Does your company succeed by learning faster or learning more?   Researchers in the strategy field who study sustainability of advantages – the ability to make more money – tend to focus on speed and efficiency. The company that gets the product to market first wins.   So why do some firms...read more

What allows some organizations to flourish in tough economic times when so many others flounder? How do they use a crisis as an opportunity to transform their business models, to redirect their strategies and to build momentum during a downturn? “Great organizations share a common thread,” notes Douglas Ready,...read more

By John Worth, Director of Alumni Career Management   Many people assume that there is no point to conducting a job search over the holiday season.  Nothing could be further than the truth!  While it certainly is true that some people are out or the office over the holiday season, offices and business do not simply shut down over...read more

We are living through an exciting era in technology development—the emergence of interactive, social media and virtual technologies whose business applications are not yet fully realized. “Marketing professionals were quick to use these technologies,” notes Michele Gorman, director of career management for read more

A startup venture needs not only money but people—well-connected players in the startup community who can quickly put their hands on expertise, connections and, yes, cash. In 2009, not long after the U.S. economy had slowed to a halt, read more

From Innovation to Income By Nancy E. Oates You always suspected your belly button could serve a useful purpose. TransEnterix found it: a portal to make invasive abdominal surgery less traumatic. With its Spider medical device, TransEnterix revolutionized the $5...read more

We often take the learning curve for granted. After all, we’re painfully aware it’s there. And we’re pretty sure there’s nothing we can do to speed it up lest we affect the learning itself. But new research from Bradley...read more

“The use of virtual teams in organizations has exploded in recent years, and all indications are that it will continue to grow,” notes Kip Kelly, director of marketing and business development of Executive Development at UNC’s Kenan-Flagler Business School. read more

By John Worth, Director of Alumni Career Management Have you ever heard the adage “you never get a second chance to make a first impression”?  This adage has often been used to reflect how important a candidate’s attire, body posture, handshake, eye contact and even smile can be on the first impression formed by an interviewer.  It also reflects how this first impression, once formed, can be very difficult to change.  While many candidates are aware of how important these...read more

  Power is something that can be taken or given. But a person’s status is based on how much others value the individual and that’s a quality that can’t be taken, but only given. Ultimately, the effectiveness of one’s power is bound by how much status they have. According to a recent paper by UNC Kenan-Flagler Professor Alison...read more