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Weatherhead School of Management

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Weatherhead launches Center for Family Business
Family-owned businesses remain an engine for growth around the world, and research has shown that these types of businesses are more likely to successfully transition through the generations when they engage in education and planning and have clear governance structures in place. In September,…
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Welcome to Weatherhead: Ruth Mafuta, program manager for EMBA and Center for Family Business
In August of 2023, Ruth Mafuta joined the Weatherhead School of Management as the program manager for the Executive MBA program and Center for Family Business. In the role, Mafuta will support the EMBA students in their journey through the program. Get to know more about Mafuta: What makes you…
Welcome to Weatherhead: Liz Kalfas, MBA student success manager
In August of 2023, Liz Kalfas joined the Weatherhead School of Management as the MBA student success manager. In the role, Kalfas will serve as the academic advisor for part-time and full-time MBA students. Prior to joining Weatherhead, Kalfas was working in philanthropy and development for the…
Office of Strategic Research Initiatives creates forward-looking research plan
What does it mean to conduct research at a business school in the 21st century with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the sustainability challenges businesses are facing?  As the associate dean of research at the Weatherhead School of Management, Youngjin Yoo finds this to be one of the more…
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Innovation Week: “Innovation as Problem-Solving at Scale” and Innovators of the Year Awards
Join ӰƵ Wednesday, Sept. 27, from noon to 2 p.m. in Tinkham Veale University Center ballroom for a free build-your-own taco lunch, networking, Innovators of the Year Awards, and a panel discussion of "Innovation as Problem Solving." The panel discussion, which will be…
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Saltzman Named ASCO Fellow
Joel Saltzman, MD, a member of Case CCC's Developmental Therapeutic Program and a clinician in the Department of Hematology and Oncology at Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute, has been named a Fellow of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (FASCO). An ASCO member is recognized as a…
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Coaching Research Lab faculty, doctoral students and alumni present at Academy of Management annual meeting
Several members of the Coaching Research Lab (CRL) at the Weatherhead School of Management had multiple symposia accepted through peer-review process at this year’s 83rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM).  The Academy of Management meeting—which took place last month in…
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Innovation Week: xLab Future of Baseball Fanship Innovation Challenge with Cleveland Guardians
Weatherhead School of Management’s xLab invites student teams from any part of ӰƵ to submit an innovation idea to the inaugural xLab Pitch Competition, part of this year’s Innovation Week. Participants in the competition will explore the following questions: What is…
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Tippit Tea | A CWRU Student Startup Story
We are kicking off the school year with a shout out to the CWRU Entrepreneurs behind Tippit Tea, a ӰƵ student startup committed to quality and building community. Tippit Tea offers premium bubble tea for students on and off the meal plan. They expect to expand their business…
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'I never said no to an opportunity': MetroHealth's CNO on change
Melissa Kline, DNP, RN, did not intend to go into leadership when she started as a staff nurse at Cleveland-based MetroHealth. But over the last 20 years, she realized leadership is where she belonged. "I love taking care of our patients and I really liked learning about how the unit functions,"…