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��˾��Homecoming & ��˾��Cox Reunions

Cox News It will soon be time to reconnect with your fellow ��˾��Cox alumni and faculty at Homecoming 2019. In addition to SMU’s homecoming and reunion events, Cox is starting a new tradition of hosting class reunions just for our MBA and MS alumni. For 2019, we’ll have a weekend of reunion activities for MBA and MS alumni from the classes of 2014, 2009, 2004, 1999, 1994 and so on!

May 14, 2019

��˾��Cox Honors Alumni Business Success in 2019 Awards

Cox News ��˾��Cox Distinguished Alumni Award winners are: Steven J. Lindley and Bruce Robson, both BBA ‘74. The Cox School’s 2019 Outstanding Young Alumni honorees, also alphabetically, are: Courtney Caldwell, BBA ’00, and Ryan Dalton, BBA ’01.

May 13, 2019

Increase Your Earning Potential With an Online MBA from ��˾��Cox

MBA degree holders from the ��˾��Cox School of Business stand to make tens of thousands more upon graduation.

May 08, 2019

Three High Profile Energy Industry Leaders Honored at ��˾��Cox

Press Releases The Maguire Energy Institute at ��˾��Cox School of Business presented Tim Leach, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Concho Resources Inc., with the L. Frank Pitts Energy Leadership Award at a sold-out luncheon ceremony on Tuesday, April 9 on the ��˾��campus. At the same event, two iconic oil industry entrepreneurs and longtime supporters of SMU, Bobby B. Lyle and Cary M. Maguire, were honored with the Maguire Energy Institute Pioneer Award.

April 09, 2019

Two Class of ’19 BBAs Selected as “Best and Brightest” Undergraduate Business Majors

Cox News Neha Husein and Samuel Jacobson, both ��˾��Cox BBA ’19, are listed among 100 of this year’s “Best and Brightest” BBA students in the nation. Poets and Quants for Undergrads profiles students from the top 50 business schools in this annual feature.

March 26, 2019

��˾��Cox Announces New BBA Direct Admit Program

Cox News Business-minded high school graduates now have a better shot at entering Cox as freshmen than ever before. Earlier this year, in preparation for the class entering in Fall 2020, ��˾��Cox launched the Direct Admit enrollment program.

March 20, 2019

Preparing Tomorrow’s Marketing Students Begins with Well-Prepared Educators

Press Releases The rapidly changing field of customer engagement — how marketers attract long term customer brand loyalty — was the focus of the third annual Professors Institute at ��˾��Cox. The school’s Brierley Institute for Customer Engagement hosted the event in January, in partnership with Marketing EDGE, a national nonprofit with a track record of connecting students, academics and professionals to the resources they need to stay ahead.

January 30, 2019

��˾��Cox Latino Leadership Initiative Showcased at Hispanic Leadership Summit

Press Releases LLI Director Shares Perspectives on Higher Education’s role in Advancing Latinos

January 30, 2019

How to Navigate Today’s Multi-Teaming Organization

Faculty Research In new research, ��˾��Cox's Sal Mistry and co-authors unpack the challenges for employees belonging to multiple teams and offer ideas for creating a better multi-teaming environment.

January 28, 2019

Latest Hart Gift Advances Technology, Innovation & Entrepreneurship at SMU

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January 25, 2019

��˾��Cox Launches New Online MBA

Press Releases The program, now open for enrollment, will expand access to wider audience of business professionals to provide data-centric offerings.

December 13, 2018

Ambiguous Texas Shoplifting Laws May Be Applied Inconsistently By Police

Faculty Research For more than three years, ambiguous wording in the Texas Penal Code led to inconsistent treatment of black and white arrestees for low-value shoplifting, according to a new study by a professor at ��˾��. Black women are affected most by inflated charges arising from poorly-defined law.

December 07, 2018

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��˾��Cox Launches New Online MBA

The Cox School of Business at ��˾�� (��˾��Cox) in Dallas, announced today that it is launching an online Master of Business Administration with Noodle Partners, the nation's fastest-growing higher education provider.

December 06, 2018

Shoppers Changed Up Retail Store Choice in Hard Times

Faculty Research ��˾��Cox Marketing Professor Chaoqun Chen analyzes how consumers shop around various retail formats and how their behavior changed during the Great Recession. Her findings uncover truths about how consumers from different income levels adjusted to a new normal in their weekly treks.

December 03, 2018

Premier Marketing Experts Opine about Engaging Customers in a World of Disruption

Press Releases How do businesses use Customer Engagement as a competitive tool to combat disruption? A panel of marketing experts pondered that question at a recent symposium titled “Engaging Customers in a World of Disruption,” hosted by the Brierley Institute for Customer Engagement at ��˾��Cox School of Business.

November 29, 2018

Insurers' Product Evolutions a Source of Systemic Risk

Faculty Research Just when “simple" worries about the economy and the elections were on our minds, a new source of risk to the financial system emerges…

November 08, 2018

��˾��Cox Dallas 100™ Names Revolution Retail Systems No. 1 Entrepreneurial Company in Dallas Area

Press Releases Fast-growing Carrollton Company Moves up from No. 3 Last Year

November 01, 2018

Solving the Billion Dollar Challenge of High Drug Development Costs

Faculty Research What if clinical trials could be conducted faster, required fewer patients, cost less, and led to improved health? "Our approach is good for patients, companies, and the public health at large, which would come from needed drugs being on the market sooner," states Vishal Ahuja, ITOM professor at ��˾��Cox.

October 08, 2018

Too Many Loyalty Programs Miss the Point

Cox News From the mundane to the sublime, points-based loyalty programs are ubiquitous today. But are they driving real loyalty? Marketers who use points to build behavioral loyalty may drive incremental sales, but they’re missing an opportunity to foster far more profitable attitudinal loyalty.

October 01, 2018

Mary Kay Inc. Names Deborah Gibbins (Cox BBA '87) Chief Operating Officer

Cox News In her new role as Chief Operating Officer, Gibbins will now assume responsibility for the Global Supply Chain and Research and Development organization

September 28, 2018

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September 20, 2018

Financial Protectionism Deters Investment and Costs Shareholders

Faculty Research At a time when capital has never been more mobile and available, financial protectionism is on the rise. The costs of these economic nationalistic policies are little known however. In new research, ��˾��Cox Finance Professor Miller and co-authors reveal the important consequences of government-related incursions in deals between foreign and domestic companies and the resulting decline in shareholder value for a wide range of industries.

August 27, 2018

Navigating the intersection of commerce and compassion

Cox News Neha Husein ’19, the student innovator behind Just Drive, a mobile app that rewards users who lock their phones while driving, has been invited to talk about her app at a Texas Department of Transportation event on November 8. Husein’s app helps Texans abide by state law, which prohibits writing, reading and sending electronic messages while driving.

August 24, 2018

Commencement 2018: A Record-Breaking Year for Cox Graduates

Cox News Congratulations to the Class of 2018!

June 04, 2018

��˾��Cox Honors Four Alumni

Cox News 2018 Distinguished Alumni and Outstanding Young Alumni Awards Presented

May 16, 2018

The Economics of Attention: A Valuable Commodity That's Hard to Measure

Faculty Research The new scarce resource is attention, notes Marketing Professor Milica Mormann of ��˾��Cox. "We live in an attention economy, and our attention is limited." Through a multi-disciplinary approach, Mormann and co-author Cary Frydman reveal how attention is operating to influence economic choices in their novel research. "Attention is the step that leads a manager or consumer toward an action," she states. "We know we have about eight seconds to deliver a message on social media, in a TV ad, or for an investing decision or health care choice. But we do not know exactly how attention operates, in spite of the industry performing studies to gauge attention."

May 01, 2018

New ��˾��Incubator Part of Area-Wide Emphasis on Technology, Innovation, Big Data and Entrepreneurship

Cox News The focus of the gathering was technology, innovation, big data and entrepreneurship.

April 18, 2018

Hedge Fund Activism Shows Firms a Better Path

Faculty Research When it comes to corporate governance, hedge funds are the new sheriffs in town. That’s the take-away of “Do Activists Turn Bad Bidders into Good Acquirers?” Associate Professor of Finance Nickolay Gantchev and his co-authors reveal new insights about the mergers and acquisitions strategy of firms that shareholder activists target.

April 02, 2018

CEOs "Style" of Information Processing Reflected in Growth Strategies

Faculty Research Getting inside the mind of the chief executive officer is a difficult research avenue. Knowledge about how CEOs process information, their cognitive style, has been relatively sparse. Strategy Professor Daniel Zyung of ��˾��Cox and co-authors unpack the cognitive mechanisms of CEOs in new research — and reveal how and why it matters. "Basically, this is a study about CEOs’ information processing style," Zyung says, "with many important implications, including their firm’s growth strategies."

December 04, 2017

��˾��Cox Dallas 100™ Names J.W. Logistics, LLC No. 1 Entrepreneurial Company in Dallas Area

Press Releases Fast-growing Frisco Company Moves up from No. 5 Last Year

November 16, 2017

U.S. Shale Oil is Plentiful and Competitive, New Research Suggests

Faculty Research The emergence of U.S. shale oil has expanded the global supply of oil. New research notes that the long-run impact of shale oil will depend on how much can be produced and how much it will cost. Few have good answers. In recent research, finance professor and energy expert James Smith of ��˾��Cox with co-author Thomas Lee determine what portion of known shale resources are economically viable at various price points and how many wells are likely to be drilled. So far, only a small portion of drilling sites have factored into the shale oil boom, according to Smith, and we have only depleted a fraction of U.S. shale resources.

October 30, 2017

Gatekeepers Hold Key to Lower Costs in Health Care

Faculty Research The U.S. healthcare system is the most expensive system in the world. Identifying ways to lower costs and have better health outcomes is a primary goal for health care managers and providers, policymakers and consumers. In new research, ITOM Professor Vishal Ahuja of ��˾��Cox and co-authors show that better continuity of care lowers costs and wasted effort, reduces time to see specialists, and produces significant savings in hospital system resources. They identify how "gatekeepers" are key to a more optimal and healthier system.

October 24, 2017

Saving Retirement: Government Subsidy to Investment Industry Shortchanges Savers, Taxpayers

Faculty Research As policymakers around the globe continue to debate options to incentivize retirement savings, new research uncovers some game-changing facts. The two main competing options consist of traditional tax-deferred savings vehicles like 401(k)s and IRAs, in which savers contribute pretax money and pay tax on withdrawals, or Roth-type plans, whereby savers pay taxes first and withdraw funds tax-free upon retirement. Which type of scheme is better depends on which side of the table one sits. In their paper, ��˾��Cox Finance Professor Mattia Landoni and co-author Zeldes discover that under a Roth-type regimen, government fares better, largely because of the investment fees that government implicitly pays in traditional tax-deferred accoun

October 18, 2017

Avoiding the Next Liquidity Crunch: Bond Mutual Funds May Save the Day

Faculty Research Regulators of financial markets, including the Federal Reserve Bank and the Securities and Exchange Commission, worry about a liquidity crisis in the corporate bond market. The financial market crisis of 2008-2009 involved domino-like liquidity shocks and regulators wish to steer clear of them if they can help it. In new research, ��˾��Cox Finance Professors Venkataraman and Jotikasthira show that some bond mutual funds are filling the role of a liquidity supplier, alongside a decline in dealer participation in market-making activities.

September 07, 2017

Is Crowdsourced Investment Research Here to Stay?

Faculty Research Today, many crowd-sourced investment research venues and platforms co-exist on the Internet, with new competitors continuing to arrive on the scene. These new entrants are becoming a source of information for investors and capital markets that rival the incumbent sell-side analyst research model. Technological innovation is making it so, along with smart entrepreneurs identifying market opportunities. In new research, ��˾��Cox Accounting Professor Stanimir Markov and co-authors examine how this increased competition is shaking up the status quo.

June 02, 2017

who is moving modern markets

Faculty Research The findings will help inform policymakers’ rulemaking to prevent future crashes and better design market structures.

April 03, 2017

Simon Mak, associate director of the Caruth Institute for Entrepreneurship, presents the Dallas 100 award for fastest growing private company in North Texas to Jason McCann, CEO of Coppell-based VARIDESK.

��˾��Cox Dallas 100™ announces the No. 1 entrepreneurial company in Dallas Metroplex at 25th anniversary awards banquet

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November 30, 2016

Al Niemi announces plans to step down as dean of the ��˾��Cox School of Business

Press Releases Veteran administrator will continue to serve on Cox faculty

August 25, 2016

SMU’S NATIONAL CENTER FOR ARTS RESEARCH (NCAR) RELEASES SECOND ANNUAL ARTS VIBRANCY INDEX

Press Releases Six New Cities Added to the Top 20 Lists of Arts Vibrant Cities in the U.S. Data-driven Assessment Ranks Cities by Arts and Cultural Assets

April 20, 2016

��˾��Cox undergraduate degree program ranked no. 21

Press Releases The ��˾��Cox School of Business Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree program remains ranked at no. 21 in the nation in Bloomberg Businessweek’s 2016 Ranking of Best Undergraduate Business Schools.

April 20, 2016

ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson Honored with Pitts Energy Leadership Award

Cox News Event Proceeds Benefit Energy Student Scholarships

January 15, 2016

Alumnus Bryan Sheffield honors his father with an Energy investment lab

Press Releases The state-of-the-art Sheffield Lab will give students a unique experiential learning opportunity as they prepare to enter the energy industry. The hands-on learning space is dedicated solely to the advancement of energy investment-related education.

October 16, 2015

Alumnus Bryan Sheffield honors his father with an Energy investment lab at the Cox School

Cox News The state-of-the-art Sheffield Lab will give students a unique experiential learning opportunity as they prepare to enter the energy industry. The hands-on learning space is dedicated solely to the advancement of energy investment-related education.

October 16, 2015

Big Data: Using Data Analytics to Enhance Drug Safety

Faculty Research The use of big data in the health care industry, the largest sector of the economy, offers many benefits for the overall economy, businesses, and the health and well-being of people. In a first-of-its-kind study, ��˾��Cox ITOM Professor Vishal Ahuja and co-authors show how the use of data can validate life-changing health care findings. Additionally, this new approach using big data demonstrates how regulatory agencies can advance their governance missions by monitoring public safety with more robust, real-time analytical methods.

September 29, 2015

Analyst/Investor Days Recognized as Important Corporate Communications

Faculty Research With literally troves of corporate information available online for analysts to sift through, how can firms differentiate their message and convey complex, meaningful information to those who need it? The increasing number of analyst days, a long-form presentation by publicly-listed companies, indicate a trend toward a greater demand for face time with management. In novel research, Accounting Professor Stan Markov of ��˾��Cox and co-author Marcus Kirk study analyst/investor days as a disclosure medium that large firms with complex operations use to deepen stakeholders' understanding about the firm's outlook and valuation.

September 24, 2015

Deal or No Deal: Are People Hard-Wired to Agree?

Faculty Research Are people hard-wired to reach agreement, even when a deal is less than optimal or below a bottom line? According to new research by Management Professor Robin Pinkley and co-authors, as if force of habit, when faced with an offer people are reaching agreements and sealing deals when not agreeing might be a more rational choice. This phenomenon is based on the tendency of people being averse to impasse and attracted to agreement.

August 31, 2015

Rational Investment Decisions: Shale Gas Not Over-Drilled

Faculty Research The oil and gas industry has received a bad wrap about drilling for shale gas. Since late 2008, when prices collapsed owing to demand destruction from the economic crisis and an abundance of supply, prices of natural gas have remained low. From an all-time high of $14 per mcf (thousand cubic foot) they have fallen to under $3 today. Critics have charged that too many gas wells have been drilled given the low prices, and that the gas boom is unsustainable. ��˾��Cox Finance Professor James Smith's new research says the facts do not support that claim.

August 17, 2015

Outdated Convention Distorts Oil and Gas Firms' Bottom Lines: Valuing Barrels Better

Faculty Research The conventional method used by the oil and gas industry to report on upstream operations and results distorts profitability and valuations. Industry practice is to use "barrels of oil equivalent" or BOE— a measure that combines oil and gas volumes based on thermal parity, or the energy content of the source. Research by Finance Professor James Smith, the Maguire Chair of Oil and Gas Management, shows why and how the BOE convention has overstated the cost of adding reserves, the principal asset held by these firms. This comes at a time when the industry can scarcely afford miscalculations to their detriment.

July 31, 2015

Why Do Some Firms Announce Stock Buybacks But Not Follow Through?

Faculty Research Companies buy back stocks for a variety of reasons. One rationale is a key motive for a new study: Managers of undervalued firms use stock repurchases as a mechanism to signal firm value. Curiously, Finance Professor Stacey Jacobsen of ��˾��Cox and co-author Utpal Bhattacharya find a large number of firms announce share repurchases but do not actually follow through with the buyback. The stock market tends to view repurchase announcements as good news, according to its reaction.

July 01, 2015

Shareholder Voting and Activism Influences Foreign Firms' Governance

Faculty Research In the U.S., shareholder voting and activism is increasingly used to influence firm policy. New research by ��˾��Cox Finance Chair Darius Miller and co-authors suggests that shareholder voting can be an effective governance mechanism in countries outside the U.S. "This is important," says Miller, "since in many countries outside the U.S., the need for governance is greatest." The authors set out to test shareholder activism in global markets in a first-of-its-kind, large-scale study. Prior to this paper, there was not any evidence on whether shareholder voting in other countries was effective or not.

October 02, 2014

Athletics at SMU

Meet the Mustangs. They compete in Division 1-A. An elite program in the American Athletic Conference, they're consistently in a position to pursue championships. And with strong academic support and a can-do spirit, they're as dynamic off the field as they are on it — our athletes are scholars, leaders and key players in the school community.

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The Cox Global Network

The day you enroll at ��˾��Cox is the day you start networking. Whether you're socializing with peers and faculty, getting global insights from an alum, grabbing face time with a Dallas business executive or being mentored by a business leader in your field, you'll be building a powerful professional network for a lifetime of career growth.

January 01, 0001

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