http://blogs.scb.rit.edu/dean Dr. Ashok Rao, E. Philip Saunders College of Business at RIT Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:59:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Don’t worry! This isn’t yet another article about finding jobs. It’s about helping the Rochester economy prosper through networks of invention, resources and markets. Rochester has always had a resilient economy. In its early years the “Flour” City transported grain that fed the urban populations of New ... http://blogs.scb.rit.edu/dean/2008/06/17/networking-for-success/ It’s no secret that the package printing industry has become increasingly competitive over the last two decades. Yet, in the last decade, one Rochester company grew their sales year over year by double digits. Today, they have $ 100 million in sales and 400 employees. For this ... http://blogs.scb.rit.edu/dean/2008/05/12/thriving-on-change-when-business-is-tough/ Unlike most disciplines, business education continually strives for relevance. In a narrow sense it deals with elements of everyday commerce. But, as Rakesh Khurana argues in his recent book “From Higher Aims to Hired Hands” (Princeton University Press, 2007) the purpose of a business education has evolved to ... http://blogs.scb.rit.edu/dean/2008/04/01/curricula-reengineering-for-relevance/ The Saunders College of Business is changing dramatically in response to changes in students’ needs and aspirations as well as in response to changes in the global business environment. Our goal: to deliver the best educational programs for developing business innovators. Some of the changes here are ... http://blogs.scb.rit.edu/dean/2008/01/18/a-year-of-excitement-and-change-2007/ Do CEO’s make too much? Recently many observers have complained about “obscene" compensation levels for American CEOs. Forbes (May 3, 2007) noted that in 2006 the chief executive officers of America’s 500 biggest companies “got a collective pay raise of 38%”. Examples listed by Forbes included Steve ... http://blogs.scb.rit.edu/dean/2007/12/07/%e2%80%9cobscene%e2%80%9d-ceo-compensation-a-remedy/ Innovation: Making a Business of Inventions Smart managers understand that there’s a big difference between clever invention and successful innovation. My recent reading list included a few books and articles that shed light on the important distinction between invention and innovation. Below I review the history of Xerox, ... http://blogs.scb.rit.edu/dean/2007/10/23/innovation/ Here’s an interesting video about global competition and information technology that has been making the rounds recently. If you haven’t seen it, take a look. It’s about six minutes long. And–to borrow a phrase from President Destler–it’s a good “conversation starter” even though it is open to ... http://blogs.scb.rit.edu/dean/2007/09/19/%e2%80%9cshift-happens%e2%80%9d/ This academic year is my first to welcome students into their new extended family at the E. Philip Saunders College of Business. I plan to write a monthly dean’s blog commenting on current events within the Saunders College of Business and the business environment. Last week during orientation and this week ... http://blogs.scb.rit.edu/dean/2007/09/03/5/