Ethics of an Energy Giant: ConocoPhillips
[4/10/2008]
Reputation is everything. And ConocoPhillips is a company that takes its reputation very seriously, mandating that honesty and ethical business practices are always at the core of every business decision, at every level of the company. The energy giant summarizes this position in its corporate ethics statement: Our mission is to do more than deliver energy. We have a longstanding commitment to maintain the highest ethical standards and foster a culture that values honesty, integrity and responsibility in everything we do.
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Alumni News Items
[4/10/2008]
News briefs from Baylor Business alumni.
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All in the Family: Camterra Resources
[4/10/2008]
When Ken and Zach Carlile run into each other in the hallways at work at Camterra Resources, it's really nothing new. The father and son used to run into each other on their way to classes at Baylor all the time. Zach was a junior, pursuing a degree in Business Administration, when his father, Ken, returned to Baylor to work on his Ph.D. in Geology.
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Sharing the Wealth: The Story of Oilman Earl Hankamer
[4/10/2008]
Picture Earl C. Hankamer, benefactor of Baylor's Hankamer School of Business, with the soft smile and neatly combed hair that many people know from photographs.
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Leadership Perspective
[4/10/2008]
How two famous Baylor Business alums view leadership: Paul Foster is president, CEO and chairman of El Paso's Western Refining Co., a supplier of gasoline, diesel and jet fuel to markets in Phoenix, Tucson, Albuquerque and El Paso. Bob R. Simpson is a co-founder, chairman of the board and CEO of the Fort Worth-based XTO Energy Inc., one of the top 10 natural gas producers in the United States.
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BEST Student Projects in Energy
[4/10/2008]
Students in the BEST program at Baylor's Hankamer School of Business applied analytical and upper-level thinking skills to leave lasting impressions both domestically and internationally this past year. From sugar cane to methane, students explored opportunities for alternative energy resources and discovered potential positive economic results of their efforts.
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Vote Online: When Do You Think the World Will Reach Peak Oil?
[4/10/2008]
Go ahead and mark your calendar for the arrival of Peak Oil. But what date will this event take place when the world reaches the maximum point of oil production and takes the downward slope of decline? Conflicting opinions of sooner versus later were conceptualized during the 1950s with the introduction of geoscientist Dr. M. King Hubbert's theory of peak oil production.
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View/Review: Save the Date for Peak Oil
[4/10/2008]
Go ahead and mark your calendar for the arrival of Peak Oil. But what date will this event take place when the world reaches the maximum point of oil production and takes the downward slope of decline? Conflicting opinions of sooner versus later were conceptualized during the 1950s with the introduction of geoscientist Dr. M. King Hubbert's theory of peak oil production.
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Bears in the Oil Patch
[4/10/2008]
Exploration, acquisitions, drilling and production. The oil and gas industry is in full swing with Baylor alumni serving as an integral part of satisfying consumer demands by providing dependable resources.
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On the $100/Barrel Highway: The Energy Industry's Roadmap to the Future
[4/10/2008]
While exploration and production (E&P) industry challenges may seem daunting, they should probably be considered "typical" when placed alongside all the issues that have faced the industry throughout its history, from Spindletop to the Exxon Valdez to Deep Mission, the latest big find four miles below the Gulf of Mexico.
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Alumni News - Spring 2007
[5/23/2007]
Class notes for alumni of the Hankamer School of Business.
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Bears Backing Bears
[5/23/2007]
Whether it be freshman business students preparing their first business plan in the New Venture challenge, successful entrepreneurs speaking to classes or diplomats arranging official visits in foreign countries, Baylor Business programs from undergraduate to EMBA thrive thanks to the expertise and support of fellow bears across the country.
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Ethics of Business Schools
[5/23/2007]
Business schools play a fundamental role in helping future leaders understand the importance of practical leadership throughout an organization. Students should be taught early that ethical decision-making should be encouraged in the mailroom, by mail-handlers, as readily as it is expected in the boardroom by CEOs.
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Are You in (Self) Control?
[5/23/2007]
How is your self control? Take this online quiz to find out how you score on a self-control scale as part of a larger survey. James A. Roberts, professor of Marketing and W.A. Mays Professor of Entrepreneurship, has written a new book, Guilty Pleasures and Grim Necessities: The Science & Practice of Self-Control.
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Beyond Theory: Experimental Economics
[5/23/2007]
Sometimes you have to see it to believe it. That is exactly the premise behind the interactive teaching methods of several economics professors, whose classes embody active learning through direct application of lecture material and classroom interaction.
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Helping Local Businessess Aspire a Little Higher
[5/23/2007]
Pragmatic application reigns supreme for Gia Chevis' and Kevin Kobelsky's upper level accounting classes, where students are paired with local companies and non-profits to solve their accounting and information technology (IT) issues.
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To Quack or to Soar?
[5/23/2007]
By Ken Blanchard, author of several books, including "The One Minute Manager" and "Lead Like Jesus." The world is in desperate need of a different leadership role model - not just an organizational model, but a life role model.
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Why Hire a Baylor Grad?
[5/23/2007]
"I have found that Baylor students are the most well-rounded students, both academically and culturally. Baylor students care about what they are doing and are the most likely to succeed. They are quick to adapt to the work environment." Don Spitzer, National Partner in Charge - Private Equity, KPMG.
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Growing with Style and Distinction
[5/23/2007]
The decades-old Hankamer School of Business, which has given wings to scores of successful entrepreneurs, is bustling - perhaps bursting - with new programs tucked into offices and squeezed into hallways and down stairwells. With fixed seating in its classrooms and little room for student meetings, the school is all filled up with no place to grow.
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View/Review: Business School Rankings
[5/23/2007]
Their relevance ranges from being seen as a useful benchmark between peer institutions and programs to a highly controversial marketing tool. Yet, more and more publications produce rankings each year and students and parents increasingly lend them credibility in their decision-making process. Will rankings ultimately improve or hinder business schools?
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Focus Firms and HP. Growing Global.
[5/23/2007]
Focus Firms were not the established norm at Baylor when Mark Hurd graduated from the University in 1979 with a bachelor's degree in business administration. The practice of partnering MBA candidates with regional, national or multi-national companies to research and provide solutions on real-time, core issues is relatively new to Baylor Business.
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Wanted: Top PhDs
[5/23/2007]
The good news is that top-notch scholars with Ph.D.s in accounting, finance and marketing will discover a healthy job market today and probably for many years to come. The bad news is that the numbers of people to teach students who want those degrees are disappearing by the hundreds and not being replaced.
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The Business of Business Schools
[5/23/2007]
The business of business schools is changing and Hankamer is adapting, competing and excelling. The nature of business competition and, as a result, the demands organizations place on their future managers and leaders are changing dramatically and quickly. And the speed and magnitude of that change carries implications for every single U.S. business school, including Baylor University's Hankamer School of Business.
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Ethics of Invention
[1/4/2007]
When Alfred Nobel invented dynamite in 1866, his intention was that the explosive could be used in construction. As a result of an accident in his lab, he discovered a way to make nitroglycerin safer and less volatile to handle and it could be easily detonated. But Nobel was also a pacifist. His views on peace and social justice were considered radical in his era. When his dynamite began to be used in warfare, Nobel was overcome with guilt.
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Learning in 360: Technically Entrepreneurs
[1/4/2007]
In today's rapidly evolving business world, it is essential for companies to harness technological innovation to better serve society and consumers' needs. That is exactly Greg Leman's vision for his Technology Entrepreneurship class.
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Technology at Baylor Business
[1/4/2007]
New graduates who majored in Information Systems rake in one of the top starting salaries for undergraduate degrees, according to the Summer 2006 National Association of Colleges and Employers Salary Survey. A graduate with an information systems degree starts at an average annual salary of $45,724.
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5 Tips from Mark Hurd
[1/4/2007]
The five tips I've learned along the way and attempt to incorporate into my daily leadership habits.
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Q & A with Mark Hurd
[1/4/2007]
Mark Hurd is Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of HP's Board of Directors. He's an alumnus of Baylor's Hankamer School of Business. HP is a technology solutions provider for consumers, businesses and institutions globally. The company's offerings are in IT infrastructure, global services business and home computing, imaging, and printing. With over 150,000 employees and one billion customers worldwide, last year's revenues totaled $91.7 billion. Earlier this year, Hurd was given the Baylor Business Legend award from the Houston Baylor Business Network.
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The 'Gray' Side of Technology
[1/4/2007]
When the computer language BASIC emerged almost half a century ago, the phrase cyber warfare wasn't in the dictionary and the word virus was often preceded by flu. Blackberries were a fruit, telephones didn't play music and Spam came in a can.
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Healthcare Technology: Plugging into Progress
[1/4/2007]
There's no question that technology has driven extraordinary innovation in medical science.However, while such advancement continues apace,the hot topic in healthcare today is information technology.
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Bears Behind the Screens
[1/4/2007]
In the ever-evolving world of Information Technology (IT),career possibilities are no longer limited to programmers writing code, fighting viruses or encrypting personal information. All companies from restaurants and retail outlets to universities and hospitals must use technology for direct communication with their customers, clients and employees to stay competitive. The faster the word gets out, the better. This urgent need has created a whole gamut of niche IT professionals and the demand has made these opportunities quite exciting and lucrative.
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Same Destination, New Map
[1/4/2007]
Technology is not a game-changing force in business. Today, companies must continuously innovate to add value to their customers, which represents the same objectives companies have marshaled their creativity to achieve throughout business history.
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It's a Small World After All
[1/4/2007]
Let's say a company wants to put together a three-person team to work on a project because of the strengths each person would contribute. Now let's toss in a wrench: Each team member works in a different country. Some are on different continents. Getting them together physically would mean great expense and scheduling problems.
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Technology as a Change Agent
[1/4/2007]
In the business world, technology matters - even if some highly influential thought leaders might say, or write, otherwise.
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New Bear Recruiting Program
[3/20/2006]
A program is being developed to help graduating MBA candidates land a job. The goal of the program is to find jobs through alumni already established in the business world.
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New center aims to help students score in sports careers
[3/20/2006]
Attention, sports fans: ESPN SportsCenter is coming to Hankamer. Well... not quite. However, the new Sports Sponsorship & Sales Center will look a lot like that famed television studio, with an academic twist. Instead of serving as a forum for sports fans arguing about the latest controversial call, Hankamer's version will be designed for Sports Sponsorship & Sales (S3) majors to use in preparation for their careers
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Research in Action
[3/20/2006]
Can Happiness be Purchased at the Mall? In a culture that tells us happiness can be purchased at the mall or on the Internet, it isn't surprising that many Americans have a love-hate relationship with money and material possessions. In pursuing the "American dream," many of us are caught up in a never ending cycle of spending and disappointment as we find little or fleeting satisfaction with each additional purchase.
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Ethics of Selling: Reclaiming Salesmanship without Selling Your Soul
[3/20/2006]
The depiction of salespeople as wily hucksters who value compensation over client welfare does little to enhance the professional image the career and the majority of its practitioners deserve. According to Baylor marketing professors and research collaborators Bill Weeks and Larry Chonko, much of this negativity is rooted in how sales were conducted 30, 40, even 50 years ago.
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S3 Internships: A Step Toward Success
[3/20/2006]
Internships may not be the most glamorous stepping stone on the path to a successful career. However, university students are encouraged to intern with companies to avoid the "deer in the headlights" effect when entering the business world. These Sports, Sponsorship and Sales (S3) students have learned the value of hard work while gaining the bonus of experience in marketing internships.
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Marketing at Baylor Business
[3/20/2006]
Listening and paying close attention to the job market has led Hankamer's marketing department to continue to evolve and offer specialties and programs unique to Baylor. Students can choose an emphasis through: professional selling; sports, sponsorship and sales (S3); arts & entertainment (A&E) marketing; advertising & promotion; retail management; and not-for-profit marketing.
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Leadership Perspective: The Power of Influence
[3/20/2006]
Grant Teaff speaks about influences in his life, how he's influenced others and how to make a difference.
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CRM: A Gamble No More
[3/20/2006]
Early corporate investments in customer relationship management (CRM) capabilities delivered questionable returns. Bruised by the recession and smarting from an IT-spending frenzy, executives commonly viewed CRM investments as a gamble in the early 2000s. But the odds of CRM investments paying off have greatly improved in the past five years, and customer-experience innovations in the gaming have lead the way.
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CRM & Privacy: How Much Do Companies Need to Know?
[3/20/2006]
Bill Miller, VP Partner Marketing for Travelocity, and Paul Greenberg, author of the best-seller "CRM at the Speed of Light: Essential Customer Strategies for the 21st Century" explain their takes on a topic that hits close to home.
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Miracle Marketer
[3/20/2006]
It almost seems too easy. But for Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks, unstoppable determination and an unshakable work ethic form the foundation of every aspect of this checklist. He possesses a passion for basketball, but business marketing is the game he plays. And he plays it well.
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Bears in Sports
[3/20/2006]
What if your job was to entertain athletes at the All-Star Game? Or if you could finally bring your team's mascot into the 21st Century? Or you got paid to talk sports all day? These are dream job scenarios for many. For this handful of Baylor Business alumni, it's just another day at the ballpark.
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Marketing's Role in a Relationship Age
[3/20/2006]
For marketers and businesses around the globe, it's the Relationship Age, an acclamation that the relationship between a brand and a customer drives market share - and innovation.
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