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CK Prahalad shares wisdom
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What could draw nearly 300 students out given the dismal, rainy weather on Monday afternoon? It is all in a name: CK Prahalad. A University of Michigan professor, renowned corporate strategist, and internationally best-selling author of The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid, Prahalad spoke at the fourth annual Joel and Lois Coleman Social Impact Lecture, sponsored in conjunction with the Legal Studies department and the Wharton Ethics program.
Bienvenue à Wharton! Wharton hosts the French MBA Conference
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Noel Forgeard, CEO of EADS, Jean-Marie Messier, former CEO of Vivendi-Universal and Jean-David Levitte, French ambassador to the US, come to Wharton for the French MBA Conference. Jean-Marie Messier was close to getting a standing ovation from the crowd when he finished his speech at the French MBA Conference, which took place at Wharton last Saturday, October 29.
Variety of Opinion At Eye-Opening Fixed Income Panel
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Still barely awake for the early morning panel, most attendees did not know what to expect from the Fixed Income panel, scheduled against the ever popular "value investing" equity panel at the Wharton Investment Management Conference last Friday. But we were not disappointed as the diverse mix of panelists got started and a spirited debate ensued.
IM Conference Focuses on Beating the Market
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The theory that prices fully and accurately take account of all available information, dominates academics and is growing more popular among investment professionals. A glaring exception would be the investment professionals who participated in Wharton's eighth annual Investment Management Conference.
SWSBI Presents Second Annual Sports Industry Career Panel
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On Thursday, October 27, the Wharton Sports Business Initiative (WSBI) presented its second annual sports industry career panel for MBA students contemplating a career in the sports industry.
Top 10 Reasons why Jake Miller Didn't Write a Top 10 this Week
Courtesy of the rest of Team Journal (who aren't as naturally funny)
10. Castro didn't like the Halloween Party comment 9. He's on a mission… from God 8. Lost perspective on the passage of time due to lack of windows at OCRS 7. 'Tailgating' before the BYU game. Go Cougars! 6. Toxic leak following catastrophic diaper-changing incident 5.
Making a case for recycling at Wharton
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I have learned a lot so far at Wharton. I learned the four or five Cs (MKTG 621 TA's, please be kind to me), four Ps, and five Fs. Here is another important set of letters that we all used to know, but have probably unlearned to make room for the others: the three Rs. Reduce. Reuse. Recycle.