Why do some firms willingly take on multifaceted, complex projects? Companies that set speed and efficiency as their goals eventually get to the same level. Why, then, do some companies perform better than the rest, year after year after year?
What allows some organizations to flourish in tough economic times when so many others flounder? How do they use a crisis as an opportunity to transform their business models, to redirect their strategies and to build momentum during a downturn?
The more likely they are to deliver positive experiences to customers which helps lead to higher customer loyalty and long-term customer value.
A new generation of entrepreneurs is leveraging the power of cloud-based computing, social networking technologies and a host of apps to provide a broad range of services in the online global marketplace. Constituting a human cloud of talent, these Internet entrepreneurs are variously referred to as freelancers, e-lancers, soloists, project employees or pay-as-you-go help.
An essay on how changing demographics are transforming the southern United States, written by Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise scholar James H. Johnson Jr., is featured in a new report, “A Way Forward: Building a Globally Competitive South,” released today (Nov. 17) by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Global Research Institute (GRI).
Increased stability and more transparency in Africa’s emerging markets is inspiring confidence in regional governments, and international investment and technology are flowing there as a result, said the opening keynote speaker for the 2011 Business Across Borders Summit, “Africa: The New Business Frontier,” Nov. 3-4, 2011, at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Leaders who really want to improve the performance of the teams of knowledge workers they manage should think of the process as not just an art, but a science.
The best way to reach customers? Personal referrals. So harness the power of word-of-mouth marketing – and get ready to meet new people.
New research finds that companies that do well frequently rely on heuristics – simple rules of thumb.
UNC Kenan-Flagler's Joey Engelberg discovered that stock ticker symbols searched for frequently on Google can forecast a bump in the company’s share price over the next two weeks.
Using operational data such as store growth, selling, expenses and capital investments boosts the accuracy of predicting retail business performance than just studying past sales performance, professor finds.
The adhesives company asked students to study how it could grow the market for its products in China.
New research finds that while church elders don’t intentionally construct pay-for-performance criteria for pastors, financial incentives do seem to matter, even for ministers who are spiritually motivated.
Multinationals aiming to tap emerging markets such as India and Brazil should consider the different – but successful – “Just-in-Time” inventory strategy that smaller retailers have perfected in these markets.
Mabel Miguel, organizational behavior professor at UNC's Kenan-Flagler Business School, talks about how the right kind of conflict can increase cohesiveness and creativity and reduce stagnation in an organization.
James W. Dean, Jr., Dean of UNC's Kenan-Flagler Business School, talks about the stakes involved in hiring new members for your organization.
Meradith Leebrick’s (BSBA 2006) nonprofit is offering free English lessons and supporting villagers’ craft sales.
Given the current state of the real estate market, it is no surprise that Kenan-Flagler attracted a strong real estate-focused group within the Class of 2012. The first year class brings a wealth of experience to be leveraged in the classroom and beyond, and for the first time the mean GMAT score for an incoming class hit 700.
Influencing people you have no power over as direct reports requires a delicate balance of creating empathy and overcoming cynicism, notes Lynn Setzer, management and corporate communication lecturer at UNC Kenan-Flagler.
Rob Gifford, NPR’s Shanghai correspondent, will speak at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Monday, Sept. 20 at 5:30 p.m.
Contrary to popular belief, the TARP bailout money wasn’t a free gift to banks. And it wasn’t all at the taxpayers’ expense either. That’s according to new research from UNC Kenan Flagler’s Anil Shivdasani.
Gagan Bakshi (MBA ’01) used his MBA from UNC Kenan-Flagler to transition from a technical to a financial mindset.
Chapel Hill, N.C. – The Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise has awarded the 2010 Rollie Tillman Jr. Award for Outstanding Leadership to George Feese, a Kenan-Flagler Business School MBA 2010 graduate and Kenan Institute Leadership Fellow.
The days of defining winning by only considering your own P&L are over. Leading B2B companies are focused on making their customers more money than their competitors and getting their fair share.
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