Fox School News

There is always buzz when Temple University’s Fox School of Business Part-Time MBAs and first-year Global MBAs jump right into their consulting projects. The projects are part of required courses designed to help Fox MBA students develop management competencies by working on diverse projects for client firms and organizations. This spring, there are 79 MBAs […]

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 23, 2017 –– Say goodbye to static year-end reviews, and say hello to their digital replacements. Temple University’s Fox School of Business recently incorporated into its curriculum the use of DevelapMe, a competency-based, real-time feedback app developed by two faculty members and one administrator that aims to revolutionize the performance-review process. With the […]

“One thing I learned in business school is that you must keep an open mind as to where the business goes. You might need to pivot but you must stay true to the mission.” – Kerry Slade, Fox School of Business alum and President/Founder of Slade Unlimited, LLC. Fox Management Consulting (Fox MC) caught up […]

Pavel Savor, Associate Professor of Finance, and his co-author, Mungo Wilson, recently received the 2016 Amundi-Smith-Breeden Prize for one of the top three papers in The Journal of Finance. The paper is entitled, “Earnings Announcements and Systematic Risk.” This impressive honor underscores the strength of the Finance faculty at the Fox School of Business.

In Spring 2015, Fox Management Consulting provided marketing research and planning to Sari Bari, a social enterprise that makes women’s accessories from recycled saris.  Recently, Sari Bari won the OPUS Prize, and along with it, $1,000,000 to build the organization. Co-founder and creative director Sarah Lance commented on the work from the Fox MC team: […]

In October, Temple University’s Fox School of Business welcomed more than 200 of the world’s leading academics, consultants, and practitioners for a three-day conference on international business, global cities, and innovation. The Fox School hosted a joint conference Oct. 27-30 of Academy of International Business-Northeast Region members, as well as iBEGIN scholars. In 2013, Fox […]

Through entrepreneurship, Temple University students, faculty, staff, and alumni united at the 19th annual Innovative Idea Competition. The competition engages entrepreneurship at Temple, and invites those affiliated with the university to share their innovative ideas for products, services, concepts, and technologies that could lead to new businesses. Ideas in all stages of development were eligible […]

Temple University’s Fox School of Business welcomed Comcast Corporation executive David L. Cohen as the Warren V. “Pete” Musser Visiting Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Established in 2015, the Musser Professorship is an endowed term professorship filled by experienced and well-known practitioners who are interested in visiting the Fox School to mentor and engage with […]

This week, senior leaders from Flinders University’s New Venture Institute (NVI), the University’s center of innovation and entrepreneurship, are visiting Temple’s Fox School of Business (Fox) to collaborate with faculty and solidify the initial round of courses that will launch this February as part of a three-year partnership between Fox and Flinders University in Adelaide, […]

Marilyn Anthony wears many hats at Temple University’s Fox School of Business (Fox), and this past semester she added yet another one. We caught up with Anthony to take a glimpse into the vital role she plays at Fox. An assistant professor in strategic management, Anthony recently became the director of the Fox partnership with […]

On Nov. 11, faculty from Fox Management Consulting (Fox MC) at Temple University’s Fox School of Business (Fox) hosted an interactive session exploring the life cycle of small farm businesses as part of the annual It Takes a Region Conference hosted by Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group (NESAWG). Conference attendees included farm and food systems […]

In efforts to expand the experiential learning opportunities offered to its MBA candidates, Temple University’s Fox School of Business (Fox) has partnered with two universities across the globe to tackle a pressing environmental issue–extinction of endangered species through poaching. Students from UTS Business School, part of the University of Technology, Sydney, arrived in Philadelphia on […]

On Nov. 14, business professionals from the Philadelphia region gathered at KPMG to discuss ways young professionals can grow and develop through mentorship. The event, “Pay it Forward: Mentoring our Future Leaders,” hosted by The Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia (the Chamber), kicked off a series of mentorship events designed to partner young professionals […]

Temple University’s Fox School of Business welcomed guests from Schwab Advisor Services to Alter Hall to dedicate the Charles Schwab Financial Planning Training CenterTM. The dedication ceremony, held Nov. 2, acknowledged the $250,000 grant awarded by the Charles Schwab Foundation to the Fox School in support of its Financial Planning programs. The grant enabled the […]

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 10, 2016 – Temple University’s Institute for Business and Information Technology (IBIT) has appointed Michael Bradshaw, NBCUniversal Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer, as its newest Executive in Residence. The IBIT Executive in Residence program facilitates interaction between industry leaders and the faculty and students of Temple University’s Fox School of Business. […]