This site is associated with BA201: Business thought & action, a class for sophomore BBAs at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. It is being taught in Winter 2010 by Dean Robert J. Dolan (Ross, Wikipedia), Robert E. Kennedy (Ross, Executive Director of WDI), and Scott A. Moore (UM, BBA Program Faculty Director).

Instructions

What is shown in the table to the right is the first paragraph of the summary of these news items. Click on the article title in order to take you to the full summary. Once you are on that page, then you should click through to the original article and read that.

These are the ten most recent news items. All of this year's news items are available. You do not need to read the articles tagged with sess00; these were articles that we used to help prepare for the class. For each week's class, read the articles posted from the Wednesday of the previous week through Tuesday right before class. Thus, for the first class session read the articles posted beginning on 12/30/09.

Reading the news

  1. Business news
  2. Financial news
  3. Exploratory news reading

Investigating the news

  1. News search
  2. News investigation
  3. Archival search
  4. Real-time news

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1271024154|%a, %m/%d/%y Q1 2010 CEO Departures Surpass Q1 2009 (by StevenGottliebStevenGottlieb)
This very short article from TalentManagementTech.com explains that this year, 95 CEOs have announced their retirements, up from 46 in the first quarter of 2009. After reaching a 17-month high of 132 in February, departures among the nation’s chief executive officer turnover dropped 10 percent in March to 119, according to the monthly report on CEO turnover from outplacement consultancy Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. Click to learn more.
1271004345|%a, %m/%d/%y Is Disney’s Chief Having a Cinderella Moment? (by StevenGottliebStevenGottlieb)
Disney CEO Bob Iger is profiled in this article from the New York Times. The article explains what makes Iger a good leader, what he's done at Disney, and how he rose to his current position.
1270855925|%a, %m/%d/%y 40 Under 40 of the Hottest Rising Stars in Business (by StevenGottliebStevenGottlieb)
Fortune Lists its 40 under 40 of the top innovators, value creators, and agents of change.
1270855243|%a, %m/%d/%y Best Places to Intern: 2008 (by StevenGottliebStevenGottlieb)
BusinessWeek's 2008 list of the companies with the best internships shows college students where to look in this tough job market
1270854915|%a, %m/%d/%y Be A Leader By Playing Leader (by StevenGottliebStevenGottlieb)
Sometimes you have to be your own role model. The mental images of shared goal that a leader paints for his or her followers can help them all get there faster. Yet a leader him/herself sometimes loses sight of, and confidence in, his or her goals. The irony is that a leader can never exhibit his or her true feelings to his or her followers. This article from Forbes.com discusses the environment a leader must create and the persona he or she must embody.
1270854629|%a, %m/%d/%y Trusting a CEO in the Twitter Age (by StevenGottliebStevenGottlieb)
The days are long gone when organizations could control the message internally or build a wall between themselves and the outside world. Today what's inside is soon outside, posted on blogs and message boards—or simply Twittered during meetings. This BusinessWeek article explores how social media tools offer a new test for leaders when it comes to dealing candidly with employees, especially amid economic insecurity.
1270854446|%a, %m/%d/%y 100 BEST COMPANIES TO WORK FOR 2010 (by StevenGottliebStevenGottlieb)
According to Fortune Magazine via CNNMoney.com these are the best companies to work for in 2010. Click on each to read the company's summary.
1270853904|%a, %m/%d/%y When the CEO Job Is Split in Two (by StevenGottliebStevenGottlieb)
Dividing the post often leads to grief. Attempts to split the CEO role over the years have led to clashing egos and crippling power struggles at such companies as Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Charles Schwab, Unilever, and Kraft Foods. The record is so bad, in fact, that many wonder why any board would split the role, particularly in a recession when decisiveness is key. But Aéropostale's new bosses know how to work together. This BusinessWeek article from October 2009 explores the concept of co-CEO.
1270762264|%a, %m/%d/%y Buffett on bank CEOs (by oish330oish330)
Warren Buffett has some strong beliefs on the responsibilities of bank CEOs in monitoring risk, as well as the consequences for their failures.
1270761768|%a, %m/%d/%y How can CEOs weather economic trouble? (by oish330oish330)
The article below discusses techniques for CEOs to help their teams weather changes and economic trouble.
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