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The Wire
Below are links to two United Nations Global Compact climate change papers provided by Carolyn Woo:
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Network Wire Upgrade Schedule
The rewire of cabling 'behind the walls' is now complete. During the next few weeks, MendozaIT staff will be switching cabling to the new network jacks throughout the building.

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CRSP & Compustat Company List
The 2008 CRSP and Compustat Company List Excel files (left side menu under Research Tools) are available on the research website. The files contain basic information about the companies that are available through CRSP and Compustat respectively.

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For help with Digital Measures Activity Insight contact Phil Corporon @ 1-9088.

A free web-based survey tool is available to everyone here at the college. If you're interested in using such a tool please contact Phil Corporon @ 1-9088.

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Harvard Business School Citation Guide

New Bus & Economics Books: November 2-13th, 2009

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Nov 6 Boardroom Insights Lecture Series, Kathleen DiGiorno, Vice President, Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer of Medtronic; 10:40 AM - 12:00 PM, Jordan Auditorium
Nov 6 Accountancy Workshop Series, CANCELED.
Nov 6 Finance Seminar, Mike Hemler and Tom Miller, University of Notre Dame and St Louis University, Topic: "Measuring Option Strategy Performance: An Examination of Value Line Option Recommendations," 11:30am-1:00pm, 339 MCOB.
Nov 10 The Notre Dame Institute for Ethical Business Worldwide presents, LEADERSHIP IN A CORPORATE CRISIS: JOHNSON & JOHNSON AND TYLENOL, by Mr. Jack Mullen (ND ’53), former VP for Corporate Affairs at Johnson & Johnson, 8 to 9 AM, Jordan Auditorium
Nov 10 Executive Education Custom Program . ND Business Operations Leadership Institute, Giovanini Commons. Contact: Pasha Luber
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Executive Education Custom Program . NSSTA CSSC Certification Program, 133 MCOB. Contact: Pasha Luber
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The Executive MBA program is ranked No. 20 while its Custom Programs earned a No. 19 slot in the The BusinessWeek biennial survey of the world’s top 25 executive education programs. The ranking was announced online Nov. 5 and is available in the print magazine on newsstands now.

Jeff Bergstrand was quoted in an ABC News story, “Earnings Report to Give Picture of Job Market,” posted Oct. 24. In the article, Jeff says there are some positive signed about job growth, but that corporate profits are still short of where they were a year or two ago, which means there is still cost-cutting taking place. View the entire article.

The University of Notre Dame MBA Program was ranked No. 5 in the Aspen Institute’s 2009-10 Beyond Grey Pinstripes, a biennial survey and alternate ranking that indicates the school’s success in integrating social, environmental and ethical issues into its program. Read More.

“Coordinating a Supply Chain with a Manufacturer-Owned Online Channel: A Dual Channel Model under Price Competition” paper by Jennifer Ryan, Daewon Sun, and Xuying Zhao, received the 2009 eBusiness Best Paper Award in the eBusiness section of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) conference, San Diego, CA, October 11-14, 2009.

Carolyn Y. Woo served as a keynote speaker, along with professors Hans Küng and Jeffrey Sachs, at a high-level United Nations symposium dedicated to establishing business ethics in the global marketplace. Read More

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Fort Hood, community mourn shooting victims (AP) -

The 2007 picture provided by the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences shows Nidal Malik Hasan when he entered the program for his Disaster and Military Psychiatry Fellowship. Authorities said he went on the killing spree at Fort Hood, Texas which left 13 people dead. (AP Photo/Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences)AP - A chaplain exhorted hundreds of mourners gathered at a candlelight vigil to not give up hope as Fort Hood and its surrounding community looked to each other for comfort after an Army psychiatrist allegedly went on a deadly shooting spree at the military base.


Another attack leaves US Muslims fearing backlash (AP) -

Soldiers hold a candle light vigil at Fort Hood, Texas, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. Authorities said Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan shot and killed 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas on Thursday. (AP Photo/LM Otero)AP - As word spread that a gunman had opened fire at Fort Hood leaving a trail of carnage, a chilling realization swept across the U.S. Muslim community: He has an Islamic name.


Decision day for health care in the House (AP) -

FILE - In this Oct. 29,2009, file photo Crystal Chiu places a placard on the podium on Capitol Hill in Washington, prior to a news conference about health care. House Democratic leaders struggled Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, for the final votes needed to pass sweeping health care legislation, working to ease concerns among Hispanic holdouts and abortion foes. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)AP - President Barack Obama is traveling to Capitol Hill on Saturday to try to close the sale on his signature health care overhaul, facing a make-or-break vote in the House certain to be seen as a test of his presidency.


Afghan gov't says UN representative out of line (AP) -

A huge advertising board for the Afghan army is placed in the center of Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. The writing says 'Powerful army, powerful country'. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)AP - Afghanistan's Foreign Ministry said Saturday that the top U.N. official in the country overstepped his authority by giving instructions on how to rid the government of corruption and warlords.


British treasury chief urges climate agreement (AP) -

British Treasury chief Alistair Darling, Left, walks with an unidentified official at the venue of the G20 Finance Ministers meeting in St. Andrews, Scotland Saturday Nov. 7, 2009. Rifts among the world's top financial ministers and central bankers from the Group of 20 rich and developing nations, are reported to be threatening attempts to secure future global growth and break a deadlock over the cost of fighting climate change. (AP Photo/Martin Cleaver)AP - British treasury chief Alistair Darling urged the world's top finance officials on Saturday to reach an agreement on bearing the cost of fighting climate change before a UN summit on global warming next month.


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