Departmental News

Nov 15, 2012

Several years ago, when I was a company’s affirmative action officer, I found myself in an awkward position when I found out that company leaders wanted to know if a leading candidate for an open position was Jewish before they made their hiring decision. At the time, the company was recruiting ...Click here for more
Political discussion at work can actually strengthen an employee’s job satisfaction and commitment to the organization, but only if the discussion is characterized as “an exchange of perspectives” with “give and take,” rather than as “political pressuring” to agree with a supervisor’s political ...Click here for more

Oct 11, 2012

Executives and professors often talk of having an open-door policy. Stacy Hills’ open door policy doesn’t have to be stated. Anyone who passes by her office can see it. Even though it’s not a huge office, it is packed with students all the time. Some are working with Stacey, other students have ...Click here for more
Tim Gardner is skilled at Jeopardy. His knack for remembering bits and pieces of random knowledge is a hidden talent he developed, in part because he earned his undergraduate degree in liberal studies. “I had these plans,” Dr. Gardner said. “I was going to be a clinical ...Click here for more
Editor's note: "When Theory Meets Practice - Stories From the Workplace" is a new feature in the Huntsman Post where we invite professionals to share stories of challenging events that tested them with the unexpected. By Vijay Kannan, executive director of International Programs, professor of ...Click here for more

Sep 13, 2012

Having an abusive boss can create workplace stress that can easily translate into problems at home. For eight years, Merideth Ferguson, a new professor at the Huntsman School of Business, has done research to gain insight into how a troubled work situation can impact the family. Dr. Merideth ...Click here for more

Aug 27, 2012

Last spring, Huntsman marketing professors Cathy Hartman and Edwin Stafford got a chuckle over an OgilvyEarth study that found green was too pink. Specifically, the ad agency reported that men, in general, resist environmentally-preferable behaviors and products, such as carrying reusable shopping ...Click here for more

Jun 15, 2012

At first, John Ferguson wanted to be a preacher. But at Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas, Dr. Ferguson found a mentor who had something else in mind. This mentor encouraged Dr. Ferguson to go to law school. After receiving a Bachelor of Arts, Dr. Ferguson chose a place where he could ...Click here for more

May 9, 2012

An education innovation and research journal is coming to the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business. Vijay Kannan, professor of operations manage­ment and director of international programs, was selected in January as the editor of the Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education. The Decision ...Click here for more

Apr 26, 2012

For one week in early April, Utah State University students with drive, dreams, and creativity found such attributes could prove especially rewarding. The Jon M. Huntsman School of Business called it Entrepreneurship Week, and organizers from the student-led Entrepreneurship Clip seemed intent on ...Click here for more