GSB News Articles
GBC Corner
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GBC in Taiwan A few weeks ago I attended the GBC 2009 International Conference in Taiwan. The annual conference brings student government leaders from the top 50 global business schools together to discuss issues facing business school students worldwide and to address a relevant topic in world business.
Boothies Sail Away
Nautical Bliss
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"Any damn fool can navigate the world sober. It takes a really good sailor to do it drunk." -Sir Francis Chichester while loading his boat with gin. (The solo circumnavigation record holder) Hello fellow Boothers! Rumor has it, it is spring here in Chicago.
Strategy Ensues
at Booth Speed Chess Tournament
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On a sunny Friday afternoon, Boothies congregated around the Winter Garden to eat, drink, and…play speed chess!!! That's right: May 8th marked the day of the Strategy Games Club's 1st Annual Speed Chess Tournament. Sitting at small tables lining the windows between the Summer and Winter Gardens, over 30 men and women gathered to test their wits in 5-minute blitz rounds of chess.
2009 Management Conference
The Future of Markets
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On Friday May 29th, Chicago Booth will host its 57th Annual Management Conference at the Sheraton Chicago downtown. This year's conference will focus on "The Future of Markets" and will host an all-star lineup of Booth faculty including Gary Becker, Eugene Fama, Kevin Murphy and Raghuram Rajan.
An Inspirational Story for Aspiring Entrepreneurs
Especially Women
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How aspiring opera singer of age 21 became the CEO of multimillion dollar sittercity.com and did not give up on family and art Genevieve Thiers, now the founder and the CEO of sittercity.com, was raised in a family of seven kids. She and her twin sister were the oldest.
Botswana Spring Break
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This year, CGC was able to expand its spring break trek to an unprecedented 30 people due to widespread interest and a generous subsidy from Deutsche Bank. The trip was also unique because Botswana is the most developed country CGC has ever visited-with low corruption, high investment in education over the last 30 years, and the responsible use of capital earned from diamonds, Botswana has gone from one of the ten poorest countries in the world to the 36th richest-no small achievement for one generation.
Random Walk
Lords of Finance
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The Lords of Finance| All history is biography, said Emerson and it is with this quote that Liaquat Ahamed, former i-banker and World Bank economist, starts off his book about the four Central Bankers who dominated the World of Finance before the Great Depression.
JK Just Knows
My Feel Inc.
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My Feel, Inc. There is something weird about the sun. The minute it's out, it's almost like my whole thinking process becomes partially (or totally) impaired. Things I usually think about twice or doubt… suddenly all turn into a "yes". Barbeques at two in the afternoon - or pancake breakfasts - before midterms become a pleasant reality; back to back movies at AMC seem to just happen; waking up after six hours of sleep just to catch the sunshine although you got nothing in the morning (except maybe writing a few summer internship applications and cook a royal breakfast) become second nature.
The Honor Code
Setting a High Standard
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There is a lot of talk these days about what kind of standards business leaders should be held to, and what role business schools should play in "teaching" these standards. There is a general agreement that the bank CEO should be held to a higher standard than the bank teller, but, as Dean Snyder explains, a major challenge of business schools is finding a way to incorporate this belief into repeatable actions in our day to day lives.