Earnings Guidance

Professor of accounting at Goizueta Business School, Shivaram Rajgopal was recently quoted in an article titled, “Earnings guidance: Companies’ forecasts can do them as much harm as good” by The Economic Times. Using the company Infosys as an example, The Economic Times claims that breaking the “habit” of providing investors with a quarterly guidance, even [...]

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Exploring Financial Statements

Emory University’s own Kristy Towry, associate professor of accounting for the Goizueta Business School, was recently cited by Smart Business in an online publication titled “Unearthing moneymaking gems is often just a case of exploring your company’s financial statements.” The article claims that by simply evaluating financial statements, firms can discover meaningful patterns and potential [...]

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MBA student on UNC Kenan-Flagler’s collaborative culture

Working in a recruiting role for Deloitte Consulting, one of the world’s largest management consulting firms, Neha Jain (MBA ’13) had visited UNC Kenan-Flagler countless times. When she first came to campus as an admitted student, Jain sent other students into a panic when they spotted her touring the building and thought that they had [...]

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Admissions Q&A: Global Executive MBA, Class Visits, Next Year’s Application Cycle

Question: I’m interested in the Global MBA for Executives. Is it is full-time or part-time? Answer: The GEMBA format includes both in-person international residencies and distance learning. The residencies occur at various locations around the world and the distance learning happens weekly. Students are categorized as full-time students, but are able to work full time while they [...]

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High–Frequency Trading: Is it Good or Bad for Markets?

NEW YORK — March 20, 2013 — As technological improvements reduce human interaction in financial markets, new research from Columbia Business School Professor Charles Jones details both the benefits and risks associated with high–frequency trading (HFT), the use of sophisticated computer algorithms to trade hundreds or even thousands of times a day, with a holding [...]

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High–Frequency Trading: Is it Good or Bad for Markets?

NEW YORK — March 20, 2013 — As technological improvements reduce human interaction in financial markets, new research from Columbia Business School Professor Charles Jones details both the benefits and risks associated with high–frequency trading (HFT), the use of sophisticated computer algorithms to trade hundreds or even thousands of times a day, with a holding [...]

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Ronald O. Perelman Pledges $100 Million to Columbia Business School to Shape the Next Generation of Global Business Leaders

NEW YORK — Columbia Business School announced today that Ronald O. Perelman, Chairman and CEO of MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc. and a member of the School’s Board of Overseers, has pledged $100 million to Columbia Business School. The gift will be used to develop a new facility that will strengthen the School’s innovations and programs [...]

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Ronald O. Perelman Pledges $100 Million to Columbia Business School to Shape the Next Generation of Global Business Leaders

NEW YORK — Columbia Business School announced today that Ronald O. Perelman, Chairman and CEO of MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc. and a member of the School’s Board of Overseers, has pledged $100 million to Columbia Business School. The gift will be used to develop a new facility that will strengthen the School’s innovations and programs [...]

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Reach The Beach is Back

Been a while but wanted to throw a quick post out there. The Reach the Beach relay is a 200 mile race from Wachussett Mountain to Westport beach, MA. There are 12 runners per team and the race takes place over roughly 24 hours. Each team member runs between 10-20 miles to help their team get [...]

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Round 3 Notification

Looking ahead to tomorrow, here’s what will happen. We’re planning to release Round 3 decisions at noon Boston time. There will be a handful of candidates invited to join the waitlist. The turnaround time for Round 3 admits to accept a spot in the class is quick – May 30. This means that we will [...]

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