Press & Media

While money can’t buy happiness, access to technology is capable of producing that very result, researchers from Temple University’s Fox School of Business found. The team of Fox School researchers examined the role played by information and communication technology (ICT), uncovering a link between it and personal well-being. Their research paper, titled, “Does information and […]

Fox PhD graduate wins 1st place in prestigious doctoral dissertation award Discussed in this issue: • Marketing PhD candidate accepts tenure-track position at Emory University • International Business PhD candidate accepts tenure-track position at Ohio University • Finance PhD candidate accepts tenure-track position at University of Quebec at Montreal

Google “big data,” and the first search result returns the word, “dangerous.” The irony of using a big data factory to discover the risks of its own data was not lost on researchers and experts attending the Privacy in an Era of Big Data workshop, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and hosted by […]

The Fox School of Business at Temple University will introduce two new undergraduate majors for the 2015-16 academic year: Supply Chain Management and Financial Planning. In all, the Fox School offers students a choice of 15 undergraduate majors. “The additions of Supply Chain Management and Financial Planning as majors further bolster the Fox School’s reputation […]

Crowded marketplace? A number of sites cater to crowdfunding, which helps raise money for various causes, and is monetarily supporting one injured Philadelphia man’s physical therapy. Dr. Sunil Wattal, Associate Professor of Management Information Systems, summed up the practice: “Fundraising has changed in the sense that now you not only need to be able to […]

Online MBA ranked No. 5 in the world Temple’s daily e-newsletter picked up Fox School’s press release regarding the Online MBA program’s No. 5 ranking globally by The Princeton Review.

It started in January 2010 with a $10 bill. In the five years since its inaugural spring semester, the 10-10-10 Foundation – launched out of Dr. Jean Wilcox’s Entrepreneurial Marketing course at the Fox School of Business – has seen more than 1,000 students raise in excess of $200,000 and help innumerable people and foundations […]

How online MBA students find mentors How does an Online MBA student identify mentors within his or her program? Attend meet-and-greets and residencies, or set up alternate in-person meetings, says David Siwy, a 2013 alumnus of Fox’s Online MBA program. U.S. News features Siwy, a real estate agent based in Doylestown, Pa., throughout the piece. […]

It’s not what you make. It’s what you save. That’s what Michael McCloskey said, as he asked for a student volunteer to share details of his personal finances. At that moment, a hand shot into the air. The area high school student divulged to McCloskey how much money he earns each month by working his […]

How to ask for a raise Employees who think they deserve a raise don’t always know how to properly broach this topic. CBS 3 Eyewitness News’ Jim Donovan stopped by Alter Hall last week to speak with Center for Student Professional Development Executive Director Corinne Snell, Fox’s Assistant Dean for Student Professional Development, for tips […]

Fox’s Huffman covers two topics Forrest Huffman, Professor of Finance and Real Estate Program Director, spoke twice with Philadelphia’s Jewish Exponent. Thanks to a 2013 law, Camden, N.J., will benefit from a number of upcoming construction projects. Huffman offered input on whether the city will ever become a destination for families looking to relocate across […]

Hospital expansion to challenge CHOP? The Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, in Wilmington, Del., is expanding into Deptford, N.J., to potentially compete with Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. For comment, the Philadelphia Inquirer turned to Dr. Stuart H. Fine, Associate Professor of Risk, Insurance and Healthcare Management, Director of Healthcare Management Programs at the Fox […]

Tips for upping your salary The monthly periodical spoke with Dr. Crystal Harold, Associate Professor of Human Resource Management, for an article on how to increase your salary. Dr. Harold’s suggestion? Don’t accept the first offer.

Kapanjie among those lauded for service excellence initiatives As part of President Theobald’s mission, the university is looking to improve its service excellence initiatives moving forward. In doing so, Temple Today, the university’s daily e-newsletter, highlighted the work of select faculty and staff – including Dr. Darin Kapanjie, Managing Director of the Online and Digital […]

Taxing situations are nothing new for this Fox Accounting alum Discussed in this issue: • Twin-brother Fox accounting students earn citizenship • MAcc Class of 2014-2015 placed in Big 4, National and Regional Accounting Firms • Psychology student and university commencement speaker to join MAcc