I feel very fortunate that I grew up in a time when broken household items were more likely to be repaired than discarded. My parents were just married when the Great Depression occurred; they rarely discarded something that could be repaired. Consequently, I grew up...
We are working to develop tools and talent that manage and use data to understand a business context, create new and innovative business models, and influence sound decision-making. Growth in the volume and variety of data is truly changing the world in which we live,...
Ensuring effectiveness in higher education Joree Jones has become a leader in education administration in the past 25 years, making significant inroads in institutional effectiveness and fundraising. Jones, a 1979 graduate of the Harbert College of Business, is Dean...
Your company might be more vulnerable than you think. Many firms don’t fully understand their own cybersecurity vulnerabilities. That’s a problem. Cindy Taylor, who earned a degree in industrial management from Harbert College in 1981, helps provide solutions. “Some...
Know your costs and grow your business. Brad Burnett has searched for means to manage expenses, identify customer habits, and provide facts and figures to prove that a corporate acquisition would be feasible. What tool did Burnett, who earned undergraduate (’93) and...
