The Gast Business Library will be discussing The End of Power this Thursday. Please join us and share your thoughts. Pizza will be served!
The End of Power: From Boardrooms to Battlefields and Churches to States, Why Being in Charge Isn’t What it Used to Be
by Moisés Naím
Reviewed by: Terence O'Neill
Earlier this year founder and CEO of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg publicized his plan to read a book every two weeks for the duration of the year. For his first selection, he chose The End of Power, a book about the changing state of power relationships across...
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We will be discussing Moisés Naím's book The End of Power at the library! The End of Power was the first book chosen by Mark Zuckerberg for his Year of Books challenge.
When: Thursday, Februrary 26 from 12pm-1:30pm
Where: Room 13 of the Gast Business Library
The End of Power: From Boardrooms to Battlefields and Churches to States, Why Being in Charge isn't What it Used to Be discusses how power is shifting from large corporations and governments to start ups and individuals. The nature of power is also changing, becoming harder to use and easier to lose.
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The Career Resource Fair
When: 1/20-1/21 and 1/27-1/28 from 10:00 AM - 2:00PM
Where: 1st floor hallway of the Business College Complex
The Career Resource Fair is a one-stop shop for students to prepare for the Supply Chain Career Fair and the Diversity Career Fair!
Employers will be paired with Career Center staff to help service students in resume critiques, interviews, elevator speeches, career resourcing...
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The database PrivCo provides info on private companies, private market deals, venture capital funding and private investors. PrivCo recently released the PrivCo 100 rankings, which ranks the top 100 companies in the U.S. based on 2013 revenue.
Four companies headquartered in Michigan made the list:
17. Penske Corp: Bloomfield Hills, MI
Revenue: $23,100,000,000
26. Meijer: Grand Rapids, MI
Revenue: $16,620,000,000
41. Alticor, Inc.: Ada, MI
Revenue: $11,800,000,000
53. Gordon Food Service: Grand Rapids, MI...
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It’s time for the end of the year, where we take a look at what we learned and figure out what to take with us to the next year. For me, that means taking a look at what I’ve learned about business in 2014 and what media has contributed to that. Here are some of the highlights from the television, radio, and computer.
This list is by no means comprehensive, but represents some of my favorite resources for learning more about the art and science of creating and operating businesses. Each of the following pieces of media was informally rated based on 1) my actually having read or...
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IBM recently announced a partnership with Twitter in which IBM will help companies make more strategic decisions based on Twitter data. This partnership aligns with their current goal of moving further into the analytics arena. The Twitter data will be added to IBM’s Watson technology, which is a cognitive technology that processes information like a human and is able to answer questions using natural language. The use of cognitive technology with data from Twitter is another large step in the area of data analytics.
The Eli Broad College of Business has made data analytics a...
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The Gast Business Library will offer time with therapy dogs for stress relief during finals week. These trained, certified therapy dogs give students an opportunity to “paws” for a fun break!
When: Monday, December 8 and Tuesday, December 9 from 1-3pm
Where: Room 13 in the Business Library
Therapy dogs will also be available at the Main Library.
Questions? Contact Laura Leavitt.