August 2016

Aug 30, 2016

New Director of Diversity and Inclusion ‘Hits the Ground Running’

Poole College welcomes its new director of diversity and inclusion, Tayah Lin Butler.

Aug 29, 2016

Poole College team places third in Deloitte SAP Co-Innovation Event

Poole College accounting students Alexandra Shrader, Morgan Wilson and Taylor Rogan placed third in the Deloitte SAP Co-Innovation Event held at Deloitte University in August.

Aug 26, 2016

Economists See Ride-hailing Industry as Ripe for Competition

Hear what economists have to say about the popular taxi service Uber Technologies Inc.’s operations in China and the growing competition. Stephen Margolis, economist and anti-trust expert at Poole College was…

Aug 19, 2016

Marketplace exercise puts new MBA students on path toward creativity, innovation

Even before classes began, Poole College’s new Jenkins MBA students were applying creative energy and knowledge from their first seminar – on innovation and marketing – at the MBA Marketplace…

Aug 16, 2016

Should You Praise Top Workers or Group Efforts?

Learn about whether the managerial trends, which changed from praising individuals to congratulating the entire group, are effective or not. Researchers at Poole College conducted an experiment where groups were…

Aug 16, 2016

Spotlight on Poole College of Management Dean Annette Ranft

Annette Ranft comes to campus after serving as senior associate dean of academic affairs at the University of Tennessee’s Haslam College of Business. We sat down with Ranft to discuss her experience and how she plans to build upon the Poole College of Management’s success.

Aug 6, 2016

Six People to Know in NC State Entrepreneurship

Laura Braverman, ExitEvent writer, posted this story about the role of NC State faculty, staff and alumni – including Poole College’s Lewis Sheats – in spurring innovation and economic development. The…

Aug 4, 2016

The Tesla Effect: How the cutting edge company became the most powerful engine in Bay Area manufacturing

Learn how Tesla’s Fremont car factory’s rapid growth is making it the most powerful engine in Bay Area. Robert Handfield, Ph.D., supply chain management professor and executive director of the…