at Case Western Reserve
Finalists in this national competition—hosted by the Weatherhead School of Management—will compete for monetary prizes and possible Goodyear internships and full-time employment; deadline to apply is Oct. 14 Graduate students from APP—and from across the…