The College of Charleston School of Business and the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce have joined forces to provide pro bono consultations to Charleston-area businesses affected by the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in a new initiative called Profs on Call. Profs on Call aims to help business owners and their management staff navigate this […]
With its renowned location in one of the top tourist destinations in the world, the College of Charleston School of Business reinforces its unique position as a leader in the exploration and examination of the tourism industry. Daniel Guttentag, professor of hospitality and tourism management and director of the Office of Tourism Analysis, recently discussed […]
Chris Mothorpe, professor of economics at the College of Charleston School of Business recently spoke with The Wall Street Journal about research he and David Wyman, professor of entrepreneurship, published in the Journal of Real Estate Research. In the study, Wyman and Mothorpe found that empty lots located next to power lines sell for […]
The College’s former president, P. George Benson, Ph.D., who currently teaches supply chain classes at the College of Charleston School of Business, has been re-elected as chairman of the Foundation for the Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award for the third consecutive year. Hailing from Lewisburg, Pennsylvania — home of his alma mater Bucknell University — […]
According to Stuart Williams, impact entrepreneur-in-residence at the College of Charleston School of Business, he doesn’t have an “off” switch. “My brain never shuts down because I’m always thinking about the many things that need to be fixed in the world,” says Williams, founder of impact ecosystems architecture firm, In Place Impact. But it’s not […]
Laquita Blockson, Ph.D. and assistant professor of management and entrepreneurship in the School of Business, was awarded the 2011 Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship’s John Jack Award for her paper, “Giving Voice to Gender: Constructing Entrepreneurial Experiences”. “This is a significant accomplishment for Laquita,” says Dr. Kent Gourdin, associate dean for undergraduate studies. “It’s a prestigious award for […]
Ringing the infamous bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The chance to close the markets for Tracy Clifford, CFO of Pernix Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. (PTX) and a finance adjunct professor in the School of Business, will happen this week. She will join Cooper C. Collins, the Company’s CEO, who accepted an invitation from the NYSE Amex to ring the closing bell […]
Josh Davis, Ph.D., and assistant professorof decision sciences and MIS in the School of Business, recently published “Designing Enterprise IT Architectures to Optimize Flexibility and Standardization in Global Business” in the MIS Quarterly Executive, June 2010. The paper, published in the top executive-oriented research journal for management information systems, provides a long-range, high-level view of strategic IT […]
The College of Charleston School of Business announces the appointment of Robert E. Frash, Jr., Ph.D., as chair of the department of Hospitality and Tourism Management (HTM).
Dr. Bing Pan, assistant professor for Hospitality and Tourism Management and Head of Research in the Office of Tourism Analysis in the School of Business, and his colleagues at other universities, were recently selected by the senior editors at MIS Quarterly for the “Best Paper of 2009.”
