November 2003

Global Business Ethics
An alumnus offers a cautionary tale of corruption and other dangers in today's global business environment. [Details]

Eric Tyson for Dummies
A deep interest in numbers and finance and a desire to help the average investor led Eric Tyson, MBA '89, to author a series of "Dummies" books in areas of personal finance. [Details]

Biographer of Development Economics
Gerald Meier has helped define the field of development economics over nearly six decades. [Details]

Japan's Debt Doctor
Kazuhiko Toyama, MBA '92, is charged with resuscitating Japan's ailing companies. [Details]

LED Lamps Light the Way for Social Entrepreneurs
Business and engineering students tackle affordable lighting solutions in an environment closely resembling a startup. [Details]

November cover

Easy life lessons 
led him to a career
in finance for
the masses. [Details]
Photograph by
Beth Perkins

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Facing Off in Public
Professor David Baron illustrates strategic competition between social activists and global corporations with cases involving Coca-Cola, Anheuser-Busch, BP, Shell, and McDonald's. [Details]

What I Learned Teaching Business Behind Bars
Prisoners at a South African prison proved to be quick learners of business principles in a course taught by an alumnus. [Details]